A Collector's Guide to Relics & Memorabilia.
New York: Crown Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 178pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. First edition. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1974. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth and brown paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xiii, 178pp. Illustrations. Near fine/very good. First edition. More
New York: Peebles Press, [1973]. Hardcover. Small 4to. Burgundy leatherette with silver spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 200pp. Illustrations (some color), line drawings. Very good/near fine. Bit of faint foxing to outer page edges. A tight and attractive first edition. More
White Hall, VA: Betterway Publications, 1987. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glazed pictorial wrappers. 160pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine. First edition, tight and handsome, of this (to cite the front wrapper) "Complete, Accurate, and Up-To-Date Guide for Collectors and Dealers." Tipped to the title page is an archival bookplate bearing a bold "Best..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1967. Hardcover. Small 4to. Brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 352pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Mild jacket edgewear. Tight, quite nice second printing of this popular survey. More
Kitchener, Canada: Trillium Printing, 2000. Hardcover. Edited by Ann-Marie Paulin. 4to. Green cloth with gilt lettering. 303pp. Extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Fine. Handsome, tight first edition of what the front board titles "Harness Racing Images through Postcards and Other Memorabilia." More
New York: Gramercy Publishing Company, 1962. Hardcover. 8vo. Red paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 164pp. Near fine/very good. Later printing. More
New York: Arc Books, 1963. Hardcover. 12mo. White decorated cloth. 172pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inoffensive ex-library, with discreet Dewey decimal number on spine. Later printing. More
Seattle: Superior Publishing Company, [1976]. Hardcover. Folio. Gold/green metallic cloth with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. (Ca 150pp). Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (many color). Fine/very good. Jacket faintly edgeworn and a tad rubbed. Handsome, tight first edition. More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1983. Hardcover. 8vo. Grey paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 255pp. Illustrations. Fine/near fine. First edition. More
New York: Workman Publishing, [1999]. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. xix, 366pp. Extensive illustrations (some color). Fine. Pristine later (7th) printing of this soup-to-nuts survey of antiques covered in the popular television series, with promotional material laid in. More
New York: The Viking Press, [1961]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. Tipped-in color frontispiece, line drawings, illustrations, numerous tipped-in color plates. Near fine/good plus. Jacket typically edgeworn, with several edge chips and archivally-closed (on verso) edge tears -- but complete and overall fairly attractive..... More
Chicago: Henry Regnery Company, 1971. Hardcover. Illustrated by Ted Western. 8vo. White and gold-flecked paper over boards. 209pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inoffensive ex-private library, with small Dewey Decimal number on spine. First U.S. edition. Promotional material laid in. More
Dubuque: Antique Trader Books, 1995. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff blue glazed pictorial wrappers. x, 242pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine. First edition, tight and handsome. More
New York: The World Publishing Company, [1972]. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth, dust jacket. 80pp. Color frontispiece, color illustrations. Fine/near fine. A superb and tight first U.S. edition of this well illustrated guide. More
Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1994]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth, pictorial dust jacket. vi, 171pp. Numerous illustrations. Fine/fine. A tight and handsome first edition, with a decorative-edged archival bookplate boldly signed by Rendell (along with "Best Wishes") in blue fineline tipped to the front flyleaf. More
New York: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1964. Hardcover. 8vo. Yellow cloth. 183pp. Illustrations. Near fine. Small inked private library number at foot of spine. First U.S. edition. Review slip laid in. More
Chicago: Lightner Publishing Corporation, 1958. Hardcover. 4to. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. xviii, 301pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/good plus. Handsome jacket has several minor edge chips, mostly at head of spine. First edition of this far-ranging survey, a tight and clean copy. More
Iowa City: C.B. Righter, [1963]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff pale blue wrappers with dark blue lettering and decoration. 55pp. Illustrations. Very good. Bit of sunnig to outwr wrappers (only), else tight and pristine. Handsome first edition of this history of Iowa City's glass industry, boldly inscribed and signed by the author..... More
Livonia, NY: R & R Books, 1992. Hardcover. 4to. Full green leatherette with gilt lettering, pictorial dust jacket. xv, 495pp. Frontispiece, extensive illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Superbly tight and lovely reprint edition of this thorough, detailed, definitive study first published by Robert Halter in 1952. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1973. Hardcover. Small 4to. White cloth spine and black paper over boards, dust jacket. vii, 216pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Very minor jacket wear. Tight, attractive first edition. More
South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes and Company, [1973]. Hardcover. 4to. Yellow paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 283pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations (some color). Near fine/very good. Slightest bit of mild jacket wear. First edition, tight and handsome, of this guide to collecting Pennsylvania "Up-Country" -- that is, the counties of Pike..... More
South Brunswick: A.S. Barnes and Company, 1944. Hardcover. Small 4to. Black cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 163pp. Frontispiece, illustrations. Very good/very good. Bookplate on front flyleaf. Reprint. First full-length, detailed book on collecting Pennsylvania Dutch furniture and crafts. More
New York: Whitney Library of Design, [1977]. Hardcover. 4to. Orange brown cloth with gilt spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 336pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good/very good. Faint bit of jacket wear; inoffensive abrasion on title page from bookplate removal. Tight, attractive first U.S. edition of this influential survey. More
South Yarra, Australia: Currey O'Neil, [1984]. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth with white spine lettering, pictorial dust jacket. ix, 238pp. Extensive illustrations. Near fine/near fine. A superb and tight first edition of this wonderfully illustrated study. More
New York: Hastings House, 1965. Hardcover. Illustrations by Frances Maynard. 1965. Burgundy cloth. 211pp. Illustrations. Very good. Inoffensive ex-private library, with small Dewey Decimal number on spine. First edition; review slip laid in. More