Newport, England: R.H. Johns Ltd., [1951]. Hardcover. 4to. Red cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. xx. 132pp. Color frontispiece, numerous illustrations (some color). Very good. Endpapers and page edges faintly foxed and age toned; spine ever-so-slightly sunned, else internally fine. A tight, quite nice first edition of this classic history..... More
New York: Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1968. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket, blue paper over boards slipcase. 159pp. Numerous illustrations (some color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine/near fine/very good. First edition. More
New York: Bonanza Books, n.y. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with brown lettering. viii, 152pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Near fine. Small ownership initials on front flyleaf. A tight and handsome reprint edition of this well-illustrated survey. More
Harrisburg: Stackpole Books, [1960]. Hardcover. 4to. Brown cloth with black lettering, pictorial dust jacket. 374pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Jacket slightly edgeworn and a bit rubbed, with couple tiny edge chips. A tight and quite nice first edition of this well-regarded and well-illustrated study, featuring biographies of gunsmiths and..... More
Harrisburg: The Stackpole Company, [1981]. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth with brown lettering, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 336pp, (8pp), (1p ad). Frontispiece, numerous illustrations and line drawings. Near fine/very good. Faintest of jacket wear. A superb, tight and lovely later (12th) printing of the second edition of this 1952 classic --..... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1924. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth spine with paper label and grey paper over boards. xxiii, 239pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece, numerous tissue-guarded full-page plates. Very good. Binding rather age toned, slightly edgeworn and corner bumped; endpapers a bit toned, with signs of long-ago tape, else tight and internally..... More
[Washington, DC]: The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Design, [1981]. Hardcover. 4to. Green cloth spine and tan paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. 127pp. Color frontispiece, extensive illustrations (many color), pictorial endpapers. Near fine/near fine. A tight and superb first edition of this volume in general editor Brenda Gilchrist's "The..... More
Gas City, IN: L-W Promotions, 1978. Paperback. 4to. Stiff glossy pictorial wrappers. viii, 321pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Ownership signature on title page. First edition of this largely pictorial guide. Laid in loose is a 12pp 4to "Price Guide." The prices may be outdated, but the exhaustive illustrations in this..... More
Waukesha, WI: Country Beautiful, 1975. Hardcover. 4to. Black paper over boards, pictorial clipped dust jacket. 192pp. Color frontispiece, numerous color illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Small name/address of noted antiques publication neatly inkstamped on front and rear pastedown. First edition, tight and attractive. More
New York: Arco Publishing, 1982. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. xii, 304pp. Illustrations. Fine/fine. First edition. More
New York: Crown Publishers, n.y. Hardcover. 8vo. Blue cloth, pictorial dust jacket. x, 278pp. Numerous line drawings. Near fine/good. Faintest of jacket edgewear. 28th printing of this extraordinarily popular and absolute must-have 1953 guide to identifying maker's marks. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Hardcover. Small 4to. Green cloth, price-clipped dust jacket. x, 327pp, (15pp). Illustrations. Near fine/near fine. Later printing of this useful overview. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1978. Hardcover. 4to. Tan cloth spine and green paper over boards, pictorial dust jacket. xxiv, 200pp. Numerous illustrations (some in color). Near fine/good. Jacket edge-chipped. Lists descriptions, dates of issue, numbers of copies, issue prices and current prices. More
New York: Crown Publishers, 1975. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth spine and green paper over boards, dust jacket. vi, 248pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good. Slight jacket edgewear. Tight, handsome first edition. More
White Hall, VA: Betterway Publications, 1988. Paperback. Small 4to. Stiff grey pictorial wrappers. 143pp. Illustrations. Very good. First edition. More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1985. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 160pp. Illustrations (some color), diagrams. Near fine/very good. Ownership stamp on front flyleaf. Early (not first) printing. More
London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1948. Hardcover. 8vo. Brown cloth, pictorial dust jacket. 328pp. Numerous illustrations. Good plus/fair. Some chipping and wear and tear to jacket, mostly at edges. First edition. Dr. Kurz's serious look at the world of art forgeries and how to not be taken. More
Chalfont, PA: Scorpio Publications, n.y., [ca. 1978]. Paperback. 8vo. Stiff green pictorial wrappers. 155pp. Numerous illustrations. Very good. Ownership stamps on inside covers. First edition, signed by Larason with humorous note on contents page. More
London: Hamish Hamilton, 1984. Paperback. 8vo. Blue wrappers, pictorial dust jacket. 234pp. Near fine/very good. Ownership stamp on inside front cover. Promotional material laid in. Uncorrected proof. Delightfully wacky tale of the birth and development of this British antique dealer. More
London: Adam & Charles Black, 1972. Hardcover. Small 4to. Blue buckram, dust jacket. 177pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations (some color). Near fine/very good. First British edition. Beautiful book on all things lilliputian, from books to candle snuffers. More
New York: Universe Books, 1977. Hardcover. 4to. Orange paper over boards, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 251pp. Frontispiece, illustrations, numerous figures. Near fine/very good. First edition. Collection of numerous 19th century crafts (rag rugs, kitemaking, soapmaking, wreath weaving, etc.) with instructions and accompanying illustrations. More
Framingham Centre, MA: Ruth Webb Lee, 1938. Hardcover. 8vo. Purple buckram. xii, 224pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations, plates. Good plus. Minor scuffing to front cover. Third edition. Covers glass, silver, flasks and paper weights. More
New York: M. Barrows & Company, 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. Red cloth, pictorial price-clipped dust jacket. 128pp. Color frontispiece, illustrations. Near fine/very good. Minor jacket edgewear. Later (8th) printing, tight and handsome. More
New York: H.L. Lindquist Publications, 1947. Hardcover. Small 4to. Tan cloth with gilt, dust jacket. xxii, 201pp. Numerous illustrations. Near fine/very good.Couple of edge chips to otherwise-attractive jacket. First edition, tight and clean, of this superbly illustrated history of bridal dolls, American bridal customs, history of engagement rings, etc. More
New York: Penguin Books, 1980. Paperback. Oblong 8vo. Stiff black pictorial wrappers. 319pp. Frontispiece, numerous illustrations. Very good. Ownership stamps on inside covers. First edition. More