Category: Antiques & Collectibles

GERMAN MILITARY RIFLES AND MACHINE PISTOLS 1871-1945.

By: Gotz, Hans Dieter.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: West Chester, Pennsylvania, Schiffer : 1990

Seller ID: 31085

ISBN-13: 9780887402647

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

245 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "This book portrays in words and pictures the development of modern German weapons and their ammunition, including the scarcely known experimental types, such as the six (!) predecessors of the 98 carbine and the first machine pistols in the world with short cartridges of 1935. (It) presents weapons in relation to the political, economic and technical events of their times of origin. And (Gotz) offers an outstanding richness of hitherto unknown material which he has unearthed during research in forgotten archives or throug...
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TRADITIONAL TEXTILES OF CAMBODIA: CULTURAL THREADS AND MATERIAL HERITAGE.

By: Green, Gillian.

Price: $70.00 USD

Publisher: Bangkok, River Books : 2003

Seller ID: 27236

ISBN-13: 9789748225395

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

320 pp, large 4to (11 5/16" H). "Subtle, enigmatic patterns woven into Cambodian silk textiles speak of origins in an ancient past, with resonances continuing to the present. While Cambodian textiles may justifiably be regarded as works of art in Western terms, their cultural relevance and vitality, which defines their quintessential character, is only beginning to be be appreciated and understood. This is the first book to document and explain this rich textile and costume tradition. Written for collectors, curators, travellers, textile artists and aficionados, it identifies and explains ...
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HANDGUN DIGEST.

By: Grennell, Dean A. (Wiley Clapp, J.D. Jones, Chuck Karwan, Tom Ferguson, Claud S. Hamilton, Jack Mitchell, Dave Corbin, Roger Combs, William F. Vanderpool, Joe Wright.)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Northbrook, IL, DBI : 1987

Seller ID: 23698

ISBN-13: 9780873490139

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

256 pp, 10 3/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Contents: Handguns - An Overview; Handgun Safety; Handguns in Competition; Handgun Big Game Hunting; Handgun Collecting; Handguns for Law Enforcement; Ancestry and Development of the Detective Special; The Glaser's a Hell-Raiser; Birth of a Wildcat (.45 Special); Handgun Cartridges; Homebrewed Handgun Ballistics; Basic Handgun Care and Maintenance; Handgun Bulletmaking; Reloading Handgun Ammunition; Handgun Holsters; FBI Firearms Training; The Handgun Hunter's Contender; The Last ASP; Instructing Beginning Handgunners; Test-Firing...
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Image for MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: TEDDY BEARS. COLLECTORS' GUIDES TO ILLUMINATE, INSPIRE - AND TREASURE. SLIPCASE CONTAINING THREE BOOKS: ANTIQUE BEARS; ARTISTS' BEARS; AND, BEAR EPHEMERA.

MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE: TEDDY BEARS. COLLECTORS' GUIDES TO ILLUMINATE, INSPIRE - AND TREASURE. SLIPCASE CONTAINING THREE BOOKS: ANTIQUE BEARS; ARTISTS' BEARS; AND, BEAR EPHEMERA.

By: Grey, Gerry.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Barron's, (Hauppauge, NY, 1999), Ist US edition.

Seller ID: 13129

3 volumes in slipcase - 64pp each, approx. 5 3/4" square, hard covers in dust jackets. Profusely illustrated with color photographs. Covers "classic miniature bears from (such) prestigious manufacturers (as) Steiff and Schuco, (providing) an overview of miniature bears since 1900...whimsical bear collectibles in glass, ceramics, and wood, (providing) a gallery of the best in miniature teddy bear ephemera...(and) a gallery of the best in contemporary teddy bear making...detailed information on materials, dimensions, and rarity..." Minor rubbing to slipcase. This is a new unread set. Fine b...
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A DECADE OF COLLECTING: CELEBRATING TEN YEARS OF ACQUISTIONS, 1990-1999.

By: Gundersheimer, Werner, foreword. Introduction by Richard Kuhta.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D.C., The Folger Shakespeare Library : 2000

Seller ID: 8351

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

141 pp, small 4to, (10 1/8" H). Color frontispiece, b&w reproductions. A look at books, manuscripts, prints, maps, art and ephemera added to The Folger Shakespeare Library over the period 1990 to 1999. Card of Richard J. Kuhta, Librarian laid in. Interior - previous owner's chop (stamp) at top of free front endpaper, otherwise clean and tight. Exterior - minor edgewear, light wrinkling at bottom of spine and top edge of front cover near spine, spine flat and uncreased.
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DRUMS A'BEATING, TRUMPETS SOUNDING: ARTISTICALLY CARVED POWDER HORNS IN THE PROVINCIAL MANNER 1746-1781.

By: Guthman, William H. Foreword by Robert F. Trent. Preface by Elizabeth Pratt Fox.

Price: $100.00 USD

Publisher: Hartford, Connecticut Historical Society : 1993

Seller ID: 31079

ISBN-13: 9781881264057

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

232 pp, 12 1/4" H, teale boards with gilt lettering/border on spine, gilt lettering/decoration on front board. Map endpapers, many b&w photographs, 16 color plates. Errata slip tipped in at Foreword. The catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Connecticut Historical Society. Book has light cigarette odour, a few minor light scuff marks on the front board, very minor edge wear.
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SOUTH AFRICAN WAR BOOKS: AN ILLUSTRATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PUBLICATIONS RELATING TO THE BOER WAR OF 1899-1902.

By: Hackett, R.G., compiler.

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: London, Privately Published : 1994

Seller ID: 24829

ISBN-13: 9780952003908

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

205 pp, 4to (12 1/2" H). "(A) comprehensive guide to Boer War literature published up to 1920. The author, drawing on his extensive collection, and other sources, has produced an important reference embracing general histories, regimental records, official publications, personal accounts and numerous other items, many privately printed. Over 200 reproductions of covers and title pages are present, many printed in colour. The volume will be of considerable value to collectors and dealers and to those generally interest in Victorian military history." A few areas of light to moderate wrinkling...
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THE DISCOVERY OF THE WORLD. MAPS OF THE EARTH AND THE COSMOS FROM THE DAVID M. STEWART COLLECTION.

By: Hale, Elizabeth; Berger, M. Yves; Wallis, Helen, Dr.; Pelletier, Monique. Preface by Mrs. David M. Stewart.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Montreal, David M. Stewart Museum : 1985

Seller ID: 28588

ISBN-13: 9780969095187

Binding: Soft Cover with Self Flaps

Condition: Very Good

87 pp, 10 1/2" H. Colour and b&w reproductions, colour map pasted on front cover. Contents: Preface; In Praise of Cartography; Map-Making and Geography. Traced in the David M. Stewart Collection; French Cartographers of the 17th and 18th Centuries; Bibliography; Index of Cartographers. Interior - soft small bump to top corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small doft bump at top corner of covers.
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A GUIDEBOOK OF RUSSIAN COINS 1725 TO 1970. FIRST EDITION - 1971.

By: Harris, Robert P.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Bonanza, Santa Cruz, California, 1971, first edition.

Seller ID: 23509

160 pp, 8vo (8" H), hard cover (red cloth with black lettering on spine and front board, black illustration on front board), no dust jacket (as issued). B&w photographs. Small area of light color loss on front free endpaper - due to pencil mark erasure, slight bump at bottom of spine. Very Good
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PATTERNS AND PINAFORES: PRESSED GLASS TOY DISHES.

By: Hartung, Marion T. and Hinshaw, Ione E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Des Moines, Iowa, Wallace-Homestead : 1971

Seller ID: 25766

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

104 pp, 9 5/16" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "Although this type of American antique has been popular for some time, this is the first book devoted solely to the subject. Here you will find identified some one hundred patterns which may be found in the toy glass dishes, as they were played with by Little Miss America many years ago. Here you will find them pictured either in photograph or in b&w sketch, each having its own descriptive write-up. Here you will find for many patterns, a date of making, and a maker." Book is slightly cocked, a few faint areas of foxing on boards, tiny scatt...
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CHARLES FIELD HAVILAND CHINA IDENTIFICATION GUIDE. BOOK 1.

By: Head, Margaret G. History/background by Henry Schartz.

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Margaret G. Head, Monroe, Michigan, 1982.

Seller ID: 18152

129 pp, 8 1/4" H, soft cover. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, marks. Contents: Preface; History of Charles Field Haviland China; Charles Field Haviland (1832-1896); The G.D.M. Company (Gerard, Dufraisseix & Morel); Back Stamp s; Identification of Your China Made Easy; The Patterns; Ivory China. Interior - small slight bump/crease at top corner of textblock - mainly at front of book, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - small cre a s e a t t o p corner of front cover, minor wear at top/bottom of spine, tiny scratch on front cover. Ver...
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DOLLS IN CANADA: REFLECTIONS OF OUR HERITAGE - INSTRUCTIONS FOR MAKING THEM.

By: Hislop, Marion E.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Boardwalk, Toronto, (1997), 2nd edition, Ist printing.

Seller ID: 7051

126 pp, 4to, soft cover. Profusely illus in b&w with photos, patterns/plans. "The first section is a personal and engaging look at dolls which make up our heritage - pioneer dolls, native people's dolls, dolls from various cultural groups in Canad a, dolls from legends and stories, dolls in different styles and materials, and dolls by Canadian artists. Part two contains easy-to-follow instructions on how to make over fifteen different types of dolls, from rag dolls to jumping jac k s , f r o m h a n ky panky dolls to clothespeg dolls..." Interior - clean and tight with no previous owners...
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MILITARY RIFLES OF JAPAN. SECOND EDITION REVISED AND EXPANDED BY FRED L. HONEYCUTT, JR.

By: Honeycutt, Fred L., Jr. (inscribed) and Anthony, F. Patt.

Price: $75.00 USD

Publisher: Lake Park, Fla., Julin Books : 1983

Seller ID: 31095

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

206 pp, oblong (8 3/4" H x 11 1/4" D). "This second edition is a special numbered printing of 1000 copies. This collector's volume is serial number 1023" from the copyright page. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Best Wishes! / Fred L. Honeycutt, Jr / 1-21-85". Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, reproductions of marks. "(T)he only comprehensive work every written on some of the most interesting and fascinating types of military rifles available to collectors and students of military arms. For the first time, an orderly presentation is provided covering the evoluti...
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SILK: ITS PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE. PITMAN'S COMMON COMMODITIES AND INDUSTRIES SERIES.

By: Hooper, Luther.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons, London, n.d. [ca. 1924 - dated on verso of ffep].

Seller ID: 20786

128 pp + 24 pp publisher's catalogue, 12 mo (7 1/4" H), hard cover (green cloth with black lettering on spine, black lettering and borders on front board) - no dust jacket (stiff mylar cover supplied). Colour frontispiece, b&w photographs, reproduc tions, drawings, diagrams. Contents: The Value of Silk and Source of Supply; The Silkworm; Varieties of Silk-Producing Moths; History of Silk and Sericulture; The Practice of Sericulture; Reeling From the Cocoons; Silk Throwing and Winding; Sil k D yeing; Varieties of Silk Thread; Ancient Silk Weaving; The Ornamental Silk Webs of China; The Simp...
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ALL ABOUT ONTARIO TABLES.

By: Ingolfsrud, Elizabeth.

Price: $12.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, House of Grant : 1976

Seller ID: 24663

ISBN-13: 9780460900874

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good

63 pp, 9" H. B&w photographs. Introductory section including: History and Style Progression; Construction; Decoration; Restoration; Assessment of Condition; Assessment of Age; Evaluation - followed by photograph section with full-page descriptions and closing with a Glossary. Exterior - very light edgewear/rubbing, small crease at top right corner, migrating into first few pages of textblock. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks.
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THE NATIONAL TRUST 1895-1995 100 GREAT TREASURES: 100 CELEBRITIES SELECT THEIR PERSONAL FAVOURITES FROM THE TRUST'S COLLECTION

By: Jackson-Stops, Gervase and Simon, Robin, Editors

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, National Trust / Apollo Magazine : 1995

Seller ID: 25929

ISBN-13: 9780952208150

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

80 pp, 12" H. Profusely illustrated in colour. J. Carter Brown, Nicholas Baring, Mark Girouard, Simon Jervis, Lucinda Lambton, James Lees-Milne, Jonathan Miller, Richard Baker, Lord Menuhin, Christopher Hogwood, Sir Hugh Casson, Lord Rothschild, Lady Emma Tennant, John Julius Norwich, David Gentleman, Bamber Gascoigne, Lady Mary Keen, Auberon Waugh, Sir Roy Strong, et al. describe their favourite furniture, rooms, portraits, landscapes, sculpture, follies, etc. from the National Trust's collection. Interior - several very small printing ink smudges on page 44, otherwise clean and tight with...
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RAKU - INVESTIGATIONS INTO FIRE.

By: Jones, David.

Price: $40.00 USD

Publisher: Ramsbury, Marlborough, Crowood : 2003

Seller ID: 22538

ISBN-13: 9781861261397

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

159 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. "(A) comprehensive consideration of this most popular ceramic process. A line is traced from its earliest beginnings in ritual in Japan to current preoccupations dealing with the relationship between clay, the artist and fire. A concise history of Raku provides a framework for understanding the most recent developments in materials technology, while an analysis of design illuminates the ways in which new ideas are developed. This is the ideal book for both the beginner and the experienced practitioner. There is an extensi...
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MAIL MEMORIES (PICTORIAL GUIDE TO POSTCARD COLLECTING). (POST CARD.) WITH 1985 REVISED PRICE GUIDE LAID-IN.

By: Kaduck, John M.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Des Moines, Iowa, Wallace-Homestead : 1979

Seller ID: 9915

ISBN-13: 9780870691409

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

68 pp, 4to (11" H). 4-page 1985 revised price guide laid in. Profusely illustrated with b&w reproductions of postcards. A pictorial price guide to postcards, arranged by subject, i.e. Advertising, Animals, Christmas, Comic, Dogs, Drinking, Easter, Girls, Halloween, Indians, Military, Negroes, Patriotic, Royalty, Santa Claus, Sports, Thanksgiving, Valentine, Western, Air Ships, Buses, Fire Engines, Ships, Street Cars, Trains, etc. Concludes with: Future Growth Chart; Sleepers that have a future and notes on Growth Chart; Topical Index. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership ma...
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STITCHES IN TIME: THE ART AND HISTORY OF EMBROIDERY.

By: Kassell, Hilda.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: New York, Duell, Sloan and Pearce : 1966

Seller ID: 3296

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

108 pp, 8 1/4" H. B&w photographs and diagrams of stitches. "(T)races the history of (the United States) through the illustrated stories that were embroidered on samplers. To help encourage this fascinating hobby, easy-to-follow directions and a clearly illustrated dictionary of the best-known stitches can be found in the second part of this book." Minor edgewear to boards. Dust jacket is price clipped, has a few tiny chips, two small closed tears at top of spine with creasing - archivally taped, light edgewear elsewhere, soft crease on back panel/flap - now protected in removable mylar sle...
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Image for 10 KODAK BROCHURES FROM 1940s, 1950s, INCLUDING: KODAK FILTERS AND OTHER LENS ATTACHMENTS, CINE-KODAK ACCESSORY LENSES AND OTHER MOVIE-MAKING AIDS, KODASLIDE PROJECTOR MODEL 1, KODAK PICTURE-TAKING EQUIPMENT, HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA, ETC.

10 KODAK BROCHURES FROM 1940s, 1950s, INCLUDING: KODAK FILTERS AND OTHER LENS ATTACHMENTS, CINE-KODAK ACCESSORY LENSES AND OTHER MOVIE-MAKING AIDS, KODASLIDE PROJECTOR MODEL 1, KODAK PICTURE-TAKING EQUIPMENT, HOW TO CHOOSE A CAMERA, ETC.

By: Kodak / Eastman Kodak

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Rochester / Toronto, Kodak / Eastman Kodak

Seller ID: 26115

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good-

10 brochures/pamphlets, ranging in size from 8 1/2" H to 5 7/8" H, 6 are stapled, 4 are folded without any binding, from the 1940s/1950s era. 1. Kodak Picture-Taking Equipment, 15 pp, with price list laid in. 2. Kodak Filters and other Lens Attachments, unpaginated (12 pp including covers). 3. How to Choose a Camera, 17 pp. 4. Silhouette Making the Kodak Way, [8] pp (including covers) - possibly earlier than 1940. 5. Instructions for Operating the Kodaslide Projector Model 1 and the Kodaslide Changer, 18 pp. 6. How to Use the Kodaslide Changer with Kodaslide Projectors Models 1, 1A, 2 an...
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