Category: Antiques & Collectibles

WISCONSIN OBSOLETE BANK NOTES AND SCRIP.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Iola, WI, Krause : 1994

Seller ID: 3001

ISBN-13: 9780873413008

Condition: Very Good+

528 pp, 11 1/4" H. "The definitive guide to Wisconsin's historic paper money - including both public and private bank notes as well as scrip. (B)ased on the private collection of Chester L. Krause. When notes were not available for ownership, photographs and pertinent data were obtained to complete the information in this catalog to an even greater extent." Profusely illustrated in b&w. Very slight bump to top corner of front board and top front edge of spine. Dust jacket has very light creasing at corners.
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WISCONSIN OBSOLETE BANK NOTES AND SCRIP.

By: Krause, Chester L.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Iola, WI, Krause : 1994

Seller ID: 29511

ISBN-13: 9780873413008

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Fine

528 pp, 11 1/4" H. "The definitive guide to Wisconsin's historic paper money - including both public and private bank notes as well as scrip. (B)ased on the private collection of Chester L. Krause. When notes were not available for ownership, photographs and pertinent data were obtained to complete the information in this catalog to an even greater extent." Profusely illustrated in b&w. Still in original publisher's shrinkwrap. Fine book in fine dust jacket.
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TEXTILE CONSERVATION.

By: Leene, Jentina, E., Editor. Johanna M. Diehl, James W. Rice, Dr. H.J. Hueck, Garry Thomson, Anne Buck, Sheila B. Landi, Johan Lodewijks, Dora Heinz, C.A. Burgers, Gudrun Ekstrand, P.M. Mader, Maria Jose Taxinha, K.S. Finch, A.C. van der Leeden, et al.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Institution Press : 1972

Seller ID: 30991

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

275 pp, 9 1/2" H. Colour and b&w illustrations. "The main aim of this volume is to give the accumulated experience gained in workshops for textile conservation as well as in laboratories where scientists are working on the properties of textiles, dyes, adhesives, detergents and bleaching agents in connection with the processes of aging. (T)wenty leading authorities from Europe and America have contributed chapters on subjects which include basic information on the characteristics of textiles and dyestuffs, the principles of cleaning and the practice of conservation and restoration of flat tex...
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A CHECKLIST OF TORONTO CABINET AND CHAIR MAKERS, 1800-1865.

By: Mackinnon, Joan.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: National Museums of Canada, Ottawa, 1975.

Seller ID: 16651

199 pp, small 4to (10 15/16" H), soft cover. National Museum of Man Mercury Series, History Division Paper No. 11. B&w illustrations. "This check-list, containing approximately 500 names, attempts to include not only all the autonomous cabinet and chairmakers who began their operations in Toronto before 1865, but also all those who were employed by the larger manufacturers and who may have done nothing more than turn out component parts. (It) gives only the barest details for most of the entries: name, occupation (the way in which the man was identified at the time), working dates to 1890, ...
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THE KRAG RIFLE STORY.

By: Mallory, Franklin B. With Ludwig Olson.

Price: $175.00 USD

Publisher: Silver Spring, Maryland, Springfield Research Service : 1979

Seller ID: 31114

ISBN-13: 9780960330607

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

224 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "(C)ombines historical and technical aspects of the Krag rifle story in a highly interesting manner. Both U.S. and European Krags are covered, but there is a special emphasis on the former. Following a detailed description of the U.S. Krag rifles and carbines are extensive data on sights, bayonets, accouterments, ammunition, markings, and serial numbers. Many appendixes cover specifications of the arms and ammunition, modifications made through the years, and a wealth of other information. Although chiefly for collectors, ...
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THE "NEW" PEWTER MARKS AND OLD PEWTER WARE, DOMESTIC AND ECCLESIASTICAL.

By: Markham, C.A., Major.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: London, Reeves and Turner : 1928

Seller ID: 29138

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good -

355 pp, 10 1/4" H. Deep red boards with gold lettering/decoration on spine and front board. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, reproductions, marks. The title page continues: "Including Sections on the History of the Pewterer's Craft, Statutes, Ordinances, etc., relating to Pewterers from A.D. 1348. The Manufacture and Composition of Pewter Ware as well as its Cleaning and Repairing. Description of some 1,100 Marks or Touches, and Facsimilies of 200 from the original copper plates of the Pewterers' Company, London; etc." Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown and signatur...
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RARE BOOKS: FIFTEENTH TO NINETEENTH CENTURIES. CATALOGUE 19. MARTAYAN LAN.

By: Martayan Lan.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Martayan Lan, New York, n.d.

Seller ID: 19509

184 pp, 9 3/4" H, soft cover. B&w illustrations. Contents: Travel, Geography, Americana & Related Fields; History of Science: Astronomy & Mathematical Instruments - Physics, Mathematics, Mining & Technology - Medicine, Pharmacy, Natural History & Gardening; Arts & Humanities (Including Architecture, Art History, Music, Fete Books, and Calligraphy, etc.) Interior - small bump at top edge of pages - more towards rear of book, tiny bump to bottom corner of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - bump to top edge of rear cover, tiny crease at bottom corner...
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ROY VERNON SOWERS: A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS.

By: Mason, Roger Burford. (Roy Vernon Sowers.)

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Subway Books : 1997

Seller ID: 22333

ISBN-13: 9780968166048

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

93 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). One of the trade edition of 950 copies. B&w illustrations. "A Canadian whose first shop, in the mid-1920s, was a mecca for Toronto collectors and writers, Sowers later settled in Southern California. There he dealt rarities to the emerging carriage trade and subsequently worked at the famous Huntington Library. Later still, he was a conspicuous book-and print-dealer at a succession of locations in San Francisco, where he also patronized and promoted the fine-press movement. Sowers, who died in 1970, spent his last years gathering books in Britain and Europe for resale...
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RIFLES OF THE U.S. ARMY, 1861-1906.

By: McAulay, John D.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Lincoln, RI, Andrew Mowbray : 2003

Seller ID: 31112

ISBN-13: 9781931464086

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

279 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions. "(G)ives the reader detailed coverage of the issue and actual field service of America' s fighting rifles, both in peacetime and in war, including their military service with the infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. Calling upon his thousands of hours of research in the National Archives and elsewhere, the author will show you how these rifles fared in field tests, what their strengths and failings were, which units carried them and how they performed in battle. When possible, actual serial numbe...
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IL MANIFESTO ITALIANO.

By: Menegazzi, Luigi.

Price: $105.00 USD

Publisher: Milano, Electa : 1995

Seller ID: 21306

ISBN-13: 9788843552412

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

285 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H), hard cover in dust jacket and slipcase. Colour reproductions. **ITALIAN TEXT ONLY.** Looks at the incredible Italian advertising art of the end of the 19th and first few decades of the 20th centuries. Sommario: Premessa; Origine della grafica cartellonistica; Il manifesto storico italiano; Daglianni Trenta alla caduta del fascismo; Manifesti italiani; Apparati; Notizie biografiche; Bibliografia. Dust jacket has very light edge wrinkling, very minor rubbing. Slipcase has light rubbing to glossy surfaces, very light wear on bottom surface.
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Image for ANTIQUE PEWTER OF THE BRITISH ISLES. A BRIEF SURVEY OF WHAT HAS BEEN MADE IN PEWTER IN ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES, FROM THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I TO THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

ANTIQUE PEWTER OF THE BRITISH ISLES. A BRIEF SURVEY OF WHAT HAS BEEN MADE IN PEWTER IN ENGLAND AND THE BRITISH ISLES, FROM THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH I TO THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA.

By: Michaelis, Ronald F.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, G. Bell and Sons : 1955

Seller ID: 24438

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good-

118 pp + 40 b&w plates, 8vo (8 11/16" H). B&w drawings, plates. "The author has tackled the subject from an unusual viewpoint, so as to help collectors in examining the various objects made in pewter, particularly in the British Isles, in conjunction with the earlier recorded information about the methods of manufacture and the styles in vogue in bygone days. The records of the Worshipful Company of Pewterers of London have been freely drawn upon. Extracts from them have been included, which should help students and collectors to decide for themselves the merits or otherwise of particular obj...
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AMERICAN PRIMITIVE KNIVES, 1770-1870.

By: Minnis, Gordon B.

Price: $125.00 USD

Publisher: Alexandria Bay / Bloomfield, Museum Restoration Service : 1983

Seller ID: 31086

ISBN-13: 9780919316850

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

100 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "The author opens the book with a discussion of the origins of the knives and the problems they provide for today's student. A carefully worked out typology is complemented by a comphrehensive study of the materials and techniques involved in the manufacture, along with considerable additional background information on the development of knives. The heart of the book consists of photographs of over 60 outstanding specimens of American primitive knives. Each photo is accompanied by a fully descriptive text, with dimensions, pertinent structural det...
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EARLY WOODENWARE IN CANADA.

By: Morgan, Carl.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Cheltenham, Ontario, Boston Mills Press : 1977

Seller ID: 28113

ISBN-13: 9780919822887

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

96 pp, 10" H. B&w photographs. Contents: Introduction; Wood and Our Heritage; Setting Your Sights; Looking Back - And Ahead; Woodenware; All That Glows Is Not Old; Boxes; Tools; Utensils; Unique. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very minor edge wear, minor rubbing.
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ETHAN ALLEN, GUNMAKER: HIS PARTNERS, PATENTS & FIREARMS.

By: Mouillesseaux, Harold R.

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: Ottawa, Canada, Museum Restoration Service : 1973

Seller ID: 31092

ISBN-13: 9780919316683

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

170 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. Chapter headings: Introduction; The Bellingham & Franklin Years, 1806-1827; The Years at Milford & Grafton, 1830-1842; The Grafton Product; Five Years at Norwich; The Production at Norwich; Ethan Allen at Worcester, 1847-1868; Arms Manufacture at Worcester; Epilogue; Appendix 1. The Identification of Ethan Allen's Pepperbox; Appendix 2. Ethan Allen's Patents; Index. Minor toning to the fore-edge of the text block. Dust jacket is price-clipped, has very light browing on the inside of the spine/h...
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TALKS ON BOOK-COLLECTING. DELIVERED UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF THE ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS' ASSOCIATION.

By: Muir, P.H., Editor. P.H. Muir, E.P. Goldschmidt, Simon Nowell-Smith, John Carter, Howard M. Nixon, Ifan Kyrle-Fletcher & Ernest Weil.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: London, Cassell : 1952

Seller ID: 30340

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

105 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w plates. Contents: Preface; The Nature and Scope of Book-Collecting, by P.H. Muir; The Period Before Printing, by E.P. Goldschmidt; The Language of Book-Collecting, by Simon Nowell-Smith; Fashions in Book-Collecting, by John Carter; Binding and Binders, by Howard M. Nixon; Milestones of Civilization, by Ernest Weil; The Theatre for Collectors, by Ifan Kyrle Fletcher. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown, gift inscription in ink from 1952 on front free endpaper, very light browning to edges of text block, soft corner crease on last page, light small bump at thre...
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THE CROWN JEWELS OF GREAT BRITAIN.

By: Murray, Adrian.

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Jewellery and Silverware Council of Great Britain / National Jewellers' Association, London, n.d.

Seller ID: 19748

15 pp, 10 3/4" H, soft cover (stapled in wraps). Erratum slip laid in at page 11. B&w photographs. A look at the history and significance of Britain's Crown Jewels. Interior - minor soft crease at top edge of pages, very light printing ink offse t on last page and inside of rear cover, otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - very light rubbing, minor soiling, a few small light water splashes on rear cover. Very Good-
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TREASURES FROM THE TOWER OF LONDON: AN EXHIBITION OF ARMS AND ARMOUR.

By: Norman, A.V.B. and Wilson, G.M. Foreword by General Sir Peter Hunt.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia : 1982

Seller ID: 24004

ISBN-13: 9780946009008

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

131 pp, small 4to, (10 3/4" H). Illustrated with b&w photographs, drawings, reproductions, colour plates. Contents: The History of the Armouries; The History of Arms and Armour; Catalogue; Select Reading List; Glossary. Minor rubbing on rear board. Dust jacket has very light rubbing, very minor edge wear/wrinkling at top/bottom of spine and flap-folds, one very small closed edge tear on rear flap.
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MENNONITE FURNITURE: THE ONTARIO TRADITION IN YORK COUNTY.

By: Nykor, Lynda Musson & Musson, Patricia D. Foreword by Nancy-Lou Patterson.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: Toronto, James Lorimer : 1977

Seller ID: 19883

ISBN-13: 9780888621498

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good-

95 pp, 8 3/8" H. B&w photographs. "Mennonites are among the earliest settlers of nineteenth-century Ontario. A law-abiding, deeply religious and pacifist people, they travelled from Pennsylvania by wagon and foot to settle in the Niagara area around Kitchener-Waterloo and in York County north of Toronto. To Canada the Mennonites brought a long rural tradition of architecture, furniture-making and folk art. These ideas inspired the houses and farms they built, and the production of a great variety of furniture, in a style rooted in Germany and Pennsyvania and modified with the Ontario experien...
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NORTHWEST TERRITORIES POSTAL CANCELLATIONS 1907-1986.

By: O'Reilly, Kevin. Inscribed.

Price: $35.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Unitrade Press : 1987

Seller ID: 14155

ISBN-13: 9780919801554

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good

230 pp, 4to (11" H). Inscribed on title page: "To Jim & Pat / Best Wishes / K O'Reilly". B&w reproductions, maps. "A brief introduction reviews the geographic, temporal and philatelic scope of this research. This is followed by an office-by-office historical sketch, illustrations of the markings and a listing of their known usages. Features: All impressions of devices used to cancel mail from N.W.T. post offices and accompanying registration boxes are illustrated in full size; Each cancellation has been assigned a general type code and an individual numerical suffix. (Many offices have more t...
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THE VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURE: A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS.

By: Oliver, Anthony.

Price: $27.50 USD

Publisher: William Heinemann, London, 1971, first edition.

Seller ID: 18089

179 pp, small 4to (10 1/16" H), hard cover (navy blue leatherette with gold lettering on spine, decorated text block edges) - no dust jacket. Decorated endpapers, profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs, reproductions. Contents: Sett ing the Scene; The People Who Made Them; What They are Made of; How They Were Made; Identification (Part 1); Identification (Part 2); Forming a Collection; Fakes, Forgeries, Reproductions and Restorations; Where They are Sold; Select Bibli o g r a p h y ; I ndex. Small split at bottom of inside front hinge, minor rub mark on front board, very sma...
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