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'WITH ALL FAULTS'.

By: Low, David. Introduction by Graham Greene.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Tehran, Amate Press: 1973

Seller ID: 27166

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

118 pp, 8vo (8 3/4" H). Inscribed on half title page: 'mea culpa' David Low. B&w illustrations. The memoirs of a bookseller. Contents: List of Plates; Preface; Introduction; London Bookshops; Some London Booksellers; A London Street Market; Hodgson's Sale Room; Some Country Bookshops; Some Country Bookshops. Scottish; Some Country Bookshops. Irish; Some Country Bookshops. French; Some American Customers; Women Collectors; Collections; Erotic Literature; The Most Widely Known Bookseller of our Time; By Royal Appointment; The Printer; Emmington, Chinnor, Oxford; Where's Me? Very light ...
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A CHECKLIST OF TORONTO CABINET AND CHAIR MAKERS, 1800-1865.

By: Mackinnon, Joan.

Price: $45.00 USD

Publisher: Nationa 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 t...
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ADVENTURES OF A PAPER SLEUTH.

By: MacMillan, Hugh P. Foreword by Ted Cowan.

Price: $30.00 USD

Publisher: Canada, Penumbra: 2004

Seller ID: 29855

ISBN: 1894131622

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

343 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations. Signed by the author on the title page. "For more than 25 years, Hugh has roamed the highways, attics and basements of Ontario seeking out the often forgotten, usually unappreciated treasures of our documentary heritage. Combining the skills of a great detective with patience and tenacity, he rescued many fragile records of our experience. His passion for history has been infectious, enlisting the help of many in the cause, and triumphing over (bureaucracy) and indifference. His achievements have been real and numerous. His exploits, though, are ...
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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 ...
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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 co...
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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: 0968166040

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 fo...
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ROY VERNON SOWERS: A LIFE IN RARE BOOKS.

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

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Toronto, Subway Books: 1997

Seller ID: 30529

ISBN: 0968166040

Binding: Soft Cover

Condition: Very Good+

POINTS OF ISSUE: A COMPENDIUM OF POINTS OF ISSUE OF BOOKS BY 19th-20th CENTURY AUTHORS.

By: McBride, Bill, compiler.

Price: $17.50 USD

Publisher: West Hartford CT, McBride: 1996

Seller ID: 30442

ISBN: 0930313046

Binding: Stapled in Wraps

Condition: Very Good+

93 pp, 6" H. A handy pocket guide for book collectors. "This guide is not intended to be exhaustive of all collected authors, simply the ones whose track records in the used and rare book market have established them as collectible. In addition, a list of authors none of whose books are known to have a point of issue is included. Viii (8) pages of introductory material, followed by alphabetical listing by author. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - minor wear at bottom of spine.
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THE LORE AND LURE OF HOOKED RUGS.

By: McGown, Pearl K.

Price: $25.00 USD

Publisher: West Boylston, Mass., Pearl K. McGown: 1966

Seller ID: 29242

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good

310 pp, 9 1/4" H. "Mrs. McGown traces the progress of the creative craft in which she has been so instrumental in both revival of interest and improvement of technique. For thirty-five years, (her) books, workshops and correspondence courses have concentrated on the concept of sharing information. Her newest book, a collection of essays ranging in subject from occupational therapy to directions for dyeing, covers every aspect of the art today, with special emphasis on Mrs. McGown's recent revival of crewel work and orientals as related to hooked rugs. There are useful tips about ho...
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IL MANIFESTO ITALIANO.

By: Menegazzi, Luigi.

Price: $175.00 USD

Publisher: Milano, Electa: 1995

Seller ID: 21306

ISBN: 8843552414

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; Dagli anni 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: G. Bell and Sons, London, 1955, first edition.:

Seller ID: 24438

118 pp + 40 b&w plates, 8vo (8 11/16" H), hard cover in dust jacket. 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 f r o m t hem have been included, which should help students and collectors to decide for themselve...
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Image for GOBLETS. A BOOK INTENDED PRIMARILY TO BRING BEFORE THE COLLECTOR AND DEALER AN ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAJOR PORTIONS OF GOBLETS EXISTING AND TO ESTABLISH A TERMINOLOGY FOR THEM THAT WILL BE AT ONCE EFFECTIVE AND UNIFORM. FIFTH EDITION.

GOBLETS. A BOOK INTENDED PRIMARILY TO BRING BEFORE THE COLLECTOR AND DEALER AN ACCURATE KNOWLEDGE OF THE MAJOR PORTIONS OF GOBLETS EXISTING AND TO ESTABLISH A TERMINOLOGY FOR THEM THAT WILL BE AT ONCE EFFECTIVE AND UNIFORM. FIFTH EDITION.

By: Millard, S.T.

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Central Press, Topeka, Kansas, 1947, 5th edition.:

Seller ID: 18088

Unpaginated, 8vo (8 7/8" H), hard cover (dark blue cloth with gold lettering on spine and front board) - no dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs. Eleven pages with small pencil notation, one page with light small red ink mark in margin, book lightly cracked at one place, previous owners bookplate and very light erased pencil marks on free front endpaper, a few small light foxing marks - mainly on last index page, tiny foxing marks on top/bottom of textblock, ligh t w a v i n e s s to fore-edge of textblock, light edge wear, very light soiling/rubbing on boards, area...
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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: 0919822886

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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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 ...
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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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MILLER'S COLLECTING BLUE & WHITE POTTERY.

By: Neale, Gillian.

Price: $29.95 USD

Publisher: London, Miller's: 2004

Seller ID: 23443

ISBN: 1840008334

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

160 pp, small 4to (10 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs, including marks. "Blue-and-white pottery has long proved a popular and accessible collecting area, with hand-painted patterns in blue and white first being used to decorate ceramics in the 17th century by the Chinese. Since the technique of transfer-printing was introduced in the late 18th century, a vast range of attractive yet affordable wares in numerous detailed patterns have been produced, offering tremendous scope to collectors. Learning how to discern between the different forms and periods, and uncov...
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WITHIN THE FAIRY CASTLE: COLLEEN MOORE'S DOLL HOUSE AT THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, CHICAGO.

By: Neff, Terry Ann R.

Price: $100.00 USD

Publisher: Chicago, Museum of Science and Industry: 1997

Seller ID: 21973

ISBN: 0821225197

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Very Good+

127 pp, 4to (12 1/8" H). Profusely illustrated with color and b&w photographs. "This renowned doll house, conceived as a fairy castle, is one of the most beloved permanent displays at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. A gift to the museum from Colleen Moore, star of the silent-film era and the original 'flapper', the Fairy Castle has appealed to the imaginations of thousands of children since 1949. Moore's dream was to create a castle decorated with fairy-tale themes, miniaturized to the scale of one inch to one foot. She spent hundreds of thousands of dollars and seven years ...
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PATEK PHILIPPE: COMPLICATED WRIST WATCHES - KOMPLIZIERTE ARMBANDUHREN - MONTRES-BRACELETS COMPLIQUEES.

By: Negretti, Giampiero & De Vecchi, Paolo.

Price: $150.00 USD

Publisher: Koln, Konemann: 1999

Seller ID: 27528

ISBN: 382901449X

Binding: Hard Cover

Condition: Near Fine

180 pp, folio (13 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with colour photographs. Trilingual text (English / German / French). "Since its foundation in 1839, the Geneva factory (of Patek Philippe) has determined the appearance of each type of watch popular at the time, from pocket watches to table clocks and wrist watches. Countless patents have been developed there in order to substantially improve the reliability and precision of their timepieces. At international auctions, their individual models have always been amongst the most highly prized and sought after by collectors. This volu...
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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: 0946009007

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: 0888621493

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 ...
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