64 pp, 11" H. Colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, map. Contents: In Praise of Shadows; Map of Japan; Japanese Ceramics and Cuisine; A Common Thread: Japanese Ikat Textiles; Glossary and Chronology. Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - very small bump at bottom corner of rear cover - migrates into last few pages, very light rubbing on rear cover. View More...
364 pp, 4to (11 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and color with photographs, drawings and reproductions. "...by far the most comprehensive and definitive book to cover the kerosene era. More than 1,000 kerosene lamps and accessories are shown in over 900 studio photographs, and clearly reproduced illustrations from catalogues and trade journals. For the historian, student and the collector, there awaits a carefully researched and organized visual record . . . " Light wrinkling at bottom of spine, slight bump at bottom edge of rear board near spine. Dust jacket has light wrinkling at... View More...
Copper printing block, mounted on wood - 7" wide by 10 1/8" H x approx. 7/8" deep, comprising an aerial view of downtown Toronto looking towards the islands (5" x 7") and promotional text by The Toronto-Dominion Bank, referencing the 125th birthday of Toronto (1959). Approx. weight 2.2 kg (4 1/2 lbs). Some scattered non-active woodworm holes in wood - mainly at one edge, old paper label on back, light rubbing on copper plate. View More...
32 pp + ads, 8 1/2" H. B&w illustrations. Contents: Interim President's Message; Distinctions of Service for the Royal Artillery; Do I need a receipt?; Letter to Editor; Society Notices; Medal Searcher; "What is it? ". Interior - clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - one tiny corner crease. View More...
319 pp, 12" H. Profusely illustrated with 81 color and over 400 monochrome illustrations. "This book is concerned with the first hundred years of porcelain production in the ancient city of Derby. It tells the story of the old Nottingham Road China Works which commenced production about 1748-50, near to St. Mary's Bridge, giving details of successive ownerships, factory sites and biographies of many of the workforce whose skill produced the beauty, charm and craftsmanship of Derby porcelain. A novel feature is the complete description of the surviving 18th-century pattern books, each patte... View More...
211 pp, 4to (12 1/4" H). Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, reproductions. "The first section gives a detailed account of chronometer testing for wristwatches in Europe, primarily Swi tzerland. Information about testing methods, procedures, and guidelines, as well as participating makers, are based on research from the yearly reports of Swiss testing agencies between 1925 and present, and from the Swiss Observatories' reports ke pt between 1941 and 1967. The second part presents chronometer wristwatches by known makers each of which has been tested according to the guid... View More...
119 pp, 8vo (8 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, drawings, reproductions, marks. Contents: How to Start Collecting; Woods 1820-1920; Club Development; The First Generation of Iron Clubs; The Second Generation of Clubs; Some Specialist Clubs; They Make Their Mark; Away from the Kingdom of Fife; Vigilance is the Key; Searching for the Pefect Club; How to Look after your Clubs; Shafts in Old Clubs (Irons); Shafts in Old Clubs (Woods); Fakes and Forgeries; Additional Marks & Makers; Index; Index to Named Models. Faint cigarette odour, soft creases on the front fr... View More...
142 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings. "This book is essentially a catalog; a project of compilation and synthesis. It is an attempt to draw together, from where ever, basic and core information into a cohesive identification guidebook. Suh a book cannot be a detailed 'last word' on any of its listings, nor is it intended to be. For that reason, bibliographic sources and references have been appended to each entry. It would simply not be possible, in a volume such as this, to attempt to list and illustrate every pattern, model variation, modifcation and alteration, of every pre 1918 bo... View More...
192 pp, 9" H. B&w reproductions, technical drawings. Chapter headings: A Description of the Suicide Special Category, and an Appraisal of the Variations Encountered; Methods of Determining the Makers, and a Short History of the Established Manufacturers; Reminiscences, Distribution, Sales, and the Effect of the Trade Names; A Catalog, with Descriptions, of Individual Suicide Specials, Alphabetically by Trade Names; Patents, Patentees, and Illustrations of Original Patent Drawings; Appensix One - A Word on Values and Prices; Appendix Two - Checklist of Trade Names, Calibers, and Known Makers; ... View More...
103 pp, 4to (11 15/16" H). The catalog of the exhibition, beautifully illustrated with full page color photographs facing detailed descriptions of each artifact. Articles: 'The Spirit of Wu' by Professor Robert J. Poor, University of Minnesota, 'Conservation Report for an Eastern Zhou Dynasty Inlaid Bronze Hu and Cover', Conservation Report for a Late Shang Dynasty Bronze Wine Vessel, Guang'. Includes Chronological Table. Bumped at top/bottom of spine. Dust jacket has wrinkling at top/bottom of spine, minor rubbing. View More...
206 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H) - medium blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine, gold emblem on front board. B&w photographs. "(C)ontains a wealth of information that may prove of interest to those concerned with the general problems of organizing and maintaining museums. Although the study was restricted to military museums, the findings and the conclusions presented will be found to have a wider applicability to museums in general." Contents: Essential Characteristics of European Military Museums - The Elements of Appraisal; Philosophy of the European Military Museum; Museum Buildings... View More...
179 pp, large 8vo (9 3/8" H). B&w and colour illustrations. "Mediaeval floor tiles have been unjustly neglected both in print and in situ, and (this) book is, astonishingly, the first full-scale appreciation of the subject since 1858. The tiles themselves have been maltreated over the centuries and it is only comparatively recently that their great variety - and often beauty - and the sophistication of some of the methods of production have been appreciated. Some Victorian ceramic firms faultlessly and relentlessly copied a number of mediaeval designs - a compliment that Miss Wight shows the ... View More...
11" H, seven individually paged sections (1A-9A, 1B-10B, 1C-37C, 1D-8D, 1E-14E, 1F-12F, 1G-18G). No date - c1970. Wurlitzer Statesman series. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings (some fold-out). Contents: Coin and Credit Equipment; Selector Switch and Electric Selector; Record Changer Adjustments; Cabinet; Sequence of Operations; Trouble Shooting; Electrical and Sound Systems. Interior - light toning to edges of pages, otherwise clean and tight with no previous ownership marks. Exterior - light soiling to covers, two small edge tears on the front cover - archival... View More...
11" H, six individually paged sections (1A-10A, 1B-17B, 1C-28C, 1D-6D, 1E-23E, 1F-9F). No date - probably late 1960s. Profusely illustrated with b&w photographs, technical drawings (some fold-out). Contents: Coin and Credit Equipment; Selector Switch and Electric Selector; Record Changer Adjustments; Cabinet; Electrical and Sound Systems; Trouble Shooting. Interior - very light browning to margins of pages, a few small foxing marks, small brown stain to fore-edge of the last few pages. Exterior - light browning to covers, light edge wear, light rubbing and soiling on rear cover, small bum... View More...
