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Signs of the Times Tick-Talk A Timely Book

By: Arnold, Bernd Arnold; Brunner, Gilbert L.

Price: $8.00

Publisher: Germany, Chronoswiss: 2005

Seller Id: 34034

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Green cloth binding with title on front board and on spine in gold. Stiff card figural watch hand bookmark on ribbon sew in as published. Decorated endpps, Title page and text printed on coated stock. 144 pp. Gerd R. Lang talks about his obsession with his timepieces. Beautifully photographed. Nice tight binding and tight text.
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Book of Oriental Carpets and Rugs

By: Bennett, Ian

Price: $12.00

Publisher: London, The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.: 1973

Seller Id: 44574

ISBN: 060039249X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Fine copy save for tidy gift dedication on fep, clipped corner of fep. Unclipped dj in new mylar displays well despite some light surface soil on yellow background. 128 pp. slightly age toned at lower edge of last page or two.
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The Encyclopedia of Early American Silversmiths and Their Marks with a Concise Glossary of Terms

By: Benson, Rita R.

Price: $12.00

Publisher: PA, Benson Gallery Press: 1972

Seller Id: 16964

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

2nd printing soft cover. Negligible surface wear, age toning to light green illustrated covers, spine a tad browned, 164 pg text as new. Splendid, well illustrated guide for any collector.
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Carolien The Small Cow from Delft

By: Bertram, Doorlby

Price: $25.00

Publisher: Netherlands, Royal Delft: 2003

Seller Id: 34071

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Brilliant paperback in heavy illustrated card covers. Published (re-issued) on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of Royal Delft. Written in both dutch and english, charmingly illustrated tale of an ordinary white calf who wished she had spots like some of the other cows so she approaches a painter who is painting a landscape in a nearby field and asks him to paint some spots on her. Instead he paints her all over with very colorful flowers which come off in a rainstorm and Carolien is sad. She asks the painter to re-do her but instead he orders a small pottery cow and paints it exactly as ...
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The Heart It's History, Its Symbolism, Its Iconography and Its Disease

By: Boyadjian, N.; English Translation By Agnes Hall

Price: $10.00

Publisher: Belgium, Esco Books: 1985

Seller Id: 44164

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Near fine, gift quality 1st edition hardcover in cloth covered boards with blindstamped gilt heart on frt panel. Book shows faint shelf wear, retains sharp tips and spine ends. Internally flawless, 145 profusely illust pgs plus bibliography & contents. Unclipped (unpriced) dj in new mylar has a 1/4 in closed tear at lower frt fore edge, 2 tidy closed tears and small wrinkle at head of rear dj panel, displays well in brand new mylar. B/W photo illust endpps show heart collectibles in various forms from silver charms and lockets to gold medals. An interesting and uncommon volume. The illus...
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Rush Seats for Chairs Cornell Bulletin 683

By: Comstock, Ruth B.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, Department of Design and Envoronmental Analysis:

Seller Id: 18879

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

Very light bit of sticker residue on lower front cover, text as new. 12 pg step-by-step illustrated guide to applying natural or man made rush to chairs.
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Arthur Court Designs 35 Years of Innovation

By: Court, Arthur

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Arthur Court Designs, Inc: 1999

Seller Id: 44277

ISBN: 0967367808

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

1st edition hardcover with braided ribbon marker bound in. No names, tears or soil. Orig unclipped dj in new mylar has a clean closed tear at foot of frt panel, displays well. HUGE oversized postage required. 352 pp of history, biography, background and numerous examples of his work. Contents include: A Life of Design: Minnesota Childhood/ Wartime/ Explorations in the West/ My Own Business/ Specimens from Nature/ Treasures of the World/ Design and Production/ Store Planning/ A Legacy for the Future. Aluminum examples: Cornucopia/ Rabbits/ Garden Party/ Farm and Field/ Sealife/ Endangered ...
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A Treasury of Jewels and Gems

By: Curran, Mona

Price: $7.00

Publisher: NY, Emerson Books Inc: 1962

Seller Id: 17854

ISBN: 087523139X

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Exlib with brushed tips and bumped spine ends, tape rems and stains from tape on inside the covers and end papers. Library pocket and all pages present. 152 pp. This book covers many aspects of gems, from their source to the care of the finished jewels. It gives backgrounds and histories of famous stones, and traces the development of various styles and articles of jewelry. 32 photographs.
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The Willow Pattern Story

By: Drummond, Allan

Price: $6.00

Publisher: NY, North South Books: 1992

Seller Id: 44413

ISBN: 1558584137

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

Gift quality 1st edition paperback without names, tears, creases or soil. Illust throughout. Unpaginated, 36 pp. The author retells a story heard as a child, one of many invented to explain the landscape on willow pattern china, in which two young Chinese lovers are punished by one's cruel mandarin father.
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Scottish Gold and Silver Work

By: Finlay, Ian

Price: $15.00

Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus: 1956

Seller Id: 46994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

First edition hardcover in medium blue cloth covered boards with gold title and an early gilt image of a 17th century mace on the backstrip and a gold early brooch image on frt board. No dj. Spine ends bumped, tips still sharp but lightly brushed with lower frt board tip just starting to show. No names, tears or soil in the 178 pp, profusely illustrated text that has 15 chapters, 2 indeces and 96 glossy full page plates with one or multiple b/w photos on each. Aside the book image below is the stunning Hunterston Brooch: 8th to 9th centuries (4 3/4" diameter). There are few crafts in ...
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A Tale of Time A Brief History of Clock Styles and Their Characteristicts SIGNED

By: Glenk, Dorothy

Price: $18.00

Publisher: Privately Printed: 1971

Seller Id: 11933

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Near Fine

Limited, numbered 1st American edition paperback with very light surface soil from storage. Signed by author on fep. 27 silk-screened pages with hand-typed style text and line drawings.
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Comics Values Monthly Superman Memorial Issue Special No. 2 1992

By: Hansen, Neil; Editor

Price: $27.00

Publisher: Attic Books Ltd.: 1992

Seller Id: 40808

Binding: Magazine

Condition: Very Good

First edition paperback with light rubbing along stapled spine, one faint erasure mark on thigh on frt cover, 82 pp text fine. Includes exclusive Death of Superman pull out poster (intact). Includes Interviews with Siegel & Schuster Byrne & More. Superman on TV & Movies, Complete Price guide to Superman comics and collectibles.
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The Collector's Encyclopaedia of English Ceramics

By: Hughes, Bernard & Therle

Price: $7.00

Publisher: London, Abbey Library: 1968

Seller Id: 41512

ISBN: 9997444302

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Tight bright exlib first edition reference copy without a pocket or evidence of ever having had one, all pps present. 171 pp. Illust with b/w photos. Includes many makers marks and descriptions of the various houses.
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Fine Bookbinding in the Twentieth Century

By: Lewis, Roy Harley

Price: $7.50

Publisher: London, David & Charles: 1984

Seller Id: 34854

ISBN: 0715385860

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Fine 1st edition hardcover with sharp tips and spine ends. 151 pp crisp and bright, no names, tears or marks within. Has 33 color and 82 monochrome illustrations. Original dust wrapper shows faint spine sunning and original $20 price tag on back panel. Discussion of bookbinding starting with Cockerell and Cobden-Sanderson up to present workers.
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The Collector's Encyclopedia of Geisha Girl Porcelain SIGNED PLUS +

By: Litts, Elyce

Price: $28.00

Publisher: KY, Collector Books/ Schroeder Publishing Co.: 1988

Seller Id: 44826

ISBN: 0891453539

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Author has dedicated the book: To Marcia, Happy Collecting! Elyce Litts 10-87. Near fine 1st edition glossy hardcover with light surface wear from storage, bit of color loss at bumped spine ends, tips still sharp but also lightly brushed. 175 pp text crisp and unmarked. Laid in are two issues of the Geisha Girl Porcelain newsletter. These are 8 pp typed stapled pages illust with b/w photos. Included are the March-April 1987 & the Sept-Oct 1987 newsletters. Gift quality collectible book, so special with author signed dedication and extra materials laid in.
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Lladro The Art of Porcelain. How Spanish Porcelain Became Famous SIGNED

By: Lladro, S.A.

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Spain, Salvat editores, S.A.: 1966

Seller Id: 44534

ISBN: 8434538237

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good +

Hardcover book with very light rubbing at tips. 198 pp. SIGNED by Llardro on half title page. Lengthy gift dedication from former owner on frt pastdn. Laid in are three pieces of Llardro ephemera, One a laminated news clipping announcing a show in St. Louis, one a card that was issued with an authentic piece of Llardro, the third, a two sided, color four fold brochure describing the museum in Spain.
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Metal Horse Collections Photos, Descriptions, Value Guesstimates

By: Martin, Carolyn

Price: $35.00

Publisher: MI, Carolyn Martin: 2001

Seller Id: 38427

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Pictorial paperback shows light shelf wear along edges and front edge of rear cover has a tiny chip of outer colored paper which is peeled. 304 tight pages with crisp text and no tears or writing. First and only collector value guide to metal horse figurines and various horse motif items such as bookends, clocks, bottle openers, etc, mostly manufactured pre-1970s.
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1991 Price Guide for Insulators A History and Guide to North American Glass Pintype Insulators

By: McDougald, John & Carol

Price: $18.00

Publisher: IL, Privately Printed: 1991

Seller Id: 33114

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Fine

As new 113 pgs plus appendix, w/eratta slip laid in.
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Collection De Poupees Anciennes et Automates

By: Neret-Minet, G.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Paris, Privately Printed: 1984

Seller Id: 11167

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good +

Unpaginated pictorial doll auction catalogue with color frontis and many b/w photos. VG with negligible surface wear. 50 pp. Auction catalog of old dolls.
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The Official Identification and Price Guide to American Folk Art

By: Niemann, Henry; Fendelman, Helaine

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, House of Collectibles: 1988

Seller Id: 46097

ISBN: 0876377533

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Very Good

First edition paperback in color photo-illustrated card covers with the slightest curl at cover tips. Fore edge of rear cover shows 1/8 inch of cellophane lift off rear cover. Small spot of white-out and bookstore stamp on fep, negligible surface wear, 366 pp text tight and bright. Includes index with multiple black and white photographs and one color section of photographs. Includes insider's information, fascinating histories and is fully indexed.
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