A Book for all Reasons
Hawkins, J. B. 19th CENTURY AUSTRALIAN SILVER - Volumes 1 & 2 , Antique Collectors' Club, Woodbridge, 1990,1st edn., 1. 342pp, 2. 373pp, [ii] ads., each with col'd frontis and numerous in text coloured and half tone photo ills. and line drawings, large format (11 x 8.5 inches approx.), grey cloth lettered in gilt at spine and upper board, decorative head and tail bands, photo pictorial dustwrappers, in grey cloth slipcase, the first comprehensive study of Australian silver illustrating the complete range of the silversmith's art, mainly in silver but also in gold, with a mass of detail about the artisans and their place in society, including an index of the silversmiths and photographs of their marks, books fine, dustwrappers: lightly rubbed at tips, slipcase: lightly rubbed at extrems. with a few finger marks to cloth, very good plus in a very good plus slipcase, (Book ref. 39703) £49.50 The payment methods accepted by the seller, A Book for all Reasons , are shown in the right-hand column. |
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