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Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, 1971. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book Very interesting artilcles taken from the Club's Monthly Magazines published 1970-71. Well illustrated with many B&W Photos of fine pieces and Informative Articles by Experts. Includes Victorian Watercolour Artists; Meissen Porcelain; Old Sheffield Plate, Artist Pottery, and much more. Grey cloth cover with Bright Gilt Lettering to front & spine. 292 Pages, 11 1/4" Tall. No inscriptions, nice clean copy. Weighs 1.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. (Book ref. 013194)
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors Club, 1969. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book Very interesting artilcles taken from the Club's Monthly Magazines published 1968-69. Well illustrated with many B&W Photos of fine pieces and Informative Articles by Experts. Includes Antique Miniature Furniture; Rockingham Porcelain; Facet Stem Glasses; Blue and White Earrthenware of Josiah Spode II; English 18th Century Cartoons, and much more. Blue/Grey cloth cover with Bright Gilt Lettering to front & spine. No inscriptions, nice clean copy. Slight fading to cloth colour at spine. Weighs 1.2 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be a little extra. (Book ref. 013193)
Mineola, New York: Dover Publications Inc, 2007. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0486249514 Book Book consists of 24 beautiful Full Colour Reproduction Postcards, each the size of a quarter of a page. Easy to detach and post if desired. 12" Tall, 150g. Small corner crease to bottom corner of rear cover. Postcards in Fine condition. No inscriptions. (Book ref. 012964)
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Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E. C. London: Ward, Lock & Co. Limited, 1888. Quarter Leather. Good +. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall Book Seven Hundredth Thousand. Preface to New Edition dated 1888. Includes "Several Hundreds of New Recipes For French, German, Italian, American, Australian and Indian Cookery." Attractive copy of this much loved Cookery Classic. Contemporary Dark Red Leather Spine with Gilt Decoration (including Cow, Sheep, Fish & Meat platter Vignettes) and Lettering. Green cloth boards Well illustrated throughout with Full-Page Plates in Colour & B&W, including 2 Colour Fold-Out Plates. Frontispiece Foldout shows a large Dining Table set for Dinner. Title Page and Frontis followed by Preface to New Edition, Preface to First Edition, General Contents, Analytical Index, then the very substantial Contents and Several pages of publisher's adverts at the rear. 1644 Pages, 7 3/4" Tall. Slight wear to leather with a small closed tear at bottom corner of spine. (see photo) Some wear to tips of front corners. Previous owner's inscription penciled on ffep and an embossed address above.. Rear Hinge cracked & reinforced with white hinge tape, and a crack to binding between ffep and frontis.. Title Page has a very small closed tear at fore edge (1/8".) Pages in nice, clean condition. Book weighs 1.6 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a Shipping Quote. (Book ref. 012896)
London: Ebury Press, 1993. Cloth. Very Good +/Very Good +. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall 0091771226 Book "With over 25 Charted Designs". Many beautiful Flower Designs meticulously Charted and detailed Yarn & Canvas quantities provided. Well Illustrated with many lovely Colour Photos, Patterns etc. Brown cloth cover with Gilt lettering to spine. 168 Pages, 11 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. Weighs 1.3 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. (Book ref. 010795)
Woodbridge, Suffolk: The Antique Collector's Club, 1982. Cloth. Very Good/Near Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book Second Edition, 1982. Very useful book giving reasons for comparative values. Well illustrated with many B&W Photos. Grey cloth cover with Gilt lettering to front & spine. 365 Pages, 11" Tall. No inscriptions. Slight wear to jacket. Not clipped. Weighs 1.7 Kilos so Shipping outside UK will be extra. (Book ref. 010774)
London: Asprey & Company, 1973. Soft Cover. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book "An exhibition of Astronomical Clocks, Watches and Allied Scientific Instruments..." Well Illustrated with many B&W Photos. 92 pages. 370g, 11 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Very small crease on spine. (Book ref. 008786)
London: W. Foulsham & Co Ltd. Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Book Useful Guide to many fields of Antique Collecting, including Porcelain & Pottery, Metalware, Prints & much more. Orange cloth cover with black lettering to front & spine. 7 1/2" Tall. No inscriptions. Spine tanned. (Book ref. 008069)
London: Macmillan and Co., 1885. Illustrated by Reynolds, Sir Joshua; Caldecott, Randolph; Alma Tadema; and many more. Decorative Cloth. Good+/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book Well Illustrated Magazine with Factual Articles and Fiction. Includes : "The House of Lords" with sketches by Harry Furniss; A Month in Sicily: Through the Cote du Nord; Cheese Farming at Chester; London Commons; and "Fox Hunting" Illustrated by Randolph Caldecott. Green cloth cover with darker green decoration and bright Gilt Title to front. Similar to spine but gilt a little dull and colour tanned. Darker green decoration to rear. Frontis Illustration "A Sheik". Title page dated 1886. 10" Tall. Some edge wear, mostly to spine ends and a little to corners. (Book ref. 007747)
Warwick House, Salisbury Square, E. C. London: Ward, Lock, Bowden & Co, 1892. Quarter Leather. Near Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall Book Five Hundred and Fifty-Eighth Thousand. Includes "Several Hundreds of New Recipes For French, German, Italian, American, Australian and Indian Cookery." Complete with the 2 colour Fold-Out Plates. Several pages of adverts at front and rear. Dark Red Leather Spine with Gilt Decoration and Lettering and green cloth boards. 7 3/4" Tall. Top corner of leather backstrip missing and 2 little pieces missing from very bottom of spine. (see photo). Front Hinge cracked. Pages in nice, clean condition. Frontis fold-out plate has a fine closed tear, 1" long, along a fold. (Book ref. 006889)
New York: Crown Publishers, 1948. Cloth. Near Very Good. "The Details & Development of Furniture from the Beginning to the Present: Covering all Phases, the Designers and Makers, The Woods and Materials, The Architecture and Decoration. 1115 ILLUSTRATIONS. Green cloth cover with brown lettering to front & spine. Vertical crease to half title page. No inscriptions except an old penciled price on endpaper. Some edge wear to jacket and a small closed tear (1" long) at top corner and a very small piece missing from very top of spine. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. (Book ref. 006763)
London: Edward Hulton, 1958. Cloth. Very Good. "This work with its 400 Photographs presents an unrivaled Pictorial record of the main types of ceremonial and domestic furniture. 11 1/4" Tall. Black cloth cover with gilt lettering and star design to front & back. Previous owner's illustrated bookplate on ffep. No other inscriptions. Jacket has 5 small edge tears (1" to 1/2" long) and a tiny piece missing from very top of spine. Clipped (Book ref. 006097)
Middlesex: Guiness, 1983. Cloth. Very Good +. Informative Guide on collecting and caring for English Silver. 10 1/2" Tall. Grey cloth cover with silver lettering to spine. No inscriptions. Jacket clipped. (Book ref. 006088)
London: Orbis, 1973. Cloth. Very Good. Beautiful Guide to Antique Silver. Illustrated with many Colour and B&W Photos. 12" Tall. Brown cloth cover. Jacket taped to cover, curling a little at top & bottom. Not clipped (Book ref. 006085)
Barrie & Rockliffe, 1968. Cloth. Good+. Guide to Antique Silver, Illustrated with many B&W and some Colour Photos. Blue cloth cover with bright gilt lettering to spine. Pages in very good, clean condition, no inscriptions. Cover has some loss of colour. Jacket has 4 small closed tears about 1/2" long. Clipped. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. (Book ref. 006083)
London: Octopus Books, 1973. Decorative Cloth. Very Good +. Detailed & Informative guide. Illustrated with many colour and B&W photos of fine pieces. 11 1/4" Tall. Blue cloth cover Illustrated with Hallmarks. No inscriptions. Jacket not clipped. (Book ref. 006082)
London: The Food and Cookery Publishing Agency/ Spottiswoode & Co Ltd, 1904. Half-Leather. Near Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Book Fascinating Edwardian Cookery Classic. Packed with Information, Recipes, Techniques etc. In Text Illustrations. 9" Tall. Red Half Leather and cloth cover with Gilt Lettering & Crown to cloth front and Gilt lettering and 21/- Price to leather spine. Leather corners. Previous owner's name on half title page. Front Hinge cracked and reinforced with tape. Binding fragile. Left side of leather spine has a split down the side. Some edgewear, mainly to top corner. Pages in nice, clean condition, only a few marks. Book weighs over 2 Kilos so postage will be extra. Please ask if you would like any more pictures, information or a shipping quote. (Book ref. 006052)
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Roma: La Libreria Dello Stato, 1937. Vellum and Cloth. Near Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Book Beautiful book celebrating the splendour of Italian Antique Textiles. 193 Pages + Indice Generale. Illustrated with many fine B&W and Colour Plates. Italian Text.11 1/4" : 29 cm Tall. Ivory Vellum spine with gilt lettering and border lines and red silk covered boards with central gilt design. Previously owned by the Cornwall Guild of Weavers, Spinners and Dyers. Their inscription and stamp are the front endpapers. No other inscriptions. Very sight wear, a little darkening to vellum and a few small marks to cover. Hinges sound, binding firm, colours bright. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage outside UK will be a little extra. (Book ref. 005725)
London: Arthur Barker Ltd, 1966. Cloth. Near Very Good/Fair. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall British furniture from Medieval times to Present Day. Book mainly consists of the 570 Drawings by Maureen Stafford. Introduction by Robert Keith Middlemas. 112 Pages.9 7/8" Tall. Brown cloth cover with gilt lettering to spine. Small numerical label taped to spine. No inscriptions. Jacket has some tears and chips, with a small piece missing from bottom (see photo). (Book ref. 005684)
Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 2006. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall 1851494987 Includes Auctioneers, Packers, Shippers and Services. 603 Pages including Dealer Index at back. 9 3/4" Tall. No inscriptions. Weighs over 1 Kilo so postage will be a little extra. (Book ref. 005682)