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THE CHRISTIAN TEACHING OF COIN MOTTOES. With a ... chapter on The Religious Character of Ancient Coins by Jeremiah Zimmerman London / Philadelphia SPCK / David Bullowa 1911 / 1950., 1950. Hardcover. Binding and contents in very good condition. 7.5" x 5" 184pp First published in 1911. Illustrated by coins illustrated in text. Limited Edn. Binding is original cloth. (more information)
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$25.00
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PLAYING CARDS: History of the Pack and Explanations of Its Many Secrets
London: Spring Books, 1950. Second Edition. Original cloth. Very Good/Good. pp: vii, 196, indice; 242 illustrations, many in color. Benham traces the 600-year evolution of playing cards, especially the portrait cards: jack, queen and king, and emphasizes the French and English packs and their changes relative to the politics, costumes, and social rules of their day. 10" x 7.25". (more information)
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$25.00
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THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF NETSUKE: With 100 Masterpieces of Miniature Sculpture in Color
Rutland, VT Charles E. Tuttle (1982)., 1982. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 9.25" x 6.25" pictorial dj 71pp. Illustrated by 100 plates in full color. 8th printing edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)
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$25.00
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THE PERFECT STORE: Inside Ebay
Boston: Little, Brown, 2002. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. 332 pages with index. 9.5" x 6". (more information)
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$25.00
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GROUP OF 16 EAIA PRINTED ITEMS
various: EAIA, 1944. First Editions. various. Very Good. The 16 items, dated 1944-1973 passim, are: 6 issues of "The Chronicle," an illustrated journal, 1944-1972 passim; 6 membership directories, 1965-1973; four memorabilia from annual meetings at Monroe (NY), Old Sturbridge, and the Essex Institute. "The Chronicle" averages 16 pages per issue and contains well-researched articles on early American industries, with drawings and photos. various sizes. (more information)
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$25.00
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ART-FIBRE FURNITURE WEAVING
Grand Rapids, MI: Grand Rapids Fibre Cord Co., 1925. First Edition. Original c`loth. Very Good. Illus from Photographs. 161pp; photo-illus and drawings throughout the text. The pulp-paper endsheets have cracked at the hinges; the text block and binding are clean and sound. Contains detailed instructions for making all sorts of furniture by weaving fibre-cord, or rattan, as it was called by your grandparents. The furniture is also known as wickerwork. 9.25" x 6". (more information)
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$25.00
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TREASURE SEEKER IN CHINA. Translated from the Swedish by Naomi Walford
London: Cresset Press, 1957. First Edition. Original Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. pp: xii, 215; 15pp illus from photographs, map. The author worked 20 years on the Tientsen-Pukow railway before traveling through China as an art buyer for museums, 1928-1935. 8.75" x 5.5". (more information)
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$20.00
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PORZELLAN AUS DER MEISSNER MANUFAKTUR
Berlin Henschelverlag 1982., 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. Book and dust jacket in fine condition. 8.25" x 5.75" pictorial dj 206pp Well-illustrated history of Meissen porcelain. Text in German. Illustrated by 142pp b&w and color illus. First Edition. Binding is original cloth. (more information)
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$12.00
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PENNSYLVANIA GERMAN ARTS AND CRAFTS: A Picture Book
NYC Metropolitan Museum of Art 1942., 1942. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Illustrated covers and contents in very good condition. 7.5" x 5" (28)pp Comprises four pages of text by Joseph Downs and 20 pages of photos showing dower chests, fractur, boxes, firebacks, etc. Illustrated by 21 illus from photographs. First Edition. Binding is original wraps. (more information)
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$10.00
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NOTES ON COPPER IMPLEMENTS FROM MEXICO Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society, 1882. First Edition. Self-wraps. Very Good. 12pp; 8 figures in text. Offprint from the AAS Proceedings for October, 1882. Putnam examines the use of copper by ancient Mexicans before the time of Cortez, especially the archaeological finds of copper axes and scrapers. 9.75" x 6". (more information)
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$20.00
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Bound volume of six booklets re trades in 18th-century Williamsburg Williamsburg, VA: Colonial Williamsburg, 1961. First thus. Half-Leather. Very Good. (208)pp; many illus from old woodcuts. Comprises: The Bookbinder, The Printer, The Silversmith, The Wigmaker, The Cabinetmaker, and the Miller in Virginia Colony. 8.75" x 5.75". (more information)
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$25.00
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DECORATIVE ENSEMBLES TO CROCHET USA: Spool Cotton Co., 1938. Second Edition. Pictorial wraps. Very Good. 30pp; illus throughout, some color. Contains directions for making "decorative crochet ensembles for every room in your house" to fit various interior styles. 10.5" x 7.5". (more information)
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IS MY OLD BOOK VALUABLE? WITH HINTS ON SELLING Taneytown, MD: Antiques Publications, 1968. Revised Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 60pp. Chapters include: But It Was Great-Great Grandma's; Rags or Riches; Pointless; On the Trail; etc. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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ISLAMIC ART IN EGYPT, 969-1517": An Exhibition
Cairo, Egypt: Costa Tsoumas, 1969. First Edition. Original wraps. Fine. 24pp. Describes 17 objects loaned for this exhibition at the Semiramis Hotel, Cairo, 4-30 April 1969. Laid in are two simple, printed maps to the Center for Egyptian Civilization Studies and to the Couvent des Peres Dominicains. 9.25" x 6.75". (more information)
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$10.00
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VICTORIAN LACE
NY: Praeger, 1969. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Dust jacket is lightly soiled and chipped. 285pp, index. Comprehensive survey of the history and growth of the lace industries worldwide after the French Revolution. 9.5" x 6". (more information)
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$15.00
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2ND VALUE GUIDE TO OLD BOOKS: Listing the Approximate Wholesale Values on Nearly 4,000 Old and Out-of-Print Volumes Uniontown, PA: E.G. Warman Publishing, 1961. First Edition. Original Wraps. Very Good. 63pp. In addition to values (e.g., $75 for a first edition of THE FEDERALIST), a short list of specialists is appended. 8.5" x 5.5". (more information)
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$10.00
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OTTO YOUNG & CO. [catalog of watch cases for watchmakers] ... THE MATCHLESS "SILVERIDE" CASE...FINISHED EQUAL TO SOLID SILVER![OTTO YOUNG & CO. [catalog of watch cases for watchmakers] ... THE MATCHLESS "SILVERIDE" CASE...FINISHED EQUAL TO SOLID SILVER](http://i.biblio.com/b/829m/105818829-0-m.jpg "OTTO YOUNG & CO. [catalog of watch cases for watchmakers] ... THE MATCHLESS \"SILVERIDE\" CASE...FINISHED EQUAL TO SOLID SILVER")
Chicago Otto Young & Co. nd [ca. 1893]., 1893. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Old fold marks, else in very good condition. 11.75" x 8.75" (12)pp Printed in blue ink, with many illustrations of watch cases, along with brief descriptions and prices. See Romaine, American Trade Catalogs, pp. 106 and 224 for mention of this company. Illustrated by engraved illus throughout. First Edition. Binding is self-wraps. (more information)
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$75.00
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