The Early Makers of Handcrafted Earthenware and Stoneware in Central and Southern New Jersey by Branin, M. Lelyn - 1988

KOGAN PAGE, 1986. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. SHELF WEAR, BUMPED CORNERS, SLIGHT SCUFFS ON COVERS" . ISBN: 0893971340.

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good -. Second American Edition, to which are added general instructions for the use of aniline colors." xxviii, [1], 18-343, [3], 23, [1] p.; 24 cm. Black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: "Dyeing, Cleaning, and Scouring." Blaind-stamped decoration on boards. Yellow endpapers. Includes index, and Catalogue of Practical and Scientific Books published by Henry Carey Baird & Co. on 23 pages following text. Also contains advertisements for three related businesses in Philadelphia: Andreykovicq & Dunk (Swiss aniline colors and chemicals for dyeing), Ralston & Biddle (importers of indigo and India goods), and James W. Queen & Co. (seller of Twaddel's hydrometers). The Second American Edition added both an index and an appendix with general instructions for the use of aniline colors, the latter contributed by Andreykovicq & Dunk. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine and corners; cloth and edges of… Read More

American Silver Thimbles, Rogers, Gay Ann. Haggerston Press, London, England, 1989.First Edition. Blue cloth boards, silver spine titles. 4to up to 12" tall. 223 pages including index. Volume in pristine condition, unclipped dust-jacket has the lightest of shelf wear.From the dustjacket: "This is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of American silver thimbles. It will be of particular value to collectors because it covers the full range of American silver thimbles, form the rarest and most fanciful to the common work-a-day examples. All are clearly illustrated and fully described with particular attention to design details and to dates and places of manufacture. American Silver Thimbles is aimed at collectors who want to identify particular thimbles as well as those who want a general history of American silver thimbles. Specific information about the thimbles comes from primary sources, notably trade catalogs from all the major and minor manufacturers of American thimbles, and articles… Read More

The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edith A. Root's early-century, over-sized "dollhouse" book with illustrations (furniture, etc.) that can be cut out and mounted in any of nine different rooms. Full-color lithographs comprise an entire house. Root deliberately limited the number of illustrations so that the house could be customized and furnished with illustrations cut out from magazines and other sources. Rare. No copies appear in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 30 pp. 15 5/8" x 10". Tight copy with considerable shelf wear. Corners bumped and worn through, as are about half the edges. Hinges pulled away from backing somewhat, not affecting binding integrity. First two leaves show evidence of having been detached and competently reattached. Two small crayon markings noted. Lacks one leaf of illustrations which have been cut out and mounted to one of the rooms. All other illustrations intact. All other rooms empty. A reasonably… Read More

Paris:: à la librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1839. Nouvelle édition. A manual for preparing animals and birds for taxidermy and on preserving plants and minerals. Recent binding with burgundy quarter leather spine and gilt titles. Recent marbled boards. Four large folding plates to the rear. The original soft cover is bound in. The exterior is immaculate, inside there is a little foxing, and the oversized plates have a little edge wear to them. Overall an attractive and well preserved copy. 592 pages + 4 plates. 150 x 100 mm (6 x 4 inches). Nouvelle édition. Un manuel pour préparer les animaux et les oiseaux à la taxidermie et sur la préservation des plantes et des minéraux. Reliure récente avec dos en quartier cuir bordeaux et titres dorés. Plats marbrés récents. Quatre grandes plaques rabattables à l'arrière. La couverture souple d'origine est reliée. L'extérieur est impeccable, à l'intérieur il y a un peu de rousseurs, et les plaques surdimensionnées ont un peu d'usure sur… Read More

KOGAN PAGE, 1986. HARDBACK. VERY GOOD. SHELF WEAR, BUMPED CORNERS, SLIGHT SCUFFS ON COVERS" . ISBN: 0893971340.

Philadelphia: Henry Carey Baird, 1869. Hardcover. Very Good -. Second American Edition, to which are added general instructions for the use of aniline colors." xxviii, [1], 18-343, [3], 23, [1] p.; 24 cm. Black pebble-grain cloth with gilt-stamped spine title: "Dyeing, Cleaning, and Scouring." Blaind-stamped decoration on boards. Yellow endpapers. Includes index, and Catalogue of Practical and Scientific Books published by Henry Carey Baird & Co. on 23 pages following text. Also contains advertisements for three related businesses in Philadelphia: Andreykovicq & Dunk (Swiss aniline colors and chemicals for dyeing), Ralston & Biddle (importers of indigo and India goods), and James W. Queen & Co. (seller of Twaddel's hydrometers). The Second American Edition added both an index and an appendix with general instructions for the use of aniline colors, the latter contributed by Andreykovicq & Dunk. In Very Good- Condition: cloth is rubbed with minor loss at head of spine and corners; cloth and edges of… Read More

American Silver Thimbles, Rogers, Gay Ann. Haggerston Press, London, England, 1989.First Edition. Blue cloth boards, silver spine titles. 4to up to 12" tall. 223 pages including index. Volume in pristine condition, unclipped dust-jacket has the lightest of shelf wear.From the dustjacket: "This is the first comprehensive and authoritative study of American silver thimbles. It will be of particular value to collectors because it covers the full range of American silver thimbles, form the rarest and most fanciful to the common work-a-day examples. All are clearly illustrated and fully described with particular attention to design details and to dates and places of manufacture. American Silver Thimbles is aimed at collectors who want to identify particular thimbles as well as those who want a general history of American silver thimbles. Specific information about the thimbles comes from primary sources, notably trade catalogs from all the major and minor manufacturers of American thimbles, and articles… Read More

The Saalfield Publishing Co, 1909. Hardcover. Acceptable. Edith A. Root's early-century, over-sized "dollhouse" book with illustrations (furniture, etc.) that can be cut out and mounted in any of nine different rooms. Full-color lithographs comprise an entire house. Root deliberately limited the number of illustrations so that the house could be customized and furnished with illustrations cut out from magazines and other sources. Rare. No copies appear in WorldCat library database at the time of this posting. 30 pp. 15 5/8" x 10". Tight copy with considerable shelf wear. Corners bumped and worn through, as are about half the edges. Hinges pulled away from backing somewhat, not affecting binding integrity. First two leaves show evidence of having been detached and competently reattached. Two small crayon markings noted. Lacks one leaf of illustrations which have been cut out and mounted to one of the rooms. All other illustrations intact. All other rooms empty. A reasonably… Read More

Paris:: à la librairie encyclopédique de Roret, 1839. Nouvelle édition. A manual for preparing animals and birds for taxidermy and on preserving plants and minerals. Recent binding with burgundy quarter leather spine and gilt titles. Recent marbled boards. Four large folding plates to the rear. The original soft cover is bound in. The exterior is immaculate, inside there is a little foxing, and the oversized plates have a little edge wear to them. Overall an attractive and well preserved copy. 592 pages + 4 plates. 150 x 100 mm (6 x 4 inches). Nouvelle édition. Un manuel pour préparer les animaux et les oiseaux à la taxidermie et sur la préservation des plantes et des minéraux. Reliure récente avec dos en quartier cuir bordeaux et titres dorés. Plats marbrés récents. Quatre grandes plaques rabattables à l'arrière. La couverture souple d'origine est reliée. L'extérieur est impeccable, à l'intérieur il y a un peu de rousseurs, et les plaques surdimensionnées ont un peu d'usure sur… Read More