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Pewter and The Amateur Collector
by Gale, Edwards J
- Used
- Condition
- VG / Good, Some spine end wear, former owner's name inside cover. Pages clean, somewhat age-darkened. Dust jacket faded along sp
- Seller
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Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
London, England: Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society, 1910. Hardbound. VG / Good, Some spine end wear, former owner's name inside cover. Pages clean, somewhat age-darkened. Dust jacket faded along spine and extremities, tears with some loss along head.. Red embossed cloth with silver decoration and gilt titling, top edge, blue dust jacket. xii, [2], 97 pp. 43 black and white plates illustrating representative specimens of pewter. "A book for all admirers of fine pewter ware, and particularly for the amateur collector. A history of pewter is briefly treated, with an account of the chief makers of pewter and their marks, and a description of characteristic pieces. For the first time, the work of the early emigrant pewterers who settled in the American colonies, which exists in considerable quantities, receives thorough treatment." (From the dust jacket of the 1910 edition.).
Reviews
On Mar 6 2014, a reader said:
In-depth discussion of the use of this metal in the 17th-19th centuries with black and white photographs of many times.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 36970.1
- Title
- Pewter and The Amateur Collector
- Author
- Gale, Edwards J
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - VG / Good, Some spine end wear, former owner's name inside cover. Pages clean, somewhat age-darkened. Dust jacket faded along sp
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Philip Lee Warner, Publisher to the Medici Society
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- American Decorative Arts ; Pewter ; ;
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About the Seller
Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
Biblio member since 2004
Columbia, Pennsylvania
About Mullen Books, Inc. ABAA / ILAB
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