Search Results: Jewelry/Gems from Newbury Books

New York: Rizzoli, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 11.3x10.0x1.1in. Dust jacket in clear protector. This comprehensive publication offers an informative text and an abundance of color images which trace the history of American jewelry from its modest beginnings to the present, revealing all its historical and stylistic nuances. With 198 color illustrations and several black and white figures. 208pp 3.55lb 11.3x10.0x1.1in

Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1996. Soft cover. As New. 11.0x8.5x0.5in. Signed by Author(s). signed by author on title page. 160pp 1.66lb 11.0x8.5x0.5in

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.1x8.7x2.3in. reprinted 2002. The catalogues of the Paris Salons from the turn of the century provide a unique archive of illustrations of the decorative arts at a pivotal time in their development. These volumes contain over 5,500 illustrations of items of jewelry by leading designers such as Boucheron, Chaumet and Lalique. The pictures have been sourced and re-photographed from the original and often rare catalogues. They have been rearranged alphabetically by artist-designer thus providing an indispensable and practical reference for this seminal twenty year period. They are a unique source for identification and authentication, and an invaluable key both to design ideas and the jewelry of the period. 654pp 7.08lb 11.1x8.7x2.3in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY

Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.2x6.4x0.9in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 75 color plates. 238pp 2.14lb 9.2x6.4x0.9in

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1989. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.0x8.8x1.0in. Signed by Author(s). signed by both authors and inscribed by Munn to Gwendolyn Werth Luttrell who authored several publications on precious and base metals. Dust jacket in clear protector. This richly illustrated book covers one of the most fascinating yet poorly documented periods of jewelry design. The Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood was a group of young, rebellious artists whose work reflected their deeply romantic private lives. This remarkable and carefully researched book traces the stories behind jewels designed by these artists, often right back to the original drawings. Many new discoveries are featured. As many as 30 designs appear for which no jewel has yet been traced. 103 color illustrations, 141 black and white illustrations. 244pp 2.77lb 11.0x8.8x1.0in

Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK: Antique Collectors' Club, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.3x10.3x1.4in. reprint edition 1991; scratches to front panel and rubbing to back panel of dust jacket. Dust jacket in clear protector. This book documents the styles and fashions from European settlement through the colonial era and goldrush periods and provides detailed information about the jewelers, the designers and the makers and their marks. It examines the influence of immigrant jewelers during the second half of the 19th century, their increasing use of locally found gold, silver and gemstones and the incorporation of Australian flowers, plants, birds and animals as decorative motifs. Novelty and souvenir jewelry are discussed as well as the emergence of jewelers working in the Arts and Crafts tradition. There is a description of gemstones and other materials used in Australian jewelry - precious and semi-precious stones, metals, shells and a variety of other unusual substances - as well as a glossary of… Read More

San Francisco, CA: Center of Asian Art and Culture, 1972. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 8.9x8.0x0.5in. 80 objects are described and illustrated in color. 184pp 1.32lb 8.9x8.0x0.5in

Paris: Alain de Gourcuff, 1995. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine. 14.6x9.5x1.6in. inscribed by author; slight bump to front cover at top of spine, clamshell box bumped on one corner. Based on the Chaumet archives, this book traces the history of this famous firm over more than 200 years. Beautifully illustrated and housed in a clamshell box. 366pp 6.22lb 14.6x9.5x1.6in

New York: Crescent Books, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10.3x10.3x0.6in. small remainder dot on bottom edge of text block near spine, dust jacket with small wrinkle at bottom of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With more than 100 full color photographs. 128pp 1.73lb 10.3x10.3x0.6in

Feltham, Middlesex: Spring Books, 1967. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 10.0x7.4x0.7in. reprint edition; dust jacket lightly faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With a color frontispiece and 65 black and white illustrations. 141pp 1.26lb 10.0x7.4x0.7in

Paducah, KY: Collector Books, 1986. Hardcover. Very Good. 11.3x8.7x0.7in. pictorial boards. 191pp 2.22lb 11.3x8.7x0.7in

Woodstock, VT: GemStone Press, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 9.3x6.4x1.1in. 4th printing 2005. Dust jacket in clear protector. 330pp 1.43lb 9.3x6.4x1.1in

Richmond: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, 1960. 1st. Hardcover. As New/Near Fine. 10.4x7.2x0.6in. dust jacket faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. The catalogue describes 328 objects in the collection, organized according to form: Animals; Easter Eggs; Flowers; Frames; Handles; Icons; Jewelry; and Miscellaneous. Illustrated with 31 black and white figures. 87pp 1.03lb 10.4x7.2x0.6in

Gloucester: Society of Jewellery Historians, 1985. 1st. Soft cover. New. 11.5x8.2x0.3in. Contents: Recent discoveries of Western Asiatic jewelry -- K. R. Maxwell-Hyslop / Roman double finger rings -- C. S. Lightfoot / The Oxwich brooch -- J. M. Lewis / The girdle-prayerbook or 'tablett': an important class of Renaissance jewelry at the court of Henry VIII -- Hugh Tait / An English gem-engraver's life: Nathaniel Marchant (1739-1816) -- Gertrud Seidmann / The mayoral chain of Flint, North Wales: a rare appearance of the 'archaeological style' in civic regalia -- Judy Rudoe / A mourning-ring of 1690 -- Claude Blair / Reviews: Catherine Johns and Timothy Potter, The Thetford Treasure, Roman jewelry and silver (Catherine Metzger) / Charlotte Gere, Judy Rudoe, Hugh Tait and Timothy Wilson, ed. Hugh Tait, The art of the jeweller, a catalogue of the Hull Grundy gift to the British Museum: jewelry, engraved gems and goldsmiths' work (Diana Scarisbrick) / Dieter and Reinhold Schletzer, Old silver jewelry… Read More

Gloucester: Society of Jewellery Historians, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 11.5x8.2x0.3in. light bumping to upper corner. Contents: Joining techniques in ancient gold jewelry -- A.R. Duval, C. Eluère and L.P.Hurtel / A comparison of recent analyses of British Late Bronze Age goldwork with Irish parallels -- D.R. Hook and S.P. Needham / Romano-British plate brooches: composition and decoration -- Justine Bayley and Sarnia Butcher / The composition and structure of a Byzantine torc -- Marilyn Hockey / The 'Sternsee jewel': is Lady Charlotte Schreiber's 'greatest trouvaille' a fake? -- Hugh Tait / From Oroide to Platinageld: imitation jewelry in the late nineteenth century -- Judy Rudoe, with a technical report by M. Cowell; Edward Everett Oakes (1891-1960), a master craftsman from Boston, Massachusetts -- Edith Alpers / Elizabeth Barrett Browning and her dove mosaic brooch -- Diana Scarisbrick / Reviews: B. Deppert-Lippitz, Griechischer Goldschmuck (Reynold Higgins) / H. Tait, Catalogue of the… Read More

Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors' Club, 1991. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.0x8.7x3.0in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Two volume set: Volume I, 1789-1861, has 104 illustrations in color and 231 in black and white; Volume II, 1862-1910, has 110 illustrations in color and 191 in black and white. 863pp 9.22lb 11.0x8.7x3.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY

New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1993. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 12.2x9.5x0.8in. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 142 illustrations, including 84 plates in full color. 176pp 2.95lb 12.2x9.5x0.8in

Milano: Skira, 2006. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 12.1x12.1x0.8in. in shrinkwrap. The catalogue of an exhibition at Casa Manzoni, Milan, in 2006. Seven jewels, seven chapters, seven dreams recounted with images borrowed from the great painters of different ages: Ve l'ho promesso e lo manterrò, Ludovico - Cristoforo, Que' sogni dell'avvenire, Humilitas, Il guerrier sovrano, Più vasta orma stampar, Ogni gente sia libera. With 82 color illustrations. Text in Italian and English. 188pp 4.12lb 12.1x12.1x0.8in

Greece: Ilias Lalaounis, 1984. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 12.6x9.8x1.0in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Profusely illustrated in color. 339pp 4.16lb 12.6x9.8x1.0in

London: Spring Books, 1966. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x1.3in. reprint edition. Dust jacket in clear protector. Illustrated with 112 black and white plates and 17 plates in color. 167pp 3.78lb 11.3x8.8x1.3in