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Collecting Metals Books & Ephemera
The Tinsmiths of Connecticut
by DeVoe, Shirley Spaulding
Middletown, CT: Wesleyan University Press, 1968. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Good. 10.2x7.3x0.8in. dust jacket intact but heavily rubbed. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 142 black and white illustrations. 200pp 1.75lb 10.2x7.3x0.8in
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A$23.26
Silverware
by Gruber, Alain
New York: Rizzoli, 1982. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 9.9x10.4x1.5in. sunning to board edges, foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket edge worn and wrinkled with tear at top of back fold. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 409 illustrations, including 28 in color. 305pp 4.31lb 9.9x10.4x1.5in
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A$46.52
The Silversmiths of North Carolina
by Cutten, George Barton
Raleigh, NC: State Department of Archives and History, 1948. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 9.0x6.0x0.3in. signature of John D. Davis on front cover, spine toned and rubbed, marginalia on one page. 93pp 0.42lb 9.0x6.0x0.3in
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A$31.01
Catalogue of American Silver: The Cleveland Museum of Art
by Johnston, Phillip M
Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1994. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.9x10.8x1.0in. in shrinkwrap. This catalogue is the product of many years of research, examination, and photography, and the culmination of an effort that began almost 100 years before, when Hollis French began to form his collection of early American silver. An engineer involved in the early years of the century in the design of Cleveland's new museum, French long remained a friend of the museum, and bequeathed his collection --...
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A$46.52
French Domestic Silver (Victoria and Albert Museum)
by Oman, Charles C
London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 7.2x4.8x0.1in. Illustrated with 27 black and white plates. 32pp 0.11lb 7.2x4.8x0.1in
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A$12.40
A Collector's Guide to Spoons Around the World
by Rainwater, Dorothy T. and Donna H. Felger
Hanover, PA: Thomas Nelson and Everbodys Press, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 10.3x7.0x1.6in. light foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket with tiny tear at bottom of front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. Over 2000 spoons are illustrated. 406pp 2.26lb 10.3x7.0x1.6in
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A$31.01
The Whitesmiths of Taunton: A History of Reed & Barton 1824-1943
by Gibb, George S
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1943. 1st. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8.6x6.3x1.9in. previous owner's name on first page, dust jacket with light chipping at head of spine and along top edge of back panel, two reinforced tears at top and bottom of front panel along spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 99 plates, 25 tables, and 10 charts. 419pp 2.33lb 8.6x6.3x1.9in
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A$116.29
American Gold, 1700-1860
by Bohan, Peter J
New Haven, CT: Yale University Art Gallery, 1963. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 6.9x6.9x0.2in. toning to covers at the spine. This monograph is based upon a loan exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut, April 2- June 28, 1963. 147 objects are described, of which 24 are illustrated in black and white and 2 in color on the front and back covers. 52pp 0.23lb 6.9x6.9x0.2in
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A$100.78
Myer Myers: Jewish Silversmith in Colonial New York
by Barquist, David L
New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 11.7x9.9x1.1in. in shrinkwrap. The catalogue for an exhibition at the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, September 14 to December 30, 2001, the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, February 20 to May 26, 2002, and the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum, Delaware, June 20 to September 13, 2002. 149 items are described and illustrated, some in color. Includes an appendix of marks. 304pp 4.19lb 11.7x9.9x1.1in
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A$62.02
Provincial Pewterers: A Study of the Craft in the West Midlands and Wales
by Homer, R. F. and D. W. Hall
Trowbridge, Wiltshire: Phillimore, 1985. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.0x7.5x0.7in. dust jacket is price-clipped, faded on spine. Dust jacket in clear protector. With 41 black and white plates and 13 black and white figures. 157pp 1.15lb 11.0x7.5x0.7in
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A$46.52
Southern Silver: An Exhibition of Silver made in the South prior to 1860
by Warren, David B
Houston, TX: The Museum of Fine Arts, 1968. 1st. Soft cover. Very Good. 10.9x8.4x0.3in. slight crease to bottom corner of front cover, foxing and soiling to rear cover. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, from September 27 to November 10, 1968. Profusely illustrated in black and white. 0.88lb 10.9x8.4x0.3in
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A$54.27
The Art of the European Silversmith 1430-1830: 2 volumes (Text and Plates)
by Hernmarck, Carl
London and New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 11.9x9.1x3.0in. dust jackets: Plates volume with 2 inch repaired tear at bottom edge of front panel and Text volume with 1 inch repaired tear at top edge of rear panel, lacking slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. This survey of the changing styles in European silver dates from the early Renaissance, with its roots in the late Gothic, up to the products of Industrial Revolution. The subject is treated...
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A$310.10
Ehemalige Hofsilber- und Tafelkammer: Silber, Bronzen, Porzellan, Glas - Sammlungskatalog Band 1
by Winkler, Hubert Chryspolitus
Wien: Bohlau Verlag, 1996. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 11.0x8.3x0.8in. The first detailed account of the former Imperial Viennese tableware and silver vaults contents. Illustrated with 20 full-page color plates and 150 color illustrations. Text in German. 269pp 2.51lb 11.0x8.3x0.8in
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A$46.52
Russian Gold and Silverwork 17th-19th Century
by Solodkoff, Alexander von
New York: Rizzoli, 1981. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 9.8x10.4x1.4in. With 245 illustrations, 70 in color. 238pp 3.13lb 9.8x10.4x1.4in
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A$69.77
New Hampshire Silver
by Parsons, Charles S
Exeter: Adams Brown Company, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. Fine. 11.0x8.5x0.4in. Profusely illustrated with photographs of silver holloware and flatware. Includes a section on spoon data, an analysis of silver marks. a biographical listing of New Hampshire silversmiths with photographs of their marks, five appendixes, and an index. 141pp 1.08lb 11.0x8.5x0.4in
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A$155.05
Decorative Antique Ironwork: A Pictorial Treasury
by d'Allemagne, Henry René
New York: Dover Publications, 1968. Soft cover. Very Good. 12.3x8.5x1.0in. small crease at bottom corner of front cover, light foxing to top and fore edges. With 4500 objects illustrated on 415 plates. 417pp 2.45lb 12.3x8.5x1.0in
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A$23.26
The Art of the European Goldsmith: Silver from the Schroder Collection
by Schroder, Timothy B. (intro & catalogue) and J. F. Hayward (essay)
New York: American Federation of Arts, 1983. 1st. Soft cover. As New. 10.7x7.4x0.6in. The catalogue of an exhibition on tour from November 1983 to June 1986. 94 objects (79 in the exhibition and 15 in the appendix) are described and illustrated of which 23 are in color. 208pp 1.51lb 10.7x7.4x0.6in
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A$15.50
Sterling Silver Flatware: For Dining Elegance
by Osterberg, Richard
Atglen, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1999. 2nd. Hardcover. As New/As New. 11.3x8.8x0.9in. revised 2nd edition with price guide. Dust jacket in clear protector. 204pp 3.10lb 11.3x8.8x0.9in
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A$31.01
Old Household Pewter-Ware: Its Appearance and Function in the Course of 6 Centuries
by Nadolski, Dieter
New York: Holmes & Meier, 1987. 1st. Hardcover. New/New. 10.9x9.7x1.4in. 401 objects are described and illustrated, 16 in color. Includes a table of 695 marks. 328pp 3.74lb 10.9x9.7x1.4in
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A$54.27
Three Centuries of Historic Silver: Loan Exhibition under the Auspices of the Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America
by Prime, Mrs. Alfred Coxe
Philadelphia, PA: Pennsylvania Society of the Colonial Dames of America, 1938. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 9.3x6.4x0.8in. #329 of 1000 copies. 141 objects are described and illustrated. Includes three pages of photographs of silversmith marks. 191pp 1.20lb 9.3x6.4x0.8in
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A$77.52
The Communion Plate of the Churches in the City of London
by Freshfield, Edwin
London: Privately Printed, 1894. 1st. Hardcover. Good. 12.9x10.5x0.9in. Signed by Author(s). signed with ALS to Christopher Alexander Markham tipped-in; soiling to covers, darkening to spine, front hinge partially cracked, light foxing to a few pages. Illustrated with 9 full page plates, several smaller plates, and numerous marks. 152pp 4.37lb 12.9x10.5x0.9in
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A$232.58
Old Silver Spoons of England
by Gask, Norman
London: Spring Books, 1973. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11.0x8.2x1.0in. reprint edition; light foxing to edges, dust jacket price-clipped, chipped at extremities, sticker shadows to front panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. With illustrations on 32 plates. 192pp 2.37lb 11.0x8.2x1.0in
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A$31.01
Three Centuries of French Domestic Silver
by Remington, Preston
New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1938. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8.9x5.6x0.3in. limited to 1000 copies; slightly faded on spine. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 18 - September 18, 1938. 100 objects are described and illustrated. 20pp 0.34lb 8.9x5.6x0.3in
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A$93.03
Art Work in Gold and Silver: Mediaeval
by Wheatley, Henry B. and Philip H. Delamotte
New York: Scribner and Welford, 1882. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.1x6.1x0.3in. light wear to extremities, front endpaper excised. Illustrated with 40 figures and a color frontispiece. 64pp 0.48lb 9.1x6.1x0.3in
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A$38.76
Spratling Silver
by Cederwall, Sandraline and Hal Riney with Barnaby Conrad
San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1990. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 12.3x9.3x0.7in. Dust jacket in clear protector. Over 50 artworks are presented in this volume. 124pp 2.31lb 12.3x9.3x0.7in
Item Price
A$62.02
