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Crow, Nancy. Quilts and Influences. Foreword by Jean Robertson. Photographs by Carol Bobo, Nancy Crow, Jean Alexander Greenwald, and Kevin Fitzsimons. Paducah, Kentucky: American Quilter's Society, 1990. 2d edition. 4to (large book). xi, 256 pages. Color and black-and-white plates and photographs. Endpaper photographs. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0891459448. #25778. $30
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Dinger, Charlotte. Art of the Carousel. Designed by William Manns. Edited by Betty-May Smith. Author's collection photographed by Richard C. Carter. Green Village, New Jersey: Carousel Art, 1983. 4to (large book). 223 pages. Index. Bibliography. 180 color and 220 black-and-white photographs. 'The author traces the development of carousel art by describing style variations and identifiable features of carousel animals produced by the major American carving companies.' - Front jacket panel. Very good hardcover in slightly worn and frayed dust jacket. ISBN 0914507001. #26840. $30
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Domenech (Galissa), Rafael, and Luis Perez Bueno. Antique Spanish Furniture. Muebles Antiguos Espanoles. Translated from the Spanish by Grace Hardendorff Burr. New York: Archive Press, 1965. 1st English edition. Bilingual edition / Edicion Bilingue. 4to (large book). 142 pages. Plates. 77 plates with 50 pages of explanatory text in English and Spanish on facing pages. Text in English and Spanish. Very good hardcover and dust jacket in library acetate cover. Exlibrary: Spine labels, stamps on bottom edge, front flyleaf, Contents page, and inside rear cover; rear free endpaper removed. #24704. $22.50
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Eastlake, Charles L. Hints on Household Taste in Furniture, Upholstery and Other Details. London: Longman, Green, 1878. 4th Edition, Revised. xiv, 304 pages. Index. Illustrations. Frontispiece. Poor decorative hardcover; exlibrary, with spine label, bookplate inside front cover, pocket inside rear cover; front and rear coves almost detached. #27514. $65
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Good, Richard. Clocks: An Owner's Handbook. London: British Museum Publications, 1985. Small 4to (medium-large book). 224 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations. Frontispiece. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 0714105392. #26772. $30
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Harris, Marleine Reader. Virginia Antiques. A History and Handbook for the Collector. New York: Exposition Press, 1953. Small 4to (medium-large book). viii, 183 pages. Plates. Very good hardcover in slightly worn, torn and frayed dust jacket. #26631. $175
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Harvard University, School of Architecture, Robinson Hall. Committee of Graduates. Catalogue of Furniture, Silver, Pewter, Glass, Ceramics, Paintings, Prints, Together with Allied Arts and Crafts of the Period 1636-1836. Acknowledgments by Charles H. Watkins. Foreword by Edward W. Forbes. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University, 1936. Small 4to (medium-large book). ix, 114 pages, 70 plates. Harvard Tercentenary Exhibition. Good hardcover, top and bottom of spine slightly frayed, front and rear covers slightly discolored and worn along spine. Former owner's bookplate on blank front flyleaf. #25328. $20
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Hayward, Arthur H. Colonial Lighting. Boston: B. J. Brimmer Co., 1923. Special Edition, copy #156 of 206. xxv, 159 pages. Index. 114 photographic plates. Signed by the author. The special edition, printed on deckle-edged antique Normandy vellum, not bound in French Levant, but in dark blue cloth. 'This book should be considered in the light of a primer - the ABC of lamp collecting.' - Introduction. Very good hardcover. Gilt title and illustration on front cover. Gilt title and publisher information on spine faded; pictorial title page foxed. #27449. $60
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Hayward, Arthur H. Colonial Lighting. Boston: B. J. Brimmer Co., 1923. 1st impression. xxv, 159 pages. Index. 114 photographic plates. 'This book should be considered in the light of a primer - the ABC of lamp collecting.' - Introduction. Very good hardcover. Gilt title and illustration on front cover. Gilt title and publisher information on spine faded. #22769. $25
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Hodgson, Fred T. Stair-Building Made Easy, Being a Full and Clear Description of the Art of Building the Bodies, Carriages and Cases for All Kinds of Stairs and Steps. Together with Illustrations Showing the Manner of Laying out Stairs, Forming Treads and Risers, Building Cylinders, Preparing Strings, with Instructions for Making Carriages for Common, Platform, Dog-Legged and Winding Stairs. To Which Is Added An Illustrated Glossary of Terms Used in Stair-Building and Designs for Newels, Baluster, Brackets, Stair-Mouldings and Sections of Hand-Rails. New York: Industrial Publication Company, 1892. 12mo (small book). iv, 123 pages, plus 16 pages of advertising. Illustrations. Fair hardcover; covers soiled and stained, front hinge starting, some staining and soiling of pages. #27746. $35
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Hopkins, Albert A. The Lure of the Lock. A Short Treatise on Locks to Elucidate the John M. Mossman Collection of Locks in the Museum of the General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen in the City of New York, Including Some of the 'Mossman Papers'. New York: The General Society of Mechanics and Tradesmen, 1954. Reprinted. 246 pages. Index. Photographs. Illustrations. First published in 1928. Very good hardcover. #26788. $40
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Huth, Hans. Lacquer of the West: The History of a Craft and an Industry, 1550-1950. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1971. 4to (large book). x, 158 pages of text, plus 200 pages with 364 plates. Index. Bibliography. Color and black-and-white illustrations. Includes chapters on 17th and 18th century lacquers, lacquer in England and the North American Colonies, and Italian, German, French, Netherlands, Scandinavian, and Russian lacquers. Very good hardcover and dust jacket in library acetate cover. Exlibrary: Spine labels, stamps on top and bottom edges, dedication page; barcode label and pocket on rear flyleaf. ISBN 0226363155. #24409. $40
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Keuffel & Esser Co. K+E Measuring Tapes, Folding Rules & Plumb Bobs. New York: Keuffel & Esser Co., 1944. 57 pages. Illustrations. Good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover), some dampwrinkling throughout. #27589. $30
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Klever, Katrin und Ulrich. Exotischer Schmuck: Volksschmuck, Amulette und Talismane. Techniken und Werkzeuge. Sammler, Handler und fremde Markte. Wie man alten Schmuck erkennt. Munchen: Mosaik Verlag, 1977. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 144 pages. Bibliography color and black-and-white plates. Endpaper maps. Text in German. Very good hardcover in worn, torn and repaired dust jacket. ISBN 3570028291. #25693. $40
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Leon, Eli. No Two Alike: African-American Improvisations on a Traditional Patchwork Pattern. Introduction by Polly T. Laffitte. Columbia, South Carolina: South Carolina State Museum, 1998. Small 4to. 27 pages. Bibliography. Color plates. Published for the exhibition held October 24, 1998 through March 28, 1989 focusing on quilts made by twenty 20th century African-American quiltmakers. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). ISBN 0966823001. #25768. $35
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. McCormick Triumphant, 1831-1896. McCormick Harvesting Machines. Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Sterngas Publishing Co., 1985. Facsimile reprint with facsimile copy of original chromolithographic front and rear covers. Oblong Small 4to. 40 pages. Illustrations. Originally published: Chicago, January 1, 1896. A trade catalog. Very good stiff pictorial wrappers (soft cover). #26442. $30
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May, Florence Lewis. Silk Textiles of Spain: Eighth to Fifteenth Century. New York: Hispanic Society of America, 1957. 1st printing. ix, 286 pages. Index. Bibliography. 6 color and 161 black-and-white illustrations. Hispanic Notes & Monographs: Essays, Studies, and Brief Biographies Issued by the Hispanic Society of America. Peninsular Series. Chapters include: Sericulture and Silk Textiles of Islamic Spain (8th-12 century); Hispano-Moresque and Mudejar Patterns in Silk Textiles (13th century); Silk Textiles with Mudejar and Gothic Patterns (14th century); Silk Textiles with Mudejar and Late Gothic Patterns (15th century). Exlibrary. Call number on lower spine; stamp and label on front and rear endpapers. Very good hardcover. #23664. $185
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Prokot, Inge, und Joachim Prokot. Schmuck aus Zentralasien. Munchen: Callwey Verlag, 1981. Small 4to (medium-large book). 156 pages (40 pages of text and 116 pages of color and black-and-white plates). Index. Bibliography. Plates. Maps. A book about Central Asian jewelry and personal adornment. Includes chapters on Frauenschmuck der Turkmenen, Schmuck der Tekke, der Ersari, der Yomud, der Kasachen und Tadschiken, und der Karakalpaken. Text in German. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 3766705881. #26339. $60
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Richter, Lydia. Puppen Album 1: Deutsche Porzellanpuppen. [Doll Album 1: German Porcelain Dolls]. Munchen: Laterna Magica, 1980. 1st printing. 160 pages. Index. Color and black-and-white illustrations. Text in German. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 3874671860. #22222. $60
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Rubin, Ken & Fran. Drop Coin Here. New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. 4to (large book). 96 pages. Index. Color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations. Signed by the author. Chapters on gambling trade stimulators, vending machines, and arcade and pinball machines. Very good hardcover in slightly worn dust jacket. ISBN 0517532980. #26374. $90
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The Rushlight. The Rushlight. Published by the Rushlight Club. 32 issues published from 1951 to 1985. No place: Rushlight Club, 1951. 4to. Illustrations. Includes: Volume XVII, 2 (May 1951); XXV, 3 (August 1959); XXVI, 1, 2, 4 (February, May, November 1960); XXVII, 3 (August 1961); XXVIII, 4 (December 1962); XXIX, 3 (August 1963); XXXI, 2, 3, 4 [2 copies] (May-December 1965); XXXVII, 3 [2 copies] (September 1971); XXXVIII, 1 (March 1972); XXXXIX, 1, 2, 3 (March-November 1973); XL, 1, 2, 3 (January-December 1974); XLI, 1, 4 (April-December 1975); XLII, 3, 4 (September-December 1976); XLIII, 3 (September 1977); XLIV, 2, 4 (June-December 1978); XLV, 2 (June 1979); XLVI, 4 (December 1980); XLVIII, 4 (December 1982); XLIX, 4 (December 1983); Volume 50, 1 (March 1984); Volume 51, 4 (December 1985). Subtitled: To shed light on the lights of the past. Good stapled wrappers (soft cover). #25819. $200
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Schmirler, Otto. The Art of Wrought Metalwork for House and Garden. New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, 1979. 1st American edition. Small 4to (medium-large book). 296 pages. Photographs. Illustrations. Designs. Primarily a book of designs (more than 200) and photographic detail of wrought iron. Parallel texts in English, French and German. Very good hardcover and dust jacket in clear acetate library cover. Exlibrary. Spine label, stamps on top and bottom edges, front flyleaf, title page, Contents page; rear free endpaper removed. ISBN 0803800185. #24412. $150
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Takayama, Toyoji. The Tin Toy Museum. Part 1. Kyoto, Japan: Kyoto Shoin Co., Ltd., 1987. Oblong 4to (large book). 112 pages, of which 107 pages are in full color. This book shows about 200 toys from the heyday of the craft, 1945-1965. Includes spare toys, funny characters, racing cars, Jeep, train, bus, tank, submarine, helicopter, bulldozer, telephone, 3-wheel truck, motorcycle, etc. The photo credits in English use the same wording that appeared on the toys' original packages, sometimes rather humourous or inexplicable. - Front jacket panel. Text in English and Japanese. Very good hardcover in very good dust jacket. ISBN 4763630407. #24803. $45
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Tips, Martha. Tips on Identifying and Appraising Clocks. Dallas, Texas: Books for All Time, 1991. 1st printing. 4to (large book). 302 pages. Index. Bibliography. Illustrations. Inscribed and signed by the author. A major work on horology. Exlibrary. Spine label; stamps on front flyleaf and Table of Contents pages; rear free endpaper removed. Very good hardcover and dust jacket in library acetate cover. ISBN 0962862703. #22625. $70
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Wesselman, Linda J., and Martha D. Hamilton, text. Earliest Recollections: Furnishings from the Family of Edwin B. Sears. May 26, 1983 through July 31, 1984. Edited by Penny J. Sander. Acknowledgments by Brock Jobe. Boston, Massachusetts: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1984. 59 pages. Index. Bibliography. Photographs. Illustrations. Includes 'My First Meeting with Mr. William Sumner Appleton,' by Edwin B. Sears, pages 9-12. An exhibition catalog. Very good hardcover. Former owner's bookplate on front flyleaf. #25344. $60
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Youngman, Henny. Henny Youngman's Bar Bets, Bar Jokes, Bar Tricks. Secaucus, New Jersey: Citadel Press, 1974. 1st edition. 127 pages. Illustrations. Dated, inscribed and signed by the author. Very good hardcover in frayed, chipped and slightly torn dust jacket. ISBN 0806504048. #27256. $20
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