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Ames, Kenneth. BEYOND NECESSITY. "Art in the Folk Tradition."
Winterthur Museum, 1977, 131 pp. Softbound w/ many b&w illus. and
some in color. Bright and graphic cover. Unfortunately, some underline
in ink to text, soiling to some pages. Good $33

Banks, Steven. THE HANDICRAFTS OF THE SAILOR. Arco Publishing: NY,
1974, 96 pp. Many illus., w/ VG color dj w/ minor chips, wear. Near
Fine $15

Barton, K.J.POTTERY IN ENGLAND FROM 3500 BC - AD 1730. Barnes: NY,
1975, 1st American edition, 150 pp. With illus. dj in VG condition
with light soil. Book is clean and tight w/ b&w photos. VG+ $14

Benjamin, Susan. ENAMELS. The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of
Antiques. "Prepared by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum. " 1983, 128 pp. 33
colorplates, 100 b&w photographs. With illus. dj with some creases
marks, but with no chips or tears. VG $8

Bishop, Robert, et al. FURNITURE. The Smithsonian Illustrated Library
of Antiques. "Prepared by the Cooper-Hewitt Museum." 1979, 129 pp. 26
c.p., 99 b&w illus. With illus. dj with some chips and wear. VG $8

Brears, Peter C.D. THE ENGLISH COUNTRY POTTERY. "Its History and
Techniques." Tuttle: Vermont, 1971, 266 pp. 1st ed., w/ VG color dj
w/light soiling to rear cover in mylar cover. 1 cp., b&w plates. Fine
$17

Bogue, McGraw Dorothy. THE VAN BRIGGLE STORY. Berkeland Printing:
Colorado, 1968, 53 pp. Softbound, signed by author, many illus., light
soil to covers. VG $35

Carrick, Alice Van Leer. COLLECTOR'S LUCK. "This famous guide is a
profusely illustrated and delightfully written guide to the world of
colonial furnishings." Garden City Publishing: NY, 1937, 207 pp. "De
Luxe Edition." With Good+ metallic silver and photo-illustrated dj in
mylar cover. With tan cloth covers with light wear, silver-metallic
decorated spine. No former owner's inscript. to foxed endpapers,
intermittent foxing throughout. Numerous b&w photo illustrations,
binding firm, corners sharp. Good $22

Crossman, Carl L. THE CHINA TRADE. "Export Paintings, Furniture,
Silver and Other Objects." Pyne Press: Princeton, 1973, 2nd prtg, 275
pp. 4to With color dj in mylar. Numerous color plates and b&w
plates. Fine $75

Downs, Joseph. AMERICAN FURNITURE. "Queen Anne and Chippendale
Periods." "Illustrated with more than 400 examples from the Winterthur
Collection." MacMillan: NY, 1952, 401+ pp. 4to With VG dj w/ light
wear. Fine $80

Drepperd, Carl W. A DICTIONARY OF AMERICAN ANTIQUES. Doubleday: 1952,
404 pp. SIGNED by the author. With dj with perimeter chips, some tears
and soil to rear cover of photo illus. Dark blue cloth covers, very
clean. Gold spine lettering. Internally, clean text pages and numerous
drawings of early antiques. VG $40

Eberlein, Harold Donaldson and Abbot McClure. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF
AMERICAN ANTIQUES. "Exclusive of Furniture." Garden City Publishing:
NY, 1927, 390 pp. Many line drawings and b&w plates. Front and rear
hinges are cracked, covers soiled, intermittent foxing to text. Good-
$14

Francis-Lewis, Cecile. THE ART AND CRAFT OF LEATHERWORK. "A Detailed &
Practical Guide to the Tooling, Modelling Carving & Other Means of
Decorating Leather & To the Making & Covering of Articles in That
Material; With Instructions on Cleaning, Staining, Colouring &
Gilding, etc., etc." J.P. Lippencott Co: Philadelphia, nd, 256 pgs.,
164 illustrations; some in color, fading to spine, light wear to
spine's extremities, soil to covers, endpapers foxed. Clean text. Good
$40

Freeman, Ruth and Larry. CALVACADE OF TOYS. "A Fascinating Story of
Bygone Play." Century House: NY, 1942, 399p. Some foxing, w/ dj
w/large chip on rear cover, but intact elsewhere in mylar cover,
former owner's inscrip. in small ink. Light wear to blue cloth covers,
firm binding, clean text. Good+ $40

Gould, Mary Earle. EARLY AMERICAN WOODEN WARE. Charles E. Tuttle:
Vermont, 1975, 4th prtg., 243 pp. Many illus. With Near Fine dj in
mylar cover. Illus. endpapers. Near Fine $24

Gores, Stan. 1876 CENTENNIEL COLLECTIBLES AND PRICE GUIDE. "Includes a
history of the Centennial Exhibition, with comments on the famous
Gillinder and Sons glassworks and a comprehensive report on
Centennial items of value to antique dealers and collectors." Haber
Prtg: Wisconsin, 1975, 2nd prtg., 163 pp. Softbound. With numerous b&w
photo illus. and line drawings. Book has a very peculiar, tight
binding, crease to illus.covers, some scuffs and soil. Clean text.
Good $23

Kelly, Alison. WEDGEWOOD WARE. Ward Lock Ltd: London, 1970, 96 pp.
With b&w plates on almost every page. Crisp, bright illus. dj in
color. Fine $14

Kovel, Ralph & Terry. AMERICAN COUNTRY FURNITURE. "1780-1875." Crown
Publishers, Inc: NY, 1971 [1965], 6th ptg., 248 pp., Over 700
illustrations, 4to VG dj with a few chips in mylar. Near Fine $27

Laidacker, Sam. ANGLO-AMERICAN CHINA. PART TWO. "During the Period
from 1815 to 1860." Published by the author. Bristol, PA: 1951, 144
pp. Many b&w plates. Includes notice (xeroxed) from the author
regarding both volumes and additional supplements. Dust jacket is
faded w/ minor chips, but very intact in mylar. grey endpapers, clean
text, firm binding. VG $40

Latham, Jean. VICTORIANA, A GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS. Stein & Day: New
York, 1971, 159 pp. Illustrated with color & monochrome photographs.
DJ in Fair condition, price clipped. VG $7

Laughlin, Ledlie Irwin.PEWTER IN AMERICA. "Its Makers and Their
Marks." American Legacy Press: New York, 1981, 276 pp. Illustrated.
4to Small area on front board with abrasion. VG $18

Lefkowith, Christie Mayer. THE ART OF PERFUME. "Discovering &
Collecting Perfume Bottles." Thames and Hudson, NY, 1994, 208 pp.
"with 370 illus., 220 in color." 4to With color dj, lightly scuffed.
Near Fine $30

Lipman, Jean. AMERICAN FOLK ART. "In Wood, Metal and Stone." Viking
Press: NY, 1974, 3rd prtg., 285 pp. With VG dj with pict. label, some
soil, one tear. Clean covers, corners gently bumped.
Numerous illus. w/ cps and b&w plates. VG $40

Lipman, Jean. THE FLOWERING OF AMERICAN FOLK ART (1776-1876). Viking
Press: NY, 1974, 3rd prtg., 285 p. 4to With color dj. Numerous illus.
w/ cps and b&w plates. Fine $28

Lipman, Jean & Alice Winchester. PRIMITIVE PAINTERS IN AMERICA
1750-1950. Dodd, Mead & Co: NY, 1950, 182 pp. Many illus., some
foxing, dj with large chip and tears in mylar. Clean red cloth
covers, foxing to endpapers. VG $35

Loomis, Herbert D. 19thCENTURY ADVERTISING CARDS. (Pamphlet). Signed
by the author. With a sample 19th Century Trading Card. VG $7

Lord, Priscilla & Daniel J. Foley. THE FOLK ARTS AND CRAFTS OF NEW
ENGLAND. "New Edition." "The entire panorama of New England life seen
through the functional, decorative and frivolous items handcrafted by
our forefathers." Chilton Book Co: Radnor, 1975, 287 p. Many b&w
photos, with VG dj w/ light soiling to rear, small chipping in mylar.
Near Fine $27

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Banks, Steven. THE HANDICRAFTS OF THE SAILOR. Arco Publishing: NY,
1974, 96 pp. Many illus., w/ VG color dj w/ minor chips, wear. Near
Fine $15

Barton, K.J.POTTERY IN ENGLAND FROM 3500 BC - AD 1730. Barnes: NY,
1975, 1st American edition, 150 pp. With illus. dj in VG condition
with light soil. Book is clean and tight w/ b&w photos. VG+ $14

Carrick, Alice Van Leer. COLLECTOR'S LUCK. "This famous guide is a

Gould, Mary Earle. EARLY AMERICAN WOODEN WARE. Charles E. Tuttle:

Vermont, 1975, 4th prtg., 243 pp. Many illus. With Near Fine dj in
mylar cover. Illus. endpapers. Near Fine $24

Kovel, Ralph & Terry. AMERICAN COUNTRY FURNITURE. "1780-1875." Crown

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