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[2272] --, --. THE VERNAY COLLECTION, FALL, 1928.
"Early English Furniture, Silver, Porcelains and other Rare Objects of
English Art," etc. Arthur S. Vernay: 1928, 46+ pp. Wraps. Profusely
illustrated with b&w plates, text descriptions. Examples from
Elizabethan and Jacobean periods, Chippendale, Sheraton, Hepplewhite,
Old English Silver, Sheffield, more. A few sm. tears, minor bends. VG
$10
[2273] --, --. AMERICAN FURNITURE AND DECORATIONS 1700-1820.
"Collection of Edward A. Crowninshield, Stockbridge, Mass. With fine
pieces from [the collection] of Miss Mabel Choate." American Art
Assoc., NY, 1934, 124 pp. Wraps. "American Furniture and Oriental
Lowestoft --Silver, Pewter, Hooked Rugs, Currier & Ives Prints." Over
612 listed items, with prices in pencil for each. With b&w illus.,
foreword. Corner chipped from rear cover else, VG $12
[2274] --, --. ANTIQUE AMERICAN ENGLISH & FRENCH FURNITURE.
The Anderson Galleries: Park Avenue, NY, 1926, 92 pp. Wraps with light
water-stain along one edge, browning from age. Over six hundred listed
items, b&w illustrations. Partial contents: lustre ware,
Staffordshire, Lowestoft, Liverpool and Old Continental china, Old
Sandwich glass, Hooked Rugs, misc from the collections of four owners
from New York, Mass. Rhode Island. Good $10
[1650] --, --. SHAKER DESIGN.
Whitney Museum of American Art: 1986, 228 pp, indexed, bibliography.
Softbound, oblong. Illus. With vivid and beautiful color photographs
on almost every page. Broken down into sections on furniture,
household objects, tools and equipment, textiles and graphics. Minute
wear to edges, very faint suggestion of a crease, else in excellent
condition. Near Fine $35
[2199] --, --. COLLECTING NEW JERSEY ANTIQUES.
Books About New Jersey: Union City, 1978, 374 pp. 1st edition. With a
VG dust jacket in protective mylar. "A comprehensive collecton of the
major articles on antiques of New Jersey, written by the foremost
authorities." With many illustrations of b&w photos and color plates.
Near Fine $45
[588] --, --. MINIATURES.
The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques. "Prepared by
theCooper-Hewitt Museum, 1983, 128 pp. 31 color plates, 88 b&w
photographs,with illus. dj w/ nominal wear. VG $8
[591] --, --. THE MOUNT VERNON CHINA.
"An Illustrated Catalogue--With Historical Notes." Booklet, The Mount
Vernon Ladies' Association, 1949, 57 pp. Part 2 in "a series of
interpretative catalogues of the Mount Vernon Collection." Decorated
covers. Many b&w plates throughout--a few with light foxing. Appendix
with line drawings of various markings, etc. With the dubious
distinction of having 7 pages and covers with uniform chips. Light
soil to rear cover, clean text. Good $7
[595] --, --. POTTERY.
The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques. "Prepared by the
Cooper-Hewitt Museum." 1981, 128 pp. 29 colorplates, 88 b&w
photographs. With illus.dj with minor creasing, nominal wear. VG $8
[556] 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
[557] 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
[1089] Barret, Richard Carter. A COLOR GUIDE TO BENNINGTON POTTERY.
"All items illustrated are from the famous Elizabeth McCullough
Johnson Collection and from the John Spargo collection." 2nd prtg.,
1967, approx. 25 pp. Color booklet, stiff paper, spiral bound. With
photo color illus. covers, and color plates on every other page, and
companion descriptions. VG $14
[558] 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
[559] Benjamin, Susan. ENAMELS.
The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques. "Prepared by thre
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
[560] 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&willus. With illus.
dj with some chips and wear. VG $8
[561] 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
[563] 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
[2202] Cescinsky, Herbert. ENGLISH AND AMERICAN FURNITURE.
(George Leland Hunter) Garden City: 1929, 311 pp., indexed, glossary.
Quarto With a Good dust jacket, in clear mylar. Clean tan cloth
binding, endpapers browned, occ. foxing throughout. "A pictorial
handbook of fine furniture made in Great Britain and in the American
colonies, some in the16th century, but principally in the seventeenth,
eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries." Copiously illus. with b&w
plates, over 400 examples illustrated. VG $38
[1845] Cohen, David Steven. THE FOLKLORE AND FOLKLIFE OF NEW JERSEY.
"With a Foreward by herbert Halpert." Rutgers Univ. Press: New
Brunswick, 1983, 253 pp. 8vo Softcover. Numerous illus., extensive
bibliography, indexed. Myths, speech, painting, sculpture, furniture,
architecure, textiles, pottery, basketry, glass, more are all
discussed by the author. Light scuffs to rear of color illus. covers.
VG $30
[564] 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
[565] 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
[566] 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
[2262] Eberlein, Harold Donaldson. THE PRACTICAL BOOK OF AMERICAN
ANTIQUES.
Garden City: 1927, 390 pp. With a Good- dust jacket, with soiling,
perimeter chips, in protective mylar. Binding with light wear. Over
250 illustrations; discusses Colonial craftmanship in pewter, copper,
glass, gold, silver, more. Light foxing in proximity to b&w plates. VG
$16
[567] 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
[2207] Fales, Jr., Dean A. ESSEX COUNTY DOCTOR: DOCUMENTED TREASURES
FROM LOCAL COLLECTIONS 1660-1860. "A Catalogue of a Loan Exhibition,
June 22 to October 12, 1965." Essex Institute: Salem, MA, 1965,
unpaginated. Wraps, numerous b&w photos. Owner's id inked to title
page. VG $55
[568] 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
[571] Gores, Stan. 1876 CENTENNIAL 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
[570] 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
[1848] Groft, Tammis Kane. THE FOLK SPIRIT OF ALBANY.
Albany Institute of History & Art: 1978, 86 pp. Thin, lg. 8vo "Folk
Art from the Upper Hudson Valley in the Collection of the Albany
Institute of History and Art." Profusely illus., indexed,
bibliography. Softbound w/ moderate wear to color illus. covers. Vg
$35
[1187] Hjorth, B.S., Herman.. REPRODUCTION OF ANTIQUE FURNITURE.
Bruce Publishing Co: Milwaukee, 1924, 198 pp. Brown covers with some
wear, light wear to sharp corners. Endpapers with some foxing, former
owner's business card neatly affixed. Profusely illus. with b&w photos
of numerous furniture examples from various art periods with
accompanying detailed line drawings of their construction.
Intermittent light foxing and soil to some pages, sound binding. Good
$45
[1846] Jones, Suzi. WEBFOOTS & BUNCHGRASSERS: FOLK ART OF THE OREGON
COUNTRY.
"The Catalog of an Exhibition Organized by the Oregon Arts
Commission." 1980, 128 pp. 8vo Softbound. Numerous illus. throughout,
bibliography. Covering the folk art of Native Americans, pioneers,
buckaroos, ethnic arts, more. Very light wear to illus. covers. VG+
$22
[2205] Jones, Michael Owen. THE HAND MADE OBJECT AND ITS MAKER.
University of Caliornia: Berkeley, 1975, 261 pp. 1st Edition. with a
VG dust jacket, lightly soiled, clipped, in protective mylar. Clean
cloth binding, numerous b&w photos, hand-lettered style printing,
small owner's id to ffe. The author is a member of the Center or
Comparative Study of Folklore and Mythology at UCLA." VG $30
[574] 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
[576] 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
[579] 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
[580] Lipman, Jean. THE FLOWERING OF AMERICAN FOLK (1776-1876).
Viking Press: NY, 1974, 3rd prtg., 285 p. 4to With color dj. Numerous
illus. w/ cps and b&w plates. Fine $28
[581] 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
[582] Loomis, Herbert D. 19TH CENTURY ADVERTISING CARDS.
(Pamphlet). Signed by the author. With a sample 19th Century Trading
Card. VG $7
[583] 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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