Antiques

London: Phaidon - Christie, 1984. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, back bottom corner slightly rubbed. 224pp, including index. With frontispiece and 118 illustrations. (9½"h x 6¾"). The first part deals with becoming a collector. The second part with looking after a collection, conservation, handling, display, insurance and valuation. Part three, on buying and selling, how auctioneers and dealers operate, plus chapters on shipping and the law.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: B.T. Batsford, 1985. Book in very good condition, spine ends slightly bumped, internally in fine condition. Previous owner's inscription on front endpaper. Dustjacket in very good condition, spine ends very slightly bumped. 119pp, including bibliography. With 60 black-and-white and 6 colour photographs. From d/J flap - "An alphabetical guide to the care and restoring of antique dolls. With entries ranging from automata to zylonite, and from edible dolls to piano dolls. What tools to buy, how to use them and sets out the techniques for restoring dolls made of wax, wood, bisque china - and even prunes. There are notes on costume restoration, textile conservation, the reproduction of costumes with appropriate materials and the restoration of accessories. The author is founder and committee member of the Doll Club of Great Britain, and a restorer for museums, private dealers and collectors., and has written articles for magazines and books on antique dolls." Plus list of suppliers in U.K. and U.S.A. (10"h x 7½"w) (25cms x 19cms) approx. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. more information

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London: Michael Joseph, 1957. Book in very good condition, back free endpapers have four small light brown marks. Dustjacket in good condition, spine very slightly faded, spine ends slightly rubbed. 207pp. The author describes how he himself and other became interested in collecting antiques, chiefly pottery and porcelain. and how to deal with buying at auction, from dealers and privately.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. more information

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London: Charles Letts, 1972. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, ½" closed tear by top front edge, spine ends very slightly rubbed. Price clipped. 80pp, including select bibliography. With colour frontispiece and 61 colour photographs of Staffordshire figures. Each figure has a detailed caption.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 2005. Book in fine condition. Dustjacket in very good condition, very slightly rubbed at top spine edge. 289pp. With illustrations at start of each chapter. From d/j flap - "The author is a professional auctioneer. For over twenty years he has uncovered a huge range of priceless (and occasionally worthless) antiques, and he has met, done business with and befriended people from some odd corners of English life. With eighteenth-century tables hidden away in decaying farm sheds to tattooed travellers with a penchant for Worcester china.". First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. more information

Offered by Clent Books of Bewdley (United Kingdom)