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Josiah Wedgwood & Sons, of Etruria and Barlaston, Staffordshire, England, 1950. Hardcover/No DJ, as issued?; VG+ (minor edgewear); No date, circa 1950, presumed 1st Edition; tabbed sections individually paged (approx 200 pgs); with 19 colour frontispieces, 13 half-tone illustrations, 2156 line drawings to scale; includes Bone China, Queen's Ware, Fine Coloured Earthenwares, Rockingham, Green Glaze & Majolica, Keith Murray Moonstone & Coloured Matt Glazes, Black Basalt, Basrelief & Jasper; Wedgewood History in Trade Marks; Text in English & Spanish. A scarce title in excellent condition.. Wedgwood; Josiah Wedgwood; Bone China; Queens Wares; Earthenware; Rockingham; Majolica; Jasper;. more information

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PA: Buten Museum of Wedgwood, 1969. Hardcover (gold-stamped cloth)/No DJ; VG+ (few minor spots rear cover); 1st Edition; 320 pgs; 4to; with numerous full-page black & white illustrations; Wedgwood Pigeonhole Variety Chart & Index. . Wedgwood;. more information

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NY: World Publishing, 1971. Hardcover/DJ; VG+/VG (small stains to inside of DJ; 2" tear at top corner fold); 1st American Edition, stated; 351 pgs; tall 4to; with 48 color plaates, over 700 B&W photos, & 100+ line drawings; Bibliography; top edges gilt. "...a comprehensive survey of the work of goldsmiths and silversmiths ... from the Middle Ages to the late 19th century". . ISBN: 0600430634. Silver; Gold;. more information

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PA: The Pennsylvania German Society, 1985. Hardcover/DJ; Near Fine/Near Fine; Presumed 1st Edition; Publications of The Pennsylvania German Society, Vol XVIII; xii,292 pgs; tall 8vo; "...this little-known folk art form from Pennsylvania Dutch countryside reached a peak of popularity between 1820 and 1850"; illustrated with 49 color plates & 562 black & white photos & drawings; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.. ISBN: 0-911122-48-6. Towels; Decorated Towels; Pennsylvania German Decor; Needlework;. more information

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The Old Soldier Press, 1983. Hardcover, No DJ,as issued; VG+ (very minor edgewear; light soil on white portion of rear cover); 2nd Edition (Enlarged & Revised), ix,250 pgs, with 376 black & white photographs; Bibliography. "Much of what follows in this book naturally deals with the Imperial German Armies, their units, garrisons, and organization. The 1914 unit listing contained herein is the most complete such listing in English today. The chapter dealing with the German soldier, beginning with his draft registration, his training, barracks, life, etc., has been out of print for more than sixty years. Other items of information on customs, traditions, German military history and historical personalities are interspersed throughout this book. Photographs of steins appearing in this book represent some of the best regimental stein collections in the world. Many of the rarest or most scarce steins known by the author are depicted in the photo section."

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Cooper-Hewitt Museum/Smithsonian Institution, 1981. The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques Series; 128pp; tall 8vo; history of furniture after 1900 & "...its many coexisting styles"; illustrated w/31 colorplates & 98 B&W photographs; Glossary; Bibliog; BCE; cloth over boards; VG+/VG+ (1" tear rear bottom edge). Furniture;. more information

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Collector Books, 1979. Hardcover with pictorial cover/No DJ, as issued; VG+ (front cover curves slightly upward; light edgewear, also along front & rear gutters); Presumed 1st Edition; 135 pgs; 4to; covers 39 categories; profusely illustrated with color photos; 4 pg Bibliography; with 4 pg Value Guide laid in. "Many of the articles chosen for this book may be considered first things used by settlers in the past two centuries, but they were selected primarily because of their apparent handmade quality. This quality was not only confined to articles made at home, but also to those small shop or factory products that reflected the human touch. Handmade quality has an appeal today for those who feel our quality controlled mass-production processes, have destroyed all evidence of any relationship between man and product.". ISBN: 0-89145-112-9. Folk Art; Primitives; Handmade Tools; Wrought Tools; Antiques; Handmade Artifacts; Americana;. more information

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