The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls. [With Price Guide].
by Werner, Frieda Marion and Norma
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Dade City, Florida, United States
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About This Item
New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1979). First Edition. Quarto, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 608 pp. Good+, with speckling to covers and light foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers; in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear. Includes The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls Price Guide: Quarto, paperbound (stapled self wrappers), 19 pp. Very Good, with a few pages dog-eared. From dust jacket: Here at last is the definitive book about china half-figures, those nostalgic reminders of the days when tea-cosies, boudoir lamps, perfum bottles and pincushions were topped with porcelain figures representing theupper portion of the human form. The authors have illustrated, described and coded hundreds of models of half-dolls, some found today in antique shops and flea markets, and others in private collections and museums. The book can be enjoyed on many levels, as a delightful picture book for the novice, a valuable reference for the collector,or a useful working tool for the dealer or museum curator. The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls now makes it possible to identify over a thousand models of these charming reminders of a not too distant past.
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- Bookseller
- Lighthousebooks, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- els2569
- Title
- The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls. [With Price Guide].
- Author
- Werner, Frieda Marion and Norma
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc., (1979). First Edition.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1979
- Keywords
- Antiques & Collectibles, Collections, Dolls, Figurines, Half Dolls, Half-Dolls.
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Lighthousebooks, ABAA
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About the Seller
Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Biblio member since 2006
Dade City, Florida
About Lighthousebooks, ABAA
Lighthouse Books, ABAA is a family-owned and operated book shop located in downtown Dade City, Florida, celebrating more than 40 years of business. We're open to the public Tuesdays through Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Our specialties include Florida history and literature, Americana, literature of the South, military history (including, but not limited to, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Vietnam, Korean War), children's literature, antique maps, leather bindings and rare & unusual items. We have a wide variety of general stock, including a large landscape/gardening section, a great selection of Christian/church history/Bible study titles, Beat literature, fishing, aviation, maritime, Asian history, African history, European history, South Pacific, British history, archaeology, psychology, philosophy, Latin American and Caribbean history, Canadian history, discovery & exploration, art, antiques & collectibles' reference, pop-up books, railroads, hunting, fire arms, etc. About 25 per cent of our total stock is listed in our online inventory. If ever you're in the area, we invite you to come in and browse; to show our appreciation, we'll offer a 15 per cent discount off any purchases made on your first visit. The proprietor, Michael F. Slicker, is one of about 450 qualified members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, Inc., and its affiliate the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. He was also the founding president of the the Florida Antiquarian Booksellers Association and is still an active member and committee chairman. In addition to keeping regular hours at the storefront location, Lighthouse Books participate as a vender in about a dozen book fairs, antiques shows, map fairs and related events each year. One such show is The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, an annual trade show/charity benefit held in downtown St. Petersburg in the spring, that has become the oldest and largest antiquarian book fair in the Southeast; Slicker has served as Chair since its inception thirty years ago. Please contact us for more information regarding our certified appraisal services. Please visit our website: www.OldFloridaBookStore.com. Bibliophiles might also enjoy our blog, featuring articles on unusual books, author biographies, and other book related subjects:.OldFloridaBookStore.blospot.com.
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- First Edition
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- Quarto
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- Jacket
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- Good+
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- Gilt
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