THE COMPLETE BOOK OF SMALL ANTIQUES COLLECTING by McClinton, Katharine Morrison - 1965

NY: Coward - McCann, Inc.. Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1965. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with call label on DJ's spine. The DJ, which is protected by clear plastic, was taped to the covers, leaving tape marks on the binding and endpapers. Library markings on top & fore edges, inside front cover, title page, and bfep. Other than tape marks, sound binding has very minor soil and wear. Contents are clean and unworn, with no writing or other entries in the text. . Other than call label & tape marks, only minor wear and soil on the complete DJ. ; First Printing of the FIRST EDITION, 1965.Red cloth, bright gold lettering. Index. Appendices. At least 66 pages of b/w photos. ANTIQUES. Here in one readable, enormously useful volume, is a comprehensiv e guide on how to build a collection of small American antiques. All kinds of beautiful, decorative, or useful objects are described, including weathervanes, hinges, latches, locks and keys, cake and pudding molds, paperweights, watchpapers, children's rattles, cardcases, sewing birds and souvenir spoons. The emphasis is on American antiques and each object is placed in historical context and carefully described. More than 100 photos illustrate the text. ; 8-1/2" Tall; 255 pages .