The Confident Collector - How to Recognize an Authentic Antique by Bly, John \(Editor\) - 1986

New York: Prentice Hall Press (Div. of Simon & Schuster), 1986. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. First American Edition, First printing.. New York: Prentice Hall Press (Div. of Simon & Schuster), 1986. First American Edition, First printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First U.S. Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean green boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated throughout with black and white and full color photographs. 224 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (19.95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. Informative and practical guide to deceptions, fakes and not-quite-genuine pieces to be found in the antiques trade, written by some of the world's leading authorities and illustrated with 500 photographs and drawings..