Old London Silver by Howard, Montague - 1903

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. First. Hardcover. Fair, spine missing, binding holding, covers scuffed, especially lower one, corners and some edges worn. Pages slightly age-darkened.. Leather on boards with gilt titling and decoration, no dust jacket as issued, 405 pp., 5 full-page illustrations in silver-gilt including frontispiece, 173 bw figures in text, and over 4,000 facsimilies of makers marks and hall-marks. A classic book. Summarized from the preface: Includes a short history of the silversmiths' art in England, illustrated by portraits of distinguished ones, and "pieces of silver that one finds on a well-appointed table...The list of makers' marks is the most elaborate ever compiled...The difficult question of frauds is considered.

Charles Scribner's Sons. Collectible - Acceptable. First edition copy. Collectible - Acceptable. Binding shaken. (England, London, plate, silverwork, hallmarks) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. First. Hardcover. VG+ but with ex-lib. normal marks/pocket. Contents NF.. Green buckram library re-binding. 405 pp., 5 full-page illustrations in silver-gilt including frontispiece, 173 bw figures in text, and over 4,000 facsimilies of makers marks and hall-marks. A classic book. Summarized from the preface: Includes a short history of the silversmiths' art in England, illustrated by portraits of distinguished ones, and "pieces of silver that one finds on a well-appointed table...The list of makers' marks is the most elaborate ever compiled...The difficult question of frauds is considered.

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1903. First. Hardcover. VG, a very nice restoration. Remnants of gree leather gilt embossed cover mounted on new cloth boards, as well as spine remnants. 405 pp., 5 full-page illustrations in silver-gilt including frontispiece, 173 bw figures in text, and over 4,000 facsimilies of makers marks and hall-marks. A classic book. Summarized from the preface: Includes a short history of the silversmiths' art in England, illustrated by portraits of distinguished ones, and "pieces of silver that one finds on a well-appointed table...The list of makers' marks is the most elaborate ever compiled...The difficult question of frauds is considered.

Scribner, 1903-01-01. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Ex-library book, usual markings. Hardback rebound by library. Clean text, sound binding.

Paperback / softback. New.