Antiques And Collectibles from Tennyson Williams, Books and Fine Art

State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1979. ix, (1), 124 pages. Now out-of-print, this well-illustrated book is still the standard reference for information about U. S. embossed revenue stamped paper issued during 1814-1817 and for other reveue stamped paper issued during 1791-1869. The book is in very good+ condition: clean and tight, with a previous owner's bookplate… Read more about this item

State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1979. ix, (1), 124 pages. Now out-of-print, this well-illustrated book is still the standard reference for information about U. S. revenue stamped paper issued during 1801-1802. The book is in very good+ condition: clean and tight, with a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+.… Read more about this item

Arlington, Massachusetts: Bureau Issues Association, 1974. xi, (1), 446 pages. Now a standard reference for collectors and dealers in revenue stamps, this book is a profusely illustrated catalog. As the American Philatelic Society wrote when George Turner was named to the APS Hall of Fame in 1980: "Turner was the leading philatelic bibliophile of his time, building the… Read more about this item

New York: American Bank Note Company, 1959. 92 pages. First printing of this official history of the first 163 years (1795-1958) of the most important American producer of "documents of value." Profusely illustrated with steel engraved samples of the precious paper printed by the company during that time. There is also a lithographed map of the… Read more about this item

State College, Pennsylvania: The American Philatelic Society, 1979. ix, (1), 124 pages. Now out-of-print, this well-illustrated book is still the standard reference for information about U. S. revenue stamped paper issued during 1798-1801. The book is in very good+ condition: clean and tight, with a previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+.… Read more about this item

Pacific Palisades, California: Castenholz and Sons, 1996. "A priced catalog of Civil War and Spanish American War checks, drafts, receipts, stocks, bonds, and other documents bearing imprinted revenue stamps." Complete set of 8 volumes, published between 1989 and 1996: Part 1--The Western States; Part 2--The Southern States; Part 3--The Central States; Part 4--The East Central States; Part 5--The Eastern… Read more about this item

Norfolk, Virginia: The Chrysler Museum, 1982. 135 pages. Profusely illustrated study of extant Eastern Shore raised panel furniture:clothes presses, blanket chests, flat-wall cupboards, bookcases, turkey-breast cupboards, and corner cupboards. The authors state that their purpose is to "provide a comprehensive documentation and comparative study of the presently known examples of this regionally characteristic southern furniture group." This… Read more about this item

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts: The Pi Press, 1980. 541 pages. Profusely illustrated reference for collectors and dealers of antique bitters bottles. The book is clean and tight.. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good+/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Diane Wheaton and Bruce Pendleton. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Williamsburg, Virginia and New Haven, Connecticut: The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation / Yale University Press, 2002. xii, 265 pages. First printing. Signed, without inscription, on the title page by author Linda Baumgarten, who was the Curator of Textiles and Costumes for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. This profusely illustrated book is based upon the 900 costumes and 2,400 accessories… Read more about this item

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, Inc., 1998. 223 pages. First U. S. printing. A profusely illustrated (photographs and line drawings) study of British clothing and accessories in the Victoria and Albert Museum's collection. The book is clean and tight; the dust jacket is clean and bright.. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Richard Davis… Read more about this item

Paris: Musée des Arts décoratifs and Flammarion, 2000. 334 (2) pages. Small folio. In the original pictorial dust jacket. First printing of the first English-language edition, which is a revised and updated version of the exhibition catalogue for Décors de l'imaginaire: Papiers peints panoramiques, 1790-1865 at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, September 18, 1990 through… Read more about this item

Agoura, California: Pendel Uhr Publications, 1979. 70 pages. Profusely illustrated study of German and Viennese weight-driven clocks produced between 1800 and 1900. The book is internally clean and tight, with minor soiling of covers; one 1/3 inch closed tear on the top edge of the rear cover.. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12"… Read more about this item

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1984. 231 pages. Profusely illustrated book written to accompany two 1984 exhibitions: "Philadelphians and the China Trade 1784-1844" at the Philadelphia Museum of art and "The Canton Connection: Ships, Captains and Cargoes" at the Philadelphia Maritime Museum. The book is in almost as-new condition in a clean and bright dust jacket that… Read more about this item

Beckenham, England: Hugh Orr, 1985. 112 pages. Profusely illustrated survey of early eyeglasses and their makers. A necessary reference for collectors. The book is clean and tight.. SIGNED. First Edition. Paperback. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

London: Hali Publications, 1991. Four (4) complete issues of this important journal. Profusely illustrated--colors in photographs are vibrant! Particularly interesting are in-depth articles on a Himalayan Tantric banner, the Perepedil design, the Oriental carpets at Skokloster Slott, Donegal carpets, Romano-Egyptian embroideries, Afshar tribal weavings, rugs in paintings, and pile-weaving in the 3rd millennium BCE. The magazines… Read more about this item

Atglen, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1997. 160 pages. "This is the first book to tell the Kensington [Ware] story and identify, value, and illustrate the aluminum in 375 color, vintage, and black-and-white illustrations. It is a must for anyone interested in aluminum, Art Deco, and the machine age in America." The book is clean and tight--in almost… Read more about this item

London: Hali Publications, 1992. 160 pages. Profusely illustrated--colors in photographs are vibrant! Particularly interesting are in-depth articles on the Vrindavani Vastra silks from Assam and Zeikhur rugs of the Caucasus. The magazine is clean, tight, and bright.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Collectible-Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

London: Hali Publications, 1989. 80, 124 pages. Profusely illustrated--colors in photographs are vibrant! Particularly interesting are an in-depth article on inscribed carpets of the Bakhtiari Great Khans and an interview with Arthur D. Jenkins. The magazine is clean, tight, and bright.. First Printing. Soft Cover. Collectible-Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Magazine.

London: Hali Publications, 1981. Three (3) complete issues of this important journal. Profusely illustrated--colors in photographs are vibrant! Particularly interesting are in-depth articles on Turkmen tents, flat weavers of Azerbaijan, the Yoruk weavers of the Toros Mountains, "Lotto" carpets in western paintings, Beshir carpets of the Bukhara Emirate, and hand-made carpets in the British Isles, . The… Read more about this item

London: Hali Publications, 1990. 3 complete issues of this important magazine for researchers and collectors of rugs and textiles. Profusely illustrated--colors in photographs are vibrant! Particularly interesting in-depth articles on the origin of Tibetan carpet weaving traditions, early Spanish rugs at Vizcaya, Moroccan tribal weaves, Persian flatweaves, the tapestries of 15th century Basel, and 13th century Anatolian luxury… Read more about this item