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Illustrated Guide to Lowestoft Porcelain Godden, Geoffrey
N.Y Praeger 1969 Hardcover Fair Poor Book
Although nearly 40 years old, this is still one of the few studies on the English Lowestoft factory and wit's written by an expert. 164 pages of text plus over 200 color and b/w illustrations. As you can see in the photo, the d/j is in poor conditon, however, internally the book is in fine condition.
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65.00 USD
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Collecting Chinese Export Porcelain Gordon, Elinor, Editor
N.Y Universe Books 1977 0876632959 Hardcover Fine Fine Book
Elinor Gordon has to be regarded as the leading dealer in Chinese Export porcelain. This 160 page book has 170 b/w plates and 20 in color. The pieces were from the Gordon collection. It's an excellent discussion and history of Chinese Export porcelains, both those made for the American market and those made for European trade. Fine copy.
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45.00 USD
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Antique Tin & Tole Ware Gould, Mary Earle
Rutland,Vt Tuttle 1958 Hardcover Fine Book
This hardcover book has 136 pages and over 250 illustrations. Mrs. Gould wrote several other books, on objects used in early homes and on early farms. Includes history of tin, peddlars, and discsusses the many items made of early. Fone condition.
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45.00 USD
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Thomas Johnson and English Rococo Hayward, Helena
London Alec Tiranti 1964
This hardcover book has over 230 pages and 191 plates. Prior to the publication of this book, there was no information on Johnson's work. Many of his designs were reprinted in the 19th century, attributed to Chippendale. All of Johnson's known designs are included in this book. Fine condition.
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65.00 USD
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American Rococo, 1750-1775: Elegance in Ornament Heckscher, Morrison H.; Bowman, Leslie Greene
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Harry N Abrams Inc 1992 0810964120 Hardcover Fine Fine Book
A hard cover book with 288 pages and 173 photos, most of which are in color. Comprehensive work on rococo design. Includes furniture, glass, ceramics, textiles, silver, book plates, and more. Fine condition.
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45.00 USD
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Decorative Furniture Hunter, George Leland
Philadelphia and London Lippimcott 1923 Limited, number not specified Hardcover fine none
This large heavy book has 480 pages and hundreds of illustrations. It's an overview of the decorative arts of "all ages". It covers the Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Chinese, and Japanesestyles , and continues through the American Mission style-leaving nothing out. Hunter wrote other books on early decorative arts. In fine condition. This is a large and heavy book-additional postage may be required. Please inquire.
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125.00 USD
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Bermuda's Antique Furniture & Silver Hyde, Bryden B.
Hamilton, Bermuda The Bermuda National Trust 1971 Hardcover Near Fine Very Good Book
This book by Bryden Bordley Hyde was the first of its kind to document the craftsmen in silver and wood on Bermuda in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. The book has more than 450 black and white photographs showing numerous examples of Bermudian furniture. The contents are divided into sections that deal with the context of industry and society on the island in the period in question, and then the furniture by form and the silver by form. A useful and hard to find book on the subject.
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275.00 USD
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Oriental Lowestoft. Chinese Export Porcelain Hyde, J.a. Lloyd
Newport, England Ceramic Book Co. 1964 Third, Limited Hardcover Fine None Book
This large book has 168 pages and 32 b/w plates along with2 color plates. Most plates show several pieces. This edition was limited to 1,000 copies. One of the standard refernces in the field. It's sub-title is: "With Special Reference to the Trade with China and the Porcelain Decorated for the American Market". Includes much history and a information on dating by borders. Fine condition.
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60.00 USD
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New England Furniture: The Colonial Era Jobe, Brock
Wilmington, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Houghton Mifflin 1984 0395344069 Hardcover Fine Good Book
This large hard cover book has nearly 500 pages and over 450 color and b/w photos. Includes an important essay on construction methods and materials. An essential book for those interested in New England furniture. Fine condition.
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110.00 USD
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Portsmouth Furniture: Masterworks from the New Hampshire Seacoast Jobe, Brock W.
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities 1993 0874516080 Soft cover Fine Book
454 pages and with 117 pieces of furntiture pictured and described in detail, this will remain the definitive work on the cabinetmakers of Portsmouth and the New Hampshire seacoast. Many pieces include photographs of details, there's a checklist of cabinemakers and theri marks, and much more. This softcover copy is in fine condition with with very minor creases to the corners.
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325.00 USD
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Decorative Wedgwood in Architecture and Furniture Kelly, Alison
London Country Life 1965 hardcover fine fine
This harsdcover book has 146 pages and 75 b/w illustrations. It's the first book to deal with the Wedgwood wares by designers such as James Wyatt, Henry Holland, and others. Kelly also describes the use of Jasper placques by both English and French cabinetmakers. Fine condition with some stains on the rear panel of the d/j.
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45.00 USD
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English Embriodery Kendrick, A.F.
London George Newnes Hardcover Fine No Jacket Book
This book does not have a publication date but is c.1904. It has 126 pages of text plus 60 pages of b/w plates and 4 color plates. A comprehensive work on early English textiles from Anglo-Saxon times through the 18th century. Fine condition.
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65.00 USD
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The Hitchcock Chair Kenney, John Tarrant
N.Y Clarkson Potter 1971 Hardcover Fine Fine Book
This 338 page bookis the only one that fully details Lambert Hitchcock, his chairs and his furniture making business. It has 400 b/w illustrations and 11 color plates. Much detail. Fine copy.
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50.00 USD
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American Furniture & the British Tradition to 1830 Kirk, John T.
Knopf 1982 0394400380 Hardcover Fine Fine Book
John Kirk is an outstading authority on American furniture and has written several other books on the subject. This important book discusses the realtionships between early American furniture and the British forms. It has 398 pages and over 1,500 photographs. Fine condition.
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110.00 USD
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Weather Vanes Klamkin, Charles
NY NY: N.Y. Hawthorn Books, Inc. 1973. 1973 Hardcover Fair Good Book
Hard Cover. Fair/Good. Heavily illustrated in b/w. This one of two "must have" books for those interested in weathervanes.
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65.00 USD
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The Old Exeter Pottery Works Lamson,jr, Everett C.
Barre, Vt Privately Published By Author 1978 Hardcover Fine None, as Issued Book
A scarce book on the Lamson family pottery work in Exeter, NH, beginning in 1771 and ending in 1935. Many illustrations, old ads, billheads, tips on identification, etc. 84 pages, ex-library copy with very few marks.
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45.00 USD
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Animals in American Folk Art Lavitt, Wendy
Westminister, Maryland, U.S.A. Alfred a Knopf Inc 1990 0394571568 Fine Good Book
This hardcover book has 244 pages and 350 photographs, most of which are in color. Includes paintings, sculptures, hooked rugs, outsider art, more. Wear to d/j.
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75.00 USD
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The Ornamented Chair It's Development in America 1700-1890 Lea, Zilla Rider
Rutland,Vt Tuttle 1962 Hardcover Fine Fine Book
This book has 174 pages and over 300 photographs, some of which are in color. This is often under-rated book. It has much information on the development of stencilled and painted chairs and the designers and painters. It covers the stencilled chairs of Hitchcock and numerous other makers; Sheraton "fancy" chairs, rocking chairs, and more. It's a very useful book. Fine condntion.
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Rufus Porter, Rediscovered Lipman, Jean
New York, New York, U.S.A. Crown Pub 1980 0-517-541157 Hard cover Fine Good
This hardcover book has about 200 pages and over 100 b/w plates plus 22 in color. Originally published as Rufus Porter, Yankee Pioneer. Ex-library copy with some markings. Internally fine.
This title is not presently in stock. Please email us if you'd like to have the next copy that comes in.
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110.00 USD
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Young America : A Folk-Art History Lipman, Jean; Warren, Elizabeth V.
Manchester, Vermont, U.S.A. Hudson Hills Press LLC 1986 0933920768 Soft cover Fine Book
An over sized soft cover book 200 pages and hundreds of photographs, many of which are in color. A somewhat different organization, written by experts in the field. Includes paintings, sculptures, textiles, more. Selections are from major museum
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35.00 USD
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Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American Decorative Arts Little, Nina Fletcher
New York, New York, U.S.A. E P Dutton 1984 0-525-24265-1 Hard Cover Fine Fine
If you're going to own just one book on folk art, this is it. Over 280 pages, over 350 illustrations, many of which are in color, hard cover. Impeccable scholarship, it not only describes the objects and their context, it also goes into the author's philosophy of collecting. The Little's collection was one of the finest. In fine condition..
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110.00 USD
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American Decorative Wall Painting Little, Nina Fletcher
New York, New York, U.S.A. Dutton/Plume 1986 0525473351 Soft cover Fine Book
This soft cover book has 170 pages and 171 phots, several of which are in color. Updates the 1952 edition of the book, with an additional chapter and additional plates. Includes checklist of locations, and biogrpahies of some of the major artists. A basic book on the subject. Fine condition.
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40.00 USD
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Printed Textiles English and American Cottons and Linens 1700-1850 Montgomery, Florence
N.Y Viking Press 1970 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book
This 380 page book is the basic book for those interested in American or British printed textiles. It has over 420 illustrations, some in color. Includes much on the history of the textile trade with Great Britain and the colonies, the printing of textiles in this country, and how they were used in home decoration. Mrs. Montgomery was was assititant curator of textiles at Winterthur when this book was published. Fine condition.
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195.00 USD
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Country Cabinetwork and Simple City Furniture Morse, John, Editor
Charlottesville, Va University Press of Virginia 1969 First Edition Soft cover Good Book
The Winterthur Conference report for 1969 has 31 pages and several b/w illustrations. It's a series of 7 essays by writers such as Benno Forman, Charles Montgomery, Charles Parsons, Charles Hummel, Nancy Goyne Evans, and others. Excellent scholarship. Some minor wear on covers.
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New London County Furniture Myers, Minor
New London, Ct Lyman Allyn Museum 1974 Soft Cover Fine
134 pages, 105 pieces are pictured and described and many additional photos show details. Differrring dovetails are pictured and biographical details are included for many New London cabinetmakers. It's one of the fine regional studies done on early Connecticut furniture.Fine condition, with minor wear to the covers.
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50.00 USD
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If These Pots Could Talk : Collecting 2000 Years of British Household Pottery Noel Hume, Ivor
Hanover, NH, U.S.A. Hanover, NH, U.S.A.: University Press of New England, 2001 2001 158465161X Hardcover Fine Fine Book
Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. massive book with 453 pages and hundreds of color and b/w illustrations. Ivor Noel Hume was the Chief Archaeologist at Colonial Williamsburg. He's authored several other books, and is a very "readable" author. The scope of this book is vast and will interest nearly any collector or student of early ceramics.
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Geoffrey Paul Collection, Captain Henry Lay Champlin House Northeast Auctions
Portsmouth, Nh Northeast Auctions 2002 Soft cover Fine Book
124 pages, 85 lots, all in color and all well described. American furniture, folk art, needlework, paintings, glaas, etc. Fine condition, no prices realized
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Kahn Collection, Part 1 Northeast Auctions
Portsmouth, Nh Northeast Auctions 2002 Soft cover Fine Book
105 pages and 279 lots, most illustrated in color. Mostly three dimesnional folk art in original surfaces. Stoneware, canes, much more. Fine condition, no prices realized
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Treasury of American Clocks Palmer, Brooks
N.Y Macmillan 1967 First Edition Hardcover Fine Fine Book
This 372 page book has over 500 photographs, many of which show details of works and labels. It's a chronological pictorial history of American clockmaking with fully descriptive captions. Fine condition.
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The Shenandoah Pottery Rice, A.H .And Stoudt, John Baer
Strasburg, Va. Shenandoah Publishing House 1929 Hardcover Very Good None Book
This is one of the pioneering works in the study of Shenandoah pottery and the information is still sound. It has 277 pages and 7 color plates and well over 100 b/w plates illustrating many very rare and many common forms. Includes an illustrated catalog of the author's clolection. Information on the potters, their marks, etc. Ver good condition with minor sunning of the spine.
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