Old Pewter: Its Makers and Marks in England, Scotland and Ireland an Account of the Old Pewterer & His Craft Tapa dura - 1974

London, B. T. Batsford, B. T. Batsford, 1970. Original hardcover, dustjacket. xxii,432 pp.; ills, folding plates.; 29x22 cm. Text in English. - (dust-jacket and slipcase damaged) Although very good, see picture ISBN: 0713407115

Batsford. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1969. Seventh Printing; Hardcover. 0713407115 . B&W Illustrations; 9.1 X 6.6 X 1.1 inches; xxii, 432 pages; Hard cover silver with black lettering on front and spine. Covers have light rubbing, scuffing and bumping. DJ has light rubbing, scuffing, bumping; front flap price clipped; in a mylar cover. Originally published in 1929, this is a 7th printing from 1971. Pages are clean and tight. 'When it first appeared in 1929, Howard Herschel Cotterell's 'Old Pewter: Its Makers and Marks' was instantly recognized as the definitive work on the subject of English, Scottish, and Irish pewter. Since that date, its reputation has increased. In the words of Carl Jacobs, the pre-eminent authority on pewter in America, 'Cotterell is the leading authority; there are no other books with so many marks. This book includes a short historical introduction, a history of pewter-making, the old pewterers and their touch-plates, secondary… Leer más