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Denver CO: Roberts Publishing Co.. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, orange wrappers, 136 pages, profusely illustrated with 152 instructional drawings in black & white. The first of a series of papers on the repair of the complex mechanisms of complicated watches, providing an in-depth analysis of mainly chronograph movements. Written by the Dean and President of the American Academy of Horology. Clean, bright copy. Record # 385604

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2020. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright, unclipped dust jacket. In Crap: A History of Cheap Stuff in America, Wendy A. Woloson takes seriously the history of objects that are often cynically-made and easy to dismiss: things not made to last; things we don't really need; things we often don't even really want. Woloson does not mock these ordinary, everyday possessions but seeks to understand them as a way to understand aspects of ourselves, socially, culturally, and economically: Why do we—as individuals and as a culture—possess these things? Where do they come from? Why do we want them? And what is the true cost of owning them? Woloson tells the history of crap from the late eighteenth century up through today, exploring its many categories: gadgets, knickknacks, novelty goods, mass-produced collectibles, giftware, variety store merchandise. As Woloson shows, not all crap is crappy in the same way—bric-a-brac is crappy in a… Leer más

London: George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode, 1873. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. 699 pages. Hardcover. Beautifully rebound first edition. Blue cloth covers with title in gilt on black leather spine label. Features black & white illustrations and full color tipped-in plates. Clean, tight. A very nice copy. Record # 611888

Boston: Bruce Humphries, Inc., 1939. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, decorated boards with red cloth spine, 96 pages. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR ON FRONT ENDPAPER. Previous owners signature at top of front endpaper. Illustrated with black & white photographs. Spine cloth faded. Clean, tight copy. Record # 609176

NY: Christie’s, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Two hardcover volumes, light blue cloth covers stamped in gilt, auction catalogs illustrated throughout in color. Part 1: Important French Porcelain, 161 pages, 468 items. Part 2: Important French Furniture, Works of Art, Old Master Paintings, Drawings and Chinese Porcelain and Jade. 292 pages, 456 items. Auction held March 21- 23, 1991. Clean bright copies. Scarce in hardcover format. Ms. Firestone was heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. fortune and considered one of the last great post-war collectors. Record # 383244

NY: Christie's, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, blue boards with color label on front cover. This is the hardcover catalogue for the sale of the Elizabeth Parke Firestone collection held at Christie's in New York on Friday, November 19, 1982. 51 pages featuring 57 items, all with color photographs. Clean copy. Record # 383247

NY: Christie's, 1982. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, blue boards with color label on front cover. INSCRIBED BY ELIZABETH PARKE FIRESTONE on the inside cover. Ms. Firestone was heir to the Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. fortune and considered one of the last great post-war collectors. This is the hardcover catalogue for the sale of her collection held at Christie's in New York on Friday, November 19, 1982. 51 pages featuring 57 items, all with color photographs. Clean copy. Record # 383269

Paris: Flammarion, 1977. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 167 pages. Hardcover. Text in French only. Illustrated in full color and black & white. Dust jacket with wear to edges - jacket now protected with clear plastic cover. Clean, tight copy. Record # 612299

Hong Kong: Christie's Hong Kong,, 2005. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover. 88 pages, 55 lots. Comprehensive catalogue accompanying the Christie's Hong Kong special auction of the Tianhe Shanfang collection, held May 30, 2005. All items illustrated with color photography, accompanied by detailed descriptions and historic information, with value estimates in HK and US dollars. Clean, like new. Record # 373659

Washington DC: Smithsonian, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover, 450 pages, b&w illustrations, diagrams throughout.Dust jacket with minor edgewear. Record # 356732

United Printing , 1986. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, pictorial wraps, 120 pages, illustrated in color. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR on title page. Contents include Histories of les Cinq Grands (Nevers, Rouen, Moustiers/Marseilles, Strasbourg); Decline of French Faience; Faience in the Age of Industrialization; Faience Fine: Montereau, Creil, Gien; Grand Feu: Quimper, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Desvres, Malicorne, Blois, Angoulême; Petit Feu: Faienceries of the East: Lunéville and St. Clément, Sarreguemines; Index of Marks; Bibliography; Index. Clean copy. Record # 382425

Exton, Pennsylvania: Schiffer Publishing Ltd, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, 329 pages. Brown wood-patterned laminate for cover with gilt design to front and lettering to spine, 175 b&w plates. Light wear to cover; overall a clean, tight copy. Record # 604975

Lanham MD: AltaMira Press, 2011. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket, 217 pages with color photos throughout. This book is a full-color catalogue raisonne and interprets the distinctive furniture made by John Shearer, one of the most accomplished and intriguing furniture makers during the post-Revolutionary period. Shearer emigrated from Scotland in the late 18th century and retained loyalist sympathies throughout his life, evidenced by the imagery and inscriptions sympathetic to various British causes―such as the suppression of the Irish rebellion in 1798 and the British victory in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805―that he worked into his furniture. Davison provides insight into the furniture's appeal to Anglo-American patrons, not secret loyalists, but men still culturally tied to Great Britain. Shearer's pieces are scattered among various collections, and many of them have been identified only in the last 25 years. This catalog is the only work in which all… Leer más

Los Angeles, CA: Wizard Promotions, 1980. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 136 pages. Softcover with black and white photos. Minor wear to paper wrappers. Record # 368472

Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, quarter cloth, paper-covered boards, paper spine label, top edge gilt. 451 pages. First trade edition, second issue with "The Autograph of Cruikshank" in the list of illustrations placed on page 334. Includes a color frontispiece and 78 other illustrations. Clean copy. Record # 384711

Burlington VT: The Horn Company, 1980. 2nd pr.. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 75 pages, cream wrappers with black lettering, gun stock on cover. First published in 1975, this second edition has a glued binding that's not destined to last. All there and in good condition. Scarce reference. Record # 374049

New York: Christie's, 1998. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover catalog, 234 pages. Illustrated in full color and black & white. Clean, tight copy. Record # 610904

Bosto/NY/Philadelphis: Lame Duck Books, 2002. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover, 136 pages, illustrated in color. Beautiful catalog with many color illustrations. Wonderful reference for books you'll probably never run across at your local library sale. Clean, bright copy. Record # 382101

New York: Christie's , 1989. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 155 lots, illustrated in color. Softcover with minor wear to covers and spine else in very good condition. Record # 809561

Georgetown KY: Americana Publications, 1984. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, blue cloth with silver lettering and design. 271 pages. Black & white photographs and illustrations. A clean, bright copy. Record # 385155