English Silver.
Illus., 251pp., 12mo, boards, d.w.; d.w. has small tears and is edgeworn. New York; Hawthorn Books, (1966). First American Edition. More
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Chinese Whispers: Chinoiserie in Britain 1650-1930
Brighton & Hove: Royal Pavilion & Mueums, 2008. Foreword by Janita Bagshawe. Well illustrated. 143 pages. 4to, glossy, pictorial wrappers. Brighton & Hove: Royal Pavilion & Museums, (2008). A near fine copy. Essays by David Beevers, James Lomax, Patrick Conner, Sarah Cheang. More
Dictionnaire des Poincons de Maitres-Orfevres Francais du XIVe Siecle a 1838.
Paris: Bueque & Frapsauce, 1929. Preface de M. La Claviere. Profusely illustrated with 3000 small black & white hallmarks. 342pp., unopened. Short 4to, original stiff grey patterned wrappers, gilt lettering, spine has been repaired, interior is fine and has never been read. Paris: F. de Nobele, 1929. First Edition. Scarce. More
Old Danish Silver.
Copenhagen: Hassing, 1949. With over 400 illustrations. 4to, black cloth, d.w. Copenhagen: Hassing, 1949. Fine in very good d.w. More
American Silver: The Work of Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Silversmiths Exhibited... June to November, 1906.
Boston: Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1906. Photogravure frontispiece portrait, and 29 mounted photographic plates; text illustrations and rubrics throughout. 100pp. Short 4to, original gray printed wrappers (chipped and well-worn at corners and spine ends; internally clean). Boston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1906. First edition. A very good(-) copy of this uncommon book, lacking the slipcase. Printed in red and black and with elegant typography, this is the catalogue of the first exhibition devoted exclusively to American Silversmiths. More
History of Old Sheffield Plate. Being An Account of the Origin, Growth, and Decay of the Industry and of the Antique Silver and White or Britannia Metal Trade. With Chronological Lists of Makers's Marks and Numerous Illustrations of Specimens
Sheffield: Northend, 1983. Extensively illustrated with black & white photographs. xiii + 539pp., 4to, gilt-decorated blue cloth, d.w.; dust wrapper very lightly rubbed. Sheffield: J. W. Northend Limited, 1983. A near fine copy in a very good (+) dust wrapper. More
Vecchi Argenti Europei.; Storia e Splendori Dell'Argenteria da Tavola in Europa.
Milan: Bramante, 1965. Numerous tipped in color plates and other black & white photographic illustrations. 4to, cream cloth, d.w. (slightly faded). Milan: Bramante, (1965). First Edition. Very Good (+). More
Old Plate: Ecclesiastical, Decorative and Domestic.
New York: Gorham, 1888. Its Makers and Marks. Frontispiece, 82 black & white plates and many text illustrations. 268pp., 8vo, silver-stamped blue cloth. New York: Gorham, 1888. Very Good. (+). More
American Silver 1655-1825 in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston.
Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, 1972. 566 black & white photographic illustrations. 2 volumes, short 4to, gray cloth backed black boards, slipcase. Greenwich: New York Graphic Society, (1972). First Edition. A fine copy. More
Massachusetts Silver in the Frank L. and Louise C. Harrington Collection.
Worcester: 1965. Illustrated 4to, cloth, edges silvered. Worcester: 1965. Limited Edition. Fine. One of 300 copies, printed by The Steinhour Press and the Meriden Gravure Co. More
Silver: Pewter: Sheffield Plate.
85 illus. 304pp. 4to, cloth; (slightly stained). N.Y., (1937). More
Silver: Pewter: Sheffield Plate.
London: Routledge, 1921. 304 pages with 85 illustrations in black & white. 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (d.w. chipped). London: George Routledge & Sons, 1921. A fine copy in a chipped dust jacket. More
South Carolina Silversmiths 1690-1860
Charleston: Charleston Museum, 1968. Black & white illustrations. 8vo, blue cloth spine, grey boards, d.w. Charleston: Charleston Museum, 1968. Fine. Contributions from The Charleston Museum, X. More
The Values of Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate, From the XVth to the XIXth Centuries.
London: Bemrose & Sons, 1906. Edited by J. Starkie Gardner. 87 handsomely printed black & white plates. 293pp. Thick 4to, gilt-decorated black cloth (inner hinges strengthened, 1/2 title crudely repaired with tape). London: Bemrose & Sons, 1906. A good copy. More
The Values of Old English Silver and Sheffield Plate, From the XVth to the XIXth Centuries.
London: Bemrose & Sons, 1906. Edited by J. Starkie Gardner. 87 handsomely printed black & white plates. 293pp. Thick 4to, gilt-decorated blue cloth (small tear on spine, neatly repaired). London: Bemrose & Sons, 1906. A very good copy. More
Silver: Pleaseures and Treasures.
Profusely illustrated in color and b/w, 128pp., square 8vo, pictorial cloth. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, (1961). Very good. More
Ori e Argenti Dell'Italia Antica.
Milan: "Silvana" Editoriale D'Arte, 1962. 44 plates in color and 63 illustrations in b/w. 85pp. 4to, gray cloth, d.w. (d.w. worn at edges, chip on top spine end, crease running along bottom edge of cloth's front cover, cloth's edges lightly faded, bottom corner bumped, some small stains on front cover flyleaf). Milan: "Silvana" Editoriale D'Arte, (1962). A very good(+) copy, internally clean. More
Spratling Silver: Centennial Edition.
San Francisco: Chronicle, 2000. Illustrated with large b/w photographs of over 70 pieces. Essay by Barnaby Conrad. 176 pages. 4to, black cloth, d.w. San Francisco: Chronicle, (2000). First edition. A fine copy in a very near fine dust wrapper. More
Gilda Aurifabrorum: A History of English Goldsmiths and Plateworkers and Their Marks Stamped on Plate.
London: Reeves and Turner, 1899. 2500 illustrations. Tall, slim 8vo, rust blind stamped cloth. London: Reeves and Turner, 1899. New Edition. Very good. More
Gilda Aurifabrorum: A History of English Goldsmiths & Plateworkers, and their Marks Stamped on Plate.
London: Allen, 1883. 2500 illustrations. Tall 8vo, decoratively gilt rust cloth, (ex-lib top of spine repaired. London: Allen, 1883. First Edition. A good copy. First Edition of this indispensable companion to Chaffers's "Hall Marks on Gold & Silver Plate." More
Heritage of England: Silver Through Ten Reigns.
55 b/w plates. Small 4to, boards. (London), 1983. More
John Coney, Silversmith, 1655- 1722.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1932. With an introduction by Hollis French. Two facsimiles, 30 plates. 92pp. 8vo, black cloth; uncut. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, (1932). Fine. One of 365 numbered copies. More
National Types of Old Pewter.
Boston: Antiques. Illustrated. 47pp., slim 4to, gray cloth-backed green boards, paper label (rubbed). Boston: Antiques, 1925. Very good (+). Limited Edition. More
Old English Plate.
London: John Murray, 1910. Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic: Its Makers and Marks. Frontispiece plate, 133 text illustrations, and more than 2,700 facsimiles of plate marks. Rubricated title, 538pp., 8vo, green cloth, d.w. (chipped). London: John Murray, 1910. Tenth Edition. Revised and Enlarged. Fine. More
Early Silver of Connecticut and its Makers.
Meriden: International Silver, 1913. 33 b/w plates and illustrations, 115pp., slim 8vo, cloth-backed boards (slightly edgeworn). Meriden, CT: International Silver, 1913. First Edition. Very good (+). More