The Standard Guide to Collecting Autographs: A Reference & Value Guide

By: Baker, Mark Allen

Price: $20.00

Publisher: Iola, Wisconsin, Krause Publications: 1999

Seller ID: 009745

ISBN: 0873416139

Condition: Near Fine

601 pp. Nearly new, spine uncreased. No marking. Exhaustive compendium of values for 15,000 signatures -- entertainers, presidents, athletes, generals, et al. Plus analysis and pointers on market trends. Size: 4to 11 in Tall View more info

More Looking in Junk Shops

By: Bedford, John

Price: $5.00

Publisher: NY, David McKay Co.: 1965

Edition: 1st American Edition

Seller ID: 007148

Condition: Very Good

252 pp. Heavy chipping of dj. Spine flap has quarter-inch tear at top, some darkish soiling. Binding firm, text bright. Heavily illustrated with line drawings of furniture details. Handy pocket-sized furniture and china identification guide for treks to antique and junk shops. Entries are alphabetically arranged. View more info

The Cabinetmakers of America: Their Lives and Works

By: Bjerkoe, Ethel Hale

Price: $7.00

Publisher: NY, Bonanza Books: 1957

Edition: Reprint.

Seller ID: 009961

Condition: Good +

246 pp., with b&w photos and line drawings. Some rubbing on edges and corner of orange cloth cover. Dust jacket moderately rubbed and tattered along creases. An encyclopedic alphabetized reference listing important cabinetmakers, and their locations, many of them from 17th and 18th centuries, Most entries have 50 to 200 words of biographical information. More important ones have one to two full pages of material. Sketches provide details of their characteristic styles. Size: 4th -- 10.5 In. Tall View more info

Jefferson Music Book: Keyboard Pieces, Some With Violin Accompaniment

By: Darling, J.S. Ed.

Price: $15.00

Publisher: Williamsburg Va., Colonial Williamsburg Foundation: 1977

Edition: First Edition Thus.

Seller ID: 010256

ISBN: 0879350431

Condition: Very Good +

42 pp. Light bumping of corners, lightly used, no markings. Covers have blue marbled design, double-leafed and uncut. Title is a pasted decorative card. A facsimile reproduction of a selection of 6 pieces that Thomas Jefferson enjoyed at Monticello, his Virginia estate. Composers represented are Bach, Handel, J. Snow, Samuel Arnold, W. Wadiczha, and C.F. Abel. The anthology includes reproductions of the ornate cover pages from the sheet music. Introduction and notes by an organist and choirmaster for the Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg. Size: 8vo -- 9.5 In Tall By 12.5 In Wide View more info

Clocks and Their Value

By: De Carle, Donald

Price: $8.00

Publisher: London, N.A.G. Press Ltd: 1971

Edition: 2nd Edition

Seller ID: 0503003865

Condition: Very Good

159 pp. with line drawing on nearl every page. Blue pebbled cloth. With bibliography, chronology of British monarchs and their respective clock styles. Very little wear, no markings. An alphabetical guide to various British, American and European clocks, mostly from the 18th to 20th centuries. Some entries, such as that for Big Ben, include a wealth of historical and technical detail. Most are a paragraph or two. Gives value ranges in British pounds. The author has reported on clock auctions for more than 50 years. View more info

The Island of Lost Maps: A True Story of Cartographic Crime

By: Harvey, Miles

Price: $4.00

Publisher: NY, Random House: 2000

Edition: 4th Printing.

Seller ID: 010183

Condition: Near Fine

405 pp. Nearly new, no markings or creasing. A compelling exploration of the weird world of maps and their black market through a recounting of noted map thief Gilbert Bland. Size: 12ni -- 7.25 in. View more info

Chests, Cupboards, Desks and Other Pieces

By: Ketchum, William C.

Price: $3.50

Publisher: Ny, Alfred a Knopf Inc: 1982

Edition: 1st Paperback Edition

Seller ID: 009062

ISBN: 0394712706

Condition: Very Good

334 pp. plus about 50 pp of appendix matter (price guide, glossary, bibliography etc.) Many color photos and b&w detail sketches. A comprehensive guide to main styles of American furntiture, from 1600s onward to Mission and Art Deco styles. Also includes miscellaneous items such as hall trees , mirrors and vanity tables. Part of the Knopf Collectors' Guides to American Antiques. Foldout DJ with chipping and tears covers stiff wraps. 8vo -- 8.25 in Tall By 4.25 in Wide View more info

A History of American Pewter

By: Montgomery, Charles F.

Price: $8.50

Publisher: NY, Praeger Publishers: 1973

Edition: Reprint.

Seller ID: 009916

Condition: Near Fine

246 pp. Close to new, slight rubbing on corners of jacket. Text clean. Detailed survey of pewter found in American homes since colonial times. Includes technical chapters on how it's made. Numerous b&w photos showing examples, markings, etc. Many are taken from the collection of Winterthur, the DuPont estate that is now a museum. Author is a Yale art professor and former director of Winterthur. Besides a catalog of Winterthur's holdings, it includes a list of other important pewter collections in the U.S. Index, bibliography, instructions on cleaning pewter. Note: The guide does not attempt to... View more info

Know Your Heirlooms

By: Ormsbee, Thomas H.

Price: $6.00

Publisher: NY, McBride Co.: 1957

Edition: Firsrt Edition.

Seller ID: 009504

Condition: Good +

128 pp. plus 123 b&w glossy photos of various antiques. Bibliography, index. Wear on spine edges, corners rubbed, bottom end has rubbed spot. Text clean, no marking. Light foxing, mainly on endpapers. A layman's guide to broad categories of antiques, primarily those common in American households, ranging from furniture to china, paintings, silver and candlesticks. Based on a syndicated newspaper column. Lots of tidbits of trivia about the history of antiques. Size: 4to --10 In Tall View more info

The Story of Bing & Grondahl Christmas Plates

By: Owen, Pat

Price: $5.50

Publisher: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Owen Enterprises: 1962

Seller ID: 009149

Condition: Very Good +

204 pp. No markings, vey clean. Descriptions of annual series of collectible Christmas plates from Denmark, covering 1895 to 1987. Full page photo of each design. Price clipped on dj corner. View more info

Warman's Americana & Collectibles 1st Edition

By: Rinker, Harry L., Ed.

Price: $9.00

Publisher: Elkins POark, Pa., Warmar Publishing Co.: 1984

Edition: 2nd Printing.

Seller ID: 009873

ISBN: 0911594043

Condition: Very Good +

553 pp. An alphabetical price guide for 250 categorries of collectibles, ranging from trade cards and toys to beer cans to political buttons, movie memorabilia and various glassware. Thumbed but still very sturdy and clean. This 1984 reference work is useful for tracking the price appreciation of "old stuff" over the decades. As the rear cover states: "The material of your childhood is today's collectible." Size: 8vo --9 in Tall View more info

The Country Auction Antiques Book

By: Rockmore, Cynthia and Julian

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Hawthorn Books: 1978

Edition: First Edition.

Seller ID: 005310

ISBN: 080151780X

Condition: Very Good +

160 pp. on glossy stock, index. Close to new, no markings. Faint rubbing on corners. A few faint foxing spots. Lacks dust jacket. Numerous simple line drawings of various antiques, giving their general design features. A few color sketches included. A pair of antique hunters reminisce about country auctions they've attended throughout America. Venues include the Sugar Bush Farm Auction in Salem (central Mass.); Auction near the RR Bridge in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,; Painted Barn Auction near Windsor Castle, Pennsylvania; Chicken Farm in Lehigh Valley; Auction near Natchez; Barkers' Sale in Dallas; ... View more info

Fine Points of Furniture: Early American

By: Sack, Albert

Price: $9.00

Publisher: NY, Crown Publishers: 1960

Edition: 4th Printing.

Seller ID: 006025

Condition: Very Good

303 pp. Moderate wear, fading along cover edges, Binding still mostly firm. Previous owner's name in light ink on endpaper corner. A pictorial guide to grading American antique furniture, with hundreds of thumbnail photos and captions giving details of evaluation. Typically, a particular piece is shown in "good" "better" and "best" examples, with explanations of the grading. Foreword by John Meredith Graham II, curator, Colonial Williamsburg. Size: 4to -- 10 in Tall View more info

Antique American Country Furniture: A Field Guide

By: Voss, Thomas M.

Price: $5.00

Publisher: New York, Bonanza Books: 1981

Edition: 8th Printing

Seller ID: 006091

ISBN: 0517339897

Condition: Near Fine

383 pp. Nearly new, text lightly toned. Slight ding to dj edge. Light edge wear to spine. Gilt titling on brown cloth. Text clean, no markings. Numerous line drawings, plus glossary, reading list, picture index. bibliography. A folksy guide to finding and identifying worthwhile country furniture at auctions, antique shops, junk shops. Pointers for bidding. View more info