New York: Prentice Hall Press (Div. of Simon & Schuster), 1986. First American Edition, First printing. Near Fine/Near Fine. First U.S. Edition in clean unclipped dust jacket. Clean green boards with gold lettering on spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight & square, no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers. No names, writing or marks. Illustrated throughout with black and white and full color photographs. 224 pages. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped (19.95 on front inside flap). Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover... View More...
Boston: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1923. First Edition, Second Impression. Very Good+/Good. Second Impression in original dust jacket. Very clean green cloth boards with cream and dark green illustration, cream lettering on cover and spine. No fading or fraying. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages are clean, with very small previous owner name and date (Xmas 1926) written neatly on front free endpaper. Generously illustrated with photographs. 252 pages. Dust jacket with price intact on front flap (2.50), has age-toning, lots of small edge chips and short closed edge... View More...
Carmel, California: Gallery Graphics Press, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine/Fine. First Edition in clean unchipped dust jacket, SIGNED by the author. Very clean blue cloth boards with gold lettering on spine. No fraying or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean and bright with clean endpapers - no previous owner names or markings. Signed "Evelyn Haertig - 2001" on title page. Beautifully illustrated with full color photographs throughout. Book is printed on high quality, glossy paper. 210 pages with index. Clean bright dust jacket is unchipped, no tears; en... View More...
Hardcover book is unworn but has some light browning to edges. Blue oval title box with gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with clean endpapers - no names, writing or marks. Illustrated with color and black and white photographs. View More...
Charles E. Tuttle Company, Inc., 1975. Fourteenth Printing. Fine/Fine. Beautiful, clean book and dust jacket in original slipcase, inscribed and SIGNED by author. Rich red cloth boards with gold decoration and lettering. No fading, bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean and bright, with clean endpapers (small return address label on front fixed endpaper under dust jacket flap). Inscribed and signed on half-title page by the author: "Aug. 13, 1981 - To Mr. and Mrs. Richard Strauss with my compliments, Charles W. Jacobsen." Beautif... View More...
As-new softcover book. Illustrated cover - no chipping, creasing or wear. Binding is tight, all pages and edges are clean. Thoroughly illustrated in black and white. 154 pages. An excellent guide, written by a retorationist and long-time collector of antique tools. View More...
London: Max Parrish, 1966. First Edition, First Printing. Very Good+/Very Good+. Clean book in unclipped original dust jacket. Clean brown boards are unfaded, no bumping or wear, gold lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square, hinges are sound - no cracking. Pages and edges are clean with previous owner name in pen at top of front free endpaper. No other marks. Illustrated by Cecile Curtis. 178 pages with index. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, unclipped, no tears. Enclosed in new archival quality removable mylar cover. A wonderful illustrated guide to collecting anything and everything r... View More...
New York: Sotheby's, 1989. First Edition, First Printing. Fine/Fine. Lovely hardcover book and dust jacket with official Sales Results laid in. Clean unfaded green cloth boards with gold lettering on cover and spine. No bumping or wear. Binding is tight and square, pages and edges are clean (printed on high-quality glossy paper). No names, writing or marks. Beautifully illustrated with full color and black and white photographs. Clean dust jacket is unchipped, no wear, no tears - as new condition. Size approx. 8-1/2" x 11". View More...
Toronto, Canada: J. M. Dent, 1913. Very Good/no dust jacket . Decorated binding - slate blue ribbed cloth boards with blue-black lettering on cover and spine - cover has illustration of collector examing a vase, clocks, armour and other collectibles in background. No date of publication - circa 1913. Small points of wear to two corners. Clean, binding is tight, pages and edges are clean, with dark blue top-stained uppoer page edges, clean endpapers. No names or bookplates. Illustrated with photographs, including frontispiece with tissue guard. A few pages have been roughly opened, tearing marg... View More...
