Antique Tin & Tole Ware: Its History and Romance
by Gould, Mary Earle
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 080480026X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804800266
- Seller
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1974 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Later Printing. 4to. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. xvi, 136 pp, foreword by R. W. G. Vail, preface, I. Tin, Tin Alloys & Tin Plates; II. Tin on the Hearth; III. Household Utensils of Tin; IV. A Light after Dark; V. Our Heritage of Decorated Tinware; VI. The Tin Peddler & His World; index with 255 b&w plates. Fifth Printing, 1974. "The flavor and romance of early American life is revealed in the everyday utensils used to prepare the pioneers' food, make their clothing, build their houses, as well as in the decorations they devised to cheer their austere lives. Beginning with a description of the earliest methods of making tin and tin plate, the author traces the development of the tin trade in the Colonies and then describes the life of thecolonists through a discussion of their household wares." from the jacket flap. In Very Good ++ original heavy card Slipcase. Price clipped. 1" closed tear and minor wear to top edge spine dj, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Red cloth with black title plates and gilt lettering to front board and spine...
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003583
- Title
- Antique Tin & Tole Ware: Its History and Romance
- Author
- Gould, Mary Earle
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Later Printing
- ISBN 10
- 080480026X
- ISBN 13
- 9780804800266
- Publisher
- Charles E. Tuttle Company
- Place of Publication
- Rutland, VT
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- CRAFTS DECORATIVE ARTS HISTORY TIN AND TOLE WEAR
- Size
- 4to
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