Garden City, NY: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc. (1933) 230 pp. Original silver cloth covers, lightly soiled. Spine ends bumped. Previous owner's bookplate on front paste-down; owner's name on front blank endpaper & numbers written on rear paste-down. Edges of leaves age toned. DJ moderately soiled w/ faint dampstain to rear panel near spine. Wear, short tears, and chipping to edges. Illust. w/ one hundred and five detailed photos.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Shoemaker Booksellers (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5437
Title: OLD PEWTER: Brass, Copper, & Sheffield Plate
Author: Moore, N. Hudson
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good
Jacket Condition: Good
Publisher: Garden City Publishing Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: Garden City, NY
Keywords: DECORATIVE ARTS METALS OLD PEWTER FOREIGN PEWTER ENGLISH AMERICAN BRASS WARE COPPER UTENSILS SHEFFILED PLATE MANUFACTURERS METAL-WORK ANTIQUES HOBBIES COLLECTIBLES NONFICTION GENERAL
Bookseller catalogs: Decorative Art;
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:

Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Paste-down: The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Edges: The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Chipping: A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
Bookplate: Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
Leaves: Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.