Search Results: maryland silversmiths 1715 1830 with illustrations of by pleasants j hall

New York: Robert Alan Green, Publisher, 1972. First edition. Hardcover. Very good./Very good.. First edition. Hardcover. 11 1/4'' X 9''. 324pp. with index. First edition. General light wear to dust jacket.

Harrison NY: Robert Allan Green. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1972. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 0960026622 . Jacket shows light general wear. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 324 pages .

Harrison, N. Y.: Robert Alan Green, 1972. Hardcover book, 8 1/2" x 11", 1 of 1,000 copies (unabridged) of the original edition of 300 copies; XIV, 324 pgs. well-illustrated in black-and-white throughout; dust wrapper is very good , text is near fine to fine; 3 1/2 lbs dnf

Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. VG- (bookplate inside front cover, sticker removed from spine; binding is soiled in spots.). Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks; operations of the Baltimore Assay Office; silversmiths in Annapolis, Baltimore, on the eastern shore, in western Maryland, and in the counties of Harford, Charles, and St. Mary's; watch and clock makers, apprentices, indentured immigrant silversmiths, and the work of William Faris of Annapolis. Hand-number #27 out of 300 copies.

Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. G- (No dj; binding edges have moderate wear; front hinge is quite loose; page surfaces are only slightly aged; could be a candidate for rebinding.). Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks; operations of the Baltimore Assay Office; silversmiths in Annapolis, Baltimore, on the eastern shore, in western Maryland, and in the counties of Harford, Charles, and St. Mary's; watch and clock makers, apprentices, indentured immigrant silversmiths, and the work of William Faris of Annapolis. This copy is marked as "Proof Copy" out of 300 copies. A rare reference indeed.

Baltimore, Maryland: J. Hall Pleasants, 1930. Hardcover. G (No dj; binding edges have moderate wear; page surfaces are tanning or aging in margins; ex-art library with spine label and bookplate and few marks.). Gray paper boards with black cloth spine, gilt letters on spine, 324 pp., 67 full-page bw plates. A tremendous resource to have at one's fingertips, with many full-page illustrations and additional reproductions of dozens of silversmiths' marks. The historical narrative covers makers; marks; operations of the Baltimore Assay Office; silversmiths in Annapolis, Baltimore, on the eastern shore, in western Maryland, and in the counties of Harford, Charles, and St. Mary's; watch and clock makers, apprentices, indentured immigrant silversmiths, and the work of William Faris of Annapolis. Hand-numbered as #31 out of 300 copies.

New York: Robert Alan Green, 1972. Reprint. Hardcover. Fine/fine. The definitive study of Maryland silver with biographies of the craftsmen, examples of their work and their marks. This reprint of the 1930 edition was limited to 1000 copies. Fine in fine dj.

New York: Robert Alan Green, 1972. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Second edition. Quarto. 324pp. Forward by Robert Alan Green. Black and white illustrations. Faint spotting on the page edges else about fine in a fine dustwrapper. One of 1000 copies.