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Collecting Medals and Decorations

Collecting Medals and Decorations

by Purves, Alec A.

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1968
Binding
Hardcover
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London: B.A. Seaby Ltd, 1968. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Orig. tan cloth. 192 pp. [15] pp. B&W plates. Spine tilted and shaken, bruise to fore edge of rear board, slight warping to foot of front board. Ink stamp to front pastedown. Dust jacket is lightly soiled, bumped to extremities,… Read more about this item
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Collecting Military Postcards

Collecting Military Postcards

by White, Geoff

Condition
Used - Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1987
Binding
Soft cover
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Blackwell, Avon: Geoff White Ltd, 1987. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Soft cover. 142 pp. B&W illustration in text. Covers rubbed, front cover slightly curled.
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Model Soldiers / Les Petits Soldats / Model Soldaten

Model Soldiers / Les Petits Soldats / Model Soldaten

by Nicholson, J.B.R. (editor)

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Belmont-Maitland Publishers, 1967. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8.5" x 11.5" Pictorial paper boards. iv, 36 pp. Colour photos by Philip O. Stearns. Spine cocked. Boards rubbed. Light rubbing to extremities. Dust jacket is soiled, edge worn, chipped to spine and corners, several short tears.
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Buttons: A Guide for Collectors

Buttons: A Guide for Collectors

by Squire, Gwen

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1972
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Fredick Muller Ltd, 1972. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 4to. Red paper boards. xi, 100 ff. One hundred colour plates with description. Light bruising to corners. Dust jacket is price clipped, bumped to extremities, spine sunned, some spots of delamination to rear cover.
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Scottish Regimental Badges 1793-1971, Including Commonwealth Forces: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

Scottish Regimental Badges 1793-1971, Including Commonwealth Forces: An Illustrated Reference Guide for Collectors

by Bloomer, W.H. and K.D.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1973
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Arms and Armour Press, 1973. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Orig. burgundy paper. 75 pp. B&W illustrations. Dust jacket is price clipped, age toned. Else fine.
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How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain

How to Identify Old Chinese Porcelain

by Hodgson, Mrs. Willoughby

Condition
Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition
No Jacket
Published
1920
Binding
Hardcover
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London: Methuen & Co, 1920. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo. 4th edition, enlarged. Orig. blue cloth. xvi, 196 pp. [46] B&W plates. Spine faded, some damp staining to cloth, bowing to boards. Offsetting to endpapers.
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Saddam Hussein Watches
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Saddam Hussein Watches

by Parr, Martin

Condition
Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2004
Binding
No Binding
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London: Chris Boot, 2004. 1st Edition. No Binding. Fine. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. SIGNED by Martin Parr to head of rear cover. Unbound folio. Unpaged, [40] pp. Colour illustrations. Watch photography by Simon Denton. In near fine gold foil envelope. Features photographs of wrist watches bearing the image of Saddam Hussein. Uncommon.
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Posters: Va-Va-Voom

Posters: Va-Va-Voom

by Gadzinski, Tim [editor]

Condition
Used - Fine
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No Jacket
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2006
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Poster Auctions International, Inc, 2006. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 4to. Auction catalogue of collectible posters. Volume XLIII. Black cloth boards, silver and red lettering and decoration, poster inlay to front board and red logo to rear. Unpaginated. Almost 700 colour poster photographs with descriptions. Fine.
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In a Canadian Attic

In a Canadian Attic

by Stevens, Gerald

Condition
Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1963
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: Ryerson Press, 1963. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Vanschnydel, Jan. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. SIGNED with inscription to ffep. Full green cloth. viii, 267 pp. Acid migration from tape to rfep. Dust jacket is sunned, generally rubbed, chipped to spine head and top front corner. An invaluable guide to almost every conceivable antique… Read more about this item
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The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors

The International Art Markets: The Essential Guide for Collectors and Investors

by Goodwin, James (editor)

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
2008
Binding
Hardcover
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London and Philadelphia: Kogan Page, 2008. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo. Full black paper boards. xxiii, [9], 360 pp. [16] pp. colour plates of photos. Fine.
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Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors

Finders, Keepers: Eight Collectors

by Purcell, Rosamond Wolff Purcell & Stephen Jay Gould

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1992
Binding
Hardcover
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New York & London: W.W. Norton & Company, 1992. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Black cloth, 155pp. Illustrated. Fine in d/w, a small white scratch to lower front jacket.
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Introduction to Japanese Swords

Introduction to Japanese Swords

by Hawley, W.M.

Condition
Used - Very Good
Published
1973
Binding
Soft cover
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Hollywood, California: W.M. Hawley, 1973. Soft cover. Very Good. 8vo (imperial). Soft cover, staple bound. 20 pp. B&W illustrations. Covers moderately soiled and foxed. Embossed ex libris stamp to front cover.
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Cattaraugus Cutlery Co.: Identification and Values

Cattaraugus Cutlery Co.: Identification and Values

by Ritchie, Roy and Ron Stewart

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Used - Near Fine
Published
2000
Binding
Soft cover
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Paducah, Kentucky: Collector Books, 2000. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8vo (imperial). Soft cover.143 pp. Creasing to covers, some bumping to top edge, a few spots of wear to extremities.
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The Knife and Its History: Written on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Victorinox
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The Knife and Its History: Written on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Victorinox

by Victorinox

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Used - Fine
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No Jacket
Published
1984
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Hardcover
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Ibach, [Switzerland]: Victorinox, 1984. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. 8vo (imperial). Full burgundy leatherette boards. 160 pp + [31 pp. plates]. Fully illustrated, with many illustrations in full colour. Fine condition in near fine slip case. The 100th anniversary history of the company that makes the Swiss Army knife and other knives and cutlery.
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Steuben Glass

Steuben Glass

by Steuben Glass

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Used - Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1959
Binding
Soft cover
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New York: Steuben Glass, 1959. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Fine. 7.75" x 8.5" Original light green printed wraps, stapled binding. 36 pp. B&W illustrations. Stain to upper corner of rear cover, light age toning to extremities. Fine condition overall. A catalogue of the collection of Steuben Glass from 1959 as they opened their new store at 56th Street… Read more about this item
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Morgenlandische Teppiche

Morgenlandische Teppiche

by Ropers, H. [Heinrich]

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Used - Near Fine
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Very Good
Published
1955
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Hardcover
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Braunschweig: Klinkhardt & Biermann, 1955. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo. Bibliothek fur Kunst und Antiquitaten-Freunde, 19. Text in German. Full burgundy cloth. Top edge red. 319 pp. [23] colour plates, plus numerous B&W photos in-text. One B&W fold-out map. Bruising to upper corners of boards, spine tilted. Some bumping to lower corner of text block Dust jacket has… Read more about this item
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Anyone Can Make Money buying Art

Anyone Can Make Money buying Art

by Shulman, Morton

Condition
Used - Near Fine
Jacket Condition
Near Fine
Edition
First Edition
Published
1977
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Macmillan, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo. Black cloth spine over yellow boards, illustration in blind on lower front cover, 136pp. Illustrated. Light soiling on upper front board, o/w near fine in d/w.
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Canadian Country Furniture 1675-1950

Canadian Country Furniture 1675-1950

by Bird, Michael S.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fine
Edition
1st Edition
Published
1994
Binding
Hardcover
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Toronto: Stoddart, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Full burgundy paper. 403 pp. Over 700 colour and B&W photographs throughout. Fine condition. This outstanding book is certain to be the essential reference work on Canadian country furniture for decades to come. Folk-art authority Michael Bird's painstakingly researched - but lively - text provides a fresh, well-balanced view of… Read more about this item
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Collecting Musical Boxes and How to Repair Them

Collecting Musical Boxes and How to Repair Them

by Ord-hume, W.J.G.

Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Edition
First Edition
Published
1967
Binding
Hardcover
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London: George Allen and Unwin, 1967. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 4to. Red cloth, 140pp. Illustrated. Gift inscription on ff/ endpaper. About fine in d/w. Jacket a bit worn with small tears at corners and jacket spine. A history of the musical box, what to look for when buying and restoring.
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Popular Illustrated Guide to Canadian Coins, Medals, & &
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Popular Illustrated Guide to Canadian Coins, Medals, & &

by Breton, P.N.

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Published
1963
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Hardcover
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Winnipeg: Canadian Numismatic Publishing Institute, 1963. Hardcover. Very Good. 12mo. First Reprint of P.N. Breton's writings on Coins relating to Canada. Limited to 1300 copies, of which this is No. 47. Brown cloth, 343pp. Illustrated. Text in English & French. Some bumping to corners and spine, weith light wear on edges. Boards a bit faded but still a… Read more about this item
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