Search Results: Antiques and Collectables from Old Saratoga Books

NY: Abbeville Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1987. First American Edition. Hardcover. 0896597466 . Profusely illustrated with color photos. Blindstamped red cloth. The definitive study of antique toy soldiers. ; Square 4to 9" - 11" tall; 328 pages .

Santa Cruz, CA: Paperweight Press. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1986. Hardcover. 0933756216 . Still in shrink wrap. Many color photos. Survey of the glass paperweights made by the 19th century French firm. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 128 pages .

NY: Crown. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 1973. Hardcover. 0517505886 . vii, 248pp, 350+ signatures reproduced. Includes section on care, handling, and treatment of rare documents.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

Boston: Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities. Very Good; Covers lightly scuffed.. 1994. Third Printing. Softcover. 0874519721 . Black and white photos and other illustrations. Introduction by Jane C. Nylander. Bibliography. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 60 pages .

Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner name on front free endpaper, . jacket rubbed, lightly toned, and price-clipped.. 1976. First Printing. Hardcover. 0803208871 . Brown cloth quarter-bound in green cloth. xii, 191pp. Acknowledgements, contributors list, black and white and color photographs, references, and index. A comprehensive collection of essays on the history and techniques of decoy making with a focus on aesthetics. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: The John Day Company. Good in Fair dust jacket; Pages toned, jacket tattered and chipped.. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Red cloth binding with gilt design of bells stamped on front boards. vii, 177pp, illustrations. An historical look at bells and bell-ringing throughout various parts of the world, religious use of bells, bell literature, bell making and playing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 462 pages .

Tucson, AZ: The University of Arizona Press. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges and jacket rubbed, lower front . corner bumped.. 1981. First Printing. Hardcover. 0816504148 . Green cloth. xvi, 144pp. Black and white and color photos, appendixes. A guide to the various types of old bottles found in excavations at Fort Union, New Mexico and Fort Laramie, Wyoming. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: Bonanza Books. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket scuffed.. 1957. Reprint. Hardcover. Library of Congress number 57-7278. Foreword by Russell Hawes Kettell. Orange cloth binding. Glossary, bibliography, many illustrations and photos. The author traces the history of cabinetmaking in America during the 17th through early 19th centuries and includes short biographies of hundreds of cabinetmakers. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 246 pages .

London: Thames and Hudson. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn.. 2002. Later Printing. Hardcover. 0500510911 . Packed as a wunderkammer with photos, illustrations, profiles of cabinet collectors throughout history, and extending to the development of art and natural history museums, and the influence of cabinets of curiosities on contemporary artists. Notes, bibliography, index. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages .

Paris: Adam Biro. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Jacket and slipcase lightly worn.. 1987. Hardcover. 2876600005 . Text in French. Many color photos by Massimo Listri. A survey of cashmere shawls which were all the rage in France during the 19th century. Black cloth binding. Housed in printed cloth-covered slipcase. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 196 pages .

Gold Horse Publishing. Very Good; Covers scuffed.. 1995. Softcover. 0912823569 . Many color photos and descriptions of collection of 99 antique cameos. Color photo-illustrated stapled glossary card covers. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 24 pages .

NY: Bonanza. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Edges foxed, jacket soiled and toned.. Hardcover. "This is the first work devoted exclusively to candle-burning lighting fixtures made in or imported into America up to the turn of this century. The author describes candlemaking methods, and shows examples of holders for each major style period: Baroque, c.1650-1710; Queen Anne and Chippendale, 1710-1780; Neoclassic, 1780-1810; Federal, 1810-1845; Historical Revival and Art Nouveau, 1845-1900." ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 178 pages .

NY: Lark Books. Very Good; Covers rubbed.. 2000. Later Printing. Softcover. 0937274607 . Acknowledgments, color photos, black and white illustrations and photos, figures, bibliography, and index. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 143 pages .

NY: Harry N. Abrams. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Boards and jacket rubbed.. 1983. First Edition. Hardcover. 9780810907898 . Color photos by Jeanne Hamilton. Humorous history and care guide for stuffed animal collectors. ; Square 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 90 pages .

Los Angeles: Gordon Publishing. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket; Owner address stamp stickers on . endpapers, jacket toned, scuffed, and price-clipped.. 1958. Later Printing. Hardcover. Brown cloth. Author note, black and white illustrations, bibliography, head stamp codes, and index. A collector's sporting reference. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 176 pages .

Watkins Glen, NY: Century House. Very Good; Covers slightly toned.. N.D.. Reprint. Softcover. Circa 1980s facsimile reprint of this turn-of-the-century jewelry catalogue with many black and white photo reproductions. Printed off-white stapled wraps. Measures 6 x 9 inches. ; Oblong 8vo 8" to 9" tall; 48 pages .

London: Christie, Manson and Woods. Good with no dust jacket; Boards toned, lower rear board rodent chewed, . small tear to upper spine.. 1930. First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated paper over boards. Black and white photos. Descriptive auction catalog for the sale of over one hundred ancient and historic marble statues from Lansdowne House, which had been described as one of the most beautiful and valuable collections in England. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 109 pages .

London: Christie's Publications. Very Good; Split at head of spine, pages toned.. 1936. Softcover. Brown illustrated sewn wraps. 145 watches and clocks described in this catalogue for an auction held March 3, 1936. WorldCat only locates one copy, in France, and no other copies listed for sale in the trade at time of listing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 16 pages .

Cambridge, MA: University. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Glassine jacket tattered, owner bookplate . on front pastedown.. 1936. Hardcover. Green printed boards with glassine jacket. A catalogue of decorative arts exhibition held at Harvard's School of Architecture in celebration of the university's tercentenary, July 25 - Sept. 21, 1936. Foreword by Edward W. Forbes. ix, 114 pp plus 70 black and white plates. Exhibition catalogue, biographical index. A useful reference for early American furniture and decorative arts. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good in Good dust jacket; Jacket lightly worn and soiled, with one . small tear.. 1968. Hardcover. A volume in the Pleasures and Treasures series describing the history of the game of chess and showing the variety of antique chess pieces and boards. Many photos, including some in color. Blue illustrated boards. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 120 pages .