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AUSTRALIAN POTTERY.
Photographs by Douglas Thompson. Pp. 174(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, glossary, bibliography; demy 4to; dust wrapper, edges worn and lightly chipped, tear with some chips at bottom edge near flap fold of lower wrapper; bookseller's sticker at foot of upper pastedown; Macmillan, Melbourne, 1972. First..... More
HISTORY OF THE POST OFFICE.
Together with an historical account of the issue of postage stamps in New South Wales. Compiled chiefly from the records. [Facsimile edition]. Pp. [xiv]+110, frontispiece plus 14 plates, title page vignette, text decorations and red single rule borders; demy 4to; navy art. leather, the upper board lettered and decorated in..... More
VICTORIAN POTTERY AND PORCELAIN.
Pp. 184, coloured frontispiece, 32 black & white plates, registration marks, bibliography, index; small cr. 4to; gilt lettered blue cloth; dust wrapper, edges rubbed and a trifle split; outer leaves a trifle foxed and offset, ownership inscription on title page; Spring Books, London, 1967. *First published by Country Life in..... More
ENGLISH PAINTED ENAMELS.
Pp. 156, coloured frontispiece and 3 plates, numerous black & white illustrations, index; narrow cr. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, edges lightly rubbed and split, with a couple of tiny chips and long closed tear from top edge into back panel; edges of leaves a trifle foxed; Spring Books, 1967. Second..... More
OLD DERBY PORCELAIN AND ITS ARTIST-WORKMEN.
With sixty plates. Pp. 312(printed in brown & purple), coloured frontispiece, plus 59 black & white plates with lettered guards, half-title and title page vignettes, text illustrations, references, index; f'cap. 4to; qr. parchment, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, slightly discoloured, purple papered boards, edges a trifle faded, bottom fore-corners..... More
A QUESTION OF POLISH.
The antique market in Australia. 12 coloured, plus 12 black & white plates, index; cr. 4to; dust wrapper; edges of leaves faintly foxed; Collins, Sydney, 1979. First edition. More
JOHN BESWICK & ROYAL ALBERT BEATRIX POTTER FIGURES.
Pp. 72, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, further reading, index; demy 8vo; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, a trifle soiled; UK International Ceramics Ltd, Melton, Woodbridge, Suffolk, 1992. First edition. *The other contributors are Valerie Baynton, Harry Sales, Graham Tongue, Sal Castillo, Nick Tzimas. More
THE AUSTRALIAN HOME RENOVATOR: A COMPLETE GUIDE TO LIGHTING.
Pp. viii+88, numerous text illustrations, list of suppliers, select bibliography, index; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, slightly creased; bottom fore-corners faintly creased; Random House, Sydney, 1991. More
THE VINTAGE ERA OF GOLF CLUB COLLECTIBLES: Identification & Value Guide.
Pp. 224, illustrated throughout in colour, index; demy 4to; pictorial laminated boards; bookseller's sticker on upper pastedown; Collector Books, Paducah, Kentucky, 2002. More
AUSTRALIANS AWARDED.
A Concise Guide to Military and Civilian Decorations, Medals and other Awards to Australians from 1772 to 2013 with their Valuations. Pp. 768( including 18 pages of advertisements), black & white and coloured text illustrations, Australians awarded index; cr. 4to; pictorial laminated boards; ribbon marker; Renniks Publications, Sydney, 2014. Second..... More
TREASURES OF CHINA.
Pp. 192, illustrated in colour throughout (several full or double page), pictorial endpapers, full page map, plans, chronology, notes, bibliography, index; demy 4to; dark grey cloth, lettered in red; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges lightly rubbed and split, the back panel slightly creased; small stain to bottom fore-corner of lower..... More
DICTIONARY OF MARKS AND MONOGRAMS OF DELFT POTTERY.
Pp. 172, numerous illustrations (marks and monograms), index; demy 4to; cloth slightly bubbled over upper board, edges lightly worn; free endpapers faintly offset, the outer leaves a trifle foxed; Herbert Jenkins, London, 1930. First edition. More
THE CATALOG OF WORLD ANTIQUES.
A fully illustrated collector's guide to styles and prices. Photography by Chun Y. Lai. Pp. 320, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, appendix, bibliography, index; med. 4to; dust wrapper; The Rutledge Press, New York, 1981. More
ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURES OF THE XVIII CENTURY.
Selected and described with an introduction by William King, of the Victoria and Albert Museum. Pp. xii+16(last blank), 80 plates (8 coloured, with lettered guards, including the frontispiece), bibliography; cr. 4to; gilt lettered blue cloth, a trifle flecked, edges lightly rubbed and bruised, small scar to bottom edge of lower..... More
VASES AND ORNAMENTS.
Designed for the use of die sinkers, founders, carvers, and all ornamental manufacturers. Engraved title page and 49 plates, no text; med. 4to; dark brown cloth, boards lightly marked and rubbed, corners worn, recent black qr. leather spine lettered in gilt; uncut; new endpapers, the title page chipped and split..... More
ART NOUVEAU AND ART DECO SILVER.
With 330 illustrations, 25 in colour. Pp. 272, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, biographies, makers' marks, bibliography, index; small med. 4to; black cloth, lettered and decorated in silver; dust wrapper, edges a trifle creased; Thames & Hudson, London, 1989. First U.K. edition. *Originally published in Dutch. More
THE KANGAROO IN THE DECORATIVE ARTS.
[cover title]. Exhibition catalogue. Pp. [36], illustrated; narrow demy 4to; pictorial glazed paper wrappers, stapled, inked annotation on verso of lower wrapper; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1979. *Catalogue of an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Victoria from 18 December 1979 to 3 February 1980. More
ENGLISH SILVER from the sixteenth century to the nineteenth century.
Pp. 32(last blank), illustrated, selected bibliography; pictorial paper wrappers, stapled, a trifle soiled; Oxford University Press, Melbourne, 1968. First edition. National Gallery Booklets series. More
EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN SNUFF BOXES 1730-1830.
Pp. viii+120, coloured frontispiece plus 2 coloured and numerous black & white plates, line drawings, bibliography, appendices, glossary, index; narrow med. 4to; price-clipped dust wrapper, slightly rubbed; Viking Press, New York, 1966. More
THE ORNAMENTED TRAY.
Two centuries of ornamented trays (1720-1920). A publication of The Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Inc., based on Esther Stevens Brazer's photographic collection. Pp. 256(last blank), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, bibliography, index; demy 4to; green cloth, lettered and decorated in red and gilt, the upper..... More
AUSTRALIA'S NATIONAL COLLECTIONS.
Pp. 320, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white, notes, bibliography, index; demy 4to; pictorial boards; dust wrapper, slightly scuffed, edges a trifle rubbed; Cassell, Sydney, 1980. First edition. More
DEBRETT'S BOOK OF ANTIQUES.
Edited and compiled by Patrick Macnaghten. Preface by Bevis Hillier. Pp. 272(including advertisements), illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; dust wrapper, faintly soiled, edges a trifle rubbed; Debrett's Peerage Limited, London, 1980. First edition. *'The first book to attempt to answer the questions: Which antiques were most fashionable..... More
FAIRY LAMPS.
Evening's glow of yesteryear. With an introduction by Marjorie M. Smith. Pp. 170+[10](footnotes), 20 plates, index; qr. grey cloth, blue patterned papered boards; dust wrapper, edges a trifle worn; Fountainhead Publishers, New York, 1962. First edition. More
THE POTTER'S ART.
An Australian Collection. Edited by Janet Mansfield. Photographs by Douglas Thompson. Pp. x+94, illustrated throughout in colour and black & white; demy 4to; black papered boards, spine lettered in white, edges of boards slightly rubbed, the bottom fore-corner of lower board lightly bruised; dust wrapper, edges a trifle rubbed, the..... More