Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Jonty Hearnden. By Mitchell Beazley.
The regular list price is $29.95.
Sells new for $3.95.
There are some available for $2.50.
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2 comments about Miller's: Late Georgian To Edwardian Furniture: Buyer's Guide (Millers Collectors Guides).
- This is the perfect companion for those making their first tentative steps into the world of antique furniture. To the uninitiated, distinguishing between Georgian, Regency, William IV, Victorian, and Edwardian-era antiquities is a daunting task, well nigh impossible without spirited coaching, and that is where this book comes into play. Leading the neophyte gently by the hand through this labyrinth of terms, dates, woods, prices, et al, this book is replete with information for the would-be antique purchaser. Is it a late regency or Victorian chiffonier? A quick look at this tome will immediately put the question to rest. Auction prices rarely fluctuate precipitously over the course of several years, so this reference book should stay a pace of the market trend for a while, and for those wishing to do a great deal of antique purchasing, $29 is a ridiculously small amount of money to pay for 400 pages of extremely useful information. The Miller series of books are a wonderful staging ground from which to embark upon a lifetime's worth of adventures in the world of antiques, and my word of praise does Judith Miller's series small justice.
- I'm not always crazy about these guides, their usefullness is for such a short duration, but I must say that this one is quite well done. It gives you a good idea of what the pieces of this style are going for at the time and what is selling and what is not..again at the time of the auction. The book does a nice job, better than most Millers guides, of giving many examples of different pieces of furniture in each style. The biggest problem with these guides are that they are a bit expensive and obviously go out of date quickly. Once they are more than a few years old they are really not of much use, other than to admire the beautiful furniture in the pictures. Having said that the book is well put together and the pictures are quite nice, though I wish more where in color.
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Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Alex J. Vaughan. By Robert Hale.
The regular list price is $32.50.
Sells new for $21.45.
There are some available for $12.89.
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No comments about Modern Bookbinding.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Mary K. Levenstein. By Three Rivers Press.
The regular list price is $15.00.
Sells new for $8.29.
There are some available for $0.09.
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No comments about Caring for Your Cherished Possessions: The Experts' Guide to Cleaning, Preserving, and Protecting Your China, Silver, Furniture, Clothing, Paintings.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
By Krause Pubns Inc.
The regular list price is $24.95.
Sells new for $13.00.
There are some available for $6.37.
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No comments about T-Bird: 40 Years of Thunder.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Pierre Jean Baptiste Nougaret. By Adamant Media Corporation.
Sells new for $32.99.
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No comments about Anecdotes des beaux-arts: Tome 3. Sculpteurs et architecture.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Val Davies. By Archetype Books.
The regular list price is $90.00.
Sells new for $61.24.
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No comments about State Beds and Throne Canopies.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Mette Tang Simpson. By Simon & Schuster.
The regular list price is $35.00.
Sells new for $29.99.
There are some available for $2.18.
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No comments about Sotheby's Caring for Antiques: The Complete Guide to Handling, Cleaning, Display and Restoration.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Charles, Godfrey Leland. By Home Farm Books.
Sells new for $28.45.
There are some available for $32.52.
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No comments about A Manual of Mending & Repairing Antiques.
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by John M. Vickers. By Oxford University Press, USA.
The regular list price is $100.00.
Sells new for $113.02.
There are some available for $109.24.
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No comments about Chance and Structure: An Essay on the Logical Foundations of Probability (Clarendon Library of Logic and Philosophy).
Posted in Antiques and Collectibles (Thursday, May 22, 2008)
Written by Janet Kardon. By Harry N Abrams.
The regular list price is $49.50.
Sells new for $19.95.
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1 comments about Ideal Home 1900-1920 (The History of Twentieth-Century American Craft).
- Kardon's 3-volume set is a magnificent addition to any library--but this book in particular helps us understand the evolution of craft. I am particularly interested in the Arts and Crafts movement and the effect the Industrial Revolution had on craftspeople. This book is a must-read to understand why our homes look the way they do, and what goes into the work of craft vs the work of machine to make life livable.
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