Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840
by Bohan, Peter ; Hammerslough, Philip
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Houston, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Wesleyan University Press, Middletown CT, 1970. Book. Near Fine. Cloth. Inscribed by the Author. First Edition.. 294 pages. Hardcover bound in silver and black colored cloth covered boards and wrapped in a paper dustjacket. Jacket has numerous losses along the edges, although now encased in a Mylar sleeve. Inscribed by one of the authors to Nancy and Milo Naeve, significant collectors and scholars of silver, whose collection is now esconced at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Other than this inscription, the interior is clean and clear of markings, and the binding is tight and solid. An early, but significant study of the subject, with numerous black and white photographs and extensive cataloguing..
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- Bookseller
- Exquisite Corpse, Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 014863
- Title
- Early Connecticut Silver, 1700-1840
- Author
- Bohan, Peter ; Hammerslough, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- Wesleyan University Press, Middletown CT
- Date Published
- 1970
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative Arts;
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- Tight
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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- Inscribed
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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