SILVER: The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques
by McNab, Jessie
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Newport, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Washingotn, D.C.,: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, 1981. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9. Type: Hardback First Edition First Printing. Hardcover Quarto and Dust Jacket in Very Good Condition. Archival protective jacket cover. Title page has slight grayish edge near upper corner. Beautifully illustrated with 25 color plates and 120 b/w photographs. Contents include: The Working of Silver, Silver in Antiquity, European and English Silver, Variations on the Baroque, Variations on Classicism, The Nineteenth Century-Eclipse of the Craftsman, Silver in the 20th Century, Advice for the Collector.128 pages with Glossary, Reading and Reference; Some public collections of prints,and index. 11 x 9 inches. 1981, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Washington, DC
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- Bookseller
- The Parnassus BookShop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022784
- Title
- SILVER: The Smithsonian Illustrated Library of Antiques
- Author
- McNab, Jessie
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Cooper-Hewitt Museum
- Place of Publication
- Washingotn, D.C.,
- Date Published
- 1981
- Size
- 4to - over 9
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- ANTIQUES; ENGLISH SILVER; SILVER-BAROQUE, CLASSICISM; SILVER CRAFTSMAN; COLLECTORS; COLLECTING;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Antiques & Collectibles;
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