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| GIBBS, CARL Collector's Encyclopedia of Metlox Potteries: Identification and Values Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A., Collector Books, 2001, Second Edition. (ISBN: 1574322249) Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/No DJ, as Issued, Laminated boards, designed without dustjacket. Clean as a whistle inside and out. Measures 8-3/4"x11-1/4". Illustrated lavishly in both color and black and white to augment a detailed text which offers a company history with new info on the Prouty years, a library of the company's markings, an explanation of the manufacturing process and a complete list of dinnerware patterns and other items by category, including those from the artware division. The Metlox line is extensive and varied and the items discussed range from the 1950's to the 80's. All item photos are in color. The black and white photos are vintage ones of the factory and the people who ran it. 429 pages. USD 19.00 [Appr.: EURO 12.75 | £UK 11.5 | JP¥ 1677] Book number: 19272 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| LILLY LIBRARY (INDIANA UNIVERSITY, BLOOMINGTON);BYRD, CECIL K. Searching for Riches: The California Gold Rush Bloomington, Indiana, U.S.A., Indiana Univ Lilly Library, 1991. (ISBN: 1879598027) Soft Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall, Near Fine/, Crisp, beautiful exhibition catalog. Pristine gold cover and pages. No spine crease and no names or writing. Consists of historical information, plus the extensive catalog with each item described and, in some cases, pictured in back and white. Includes guidebooks, narrative of personal experience, correspondance, maps, and newspapers, as well as a few books, and items representing the musical and literary aspects of the Gold Rush. Measures 8-1/2"x11" and has 95 pages. USD 12.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.25 | £UK 7.25 | JP¥ 1059] Book number: 19231 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. | ||
| RIGHTER, ROBERT W. The Battle Over Hetch Hetchy: America's Most Controversial Dam And The Birth Of Modern Environmentalism , Oxford Univ Press, 2005. (ISBN: 0195149475) Hard Cover, Fine/Near Fine, Crisp, as new copy. Miniscule tear to bottom edge near spine only fault. Dustjacket protected by brand new mylar cover. Traces the history of the first American environmentalist protest which came on the heels of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake when San Francisco mayor, James Phelan, pressed for the damming of the Tuolumne River in the newly created Yosemite National Park. 303 pages. USD 35.00 [Appr.: EURO 23.5 | £UK 21.25 | JP¥ 3089] Book number: 17807 Click here to order or inquire at Garrison House Books. |
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