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	ARONSON, JOSEPH The Encyclopaedia of Furniture New York, Crown Publishes. 1979, 14th Printing. (ISBN: 0-517-037351) Grey Cloth, 4to - up to 12" tall - Quarto. Art, XII, 484 pages, a foreword by the author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with either black and white photography or black and white line drawings. An encyclopaedia about furniture " ..Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students must feel frequently the singular lack of a handy reference work for checking the details, the verification of periods, the inspirational designs, the nature of materials, etc. etc.". This book weighs more than 1.0 kg and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0212197 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	ARONSON, JOSEPH The Encyclopaedia of Furniture New York, Crown Publishes. 1979, 14th Printing. (ISBN: 0-517-037351) Grey Cloth, 4to - up to 12" tall - Quarto. Art, XII, 484 pages, a foreword by the author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with either black and white photography or black and white line drawings. An encyclopaedia about furniture " ..Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students must feel frequently the singular lack of a handy reference work for checking the details, the verification of periods, the inspirational designs, the nature of materials, etc. etc.". This book weighs more than 1.0 kg and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0212197 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate. A good clean copy. Digital image available upon request. Very Good/Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0212996 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate for most repairs. The section on the horology is basic at best. The book and dust jacket in excellent condition, probably never having been read. A digital image can be provided to confirm condition. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0223889 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate. A good clean copy. Digital image available upon request. Very Good/Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0212996 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate for most repairs. The section on the horology is basic at best. The book and dust jacket in excellent condition, probably never having been read. A digital image can be provided to confirm condition. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0223889 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BAMBOROUGH, PHILIP Antique Oriental Rugs and Carpets London, Peerage Books. Reprint. (ISBN: 0907408451) Red Cloth Gilt Spine, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: David Couling. Antiques, 192 pp, including index. Maps, black and white photographs, black and white diagrams, colour plates. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has been priceclipped, and there is a gift inscription dated July 1985 on the half title page. No other faults worth noting. From Spain to Turkey, from Iraq to Afghanistan, and on to China, this book takes us on a tour of the rug making centres, showing how the traditional designs and colours have evolved, and provides valuable advice on rug identification. 64 pages of full-colour photographs, enhanced by the large format of the book, displayed the beauty of the rugs and carpets covered (no pun intended). Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0200784 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BAMBOROUGH, PHILIP Antique Oriental Rugs and Carpets London, Peerage Books. Reprint. (ISBN: 0907408451) Red Cloth Gilt Spine, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: David Couling. Antiques, 192 pp, including index. Maps, black and white photographs, black and white diagrams, colour plates. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has been priceclipped, and there is a gift inscription dated July 1985 on the half title page. No other faults worth noting. From Spain to Turkey, from Iraq to Afghanistan, and on to China, this book takes us on a tour of the rug making centres, showing how the traditional designs and colours have evolved, and provides valuable advice on rug identification. 64 pages of full-colour photographs, enhanced by the large format of the book, displayed the beauty of the rugs and carpets covered (no pun intended). Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0200784 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BECK, DOREEN The Book of Bottle Collecting London, Hamlyn. 1974, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0600313107) Navy Blue Cloth, quarto - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 96 pp. bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Illustrated dustwrapper has slight edgewear to the top edge. Very Good/Good/Price Clipped. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: 0203797 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BECK, DOREEN The Book of Bottle Collecting London, Hamlyn. 1974, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0600313107) Navy Blue Cloth, quarto - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 96 pp. bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Illustrated dustwrapper has slight edgewear to the top edge. Very Good/Good/Price Clipped. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: 0203797 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BENNETT, IAN (EDITOR) Rugs and Carpets of the World London, New Burlington Books. 1977, First. (ISBN: 0906286190) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Antiques, 352 pp. Illustrated Dustwrapper, slight crumpling to top edge of dustwrapper, slight handling mark to front edge of books. A complete guide to the major rug making areas of the world. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, it discusses the history of the craft in all the major centres of production, gives an area by area account of all the main types, and also describes the carpet market, with hints on how to judge and buy. The chapters on Oriental and African rugs cover the history of these finest of Cornwall decorations, including accounts of the finest classic carpets of the Safavid period in Persia, and the history of the many different types over the past hundred years. In addition to describing the beautiful traditional rugs and blankets of the great weavers of the Navajo tribe in United States, the American chapters also examined in detail the early rugs of the 19th-century in United States. Good/Good. AUD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 US$ 55.08 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4739] Book number: 0200103 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BENNETT, IAN (EDITOR) Rugs and Carpets of the World London, New Burlington Books. 1977, First. (ISBN: 0906286190) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Antiques, 352 pp. Illustrated Dustwrapper, slight crumpling to top edge of dustwrapper, slight handling mark to front edge of books. A complete guide to the major rug making areas of the world. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, it discusses the history of the craft in all the major centres of production, gives an area by area account of all the main types, and also describes the carpet market, with hints on how to judge and buy. The chapters on Oriental and African rugs cover the history of these finest of Cornwall decorations, including accounts of the finest classic carpets of the Safavid period in Persia, and the history of the many different types over the past hundred years. In addition to describing the beautiful traditional rugs and blankets of the great weavers of the Navajo tribe in United States, the American chapters also examined in detail the early rugs of the 19th-century in United States. Good/Good. AUD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 US$ 55.08 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4739] Book number: 0200103 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BLACKER, J. F. The A B C Of Nineteenth-century English Art London, Stanley Paul & Co. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- References, 1.15 kg; 534 pages, indexed, and illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and over 1200 examples in halftone and line. Original dark Brown cloth with a black drawing on the front board. The top edge of the text block has been tinted a purple, and the untrimmed front and lower edges of the text block have browned and roughened with age. The front hinge is exposed from the inside, and there is bumping to all four corners of the boards, with a rubbed/tear mark about 3 inches from the top edge on the left-hand side of the spine. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. According to the Smithsonian library the book was published in 1924. Good/No Jacket. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0220084 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BLACKER, J. F. The A B C Of Nineteenth-century English Art London, Stanley Paul & Co. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- References, 1.15 kg; 534 pages, indexed, and illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and over 1200 examples in halftone and line. Original dark Brown cloth with a black drawing on the front board. The top edge of the text block has been tinted a purple, and the untrimmed front and lower edges of the text block have browned and roughened with age. The front hinge is exposed from the inside, and there is bumping to all four corners of the boards, with a rubbed/tear mark about 3 inches from the top edge on the left-hand side of the spine. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. According to the Smithsonian library the book was published in 1924. Good/No Jacket. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0220084 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BUTEN, DAVID WITH CLANEY, JANE PERKINS 18th-Century Wedgwood: a Guide for Collectors & Connoisseurs New York, Methuen, Inc. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-416-00561-6) Beige Cloth Blue Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Porcelain, 1 kg. 192 pages, includes bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with 216 black-and-white photographs throughout, + 20 colour photographs. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly crumpled, and there is an abrasion mark central to the front panel. Digital image available upon request. Published in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood's birth and a Jubilee international loan exhibition of objects made before 1800, this volume constitutes an imaginative textual and visual history of English ceramic production in one of its most creative periods. -- front fold over blurb. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Reasonable. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0212571 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BUTEN, DAVID WITH CLANEY, JANE PERKINS 18th-Century Wedgwood: a Guide for Collectors & Connoisseurs New York, Methuen, Inc. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-416-00561-6) Beige Cloth Blue Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Porcelain, 1 kg. 192 pages, includes bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with 216 black-and-white photographs throughout, + 20 colour photographs. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly crumpled, and there is an abrasion mark central to the front panel. Digital image available upon request. Published in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood's birth and a Jubilee international loan exhibition of objects made before 1800, this volume constitutes an imaginative textual and visual history of English ceramic production in one of its most creative periods. -- front fold over blurb. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Reasonable. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0212571 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CAMERON, IAN & KINGSLEY-ROWE, ELIZABETH Collins Encyclopedia of Antiques London, Tiger Books International. 1990, Reprint. (ISBN: 1-85501-099-2) Laminated Illustrated Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques, 1.9 kg; 400 pages, includes appendices of ceramic marks, silver date letters, bibliography, acknowledgements. For maps, the text which is arranged in three columns per page is interspersed with black-and-white, and colour photographs. The entries are alphabetical, and there is some cross-referencing. Colour illustrated dust jacket and matching the colour illustrated boards beneath. The back strip section, and part of the rear panel of the dust jacket shows signs of fading from exposure to light. Digital image available upon request. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Faded Spine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: 0212573 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CAMERON, IAN & KINGSLEY-ROWE, ELIZABETH Collins Encyclopedia of Antiques London, Tiger Books International. 1990, Reprint. (ISBN: 1-85501-099-2) Laminated Illustrated Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques, 1.9 kg; 400 pages, includes appendices of ceramic marks, silver date letters, bibliography, acknowledgements. For maps, the text which is arranged in three columns per page is interspersed with black-and-white, and colour photographs. The entries are alphabetical, and there is some cross-referencing. Colour illustrated dust jacket and matching the colour illustrated boards beneath. The back strip section, and part of the rear panel of the dust jacket shows signs of fading from exposure to light. Digital image available upon request. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Faded Spine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: 0212573 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics Secaucus, N.J. Chartwell Books Inc. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0-89009-062-9) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50. Good/Good. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0208881 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics London, Hamlyn. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0600039498) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50 digital image available upon request. Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0209100 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics Secaucus, N.J. Chartwell Books Inc. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0-89009-062-9) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50. Good/Good. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0208881 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics London, Hamlyn. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0600039498) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50 digital image available upon request. Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0209100 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	COOPER, DOUGLAS Great Private Collections London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1963, First Edition. Beige Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 302pp. 400 photographs, 60 in colour. Describes 26 of the finest private art collections in Europe and America, whose contents include furniture, rare books, sculpture, tribal art and antiquities, but with the emphasis on collections of paintings. The dustwrapper is chipped with loss. Aside from a few spots on the page edges, and on the endpapers, the book is in very good order. Good/Ordinary. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0203172 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	COOPER, DOUGLAS Great Private Collections London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1963, First Edition. Beige Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 302pp. 400 photographs, 60 in colour. Describes 26 of the finest private art collections in Europe and America, whose contents include furniture, rare books, sculpture, tribal art and antiquities, but with the emphasis on collections of paintings. The dustwrapper is chipped with loss. Aside from a few spots on the page edges, and on the endpapers, the book is in very good order. Good/Ordinary. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0203172 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	DAIKEN, LESLIE Children's Toys Throughout The Ages London, Spring Books. 1963, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- Collectables, 650 g; 208 pages, with 118 text figures and photographs reproduced in black-and-white throughout the text. Includes appendix, bibliography, index. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The rear fold over flap has had half removed. Please note the book is in READING CONDITION ONLY. It is a book with library stamps, and pocket and stickers. This lively and authoratative study of children's toys includes all kinds of playthings from the earliest times to the present day but largely concerns itself with those traditional toys which have been delighting generations of children for hundreds of years: 10 soldiers, musical toys, rocking horses, building bricks, models, clockwork and mechanical toys, dolls houses and dolls of all types and sizes. Ex-Library/Ex-Library. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0222260 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.

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	ARONSON, JOSEPH The Encyclopaedia of Furniture New York, Crown Publishes. 1979, 14th Printing. (ISBN: 0-517-037351) Grey Cloth, 4to - up to 12" tall - Quarto. Art, XII, 484 pages, a foreword by the author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with either black and white photography or black and white line drawings. An encyclopaedia about furniture " ..Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students must feel frequently the singular lack of a handy reference work for checking the details, the verification of periods, the inspirational designs, the nature of materials, etc. etc.". This book weighs more than 1.0 kg and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0212197 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	ARONSON, JOSEPH The Encyclopaedia of Furniture New York, Crown Publishes. 1979, 14th Printing. (ISBN: 0-517-037351) Grey Cloth, 4to - up to 12" tall - Quarto. Art, XII, 484 pages, a foreword by the author, bibliography. The text is illustrated with either black and white photography or black and white line drawings. An encyclopaedia about furniture " ..Everyone who buys or uses furniture, who makes, designs or sells it, collectors, architects, decorators and students must feel frequently the singular lack of a handy reference work for checking the details, the verification of periods, the inspirational designs, the nature of materials, etc. etc.". This book weighs more than 1.0 kg and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0212197 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate. A good clean copy. Digital image available upon request. Very Good/Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0212996 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate for most repairs. The section on the horology is basic at best. The book and dust jacket in excellent condition, probably never having been read. A digital image can be provided to confirm condition. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0223889 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate. A good clean copy. Digital image available upon request. Very Good/Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0212996 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	VARIOUS AUTHORS An Introduction to Repairing & Restoring Books, Clocks, Furniture, Pottery, Porcelain, Prints, Paintings, Frames, Silver, Pewter, Brass London, Book Club Associates London. 1981, Reprint. Black Papered Boards, Octavo - up to 9 ¾" Tall. Ill.: Diagrammatic. Reference -- Arts -- Repair, 600 g; 296 pages, indexed. Original colour illustrated dust jacket. The text is illustrated with black-and-white line drawings. Originally published as five small volumes, presented here as one. The section on repair of books, and repair of ceramics are more than adequate, the section on repair of furniture is inadequate for most repairs. The section on the horology is basic at best. The book and dust jacket in excellent condition, probably never having been read. A digital image can be provided to confirm condition. Very Good/Very Good. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0223889 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BAMBOROUGH, PHILIP Antique Oriental Rugs and Carpets London, Peerage Books. Reprint. (ISBN: 0907408451) Red Cloth Gilt Spine, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: David Couling. Antiques, 192 pp, including index. Maps, black and white photographs, black and white diagrams, colour plates. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has been priceclipped, and there is a gift inscription dated July 1985 on the half title page. No other faults worth noting. From Spain to Turkey, from Iraq to Afghanistan, and on to China, this book takes us on a tour of the rug making centres, showing how the traditional designs and colours have evolved, and provides valuable advice on rug identification. 64 pages of full-colour photographs, enhanced by the large format of the book, displayed the beauty of the rugs and carpets covered (no pun intended). Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0200784 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BAMBOROUGH, PHILIP Antique Oriental Rugs and Carpets London, Peerage Books. Reprint. (ISBN: 0907408451) Red Cloth Gilt Spine, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: David Couling. Antiques, 192 pp, including index. Maps, black and white photographs, black and white diagrams, colour plates. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The dustwrapper has been priceclipped, and there is a gift inscription dated July 1985 on the half title page. No other faults worth noting. From Spain to Turkey, from Iraq to Afghanistan, and on to China, this book takes us on a tour of the rug making centres, showing how the traditional designs and colours have evolved, and provides valuable advice on rug identification. 64 pages of full-colour photographs, enhanced by the large format of the book, displayed the beauty of the rugs and carpets covered (no pun intended). Good/Good. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0200784 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BECK, DOREEN The Book of Bottle Collecting London, Hamlyn. 1974, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0600313107) Navy Blue Cloth, quarto - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 96 pp. bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Illustrated dustwrapper has slight edgewear to the top edge. Very Good/Good/Price Clipped. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: 0203797 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BECK, DOREEN The Book of Bottle Collecting London, Hamlyn. 1974, Second Impression. (ISBN: 0600313107) Navy Blue Cloth, quarto - over 9¾" - 12" Tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 96 pp. bibliography, index, illustrated endpapers, text illustrated with color and black and white photographs. Illustrated dustwrapper has slight edgewear to the top edge. Very Good/Good/Price Clipped. AUD 15.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.25 US$ 13.77 \| £UK 8.5 \| JP¥ 1185] Book number: 0203797 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BENNETT, IAN (EDITOR) Rugs and Carpets of the World London, New Burlington Books. 1977, First. (ISBN: 0906286190) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Antiques, 352 pp. Illustrated Dustwrapper, slight crumpling to top edge of dustwrapper, slight handling mark to front edge of books. A complete guide to the major rug making areas of the world. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, it discusses the history of the craft in all the major centres of production, gives an area by area account of all the main types, and also describes the carpet market, with hints on how to judge and buy. The chapters on Oriental and African rugs cover the history of these finest of Cornwall decorations, including accounts of the finest classic carpets of the Safavid period in Persia, and the history of the many different types over the past hundred years. In addition to describing the beautiful traditional rugs and blankets of the great weavers of the Navajo tribe in United States, the American chapters also examined in detail the early rugs of the 19th-century in United States. Good/Good. AUD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 US$ 55.08 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4739] Book number: 0200103 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BENNETT, IAN (EDITOR) Rugs and Carpets of the World London, New Burlington Books. 1977, First. (ISBN: 0906286190) Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Antiques, 352 pp. Illustrated Dustwrapper, slight crumpling to top edge of dustwrapper, slight handling mark to front edge of books. A complete guide to the major rug making areas of the world. Lavishly illustrated in colour and black and white, it discusses the history of the craft in all the major centres of production, gives an area by area account of all the main types, and also describes the carpet market, with hints on how to judge and buy. The chapters on Oriental and African rugs cover the history of these finest of Cornwall decorations, including accounts of the finest classic carpets of the Safavid period in Persia, and the history of the many different types over the past hundred years. In addition to describing the beautiful traditional rugs and blankets of the great weavers of the Navajo tribe in United States, the American chapters also examined in detail the early rugs of the 19th-century in United States. Good/Good. AUD 60.00 [Appr.: EURO 36.75 US$ 55.08 \| £UK 33.5 \| JP¥ 4739] Book number: 0200103 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BLACKER, J. F. The A B C Of Nineteenth-century English Art London, Stanley Paul & Co. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- References, 1.15 kg; 534 pages, indexed, and illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and over 1200 examples in halftone and line. Original dark Brown cloth with a black drawing on the front board. The top edge of the text block has been tinted a purple, and the untrimmed front and lower edges of the text block have browned and roughened with age. The front hinge is exposed from the inside, and there is bumping to all four corners of the boards, with a rubbed/tear mark about 3 inches from the top edge on the left-hand side of the spine. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. According to the Smithsonian library the book was published in 1924. Good/No Jacket. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0220084 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BLACKER, J. F. The A B C Of Nineteenth-century English Art London, Stanley Paul & Co. Second Edition. Illustrated Cloth, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- References, 1.15 kg; 534 pages, indexed, and illustrated with a colour frontispiece, and over 1200 examples in halftone and line. Original dark Brown cloth with a black drawing on the front board. The top edge of the text block has been tinted a purple, and the untrimmed front and lower edges of the text block have browned and roughened with age. The front hinge is exposed from the inside, and there is bumping to all four corners of the boards, with a rubbed/tear mark about 3 inches from the top edge on the left-hand side of the spine. A digital image can be provided to help assess condition. Please note that this book will weigh more than 1 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside of Australia. According to the Smithsonian library the book was published in 1924. Good/No Jacket. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0220084 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BUTEN, DAVID WITH CLANEY, JANE PERKINS 18th-Century Wedgwood: a Guide for Collectors & Connoisseurs New York, Methuen, Inc. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-416-00561-6) Beige Cloth Blue Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Porcelain, 1 kg. 192 pages, includes bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with 216 black-and-white photographs throughout, + 20 colour photographs. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly crumpled, and there is an abrasion mark central to the front panel. Digital image available upon request. Published in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood's birth and a Jubilee international loan exhibition of objects made before 1800, this volume constitutes an imaginative textual and visual history of English ceramic production in one of its most creative periods. -- front fold over blurb. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Reasonable. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0212571 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	BUTEN, DAVID WITH CLANEY, JANE PERKINS 18th-Century Wedgwood: a Guide for Collectors & Connoisseurs New York, Methuen, Inc. 1980, First Edition. (ISBN: 0-416-00561-6) Beige Cloth Blue Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Porcelain, 1 kg. 192 pages, includes bibliography, index. The text is illustrated with 216 black-and-white photographs throughout, + 20 colour photographs. Colour illustrated dust jacket. The top edge of the dust jacket is slightly crumpled, and there is an abrasion mark central to the front panel. Digital image available upon request. Published in conjunction with the 250th anniversary of Wedgwood's birth and a Jubilee international loan exhibition of objects made before 1800, this volume constitutes an imaginative textual and visual history of English ceramic production in one of its most creative periods. -- front fold over blurb. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Reasonable. AUD 25.00 [Appr.: EURO 15.25 US$ 22.95 \| £UK 14 \| JP¥ 1975] Book number: 0212571 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CAMERON, IAN & KINGSLEY-ROWE, ELIZABETH Collins Encyclopedia of Antiques London, Tiger Books International. 1990, Reprint. (ISBN: 1-85501-099-2) Laminated Illustrated Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques, 1.9 kg; 400 pages, includes appendices of ceramic marks, silver date letters, bibliography, acknowledgements. For maps, the text which is arranged in three columns per page is interspersed with black-and-white, and colour photographs. The entries are alphabetical, and there is some cross-referencing. Colour illustrated dust jacket and matching the colour illustrated boards beneath. The back strip section, and part of the rear panel of the dust jacket shows signs of fading from exposure to light. Digital image available upon request. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Faded Spine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: 0212573 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CAMERON, IAN & KINGSLEY-ROWE, ELIZABETH Collins Encyclopedia of Antiques London, Tiger Books International. 1990, Reprint. (ISBN: 1-85501-099-2) Laminated Illustrated Boards, Quarto -- up to 12 " Tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques, 1.9 kg; 400 pages, includes appendices of ceramic marks, silver date letters, bibliography, acknowledgements. For maps, the text which is arranged in three columns per page is interspersed with black-and-white, and colour photographs. The entries are alphabetical, and there is some cross-referencing. Colour illustrated dust jacket and matching the colour illustrated boards beneath. The back strip section, and part of the rear panel of the dust jacket shows signs of fading from exposure to light. Digital image available upon request. This book weighs more than 1.0 kg packed, and extra postage will be requested for delivery outside Australia. Very Good/Good -- Faded Spine. AUD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 18.5 US$ 27.54 \| £UK 16.75 \| JP¥ 2370] Book number: 0212573 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics Secaucus, N.J. Chartwell Books Inc. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0-89009-062-9) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50. Good/Good. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0208881 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics London, Hamlyn. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0600039498) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50 digital image available upon request. Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0209100 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics Secaucus, N.J. Chartwell Books Inc. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0-89009-062-9) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50. Good/Good. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0208881 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	CHARLESTON, ROBERT J. -- EDITOR World Ceramics London, Hamlyn. 1977, Fifth Impression. (ISBN: 0600039498) White Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Photographic. Antiques -- Ceramics, 64 color plates, 1019 black & white photographs, glossary of marks, 352pp. Illustrated dust jacket damage at the spine/rear panel corners, and at the lower rear fold over crease, trace of water damage on the top edge nearest the spine. A fine historical world survey with each section written by authorities in the field. This book weighs more than 1 Kg. Please enquire as to the extra postage costs for delivery outside Australia with the vendor by pressing "Ask the bookseller a question". Posted within Australia will be $9.50 digital image available upon request. Good/Good -- Price Clipped. AUD 40.00 [Appr.: EURO 24.5 US$ 36.72 \| £UK 22.25 \| JP¥ 3160] Book number: 0209100 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	COOPER, DOUGLAS Great Private Collections London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1963, First Edition. Beige Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 302pp. 400 photographs, 60 in colour. Describes 26 of the finest private art collections in Europe and America, whose contents include furniture, rare books, sculpture, tribal art and antiquities, but with the emphasis on collections of paintings. The dustwrapper is chipped with loss. Aside from a few spots on the page edges, and on the endpapers, the book is in very good order. Good/Ordinary. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0203172 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	COOPER, DOUGLAS Great Private Collections London, Weidenfeld & Nicolson. 1963, First Edition. Beige Cloth, Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. Ill.: Various. Antiques, 302pp. 400 photographs, 60 in colour. Describes 26 of the finest private art collections in Europe and America, whose contents include furniture, rare books, sculpture, tribal art and antiquities, but with the emphasis on collections of paintings. The dustwrapper is chipped with loss. Aside from a few spots on the page edges, and on the endpapers, the book is in very good order. Good/Ordinary. AUD 45.00 [Appr.: EURO 27.5 US$ 41.31 \| £UK 25 \| JP¥ 3555] Book number: 0203172 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.
	DAIKEN, LESLIE Children's Toys Throughout The Ages London, Spring Books. 1963, First Edition. Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Various. antiques -- Collectables, 650 g; 208 pages, with 118 text figures and photographs reproduced in black-and-white throughout the text. Includes appendix, bibliography, index. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. The rear fold over flap has had half removed. Please note the book is in READING CONDITION ONLY. It is a book with library stamps, and pocket and stickers. This lively and authoratative study of children's toys includes all kinds of playthings from the earliest times to the present day but largely concerns itself with those traditional toys which have been delighting generations of children for hundreds of years: 10 soldiers, musical toys, rocking horses, building bricks, models, clockwork and mechanical toys, dolls houses and dolls of all types and sizes. Ex-Library/Ex-Library. AUD 16.00 [Appr.: EURO 9.75 US$ 14.69 \| £UK 9 \| JP¥ 1264] Book number: 0222260 Click here to order or inquire at Syber's Books.