Aboriginal Metalwork in Lower Central America
Costa Rica: 1967. Softbound. Printed tan wraps. 48 pp., many illustrations. More
Costa Rica: 1967. Softbound. Printed tan wraps. 48 pp., many illustrations. More
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Art, 2000. Softcover. Pictorial wraps. 296 pp. 385 bw and color plates. Examines the creative uses of aluminum from a variety of perspectives. Essays chronicle the technological development of aluminum and explore its use in architecture and industrial design, products for mass consumption, and experimental..... More
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Carnegie Museum of Art / Abrams, 2000. Hardcover. Silver paper/boards; black lettering. Glossy, illustrated dj with silver/yellow lettering, decorative end pages, 296 pp. 385 bw and color plates. Examines the creative uses of aluminum from a variety of perspectives. Essays chronicle the technological development of aluminum and explore..... More
Santiago, Chile: Banco O'Higgins, 1991. First edition. Paperback. Glossy color illustrated wraps with red and black lettering on front cover, gray spine with white lettering, 95 pp, profusely illustrated in color. Contents include: Letter from Banco O'Higgins, Metallurgic Cultures Represented in this Book, Preface, Metallurgic Traditions in Time, Pre-Columbian Metallurgy..... More
New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Gallery, 1985. Softbound. Tan wraps with bw illustration, 80 pp, profuse bw illustrations. This volume presents 72 objects, most of which were acquired since 1965. It supplements a 1965 document by Graham Hood, "American Pewter: Garvan and Other Collections at Yale," the first publication to..... More
New York, New York: Main Street Press / Universe Books, 1977. First. Softcover. Color pictorial wraps; 253 pp.; Profusely illustrated in bw. Part of the Antiques Magazine Library series; Includes sections about fireplaces and fireplace tools, toys, furniture hardware, tools, weathervanes, household items, and more; Nicely illustrated. More
Rutland, VT: Charles Tuttle, 1967. Second printing. Hardbound. Red cloth with blue title block and silver lettering on front and spine, silver bw illustrated dustjacket, 136 pp, illustrated throughout in bw. A standard reference, a fascinating read! Includes a foreword by R.W.G. Vail. Includes bibliographical references and index. More
Atglen, Penna. Schiffer Publishing, 1997. First. Paperback. Glossy black wraps with color illus. and white lettering. 160 pp. with color and bw illus. throughout. Identifies, values and illustrates 375 items of aluminum alloy Kensington Ware, made of aluminum alloy by Alcoa at their New Kensington, Pennsylvania plant. The story and..... More
New York, New York: Whittlesey House (a division of McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc.), 1942. Hardcover. Black cloth over boards, silver titling at spine; 204 pp.; Profusely illustrated with bw figures. Includes information on metalworking tools and processes, and finishes on metals, as well as instructions for many metalworking projects, such..... More
Doylestown, PA: Bucks County Historical Society, 1914. Hardcover. Navy cloth boards with gold gilt lettering on spine, iv, 174 pp., bw illustrations. More
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, 1976. Softcover. Color-illus. stapled wraps with white lettering. 64 pp. with 103 bw plates. Catalogue from the exhibition at the Pennsylvania Farm Museum of Landis Valley (Lancaster, Pennsylvania), held 1972-1973. With a foreword by Blanche K. Reigle and the introduction by John D...... More
Phillips Publications, 1992. Hardcover. Illustrated dj; brown cloth cover. gilt lettering. 152 unnumbered pages : illustrations. Another great title for knife collector's. Excellent pictorial references. More
New Milford, CT: N. Flayderman, 1965. Hardcover. Tan bloth boards with black lettering, gray dust jacket with maroon lettering and bw illustrations, 381 pp., bw illustrations. "There are few books in this field that can be called 'classic.' The Breech-Loder in the Service is one. We, personally, have constantly referred..... More
Richmond: The Valentine Museum, 1980. Hardcover. Red cloth with black lettering, gray illustrated dust jacket with red and black lettering, 122 pp. 120 bw plates. Photographs taken by Katherine Wetzel. Foreword by Margot Gayle. Investigation into Richmond's prolific, yet underrecognized heritage of cast iron. More
Albany, NY: Albany Institute of History and Art, 1981. Paperback. Black wraps. 101 pp. Numerous bw plates. This interesting volume includes a two-page foreword by John I. Mesick, introductory essay regarding various methods of and steps in stovemaking, catalogue of 111 beautifully-illustrated, annotated stoves, and a helpful appendix with maps..... More
New York: Robert Abels, 1967. Hardcover. Red tooled boards, text on spine, illustrated dj. 96 pages : illustrations. Must have for knife collector. Great picture references. More
Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1995. Softcover. Glossy pictorial wraps. 226 pages : illustrations. Profiles more than 1,200 blade instruments and blade accessories from 1845-1965, including axes, farm tools, swords, and machetes. More
New York, New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., 1930. William Allen Dunn. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with tan paper DJ; 147 pp.; 150+ bw photos and illustrations. Introduction by Fiske Kimball. Features over 150 photos and detailed drawings of examples of colonial ironwork in Philadelphia; Includes fences, gates..... More
New York, New York: Bonanza Books, 1967, circa. William Allen Dunn. REPRINT EDITION. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards with tan paper DJ; 147 pp.; 150+ bw photos and illustrations. Introduction by Fiske Kimball; Features over 150 photos and detailed drawings of examples of colonial ironwork in Philadelphia; Includes fences, gates..... More
New York, New York: Architectural Book Publishing Company, Inc., 1930. William Allen Dunn. Hardcover. Blue cloth over boards; 147 pp.; 150+ bw photos and illustrations. Introduction by Fiske Kimball; Features over 150 photos and detailed drawings of examples of colonial ironwork in Philadelphia; Includes fences, gates, railings, balconies, and more..... More
Princeton, NJ: The Pyne Press, 1971. First Edition. Softcover. Green wraps. 205+ pp. Numeorus bw illus. This volume is part of the American Historical Catalog Collection. Includes an illustrated catalog and historical introduction to tinware, tin toys, tinned iron wares, tinners' material, enameled stove hollow ware, and tinners' tools and..... More
Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1974. Hardbound. Textured orangish boards with color dustjacket. 192 pp., A seldom seen reference of great use to the historian or homeowner who has lots of fireplaces. Vewry-well illustrated. The authors discuss Colonial fireplace furnishings, andirons of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, fenders and grates..... More
New York: Weathervane Books, 1966. Hardcover. Grey boards, red cloth spine, orange ill. DJ. 166 pp. 210 bw plates. "It seems incredible that until now there has been no comprehensive study made of the early days of America's most vital iron and steel industry. The discovery of the blast furnace..... More
Ocean Pines, Md. SkipJack Press, 2000. Hardcover. Black boards, gilt letters on spine, black & gold & illus. dust jacket, 224 pp., many BW illus. "Since Philadelphia is so rich in its collection of cast iron facades and was the home of both the nation's foremost ornamental iron foundry and..... More
Carbondale: Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, University Museum and Art Galleries, 1976. Softcover. Charcoal illustrated wraps. 72 pp. 180 bw illustrations. An exhibit celebrating the theme the blacksmith as artist and craftsman in the United States, 1776-1976. More