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A Treatise on Diamonds and Pearls;
$200.00 Add to cartDavid Jeffries
London: E. Lumley, No date.
In which their importance is considered; and plain rules are exhibited for ascertaining the value of both; also the true method of manufacturing diamonds. First published in 1750, being “the first book in English to describe how diamonds and pearls can be evaluated on the basis of the factors of size (or weight) and style of cut”. This edition, while stated as the Fourth Edition, is produced by the London bookseller Edward Lumley sometime in the 19th century, and differs from the fourth edition of 1871 “While resembling the 4th edition, it has been prepared by a different publisher and the contents are drastically re-arranged. The explanation of technical terms omitted in the previous edition (despite its claim to completeness!) is here restored.” SINKANKAS 3203. Though given the career of Lumley it is likely this edition was published prior to the 1871 fourth edition. -
A History of Shell Collecting
$120.00 Add to cartS. Peter Dance
Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1986.
Revised edition of Shell Collecting: An Illustrated History (Faber, 1966). -
Shell Collecting: An Illustrated History
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First Edition.
22.5cm x 14cm. 344 pages, 3 colour plates, [32] pages of black and white plates, black and white illustrations in the text. Red cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
Very minor soiling and shelf wear. Jacket clipped. Near Fine Condition. -
Early Japanese Sword Guards: Sukashi Tsuba
$300.00 Add to cartMasayuki Sasano
Tokyo and San Francisco: Japan Publications, 1972. -
Australian Jewellers: Gold & Silversmiths Makers & Marks
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First Edition.
28.5cm x 21cm. 336 pages, colour illustrations. Full leather, gilt lettering.
An important reference on Australian colonial and early 20th century makers and their marks.
Minor shelf wear. The lower board illustrated onlay partially unstuck. Bookseller’s label of Canty’s, Canberra. Near Fine Condition. -
The Lee-Enfield Rifle
$100.00 Add to cartE. G. B. Reynolds
London: Herbert Jenkins, 1962. -
The British Falling Block Breechloading Rifle From 1865
$100.00 Add to cartJonathan G. Kirton
Livonia: R&R Books, 1997. -
In Pursuit of Excellence: Works of Art from The Museum of Turkish and Islamic Arts, Istanbul
$200.00 Add to cartAhmet Ertug
Istanbul: Ahmet Ertug, 1993. -
Reflections of Paradise: Silks and Tiles from Ottoman Bursa
$150.00 Add to cartAhmet Ertug
Istanbul: Ertug & Kocabiyik, 1995. -
Japanese Military Sake Cups, 1894-1945
$60.00 Add to cartDan King
Atglen: Schiffer Military History, 2004. -
Liao Pottery and Porcelain
$200.00 Add to cartLu Jing Zhu
Shenyang Shi: [ Liaoning hua bao chu ban she], 2003. -
Early Chinese Glass
$100.00 Add to cartSimon Kwan
Hong Kong: Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2001. -
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Gansu Caitao [Pottery in Gansu]
$200.00 Add to cartZhao Guangtian
: Chongqing Shi, 2003.
Large format colour reference on pottery of the north-central China provence of Gansu. -
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Selected Porcelain of the Flourishing Qing Dynasty [at the Palace Museum]
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First Edition.
29cm x 21.5cm. 363 pages, colour illustrations. Papered boards, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket. Text is bilingual, English and Chinese.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Exquisite Chinese Artifacts: Collection of Ching Wan Society
$300.00 Add to cartXu Zhengfu; Yuzhen Ghao;
Taipei: National Museum of History, 1995.
Foreword, introduction, and captions are bilingual. Detailed catalogue information in Chinese only. -
Chinese Ceramics from the Gulexuan Collection
$100.00 Add to cartRegina Krahl; Clarissa von Spee
: tvd-Verlag, 2003. -
Chinese Glazes: Their Origins, Chemistry and Recreation
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First Edition.
28.5cm x 22.5cm. 280 pages, colour illustrations. Black cloth, gilt lettering, pictorial jacket.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
Bright as Silver White as Snow: Chinese White Ceramics from Late Tang to Yuan Dynasty
$100.00 Add to cartKai-Yin Lo
Hong Kong: Yungmingtang, 1998.
Examples from the Kai-Yin Lo Collection. -
Song Dynasty Ceramics
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First Edition.
25.5cm x 22cm. 128 pages, colour illustrations. Black cloth, silver lettering, pictorial jacket.
Two 2cm closed tears at tail of upper edge of jacket. Near Fine Condition. -
Petunjuk Singkat Tentang Keris
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Second Edition.
28cm x 21.5cm. 128 pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial wrappers. Text is in Indonesian.
The second edition, considerably enlarged.
Minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Invincible Krises 2
$100.00 Add to cartVanna Ghiringhelli
Vercelli: Saviolo Publisher, 2007. -
Mother-of-Pearl: Antiques and Collectibles
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First Edition.
31cm x 23.5cm. 367 pages, colour illustrations. Pictorial glossy papered boards, pictorial jacket.
Very minor shelf wear. Near Fine Condition. -
The Golden Age of Hispanic Silver, 1400-1665
$100.00 Add to cartCharles Oman
London: Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, 1968.
In original Victoria and Albert Museum carton. -
Silber und Gold: Augsburger Goldschmiedekunst fur die Hofe Europas
$80.00 Add to cartReinhold Baumstark; Helmut Seling
Munich: Hirmer, 1994. -
The Gilbert Collection of Gold and Silver
$50.00 Add to cartTimothy B. Schroder
Los Angeles and London: Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Thames and Hudson, 1988. -
Provincial Silversmiths of Moray and Their Marks
$40.00 Add to cartG. P. Moss
London: Quartet Books, 1994. -
A Wine-Lover’s Glasses: The A.C. Hubbard, Jr. Collection
$60.00 Add to cartWard Lloyd
Shepton Beauchamp: Richard Dennis, 2000. -
The Legend of the Lighter
$20.00 Add to cartAd van Weert
New York: Abbeville Press, 1995. -
Chiparus: Master of Art Deco
$80.00 Add to cartAlberto Shayo
New York: Abbeville Press, 1999. -
Photographs. Presentation from the People of Australia to H.M.S. Commonwealth
$1,000.00 Add to cartSouth Australian Government Photolithographic Department
[Adelaide]: South Australian Government Photolithographic Department, No date.
4 photographs mounted in a full leather presentation album showing a silver challenge shield and silver plate table piece of a model of Captain Cook’s ship, the Endeavour, which was gifted from The People of Australia to HMS Commonwealth, a King Edward VII-class battleship of the British Royal Navy at a naval review in 1911. The album contains the bookplate of lawyer, politician, and Federalist, Sir Josiah Henry Symon (1846-1934). Symon represented the Commonwealth Government at the review and made the presentation of the shield and table piece. Photographs by the S. A. Govt. Photolithographic Dept, A. Vaughan, Govt. Photolithographer. From the collection of J. B. Hawkins.