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OLD PEWTER ITS MAKERS AND MARKS IN ENGLAND, SCOTLAND AND IRELAND
Written by Howard Herschel Cotterell.
Stock no. 1329828
Published by Charles E. Tuttle Company. 1969. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Silver covers with blue titles. xvii + first list of subscribers + 432 pages. 6 large folding b/w plates. I. Short Historical Introduction; II. The History of Pewter-Marking as Toldin the Records; III. The Old Pewterers and Their Touchplates; Secondary Marks, Collectors' Difficuties, Pewterers' Tokens and Trade-Cards,Etc., Etc.; V. Illustrations of Examples of Pewter-War; VI. Alphabetical List of Pewterers, With Illustrations of Their Marks, Where Known; VII. Alphabetical List of Those Marks Which,with the Device, Bear Only the Initials of Their Owners' Name; VIII. Illustrations of Those Marks Which Must Be Designated as "Obscure," for Want of Any Indication as to Their Ownership; IX. Index to Devices in Marks Illustrated in Chapters VI, VII, and VIII; X. Index to Hall Marks in Chapters VI, VII, and VIII. Spine bumped. Light foxing to prelims. Light brown stain to inner margins of a couple of pages (198 & 199), else contents clean. Dustwrapper is price-cut and slightly worn to top and tail of spine.

HEAD-DRESS BADGES OF THE BRITISH ARMY VOLUME TWO: FROM THE END OF THE GREAT WAR 1979
Written by Arthur L. Kipling; Hugh L. King.
Stock no. 1829582
Published by The Naval & Military Press Ltd.. 1st thus 2006. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. x and 252 pages. ISBN: 1843425130. Slight lean to spine. Previous owner's address label to front pastedown else contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed with a few faint marks.

JAPANESE SWORD BLADES
Written by Alfred Dobree.
Stock no. 1829459
Published by Arms & Armour Press; George Shumway, Publisher. 1974. Very good condition.

Second Edition, revised. A useful introduction for a beginner to the understanding and appreciation of the world-famous sword blades of Japan. A profusely illustrated monograph enhanced by appendices providing a genealogical listing of amourers and a bibliography. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. 73 pages. ISBN: 0873870344. Reprint. White cardwraps are lightly browned and a little grubby. Spine lightly faded. Text block lightly browned. A few pale foxspots present, mainly to prelims.

ADVERTISING ART OF STEIFF
Written by Dottie Ayers; Donna Harrison.
Stock no. 1329011
Published by Hobby House Press. 1st 1991. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A compilation of antique Steiff advertisements. Large format. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations/photos. The text of the German advertisements has also been translated into English. ISBN: 087588363X. Foxing to endpapers, textblock and verso of wrapper.

UNIFORMS OF THE PENINSULAR WAR
Written by Arthur Kipling. Illustrated by Frank Wilson.
Stock no. 1828035
Published by Charles Knight & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1972. Very good condition.

This book will be invaluable to the wargamer and collector, and of fascinating interest to anyone attracted to things military. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. 47 pages. ISBN: 0853140987. Base of spine rubbed. Price-label to rear board. Contents clean.

THE TWELVE GREATEST SOVEREIGNS
No author listed.
Stock no. 1826868
Published by Inspire Creative. 1st 2019. Slightly better than very good condition.

The most historically significant and interesting coins from 200 years of the gold sovereign's history. Oblong format. Matt pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. Ribbon page marker. ISBN: 9781640083240. A few small, minor marks to boards. Contents clean.

THE POLICEMAN'S LOT
Written by Mervyn Mitton.
Stock no. 1325293
Published by Quiller Press. 1st 1985. Very good condition.

Blue boards, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos of antique British police equipment including truncheons & tipstaves. ISBN: 0907621503. Spine and corners slightly bumped. A few spots to contents, some pages 'stuck' together by damp(?) but easily separated (although some very slight surface paper damage may occur). Price cut wrapper is slightly edge rubbed.

THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO JAGUAR COLLECTIBLES
Written by Ian Cooling.
Stock no. 1824608
Published by Bay View Books. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

The extraordinary range of automobilia inspired by the Jaguar marque - everything except the full-size cars themselves. Square format. Black cloth boards, silver title to spine. Colour illustrations. 192 pages. ISBN: 187097994X. Board corners lightly rubbed. Contents fine. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed to rear panel and has minor foxing to verso (not visible to outside).

COLLECTING PHOTOGRAPHY
Written by Badger Gerry.
Stock no. 1824254
Published by Mitchell Beazley. 1st 2003. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Essential reference work for everyone interested in collecting photographs, from the novice to the experienced collector. Large format. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w and a few colour photographs. ISBN: 1840007265. Lower edge of boards slightly faded. Small mark to half-title page. Otherwise contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper has a damp stain to verso lower edge of front flap (not visible from right side).

FLY FISHING TREASURES: THE WORLD OF FLY FISHERS AND COLLECTING
Written by Steve Woit; et al.
Stock no. 2140063
Circa 2018. Very good condition.

Large square format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780578418056. Bumping and wear to spine and corners; a couple of nicks at corners.

VINTAGE SLOT CARS
Written by Philippe De Lespinay; Dan Gurney; Jim Hall.
Stock no. 2138662
Published by Mbi Publishing. 1st USA 1999. Slightly better than very good condition.

The purpose of this book is to show some of the slot cars produced in the 1960s, along with previously unpublished photos of rare cars and kits. The focus is on American makes. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w and colour photos. 96 pages including index. ISBN: 0760305668. Book has been covered with clear adhesive film which has a wrinkle to front panel. Contents clean.

THE BOOK OF BRITISH RAILWAYS STATION TOTEMS
Written by Dave Brennand; Richard Furness.
Stock no. 1823330
Published by Sutton Publishing. 1st 2002. Very good condition.

Oblong format. Glazed pictorial boards. Colour photos. A collector's guide to British Railway station signs (totems). ISBN: 0750929979. Board corners lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Joints slightly cracked but binding is tight. Contents are clean.