Collecting Small Antiques – Metal Glass Ceramics Toys Etc. / Scarce Encyclopedia

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Profusely illustrated in color and mostly black-and-white, this early out-of-print reference book is a pictorial guide to small antiques including pottery, porcelain, children’s toys, banks, miniature furniture, and much more.
AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SMALL ANTIQUES
by James Mackay, Harper and Row, NY, 1975.
Arranged alphabetically, this most informative book contains a wealth of information on small antiques and collectibles. The author “has concentrated on those areas and periods which offer the greatest opportunity to the collector, in particular the applied arts of western Europe and North America over the past three centuries. The book includes more than 425 alphabetically arranged entries on small collectable items, ranging from apostle spoons, bonbonnieres and Bristol glass to samplers, scrimshaw and visiting cards. Cross-references are given to enable the reader to pursue a particular line of interest through several entries, and in addition there are longer articles on the important media, such as bronze, porcelain, pottery, glass and silver. The book is fully illustrated throughout with 32 color plates and over 350 black and white photographs of items from collections and museums in Great Britain, Europe and America.”
7.5” x 10” hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 320 pages.
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