Antiques
The Sacred Beetle. A Popular Treatise on Egyptian Scarabs in Art and History
London, John Murray, 1902. With 'five hundred examples of scarabs and cylinders, the translations by F. Llewellyn Griffith'. More
The Franco-British Exhibition Illustrated Review, 1908
London, Chatto and Windus, 1908. Mostly comprises 'review articles on the section of British and French art exhibits, including some articles on British and French industry exhibits, and on exhibits from British and French colonies' (Trove). More
Old Pewter
London, B.T. Batsford, 1913. With over 100 illustrations; one of the Batsford Collector's Library. More
The Spanish Royal Tapestries
London, John Lane, The Bodley Head, 1921. With the pencilled ownership signature of Sir Richard Chaffey Baker, 1841-1911; barrister, pastoralist and influential South Australian politician. Baker was one of the founding fathers of Federation and the first President of the Senate in the first Commonwealth Parliament. One of the Spanish..... More
The Old-World House. Its Furniture & Decoration
London, A. and C. Black, Ltd., 1924. Provenance: [Sir] Edward Wheewall Holden (1885-1947), the influential motor-body builder whose business became a household name. His armorial bookplate is mounted on the front pastedown of each volume (along with the small paper label of the contemporary Adelaide bookseller F.W. Preece). [2 items]..... More
In Search of the Antique
London, Mills and Boon, 1927. More
Confessions of a Dealer
London, Mills and Boon, 1927 (third edition). Rare with the dustwrapper. Plus 13 plates. More
Loan Exhibition of Antiques in Aid of Kuitpo Industrial Colony. Catalogue. September 25th to October 3rd, 1931. Anchor House, North Terrace, Adelaide
Adelaide, Printed by The Hassell Press, 1931. The catalogue contains 1776 entries, each containing a short description of the item and (frequently) the name of the lender. More
Loan Exhibition of Antiques in Aid of Kuitpo Industrial Colony. Catalogue. September 25th to October 3rd, 1931. Anchor House, North Terrace, Adelaide
Adelaide, The Hassell Press [Printers], 1931. The catalogue contains 1776 entries, each containing a short description of the item and (frequently) the name of the lender. More
Early Staffordshire Pottery
London, Faber, 1951. More
European Ceramic Art from the End of the Middle Ages to about 1815. A Dictionary of Factories, Artists, Technical Terms ... [Together with] ... Illustrated Historical Survey
London, Faber and Faber Limited, 1952 and 1949. [2 items]. More
Robert Woods Bliss Collection. Pre-Columbian Art
London, Phaidon, 1957. More
Engraved Glass, 1952-58
London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1959. Signed - with an affecting inscription - by the author's son, Simon. More
Siamese Pottery in Indonesia
Bangkok, Siam Society, 1959. More
Artistic Porcelain
Leningrad, Leningrad State Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, [early 1960s]. A lavish pictorial catalogue of the products of the Leningrad State Lomonosov Porcelain Factory; the text is in Russian, English, French and German. More
Le Bénélux d'Or. Répertoire du monnayage d'or des territories composant les anciennes Pays-Bas. | De Gouden Benelux. Repertorium van de gouden munten geslagen in het gebied van de voormalige Nederlanden
Amsterdam, Jacques Schulman N.V., 1964. The text is in French and Dutch. The title translates as 'The Golden Benelux. Directory of gold coins minted in the area of the former Netherlands'. More
Arms and Armour. Masterpieces by European Craftsmen from the Thirteenth to the Nineteeth Century
London, Thames and Hudson, 1964 (first edition in English). Translated from the original German by Ilse Bloom and William Reid. More
Master Potters of the Industrial Revoloution. The Turners of Lane End
London, Cory, Adams and Mackay, 1965. More
The Arts of Korea. Ceramics, Sculpture, Gold, Bronze and Lacquer
London, Thames and Hudson, 1966. More
The Chinese Collector through the Centuries. From the Han to the 20th Century
Rutland, Charles E. Tuttle Company, Publishers, 1966. Translated by Diana Imber. More
European and American Dolls and their Marks and Patents
London, B.T. Batsford Ltd., 1966. More
The Silver Benelux. Crowns, Half-crowns, Quarter-crowns and Siege-coins struck in the Territories of the former Northern and Southern Netherlands. | Le Benelux d'argent. Écus, demi-écus, quart d'écus et monnaies obsidionales frappées dans les territoires composant les anciens Pays-Bas septentrionaux et méridionaux. | De zilveren Benelux. Hele -, halve -, kwart daalders en noodmunten geslagen in het gebied van de voormalige Noordelijke en Zuidelijke Nederlanden
Amsterdam, Jacques Schulman N.V., 1967. Text in English, French and Dutch. More
Coins, Medals and Tokens of the Philippines
Menlo Park, Chenby Publishers, 1968. More
History of Old Sheffield Plate. Being an Account of the Origin, Growth and Decay of the Industry, and of the Antique Silver and White or Britannia Metal Trade, with Chronological Lists of Makers' Marks and Numerous Illustrations of Specimens
Sheffield, J.W. Northend, 1968 (facsimile reprint)/ 1912. More
Pottery and Porcelain, 1700-1914. England, Europe and North America
London, Weidenfeld and Nicolson Limited, 1968. More
Wallace Collection Catalogues. Pictures and Drawings. Text with Historical Notes and Illustrations [and] ... Illustrations
London, Williams Clowes and Sons Ltd., 1968 (sixteenth edition)/ 1900 and 1970. More
Ancient Egyptian Glass and Glazes in the Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, The Brooklyn Museum, 1968. More
Nineteenth Century Australian Gold and Silver Smiths
Richmond, Hutchinson Australia, 1969. More
French Faience
London, Faber, 1970 (revised edition)/ 1948. Four new colour plates have been added to this edition, and several black and white plates have been replaced. More
Artists In Wood. American Carvers of Cigar Store Indians, Show Figures and Circus Wagons
New York, Bramhall House, 1970. More
The Great Exhibition - London 1851. The Art-Journal Illustrated Catalogue of The Industries of All Nations
New York, Bounty Books, 1970 (facsimile)/ 1851. More
Greek Gems and Finger Rings. Early Bronze Age to Late Classical
London, Thames and Hudson, 1970. 'A comprehensive account of the art in Greek lands from the early Bronze Age down to the Hellenistic period. The gems are related to history and to the artistic achievements in other media of their day, and the subject matter of the scenes engraved upon..... More
Masterpieces of Chinese Enamel Ware in the National Palace Museum
Taipei, National Palace Museum, 1971. More
The Illustrated Guide to Staffordshire Salt-Glazed Stoneware
London, Barrie & Jenkins, 1971. More
Ships-in-Bottles. A Step-By-Step Guide to a Venerable Nautical Craft
Newton Abbot, David and Charles, 1971. More
European Crowns, 1700-1800
London, Spink, 1971 (third edition)/ 1961. Leaflet of values in January 1972 loosely inserted. More
The Ceramic Wares of Siam
Bangkok, Siam Society, 1971 (second, revised, edition)/ 1965. Includes 52 pages of plates. More
Later Chinese Porcelain. The Ch'ing Dynasty (1644-1912)
London, Faber and Faber, 1971 [fourth, corrected and enlarged, edition]/ 1951. 'In this, the fourth edition, a few corrections have been made and two new colour plates have been added to make the plates more representative' (Preface to the Fourth Edition, by Harry M. Garner). More
Ancient Egyptian Jewellery
London, Methuen & Co Ltd, 1971. More
The Ceramic Art of China. An exhibition organised by the Arts Council of Great Britain and the Oriental Ceramic Society to commemorate the founding of the Society in 1921. June 9th to July 25th 1971. The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, Oriental Ceramic Society, 1972. Number 463 of 1000 copies. Offered together with the catalogue produced for the exhibition (quarto, [138] pages with 61 pages of monochrome illustrations and 4 colour illustrations; colour pictorial card covers slightly creased and rubbed; a very good copy of the second edition of July..... More
Azerbaijan National Clothing
Moscow, [Publisher not in English], 1972. Text mostly in Russian (8 pages in English). More
A History of Currency in the British Colonies
Colchester, John Drury, 1972 [facsimile]/ 1893. One of 500 copies. More
Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1972 (first edition). The half-title has been signed by Kevin Fahy, and inscribed and signed by Clifford Craig (as 'Cliff Craig'). More
Early Colonial Furniture in New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land
Melbourne, Georgian House, 1972. More
The Art of Jewelry. A Survey of Craft and Creation
Brookvale, J.W. Books, 1972. 'Graham Hughes, Art Director of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths of the City of London, tells the story of jewellery - its history, its changing styles, its craftsmen and designers and their techniques, its great collectors and patrons, its discoverers, its value and allure'(from the blurb)..... More
Turkoman Rugs. An Illustrative Monograph on Rugs Woven by the Turkoman Tribes of Central Asia
London, The Holland Press, 1973. A Publication of the Hajji Baba Club. More
Australian Silver, 1800-1900
Sydney, National Trust, 1973. More
Principles of Decorative Design
London, Academy Editions/ St Martin's Press, 1973 (facsimile reprint)/ 1873. The Foreword by Marina Henderson, and the Chronological outline of the life of Christopher Dresser by Stuart Durant are new to this edition. More
Australian Silver, 1800-1900
Sydney, National Trust of Australia, 1973. More