Online Auction: Assorted Collectibles & Jewellery – Featuring Majolica Vase and Amber Pieces and furniture
Lot 360:
A Collection of Books on Antiques, History, and Reference. Various Publishers, v.d. (DJ)
Description
A collection of non-fiction volumes primarily focused on the study, care, and valuation of antiques, alongside historical and reference works. Key titles include: Coogan, Michael D. (Editor). The Oxford History of the Biblical World. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1998. Octavo. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Simpson, M. and Huntley, M. Sotheby’s Caring for Antiques. London: Chancellor Press, 1992. Quarto. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Doussy, Michel. Antiques: Professional Secrets for the Amateur. London: Souvenir Press, 1973. Octavo. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Dickinson, David. The Antiques Buyer. London: BBC Books, 1999. Octavo. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Higgins, Katherine. Are You Rich? London: Orion, 2005. Octavo. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Knight, Lucy. The Exercise Ball Bible. Beverly: Fair Winds Press, 2005. Octavo. Pictorial wrappers. Jackson, Albert and Day, David. Care & Repair of Furniture. London: Collins, 1994. Quarto. Publisher’s cloth with dust jacket. Chambers Pocket 20th Century Dictionary. Edinburgh: W. & R. Chambers. Duodecimo. Red pictorial boards. The collection also includes Car Boot Collectables and The Antiques Roadshow Quiz Book (Treasure Press). Provenance: Car Boot Collectables bears a library-style adhesive classification label (745.1 CAR) to the spine, suggesting former institutional or private library use.
Condition report:
Book: Good to Very Good. The collection generally shows expected shelf wear, with minor bumping to spine ends and corners. The Chambers dictionary shows rubbing to the board edges and spine. Car Boot Collectables has a library-style adhesive label on the spine. Internal pages appear clean and the bindings remain sound. Dust Jacket: Good. Present on several volumes; showing light edge wear, minor creasing at the extremities, and occasional light scuffing to the surfaces. The jacket for The Oxford History of the Biblical World is well-preserved.
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