Vintage Books: The Concise Encyclopedia of Antiques - Volumes I & II (1959 & 1955)
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Vintage Books: The Concise Encyclopedia of Antiques - Volumes I & II (1959 & 1955)
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This piece features gilt cloth hardbacks with illustrated antique reference entries and black-and-white plates across both volumes.
Collectors and decorative-arts enthusiasts will appreciate this two-volume reference, presented in matching blue cloth hardbacks with gilt cover decoration. Volume One is a 1956 reprint and Volume Two is a 1955 first edition; both include textual illustrations plus additional black-and-white plates and cover a wide range of decorative-arts topics from furniture and ceramics to metalwork, prints, coins, automata, and related subjects.
Dimensions are 9.75 in. length x 7.625 in. width x 1.5 in. height (24.77 cm x 19.37 cm x 3.81 cm).
Condition note: There is the faintest touch of foxing and a hint of browning in both volumes, with faded cloth covers and overall Good/Fair condition.
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BO-EB-VU-1009
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