The Spinning Wheel’s Complete Book Of Antiques editor Albert Christian Revi 1972

Description: Large thick hardcover book with dust jacket present, dust jacket has considerable surface and extremity wear with tears and some missing extremity pieces, binding is mostly complete but has a @3” tear away to the rear bottom hinge, foredge and top edge both have light foxing and surface area discoloration, book has bumped cover corners and faded red paper covers with gold gilt embossed lettering on front cover and spine face, interior is clean with little wear but there’s a slight odor though no moisture damage is evident, all pages appear to be present. Overall condition of the book and dust jacket is Fair + - near Good. Please see photos for more information on the condition of the book and dust jacket. 4to/Quarto size at spine, 600 pages, contents pages, introduction, illustrated throughout with b&w photos and drawings, published by Grosser & Dunlap Publishers, New York NY 1972 (1949), Published under arrangements with Ottenheimer Publishers, Inc., printed in the United States of America. Book’s edited by Albert Christian Revi and the staff of Spinning Wheel Magazine. Book has some condition issues but remains a great source book for anyone interested and invested in antiques and collectibles. From the dust jacket flap notes: “ The Spinning Wheel’s Complete Book of Antiques. For Collectors And Decorators, For Apartment Dwellers As Well As Home Owners, For Auction Lovers And All Bona Fide Browsers. If your eyes light up at the sight of a stoneware jug, a grandfather clock or a luminous Tiffany window…then this book is for you. If your passion is furniture, and you would like to learn how to identify the styles and the periods, country pieces, Philadelphia pieces and European pieces…then this book is for you. If you can’t wait to start your own hoard of buttons and bottles and dolls, and you want to know how to tell the real from the fake…then this book is for you. And if you haven’t the time to haunt museums and auctions, but you still want to know as much of the history and background of fine porcelains, or if you want to distinguish between American and English silver, or arts and crafts, or fabrics, or any hundred other collectibles…then this book is emphatically for you.” Book’s been stored in a smoke free home with two short haired pets. Please study and understand what you’re looking at/buying; I accept returns within 30 days, buyer pays for return shipping. I only accept PayPal for payment. I will ship internationally via eBay’s Global Shipping Program. Shipping charges listed are for US shipping only and are paid by the seller; alternate US shipping is paid by the buyer. Please don’t hesitate to contact me through eBay with any questions or serious reasonable Best Offer submissions; I’ll gladly respond ASAP. I invite you to visit my eBay store Bill’s Books And Things, browse through the hundreds of other fine books and items listed there for sale, and follow the store to keep current with all the latest additions to the store, thanks!

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