1993, ISBN: 9781857320961

Hardcover

Nimmo Hay & Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 514 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned… More...

Nimmo Hay & Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 514 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. Minor dog-eared corners. Cracking to front hinge with exposed binding, causing board to be slightly loose. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Water stained marking to surfaces, with ring marking to front board. Scuffing and light marking overall., Nimmo Hay & Mitchell, 2.5, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 164 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated grey cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Faint brown marking to a few pages, text is not affected. Occasional thumb-marking present. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Binding remains firm. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Soft crushing to spine ends. Mild tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Some minor brown marks and water staining to surfaces., W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 2.5, W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1884. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1884. No Edition Remarks. 156 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated blue cloth. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Occasional thumb-marking present. White marking to front free endpaper. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have heavy edge wear with bumping to corners and rub wear all over. Soft crushing to spine ends. Notable tanning to spine and edges. Scuffing and light marking overall. Dark staining to rear board., W. P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1884, 2.5, Philadelphia, PA: George W. Jacobs and Co., 1908. Book. Very Good. Decorative Cloth. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Tan cloth, lettered in black, illus. in dark blue, white, and gold, decorated endpapers, untrimmed text block edges. Cover cloth moderately soiled, spine panel somewhat darkened, but only minimal actual wear. Firm binding, clean interior. 120 pp., illus. Binding A of variants.., George W. Jacobs and Co., 1908, 3, W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 384 pages. No dust jacket. Decorated red cloth. Edited by Rev. P. Hatley Waddell. Prize plate stuck to front pastedown. Pages are lightly tanned and foxed throughout, heavier to endpapers. Cracking to gutters of a few pages with exposed binding. Previous owner's inscription to title page. Binding is slightly shaky. Boards have moderate edge wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Crushing to spine ends with small splits and fraying to cloth. Moderate tanning to spine and edges. Bleached damp staining to rear board., W.P. Nimmo, Hay, & Mitchell, 2.5, UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,reprint.[Originally and first published 1993,this is the first reprint edn.] FINE+/FINE+.No owner inscrptn but price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy laminated,colour photographic illustrated dw/dj,with white lettering; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound - pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners,appears unread - apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original plain black faux leather (rexine?) boards with bright,crisp,stamped silver gilt letters front and to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,slim 12mo HB+dw/dj,reprint,6-192pp [paginated] includes an Introduction to Silver Hallmarks and 6 other sections,b/w illustrated date charts/tables,b/w line illus throughout the text and the book, separate Gold+Platinum hallmarking,Sheffield Plate,fakes and alterations,collecting silver,a glossary,a bibliography,a list of addresses and an index and acknowledgements; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,contents list/table to verso of title page,a foreword.The other 6 sections cover British Assay Offices (Major and minor) Continental European marks,methods of manufacture and decoration,illustrated silver styles,Makers and their Marks. John Bly appears frequently on television programmes about antiques, including 'The Antiques Roadshow',and presents his own networked TV series 'Heirloom'.He runs an antiques business at St James's,London and another at Tring, Hertfordshire,founded by his grandfather over 100 years ago.Through these he has supplied major public and private collections in England and the United States.He is a Fellow of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmith's of London,and a former Council member of the British Antique Dealer's Association.He has lectured extensively in Britain and America and is the author of a number of useful books on collecting antiques and the General Editor of 'Is It Genuine?',published by Mitchell Beazley in 1986. This guide includes all major marks on British and Irish silver,gold,platinum and Sheffield Plate, as well as maker's marks and biographical detail.It shows all the major Continental and American town marks and details the principal makers and their mark.Containing a full introduction which teaches you how to read and understand the hallmarks.Also it shows the changing shapes and styles of silver which can help you to authenticate and date pieces, how to distinguish between silver,Sheffield plate and electroplate. Valuable advice on how to spot fakes is given,along with providing tips on buying and caring for silver and has a full glossary of terms used. Since April 2013,again in March 2015,and in this year too,the UK Post Office has altered it's Pricing in Proportion template,altering it's prices, weight allowances,dimensions and lowered it's qualifying compensation rates too! So,please contact rpaxtonden@blueyonder.co.uk ,because of the lighter weight of this item for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!, LONDON.MILLER'S/REED CONSUMER BOOKS LTD.,1993., 5<

1993, ISBN: 1857320964

[EAN: 9781857320961], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 23.71], [PU: Miller/Mitchell Beazley], Jacket, Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May con… More...

[EAN: 9781857320961], Gebraucht, guter Zustand, [SC: 23.71], [PU: Miller/Mitchell Beazley], Jacket, Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains., Books<

1993, ISBN: 1857320964

[EAN: 9781857320961], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Miller/Mitchell Beazley], Independent family-run bookstore for over 50 years! Buy with confidence! Book is in very good condition… More...

[EAN: 9781857320961], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Miller/Mitchell Beazley], Independent family-run bookstore for over 50 years! Buy with confidence! Book is in very good condition with minimal signs of use, Books<