Charles Messer Stow (32 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Reprint Edition. The New York Sun, New York. 1930s. Softcover/Trade Wraps. Partial reprint of an article by Joseph H. Park of Columbia University in Antiques magazine in March 1931. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; shallow fold on the front wraps at lower corner; light edge bumping; light edge wear. No DJ. Printed card stock wraps. Wraps are not bent or folded; spine is secure in saddle staples; text is secure in binding. Unpaginated (8 pp by count) 12mo. The author was the Editor of the antiques department for the New York Sun, 1929-1950, a Lecturer on antiques and cultural history, and the Antiquarian editor New York World -Telegram and Sun since 1950. This book describes a cryptic mark found on British pottery and silver. It was registered in the British Patent Office in two forms and used from 1842 to 1883. This book was published by The Sun to assist readers with this little known mark as they collected and valued antiques. A clean very presentable copy.…

Hardcover. Demy Folio, [28.5cm/11.25] full gilt-embossed pictorial cloth sans dust jacket, pp. ,indexed. Illustrated with finely-wrought line drawings. Arranged by designer Please feel free to inquire as to particulars and/or additional snapshots. In exceptionally good condition.

Softcover. Ink mark on front cover; internally very good.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Includes articles on Jan Van Eyck, Church Silver of Charleston, French Furniture, Henry Ford, Miniature Mirrors, Great English Potters, Maple, Pewter, Violin Bottles and more, as well as numberous photographs, dealer ads and a directory of antique dealers. Other issues also available. Book.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Includes articles on Old Colonial Side Arms, French Furniture, Armorial Insignia on Early American Silver, American Cradles, Washingtoniana, Josiah Wedgwood and more, as well as numberous photographs, dealer ads and a directory of antique dealers. Other issues also available. Book.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good. Very good in wrappers. Includes articles on A Liverpool Jug, The Style Called Empire, Jackstraws, The James Ross Picture Sale, Silver Candlesticks, Old Glass in Surrey, Warping in Antique Furniture, the Fielding Lewis Home and more, as well as numberous photographs, dealer ads and a directory of antique dealers. Other issues also available. Book. …

hardcover. Condition: Good.

Hardcover with dustjacket, 128 pages, good codition: dustjacket has a few 2-inch tears at edges and some smaller chips, no internal marks, with b/w illustrations, drawings. Shipping may be extra for this large heavy book.

PB. Condition: good+, wraps (softcover). unpaginated Small booklet with nice line drawings. B&W illustrations (illustrator).

Pamphlet. Condition: Used - Very Good. Robert Ensko, New York, 1934. Designed by B.C. Gordon, New York. (27) pages. Line drawings: cups, bowls, beakers, creamers, porringers, mugs, tankards, candlesticks, tea & coffee pots, sets. 7.25 x 6", silver embossed blue wrapper. VG.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Nd (ca. 1930s). Unpaginated 8-page booklet, probably a reprint of an article in the Sun, for which Stow was Saturday Antiques Pages editor. Includes two helpful charts and three tables to identify and date marks. Size: 12mo.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Dust Jacket. Covers are slightly smudged and have some very small spots of soil. Binding is a bit loose. ; Signed bookplate on the front endpaper of Henry W. Shoemaker, one of the judges who chose the best plates. Prints reproduced in black and white.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. Very good paperback. Staple binding. 8 page pamphlet. No date. Writing inside front cover.

HARD BACK ORANGE TWEED. Condition: GOOD. General wear: slight racking, foxing, previous owner marking on title page, browning of page margins B&W illustrations Extra Postage Required DATE PUBLISHED: 1938 EDITION: 128.

HARD BACK BROWN. Condition: GOOD. General wear; soiled boards, bookplate, foxing, yellowing B&W art DATE PUBLISHED: EDITION: 50+. TAIT, MAURER, PALMER, ETC. (illustrator).

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Tan wraps edge worn with tearing at spine ends, pictorial pastedown. Antiques, collectables, highly illustrated with photographs and advertisements. ; MCN33668; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 132 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. dj w/lite wear, in mylar 128 cleanl unmarked pages+ plates. Many Illusrtations (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Blue Illus Wrappers, unnumbered. Includes the 50 best litohographs by Currier & Ives and the auction prices that they received upon sale at the time. Includes an introduction and foreword. Edges are worn and chipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1940 edition. Heavy, extra postage may be required if posted outside South Africa. Boards edge worn, a bit chipped and marked. Tanning. Minor marks throughout the pages. It is in good condition, excellent binding and intact. MK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. No inscriptions etc. Very light foxing sporadically, a very good, clean copy. The jacket, however, is rather heavily worn, with some loss at the head and tail of the spine.

Hardcover. 1st edition. Reddish patterned cloth with maroon title blocks and gilt lettering; off-white DJ with bw illus. 128 pp. Profuse bw ills. Consists of critical analysis and replicas of the original furniture design books of Chippendale, Hepplewhite and Sheraton. VG/G, book in very good condition; wear and tear to DJ.…

Softcover. Blue stapled wraps. Unpaginated. Numerous bw ills. Comprised mostly of line drawings and descriptions, with brief foreword. VG, minor wear, soiling to cover.

Hardcover. Condition: Good to Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Original cloth covers w/ title in gilt. Spine a bit darkened. Title on spine lightly rubbed. Faint dampstain to top edge of text block. Edges of leaves lightly age toned. Illust. w/ numerous b/w drawings.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 128 pp. Original cloth covers w/ gilt title on binding. Very bright and clean. DJ soiled. Tape repair to edges. Contents nice.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Thus. First edition thus 1938, combining several furniture books published between 1754-1791. Published by Arts & Decoration Book Society / Robert M McBride. Hardcover in patterned boards with leather labels with gold lettering on front cover and spine, with DJ. Condition very good, square and tight book, worn head of the spine, corners not bumped, solid hinges, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, spine not sunned, not a reminder. DJ good, tears at edges, dark spot at rear panel, trace of water exposure, not clipped. 4to, not paginated through, illustrated throughout with full page plates. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders. ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000859XBY.…

First Edition. First edition, 4to, pp. [30], 63, [13], 59, [19], 129; illustrated throughout; very good copy in original brown cloth.

290x225mm, 4 pages introduction, 2 pages foreword and 50 plates with notes, Tired covert with some foxings. Envoi groupé : les frais de port sont calculés sur le poids total de la commande ; chaque livre supplémentaire coûte donc beaucoup moins cher à expédier. Commandez plusieurs livres et économisez sur le port ! / Combined shipping: postage is charged on the total weight of your order, so each additional book ships at a reduced rate. Order several books from us and save on postage ! / Envois Europe : Droits et taxes inclus - aucun frais à la livraison / Shipments to Europe: Duties and taxes included - no delivery charges.…

Wraps. Condition: Good. 4to, pages unnumbered, 50 b/w plates. Wrappers sunned, worn, chipped, tape-repaired at spine; pages uniformly tanned.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Pages lightly tanned. Page edges tanned. Some dye-staining to endpages. Front and back hinges cracked. Gilt lettering faded on spine. Clear plastic protective cover. ( Furniture, Thomas Chippendale, George Hepplewhite, Thomas Sheraton) NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair. First Edition. A magazine for collectors and others interested in times past and in articles of daily use and adornment devised by the forefathers. Features: Frontispiece engraving by Edward Savage entitled 'Liberty and the American Eagle'; Milestones; Trends in Collecting; The Integrity of the Antique; What Would I Save in Case of Fire?; Is There an American Design?; Craftsmen at War; Decorating with Antiques; John Janvier - Delaware Cabinetmaker; An Antique Dealer's Yesterdays; The Ornamentation of Silver - A Pictorial Demonstration; William Mount - Long Island Genre Artist; A Rare Engraving by Kensett Identified; Antiques in Domestic Settings - 'Shandy Hall' in the Western Reserve; The Springfield Rifle of the Civil War; Firing Glasses - American (?); and more. Many pages of nostalgic ads from a broad assortment of prominent dealers. Profusely illustrated with excellent black and white photos. 96 pages. Printed upon glossy stock. Unmarked with above-average wear. Covers detached but present. A worthy reference copy of this informative issue. Savage, Edward (illustrator).…