Published by New York : Harper & Row, 1988, 1987, 1988
ISBN 10: 0060158522 ISBN 13: 9780060158521
Seller: Joseph Valles - Books, Stockbridge, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 30 cm. ; ISBN: 0060158522; 9780060158521 LCCN: 87-45656 ; LC: NK1127.5; Dewey: 745.1/028/8 ; OCLC: 16224387 ; black cloth in color photographic dustjacket ; Contents: Arms, armour and weapons -- Ceramics and tiles -- Clock ans watches, musical boxes and automata -- Decorative objects and materials -- GLass -- Jewellery -- Leather, parchment and vellum -- Metals, coins and medals, scientific instruments and barometers -- Miscellaneous--Bicycles, models, musical instruments, office equipment, plastics, records/discs, taxidermy, dish, reptiles and amphibia, botanical collections, fossils, rocks and minerals, tools -- Paintings--Oil paintings, panel paintings, icons, paintings on metal, miniatures, and wallpaintings -- Paper, prints, drawings and manuscripts, ephemera, books and paperback books, photographs, tapa and barkcloth and painting on bark -- Stone -- Textiles -- Wood -- Glossary -- List of suppliers. ; "The home conservator must be aware of the hazards of using certain materials and must take seriously the warnings in this book about following the manufacturers' instructions and wearing gloves, goggles and protective clothing where appropriate. If the owner of objects in need of care and repair understands these differences and is prepared to make time and space, the guidance in this book, written by experienced conservators, will enable them to improve the appearance and increase the life expectancy of their possessions." ; FINE/FINE. Book.