Hobbies And Collecting from Aquila Books

London: Hertford House, 1962. Vol. I. liii (1), 1 - 239 pp. Vol. II. iii, 240 - 714 pp. Two volumes. Octavo. Original green wrappers. Gilt lettering on the spines. Previous owner's name on the front free end papers. Otherwise, bright and clean copies. Each volume is liberally illustrated with 104 black and white plates. The authour… Read more about this item

London: Faber and Faber, 1979. Undetermined. near fine. 2nd printing. xiii;351pp. Octavo. Original yellow cloth. Illustrated with coloured frontispiece, 3 coloured plates and B/W plates on 26 pages at end of text; fold out map at end of volume. Textblock clean and tight. Dust jacket is illustrated, unpriced clipped, minor creasing along top edge, otherwise unmarked. near… Read more about this item

Suffolk: Antique Collector's Club, 1995. Undetermined. fine. revised, expanded and retitled edition. 392pp. Quarto with brown cloth boards and gilt lettering on front and spine. Colour photographic endpapers and colour photo frontispiece. Filled with B&W and colour photos. Light creasing to edges of dust jacket. fine A reference guide to British antique furniture. Unique in that it… Read more about this item

Waterloo, Ontario: Wilfrid Laurier University Press for the Calgary Institute for the Humaniti, 1984. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xvi, 307pp. Octavo. Light green wrappers with darker green lettering and illustration. Slight wear to wraps. Text block is clean, bright and tight. Slip from WLU identifying this copy as the complemantary copy to which registrants of the Nickle… Read more about this item

Winnipeg, Manitoba: Canadian Numismatic Publishing Institute, 1964. Undetermined. very good. reprint. 332pp. Tall octavo. Publisher's blue cloth with gilt titles to spine and front board. Medal reproduced in gilt to front board. Light shelfwear and bumping to corners, edges of boards, and head and tail of spine. Small drawing of anchor to front pastedown, embossed stamp of previous… Read more about this item

New York: The American Numismatics Society, 1998. Undetermined. near fine. xi, 190pp. Octavo. Publisher's tan cloth with titles and logo stamped in brown to front board. Only light shelfwear and rubbing to boards. Internally tight and clean. near fine A guide to the United States Large Cent, issued in conjunction with the Coinage of the Americas… Read more about this item

New York: Attic Books, 1977. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. 318 [1]pp. Quarto. Light yellow cloth. Gilt titling on spine. Slight soiling and bumping to boards. Text block is clean bright and tight with B/W illustrations. In dust jacket. Jacket shows some rubbing and chipping to edges. near fine A guide to Islamic and Oriental Coins with… Read more about this item

London: Heywood and Company Ltd., 1953. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. vii, 440pp. Octavo. Black cloth boards with gilt lettering on front and spine. Slight shelfwear to top of spine and minor foxing in first and last couple of pages in text block. Over 300 B&W illustrations throughout. near fine A thorough look at watch and clock… Read more about this item

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1974. Undetermined. very good. 1st Edition. xii,399pp. Quarto. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine; minor shelf wear to crown and foot. Pictoral dust jacket, unclipped; chips to crown and foot, several small closed tears to edges of panels, some rubbing and creasing to same. Additional large closed tear to front panel with… Read more about this item

Toronto: MacMillan of Canada, 1974. Undetermined. very good. 2nd printing. xii,399pp. Quarto. Original purple cloth with gilt lettering on spine; minor shelf wear to crown and foot. Pictoral dust jacket, unclipped; chips to crown and foot, several small closed tears to edges of panels, some rubbing and creasing to same. Illustrated with B/W photographs in text. Textblock slightly… Read more about this item

Newport: The Ceramic Book Company, 1958. Undetermined. near fine. 1st Edition. [xxii],118pp. Folio. Blue coth covered boards. Spine title in gilt. Minor fading to spine, small stain. Top edge gilt, pages uncut. Free fly clipped. Illustrated with over 450 B/W and colour plates from photographs, including colour fontispiece. Tight, clean text block. near fine Beautifully illustrated, fine… Read more about this item

Tokyo/New York: John Weatherhill, Inc., 1979. Hardcover. near fine. 1st Edition. 263pp. Quarto. Grey cloth binding with spine title in silver. Silver cover title. Dust jacket; very little visible wear. Front freefly shows minor soil marks. Extensive photo illustrations (colour and B/W) with additional diagrams. Tight text block. A neat, serviceable copy. near fine Provides examples and… Read more about this item

London: Robson Lowe Ltd., 1978. Hardcover. very good. [xii], 130pp. Small octavo. Green cloth covered boards with gilt lettering on spine. Ends of spine and corners very lightly bumped. Endpapers lightly discoloured. B/W and colour photographs and illustrations throughout. "Ready for sale table" stamp on rear free endpaper. In dust jacket, lightly discoloured with some light wear to… Read more about this item

New York: Crown Publisher's Inc., 1975. Undetermined. near fine. 1st edition 5th printing. (6), 794pp. Quarto. Original beige cloth with silver lettering on spine. Illustrated with coloured plates, B/W photos, patterns. Dust jacket is illustrated, three half inch closed tears, but otherwise completely intact. Price sticker and round seller sticker on front cover of dust jacket (bottom left).… Read more about this item

Long Beach, California: The Orders and Medals Society of America, 1975-85. Hardcover. fine. 1st Editions. approx. 5,280pp. 11 volumes Octavo. Custom blue cloth with gilt borders & lettering. Illustrated throughout with B/W photographs, contemporary advertisements etc. Each volume contains No.1-12 (January through December) for the year stated. Index included. Title boxes on volumes… Read more about this item

New York, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1957. Hardcover. very good. reprint. 375pp. Thick octavo. Original brown cloth, gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated dustjacket, worn. Text block is tight, clean. 55 listed illustrations, 11 figures. very good 1957

Glasgow: A.D. Hamilton & Co. Ltd., 1978-81. Hardcover. fine. 80, 160, 240, 328; 80, 184, 264, 376; 168, 351, 476; 102, 52, 215, 116, 347, 148, 379pp. Octavo. Custom blue cloth with gilt borders & lettering. Original pictorial wrappers, rebound in sets. Vol.1: No.'s 1-4. Vol. 2: No.'s: 1-4, letters to subscribing members… Read more about this item

Cottingham, Yorkshire: J. R. Tutin, 1904. Hardcover. very good. 1st edition. x, 121pp. 12mo, original red cloth with gilt lettering on front cover as well as spine. Tight, clean copy, some uncut pages. Fading to the spine, with minor foxing on the outer edges of the endpapers. 1904, 1st edition. PP X, 121. … Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. Undetermined. 1st Edition. CI, 110pp. 8vo in original boards (green/brown). With brown lettering on spine. Wear to exterior (boards worn along the edges, rubbed). Text block is filled with full page plates of tradesman's cards. Text block is tight. 1925

Toronto: McGraw Hill Ryerson Ltd., 1974. Hardcover. fine. 1st edition. 352pp. Quarto, original orange cloth with gilt lettering on spine, fully illustrated with colour and black and white photos. Full colour illustrated dust jacket, very good with slight wear to top and bottom of spine. fine An authoritative guide of all the major fields of Canadian… Read more about this item