Media / Jewels & Jewelry from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1976. Cloth, 178 pages, illustrations (some colour); 29 cm. Translated from the German. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket, with moderate shelfwear/creased front flap, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1987. Cloth, 364 pages, illustrations (some colour), maps; 30 cm. BRAND NEW. A fine copy. Still in publisher's shrinkwrap. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Why a book on beads; The beginnings; Antiquity: from Neolithic times to the Roman Empire; Europe: the late Roman empire to the… Read more about this item

Vista, CA: Ornament, Inc., 1995. Cloth, 256 pages, colour illustrations; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Tips mildly bumped. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Introduction; Africa; China and Taiwan; Japan, India, Himalaya countries, Thailand, Philippines, and Idonesia; Middle East and North Africa; Precolumbian… Read more about this item

West Hollywood, CA: Louis Stern Fine Arts, 2006. Pictorial boards, 128 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Louis Stern Fine Arts, West Hollywood, CA, May 20 to August 26, 2006. Firm binding, clean inside copy. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Collectible.

New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980. Cloth, x, 289 pages, [8] leaves of plates, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed and inscribed by the author in the year of publication. Expected browning. Dust jacket, with light edgewear, protected in a mylar cover. . SIGNED. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to. Collectible.

Layton, UT: Gibbs Smith, 2010. Cloth, 256 pages, colour illustrations; 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Joe Dan Lowry is world-renowned for his knowledge about turquoise and is sought after for… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2009. 58 pages, colour illustrations; 27 cm. Sale number 17543. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lots 5000-5999 [Property from the Collection of Dr. Don Van Derby and the late Don B. Liles, lots 5603-5748, and Native American Art, featuring jewelry from the Lynn Trusdell Collection, lots 5790-5999]. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

Tucson, AZ: Treasure Chest Publications, 1989. 64 pages, chiefly illustrations; 28 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Clip-Art book unused & intact. Verified upon shipping. . 2nd. Paperback. Fine. 4to.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984. Cloth, 256 pages, illustrations (some colour); 32 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated.. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Folio. Collectible.

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1984. Cloth, 304 pages, illustrations (some colour); 37 cm. Firm binding, unmarked. Light handling soil, age toning. Dust jacket, with light shelfwear, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. A panorama of jewelry, dress, body decoration and hairstyle. CONTENTS: Introduction; East Africa-The Body as… Read more about this item

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing, 1988. 176 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Montreux, Switzerland: Arabesque, 1989. Cloth, 128 pages, illustrations (some colour); 24 x 31 cm. First published 1978. Revised Edition. Near fine. Gently browsed, clean copy. Dust jacket, with a closed tear/back cover, protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates.. 2nd. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Oblong.

New York: Rizzoli International Publications, 2005. [96] pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Illustrations by Martin Welch. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In a collection of whimsical but heartfelt style edicts that every woman can live by, the trend-setting designer offers witty fashion advice and encouragement in the form of a glamorously drawn… Read more about this item

London and Singapore: Spink & Son Ltd., 1997. 48 pages, colour illustrations; 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps. Price list inserted.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1973. Cloth, 192 pages, illustrations (some colour); 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Dust jacket chipped at the crown, with a closed tear. CONTENTS: Prince of Han; China before the Han Dynasty; Mind over matter: from Confucius to Lao Tzu; The Han Dynasty; The court of the son of… Read more about this item

Munich and Geneva: Prestel; Barbier-Mueller Museum, 1989. 247 pages, illustrations (some colour); 31 cm. English Edition. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Gold of Africa; Sahara, Sahel and Senegambia; The Akan of Ghana; The Akan-related peoples of Cote d'Ivoire; The gold mines of… Read more about this item

New York: Ballantine Books, 1987. Cloth, 256 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition: November 1987. Dust jacket protected in a mylar book cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. Profusely illustrated, with many colour plates. CONTENTS: Introduction, by Claude Blair; The Ancient World, by Kenneth Painter; The… Read more about this item

New York: Lark Books; Sterling, 2004. 112 pages, colour illustrations; 26 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. "In this book you'll discover the art of glass beadmaking and learn many of the secrets that were guarded for centuries by Venetian glassmakers. Dozens of techniques are described in step-by-step detail, and the text is liberally seasoned with… Read more about this item

New York: Christie, Manson & Woods International Inc., 1982. 113 pages, illustrations (some colour); 25 cm. Sale code: BRASILIA-5159. Auction held September 14, 1982. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. The Properties of: The Estates of Virginia Murray Bacon; Dolores Costello Barrymore; Mrs. F. Ambrose Clark; Marie Ducharme; Diane Fox; Mae D. Hoffman; Christine Sturgis; Mabel Wallovick;… Read more about this item

West Chester, PA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 1987. 159 pages, color illustrations; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. Light edgewear to wraps, age toning.. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.