Description
Country Life Limited, Published 1956. Hardcover, 104 pp.; 25 cm; First Edition; with color frontispiece and 42 black-and-white plate illustrations; printed in Great Britain at the University Press, Glasgow by Robert MacLehose & Co. Ltd.
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Condition & notes
In Very Good condition, lacking the dust jacket. Tan cloth-covered boards with dark red lettering on the front and spine. Mild shelf wear with some fading and toning to the edges and spine. Binding tight. Pages and endpapers are mildly toned but otherwise unmarked.A guide for collectors of decorative English antiques, organized by category, with historical context, manufacturing methods, and identification points to help collectors distinguish authentic pieces from later reproductions. Hughes was an established collecting writer, also author of Collecting Antiques and More About Collecting Antiques.Contents: Preface; I. Horse Brasses; II. Silver Sugar-Tongs; III. Snuff-Boxes, Mulls and Rasps; IV. Decorative Tiles; V. Glass Beadwork; VI. Pewter Measures; VII. Hearthside Bygones; VIII. Earthenware Loving Cups; IX. Musical Automata and Singing-Bird Boxes; X. Flower-Encrusted China; Index.