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History of Old Sheffield Plate being an account of the origin, growth, and decay of the industry and of the antique silver and white or Britannia metal trade with chronological lists of maker's marks and numerous illustrations of specimens
by Bradbury, Frederick
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Kraków, Poland
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About This Item
Sheffield: J. W. Northend, 1968 4to (30 cm), XIII, 539 pp. Publisher's cloth and dust jacket (dj slightly frayed at extremities). Facsimile reprint of the first edition, 1912. Contents: I.The invention; II. The earliest manufacturers of Sheffield plate; III. History of the trade; IV. Proceses, practices and inventions; V. Surviving methods, with illustrations of workshops, tools, and materials; VI. Innovations that revolutionized the old trade; VII. Locality of manufacture; VIII. Advice to collectors--designers; IX. On ascertaining dates of specimens; X. List of makers and their marks; XI. Other industries connected with Old Sheffield plate. The manufacture of silver; XII. The Britannia metal industry.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
(PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006835
- Title
- History of Old Sheffield Plate being an account of the origin, growth, and decay of the industry and of the antique silver and white or Britannia metal trade with chronological lists of maker's marks and numerous illustrations of specimens
- Author
- Bradbury, Frederick
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- J. W. Northend
- Place of Publication
- Sheffield
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Decorative arts;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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