Antiques from LEFT COAST BOOKS

Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2009. Coth, xi, 263 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. A fine copy of the first printing. "The notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are those that have had a long… Read more about this item

Groningen, Netherlands: Kemper Publishers, 1986. Cloth, 124 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour), maps; 29 cm. SIGNED. Boldly signed by the author C. J. A. Jorg and Captain Michael Hatcher on the half-title page, no dedication. A near-fine copy, age toning. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. China trade porcelain and the wreck of the Geldermalsen. "In December 1985 I received… Read more about this item

Salem, MA: Peabody Essex Museum, 1996. Cloth, 133 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. Bamboo furniture. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.

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.

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

Boston: Tuttle, 2005. Cloth, 288 pages, illustrations (chiefly colour); 31 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "Japanese dolls (ningyo) have played an important cultural role in Japanese society since its earliest stages of development, as talismanic figures, center-pieces in elaborate festivals, medical… Read more about this item

Tokyo and Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company, 1966. Cloth, 95 pages, 114 plates (some colour) illustrations, map; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. Bookseller (?) stamp/back free endpaper. Stated First edition. Price-clipped dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. CONTENTS: Primitive ceramics; The terracotta warriors and clay sculptures… Read more about this item

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

London: Spink & Son Ltd., 1985. 28 pages, illustrations (some colour), portrait; 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

London and New York: Academy Editions and Architectural Design; Distributed in the U.S.A. by St. Martin's Press, 1983. 135 pages, illustrations (some colour); 28 cm. Architectural design profile; 46. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light edgewear to wraps. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. "This publication documents all the entries for a dolls' house design competition… Read more about this item

Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2001. 118 pages, chiefly colour illustrations; 23 cm. Photography by Kyle A. Castle and Blair Clark. PRESENTATION COPY. Signed by the author Cindra Kline, with a personalized inscription. A fine copy of the first printing. "Colorado-based advertising writer and part-time Indian and antiques dealer Kline examines the genre created by Navajo artisans… Read more about this item

Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014. Cloth, 224 pages, colour illustrations, colour maps; 29 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. "All you ever wanted to know about the history of globes and how they have been made. See inside them as well… Read more about this item

San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 1998. Cloth, 165 pages, colour illustrations; 28 cm. Photographs by Susie Cushner and David Hamilton; in collaboration with Melanie Doherty. Firm binding, clean inside copy. 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. . 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to. Collectible.… Read more about this item

Santa Barbara, CA: Carol J. Everingham, 1981. [60] pages, colour illustrations; 20 cm. Photography by Peter D'Aprix. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Stated First Printing. Artworks from William Randolph Heart's eclectic collection. . 1st. Paperback. Very Good. Oblong.

London and Beverly Hills, CA: Alan Tillman (Antiques) Ltd., 1977. 1 volume, colour illustrations; 30 cm. Cover title: French Glass Paperweights of the 19th Century from the Prescott N. and Sarah B. Dunbar Collection. Auction held 4 June 1977. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. 53 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Sotheby's, 1977. 473 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Sale code 7015. Auction held May 19, 1997. Firm binding, gently creased spine. Clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. Sale results laid in. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Profusely illustrated. 1164 lots.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1964. 146 pages, illustrations, map; 28 cm. Revised and enlarged edition. Firm binding, unmarked. Droplet staining/top edge. Age toning. "This Dover edition, first published in 1964, is a revised and enlarged version of the work originally published by American Studio Books in 1946." - Verso of title page. CONTENTS: Introduction; The Historical Background of the… Read more about this item

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1988. Cloth, 224 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. OVERSIZE! No priority/international, except by arrangement. Richly illustrated with colour plates. CONTENTS: Glass before A.D. 500; Medieval, Islamic, and Venetian Glass: A.D. 500-1600; Glass of Many Nations: 1600-1840; A.D.; Glass in Age… Read more about this item

New York and Boston: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Distributed by New York Graphic Society, 1975. xii, 251 pages, illustrations; 26 cm. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light shelfwear to wraps, age toning. . Paperback. Very Good. 4to.

Los Angeles, CA: Bonhams & Butterfields, 2010. 90 pages, illustrations (some colour); 27 cm. Sale 18245. Auction held Sunday June 13, 2010. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Lots.1000-1319.. 1st. Paperback. Fine. 4to.