Metalwork
From Practical Blacksmithing to Tiffany's 150 Years, from Tiffany's 150 Years to Blacksmithing, we can help you find the metalwork books you are looking for. As the world's largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from Biblio, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee.
Subcategories in Metalwork
Top Sellers in Metalwork
Practical Blacksmithing
by M T Richardson
Reprint of volumes published 1889-1891 by M.T. Richardson in New York.
Includes indexes.
Includes indexes.
One Hundred Years Of English Silver 1660-1760
by University Art Museum, University Of Texas At Austin Austin
A Collector's Guide To Trivets & Stands -- With Price Guide Laid In
by Rob Roy Kelly and James Ellwood
Audels Plumbers and Steam Fitters Guide, # 1, 2, 3, 4
by Frank D Chief and Thomas J Emery -Associate Graham
Metalwork Books & Ephemera
Hail Britannia: Maine Pewter and Silverplate
by Churchill, Edwin A
np: Maine State Museum, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 10.4x7.9x0.4in. dust jacket with soiling to front panel and shadow and small abrasions from sticker removal. Dust jacket in clear protector. The catalogue of an exhibition of Maine Britannia ware and silverplate, 1829-1941, in the collection of the Maine State Museum, May 15, 1992 - May 15, 1993. Black and white illustrations of objects and their marks. 69pp 1.03lb 10.4x7.9x0.4in
Item Price
€61.44
The Collection of Silver and Pewter Belonging to the Brook: Descriptions and Anecdotes
by Suarez, Diego, Oliver Rodgers, and Philip D. Holden
New York: The Brook, 1966. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 9.4x6.4x0.5in. not issued with a dust jacket. Illustrated with 44 black and white plates. 101pp 0.91lb 9.4x6.4x0.5in
Item Price
€28.36
New York State Silversmiths
by Darling, Herbert F
Eggertsville, NY: The Darling Foundation, 1964. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good. 9.2x6.4x1.0in. #380 of 500, includes 8 page supplement which is an addendum and a corrigendum; spot on front board, spine letting slightly dulled, bump to upper corner of rear board, previous owner's name on front pastedown. The major work on New York silversmiths, illustrated with photographic reproduction of makers marks and 41 examples of silver items from the Darling collection. 228pp 1.48lb 9.2x6.4x1.0in
Item Price
€330.82
Virtuoso Goldsmiths and the Triumph of Mannerism, 1540-1620
by Hayward, J. F
New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1976. 1st. Hardcover. As New/As New. 13.3x10.1x2.0in. in publishers thin cardboard slipcase. Dust jacket in clear protector. This scholarly study examines the art of the Mannerist goldsmith in Europe in a degree of detail not hitherto attempted in any language. Illustrated with 739 monochrome and 24 color plates. 751pp 8.13lb 13.3x10.1x2.0in EXTRA SHIPPING CHARGES NECESSARY
Item Price
€118.15
Old English Plate: Ecclesiastical, Decorative, and Domestic - Its Makers and Marks
by Cripps, Wilfred Joseph
London: John Murray, 1901. 6th. Hardcover. Very Good. 10.3x7.6x1.8in. "library edition", 3/4 green morocco with marbled boards and endpapers, top edge gilt; light wear to tips, light shelf wear, custom bookplates on front pastedown and front endpaper. With 123 illustrations and upwards of 2,600 facsimiles of plate marks. 519pp 3.80lb 10.3x7.6x1.8in
Item Price
€141.78
The Cementation of Iron and Steel
by Giolitti, Dr. Federico
New York: McGraw Hill Book Company, 1915. Hardback, brown cloth, gilt titles to spine. xxviii, 407pp. Illus. 1st edition 1915. Spine and part of boards slightly faded. A pleasing copy. (ar4). 1st Edition. Hard Cover. Good.
Item Price
€23.65
Les Pichets D'Étain, Mesures À Vin De L'Ancienne France
by Boucaud, Charles
Paris, 1958. Hardcover. G Staining on cover. Spine has some seperation. Age toning and spotting on bookblock. Fold out map show wear. Previous owners library sticker on front cover. Inscription from author to previous owner on title page. French language edition. B/W cloth boards with photograph. 306 pages illustrations, photographs, fold out map.
Item Price
€40.64
Colonial Silversmiths, Masters & Apprentices
by McLanathan, Richard B. K. (foreword) and Kathryn C. Buhler (essay)
Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1956. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 8.3x7.5x0.5in. spine slightly darkened. The catalogue of an exhibition at the Bostom Museum of Fine Arts. 345 objects are described with illustrations on 98 plates. 98pp 0.89lb 8.3x7.5x0.5in
Item Price
€18.90
Gold: An Illustrated History
by Buranelli, Vincent
Book Club Associates, London, 1981. 2nd Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Very Good. 224 pp., index, illustrated endpapers. Illustrated dustwrapper showing signs of edgewear, and a crease on the rear panel. About 200 illustrations of which one-third are in full colour. "The love of Gold is one of the oldest of human passions, one of the deepest motives leading to art and culture, as well as to battle, murder, and sudden death." Every aspect of this love is...
Read more about this item
Item Price
€9.28
American Spoons - Souvenir and Historical
by Rainwater, Dorothy T.; Felger, Donna H
New Jersey: Thomas Nelson & Sons / Everybodys Press, 1968. Hardcover. Very Good. Gray hardcover with silver titles, lacking dustjacket. A very good copy with light bending to the corners and spine ends. Clean and unmarked text in a solid binding. 416 pp., indexed, filled with black and white photos and illustrations - known as the basic reference guide to American spoons.
Item Price
€16.54
The Jerome Rapoport Collection of American Aesthetic Silver. June 20, 1996
by Sotheby's
NY: Sotheby's, 1996. Quarto. 86 lots, all with color & b/w photographs. Essay by Janet Zapata. Paperback. A near fine, unmarked copy. This collection of American silver based on Japonism is noteworthy in its depth and breadth, encompassing all the important phases of the period with outstanding examples from Tiffany, Gorham, Whiting Mfg. Co., Dominick & Haff, Durgin, Enid Yandell, and others.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine.
Item Price
€23.63
Etains Francais, des XVIIe et XVIIIe Siecles
by DOUROFF, B.A
Paris: Editions Charles Massin. hardcover. near fine/near fine. With b/w illustrations. 50pp. 8vo, light green cloth, tiny tear on back cover of d.w. Paris: Editions Charles Massin. A near fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper.<br/><br/>
Item Price
€21.27
SILVER IN AMERICAN LIFE Selections from the Mabel Brady Garvan and Other Collections at Yale University
by Ward, Barbara McLean & Gerald W.R. Ward, eds
NY: The American Federation of the Arts, 1979. Quarto. 193 pp; 196 objects described and illustrated, some in color plus 39 b/w text illustrations; bibliography; index of silversmiths, designers, manufacturers and retailers. Paperback. VG.. Soft Cover. Very Good.
Item Price
€23.63
Silver in the Golden State: Images and Essays Celebrating The History and Art of Silver in California
by Morse, Edgar W. (editor)
Oakland, CA: The Oakland Museum History Department, 1986. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x0.6in. Dust jacket in clear protector. The text is accompanied by several black and white plates and 16 color plates. 119pp 1.87lb 11.3x8.8x0.6in
Item Price
€28.36
Ornamental Iron Designs: Book of 1600 Ornamental Iron Designs Showing Details of Materials Used in Fabrication -- Complete in five volumes
by Cunningham, R. J
Salt Lake City, UT: R. J. Cunningham Designs, 1972. New and Revised and Enlarged. Paperback. Very Good -. 4to. Plain grey wraps toned and joints along spine are soiled. Each volume's wraps are soiled to some degree, but as an average, they are in very good cosmetic condition. Spines slightly sunned. Former manufacturing plant owner's stamp on each cover and title page. Interior is bright and clean. In depth illustrations and specifications for functional iron work designs. Extra shipping may apply....
Read more about this item
Item Price
€165.41
An In-depth Study of the Cincinnati Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch and Clockmakers through 1850
by Beckman, Elizabeth D
Cincinnati, OH: B. B. & Co, 1975. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. 10.3x7.3x0.7in. Inscribed by Author(s). not issued with a dust jacket, inscribed by author. 168pp 1.36lb 10.3x7.3x0.7in
Item Price
€89.79
Silversmiths, Jewelers, Watch & Clock Makers of Kentucky, 1785-1900
by Boultinghouse, Marquis
Lexington, KY: Marquis Boultinghouse, 1980. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 11.3x8.8x1.0in. Signed by Author(s). signed by author. Dust jacket in clear protector. This comprehensive book contains detailed biographies and is illustrated with 76 black and white plates and an extensive glossary of marks. 368pp 3.44lb 11.3x8.8x1.0in
Item Price
€141.78
American Pewter in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
by Fairbanks, Jonathon (intro) and Daniel Farber (photographer)
Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 11.3x8.7x0.5in. light wear to bottom board, foxing to edges of text block, dust jacket rubbed with tear at top edge of back panel. Dust jacket in clear protector. 411 objects are described, many are illustrated including their marks. 119pp 1.87lb 11.3x8.7x0.5in
Item Price
€9.45
Rococo Silver
by Grimwade, Arthur G
London: Faber & Faber, 1974. 1st. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 10.0x6.4x0.8in. Dust jacket in clear protector. The first book solely devoted to Rococo silver. Illustrated with 96 black and white plates. 74pp 1.29lb 10.0x6.4x0.8in
Item Price
€70.89
American Pewter: Garvan and Other Collections at Yale (Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin, Volume 30, Number 3, Fall, 1965)
by Hood, Graham (introduction)
New Haven, CT: Yale University, 1965. 1st. Soft cover. Near Fine. 10.0x7.3x0.2in. light toning to edges of covers. Special issue of the Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin describing the pewter collection at Yale. 200 objects are described of which 56 are illustrated. 59pp 0.41lb 10.0x7.3x0.2in
Item Price
€9.45
Tiffany's 150 Years
by Loring, John; Louis Auchincloss, intro
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1987. First printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/near fine. First edition, 1987. Quarto, cloth hardcover in dust jacket, 191 pp., heavily illustrated (in color), clean unmarked text, Near Fine copy in Near Fine dust jacket, a bit of age-toning to the pages and the covers, discoloration and edgewear to the dust jacket. Dust jacket housed in archival dust jacket protector.
Item Price
€17.01
