Bryden Hyde (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. xvii, 198 pages: illustrations; 29 cm. Green cloth binding. Limited ink underlining on six pages in the silver section, which begins on page 155. Color frontispiece is partially detached from binding. Dust jacket is edgeworn and has two 3-inch long tears to rear panel.

hardcover. Condition: ACCEPTABLE. Dust Jacket Condition: ACCEPTABLE. 198 mostly clean, unmarked, tight pages with a bumped upper corner and a few small stains; spotting/soiling on outer edges of textblock; inked name/date on upper front flyleaf; stapled newspaper clipping of the author presenting his book to the Governor on front flyleaf has left light tanning inside front cover and rusty staple has left a mark on a few pages; spotting on title page; cover is clean and sturdy; dust jacket has small tears, creases, and a little soiling.

Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. This book shows signs of use, the book itself in very good condition. The dustcover in fair condition (see pictures 1 and 2). The book is in Denmark so There should be no extra import duties, taxes or extra delivery charges for EU buyers. All pictures are of the book for sale, I do not use Stock images. Our bookshop is a small on - line family run business with focus on excellent customer service. Any questions about This book? Just ask. The book was The first comprehensive study of carribean Bermudian Antiques in the period 1612-1830, specialising in West indian furniture and silver. 154 pages on furniture 44 pages on silver. CedarWood was indigenous to Bermuda so most furniture was made of it until Mahogany was imported AROUND year 1700. The Black and White Photographs show furniture from homes all over Bermuda. These show that although the English, Americans and Spanish influenced Bermudian design, the Bermudians made furniture and silver distinctly and charmingly their own." - The furniture section shows: Chairs, sofas, tables, sideboards, desks, cupboards and more. The silver section describes the silversmiths and shows: Silver tankards Church silver Silver Salvers and trays Silver Cutlery And more. The author, Hyde, married a woman from Bermuda, and took most of the 458 Photographs.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. This 1961 first edition is bound in green cloth with gold print on the spine and is signed with a gift inscription by the author. The book is tight and bright with no markings, some age discoloration along the edges, especially bottom of back cover. The unclipped ($15.00) dust jacket is very good--colorful and complete with wear along top edge, now in protective cover. The author, whose wife's family had lived in Bermuda since the 1600s, has compiled information and 458 photographs of the furniture and silver he describes. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First Edition. 198 pages. "The first comprehensive study of Bermudian Antiques 1612-1830. As cedar was indigenous, most furniture was made of it until Mahogany was imported c. 1700. Includes 458 black and white photographs and measurements from homes all over Bermuda. These show that although the English, Americans and Spanish influenced Bermudian design, the Bermudians made furniture and silver distinctly and charmingly their own." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with moderate wear. Binding intact. Numerous spots of fading near and along top and bottom edges of green cloth-covered boards. (the only other copy of this title we have seen was similar in appearance.) Bright gilt lettering upon spine. Dust jacket, now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart, bears above-average wear and several closed tears. A sound copy.

Condition: Fair. Acceptable condition. Acceptable dust jacket. Reading copy only. Lacking title page. Slightly dampstained. Stamped on inside. (furniture, silver, antiques).