Rupert Feild (14 results)

Hardcover. brown cloth w/ gilt spine printing. 204 w/ 366 annotated illustrations. glossy pictorial dustjacket. content as follows: Brass-the Two-Faced Metal -- The Mines and the Mines Royal -- The Mineral and Battery Works -- Fuel and Fire: Brass in the Interregnum -- The Makers: the Genesis of the English Brass Industry -- The Methods: the Machinery of Eighteenth-Century Brass-Making -- Birmingham and the Merchants -- Patterns and Pattern Books -- The Borrowed Lines of Brass -- Appendix I: Dates of Events Affecting the Development of the Brass Industry in England -- Appendix II: Marks and Signatures Found on Brass in Great Britain -- Appendix III: Metals and Alloys Sympathetic with Brass -- Appendix IV: Processes and Materials Used in Working, Decorating and Finishing Brass. Good. wear to cover & spine edges. pgs tanned w/ instances of smudging & foxing, otherwise clean. dustjacket toned; soiling to lower spine; flap chipped.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st US edition. First American edition stated 1975, first printing. Published by E.P Dutton. Hardcover in full cloth with DJ in myla. Condition as new, square and tight book, no edgewear, corners not bumped, no names, no underlinings, no highlights, no bent page corners, not a reminder. DJ new, bright, no tears, no chips, no edgewear, price not clipped. Folio, VIII + 204 pages, illustrated throughout. Heavy book will require additional postage for international orders.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Good and sound copy. Dust jacket not price clipped, shows only minimal wear at edges. 204 pages, profusely illustrated. Approx. size 11" by 9". Heavy book but no extra postage charges for UK delivery. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; ISBN: 0236309064. ISBN/EAN: 9780236309061. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 29496.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Book over 2kg in weight and will require additional postage and packaging - charged at cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. This is a revised and enlarged edition of the 1975 original and reveals the huge range and variety of items made in metal for domestic use. Color plates and a thousand black and white photos illustrate the text. The book is bound in grey cloth with gold embossed lettering on the cover and spine, tight and unmarked. The cover is very good with two slight dimples on spine and slight corner wear. This large volume wil require extra shipping.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by Gentle on ffep Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Antiques & Collectibles; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0525098356. ISBN/EAN: 9780525098355. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 17010.…

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Near Fine large octavo xii + 359pp., b/w pls..

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Revised and Enlarged Edition. Foreword by John D Davis. 461pp, 25 colour plates, more than 1,000 b/w illustrations, bibliography, glossary, index, illustrated end-papers. Prev owner's rubber stamp with ref no at the rear. Cloth boards in dust-jacket which has a ref no by the spine foot. The book was first published in 1975. This revised and enlarged edition has been extended to include European items, as well as objects in iron, steel and copper, although brass remains the principal subject. Following the introductory sections, the book covers lighting, the kitchen, the dining-room, the fireplace and smoking, the library, the bedroom, door-knockers and locks, accessories and ornaments, domestic/hobbies, and coffin furniture. The four appendices cover: Dates of events affecting the development of the brass industry in England; Marks and signatures found on brass in Great Britain; Metals and alloys sympathetic with brass; and Processes and materials used in working, decorating and finishing brass. Size: 4to.…

4°. Erste Auflage, 6 Bll., 204 S. (Tafeln mitgezählt). OLeinen, OU. Sprache: Englisch, Mit farb. Frontispiz, 366 Abbildungen auf Tafeln und einigen Textabbildungen. Schutzumschlag angerändert und berieben; leicht bestoßen; Besitzvermerk auf dem vorderen Innendeckel.

Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Indeed. First edition. A beautifully illustrated first U.S. edition of this study of English brass in the domestic setting. First U.S. edition. Illustrated throughout with colour frontispiece and over three hundred images. A detailed study of English brass in the domestic space, with reference to mining, the makers, the methods, merchants, patterns, lines, and much more. Written by Rupert Gentle and Rachael Feild. With a foreword by Graham Hood. In the original grey cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and the odd mark to the board. Original unclipped dust wrapper is also very smart with light shelf wear only. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean. Near Fine. None (illustrator). book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Revised and Enlarged Edition. 461 pages. Index. Colour illustrated endpapers. Enlarged edition of the 1975 first edition entitled English Domestic Brass. "Extended to include European items, as well as objects in iron, steel and copper, although brass remains the principal subject. Whilst candlesticks and chandeliers are perhaps the most familiar of brass objects, the twenty-five colour plates and over 1,000 black and white illustrations reveal the huge range and variety of other items made in metal, encompassing all the necessities of domestic life from pap-boats to coffin plates." - from dust jacket. Usual library markings. Somewhat above-average wear. Binding intact. …

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Like New. First Edition. Like New Book. Stated First Edition, First Printing. NOT a remainder. NOT a book club edition. NOT price-clipped ($32.50 price intact). Published by Dutton, 1975. Book is like new with a few light nicks along bottom board front edges; otherwise clean and unmarked. Tight, sharp corners, bright spine lettering. Dust jacket has light shelf wear. No writing, highlighting, underlining, dog ears, etc. No rips, tears, etc. Pages and boards crisp and straight. Spine un-broken with no spine lean. Book in un-read condition. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ships with free delivery confirmation. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York. …

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. 4to. pp. 7 p.l., 204. colour frontis. 366 b/w illus. index. cloth. dw. First American Edition.

461pp.with over 1000 bl/w illustrations and 25 colour plates, Revised and enlarged edition, hardcover (editor's grey cloth), illustrated dustwrapper, 28cm., good condition, S84566.