Caring for Your Collections

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 1992. Appears unread. Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (only lightly rubbed). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NO remainder mark. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked. Oversize hardcover. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. Bound in the original blind stamped white cloth. Illustrated with 115 photos, including 50 full-color plates. Foreword by Arthur W. Schultz. Introduction by Robert McCormick Adams. Contains essays by Huntington T. Block, Brian Considine, Meg Craft, and 16 others, including a number of professional art conservators. This guide for the private collector provides a comprehensive description of how to preserve and maintain collected art and other cherished collectibles. Filled with authoritative advice of practical value. In separate chapters, specialists tell how to care for: Paintings, Furniture, Ceramics, Glass, Books, Manuscripts, Stamps, Photographs, Musical Instruments, Textiles, Ethnographic Materials (Baskets, Masks, etc), Stone Objects, Metal Objects. List of Conservation Resources. Bibliography. Index. Shipping for this large, heavy book is most economical by MEDIA MAIL. Priority and International shipment are also available, but ONLY by special arrangement, and at significantly greater cost. . First Edition. Oversize Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 216pp.