Berry-Hill, Henry & Sidney.
Antique Gold Boxes, Their Lore and Lure.
New York; Abelard Press: 1953. An important work, covering English and European boxes of the 18th and 19th centuries, and including lists of makers. The b/w photographs illustrate a wide variety of boxes. The variety of forms and ornamentations these boxes feature is quite extraordinary. All that glitters may not be gold, but in this case it is. Hardcover. 8.5"x11", 223 pages, color frontispiece and 218 b/w illustrations, dj. Light wear; a very nice copy.
$60.00
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