Antiques & Collecting

A beautifully illustrated year at Sotheby's, with articles on the principal sales that took place by various experts. Begins with an entertaining James Bond short story by Ian Fleming, "The Property of a Lady."

PUBLISHERThames & Hudson.
BINDINGGrey cloth boards with silver lettering and embossed design.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just some slight shelf wear to very edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear to edges. Some very faint scuffing and scratching to...

PUBLISHERAntiquorum Editions.
BINDINGWhite gloss boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have a few small marks and scratches, a little shelf wear to edges and corners.
DUST JACKETNo.
EDITION1996.
DESCRIPTIONAn auction catalogue for the Cartier sale in Geneva of 1996, including horology, jewellery and objects of  vertu. High quality...

PUBLISHERThe Saint Catherine Press, London.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards with gilt lettering and crest.
BOOK CONDITIONGood, a little general shelf wear to edges of boards, spine faded. Binding secure. Printed pages and images remain clear with few noticeable marks. Uneven opened page edges. Small library stamp on flyleaf.
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Subtitled Being a Record of Sundry Expeditions, New and Old, in Search of Buried Treasure. Accounts of true-life hunts for diamonds and gold; silver, precious stones and shipwrecks.

PUBLISHERThe Trustees of The British Museum.
BINDINGSoft covers.
BOOK CONDITIONCovers are generally worn, with scuffing and some tears at bottom edge and spine. Top 5cm of front cover torn from spine and front hinge completely split and detached from spine. Rear hinge intact and binding feels otherwise reasonably...

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PUBLISHERPrinted privately for the Author by Macarthur Press Pty, Ltd. Sydney.
BINDINGBlue cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards have some wear and scuffing at edges. Printed pages...

PUBLISHERAntique Collectors Club.
BINDINGGray cloth boards with gilt lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, just a slight amount of wear to edges. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little wear and creasing at edges, and a small area of delamination at top front.
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PUBLISHERDoubleday, New York.
BINDINGCream cloth boards with gilt and embossed lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, slight wear to very edges of boards. Text and images remain clear with no noticeable marks.
DUST JACKETA little creasing to top of spine and one tiny 0.5 cm tear. Preserved in removable...

PUBLISHERThe Vendome Press, New York.
BINDINGMid blue cloth boards with silver gilt border design and lettering.
BOOK CONDITIONVery good, few signs of wear and little handled.
DUST JACKETVery good, a few tiny scuff patches at corners and a crease to the front flap. Preserved in removable book...