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Antique collector's guide and reference handbook : published on the occasion of the Twelfth National Antiques Exposition at the Commodore Hotel in New York city, October 23rd to 27th, 1939 / edited by George W. Harper.

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  • Books and periodicals

GUSN

GUSN-147703

Description

87 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Details

Descriptive Terms

Collectors and collecting
Furniture, American
Art objects.

Originator

Harper, George W.

Contents

The American wing / by Joseph Downs -- A bibliography for antiques / by Alice Winchester (p. 15-21) -- Collecting societies -- Why and how to collect antiques / by T.H. Ormsbee -- Antique names and terms / by G.W. Harper -- Exhibitors in the Twelfth National Antiques Exposition at the Commodore Hotel, New York city, October 23rd to 27th, 1939 -- New trends in collecting / by C.M. Stow.

Publication

New York, N.Y. : G.W. Harper

Description

87 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Call Number

Ref. AM301.A5

Material Type

Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Edition

1st ed.

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