The lure of the antique, by Walter A. Dyer; being a book of ready reference for collectors of old furniture, china, mirrors, candlesticks, silverware, pewter, glassware, copper utensils, clocks and other houehold furnishings of our American forefathers, and a handy guide for the determination of age, style, maker, genuineness, and value, illustrated with one hundred and fifty-nine photographs.

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