Various authors - Eight descriptive instruction books for the (beginning) amateur antique collector - 1957-1998

Lot contains:

1.
Stanley W. Fisher - Collector's Progress - London, Michael Joseph, 1957 - 1st edition - 207 pages - Hardcover: linen binding with gilt-printed spine, with the original illustrated dust jacket - 14.80x22.30cm - Good copy: text block clean and blank, some wear to the cover, a few tiny foxing spots on the endpapers, dust jacket with damage and wear.
2.
Jane Toller - Searching for Antiques - London, Ward Lock Limited, 1970 - 1st edition - frontispiece + 159 + 19 hors texte photo-illustrations - Hardcover: boarded (linen look-alike) binding with gilt-printed spine, with the original polychrome illustrated dust jacket - 14.50 x 22.20 cm - An as good as new copy: the endpapers have some discoloration, dust jacket almost new.
3.
Jane Probyn (introduction - Looking at Antiques; Based on the Thames Television Series - London, Stanley Paul en Co. Ltd., 1972 - Reprint of the 1971 original edition - 128 pages - Softcover: laminated, polychrome-illustrated binding with a straight spine - 12.10x18.60cm - Very good copy: minimal wear to the cover, original price label on the back cover.
4.
Michel Doussy (1933-2025) - Antiques: Professional Secrets for the Amateur - translated from French by Patrick Evans - London and Sydney, Pan Books Ltd., 1976 - 1st edition in this format - 238+2 pages (publisher's pages) - Softcover: laminated, polychrome-illustrated binding with a straight spine - 13x19.70 cm - Very good copy: minimal wear to the cover, text block with age-related discoloration (primarily in the margins).
5.
Plantagenet Somerset Fry - Collecting Inexpensive Antiques - issue no. 104 in the 'Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks' series - London/New York/etc., Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, 1977 - 4th edition - 159+1 pages (pub.) - Softcover: polychrome illustrated binding with straight spine - 11.10x18cm - Very good copy: some signs of use on the cover, text block clean.
Plantagenet Somerset Fry, born Peter George Robin Fry (1931–1996), was a British historian and author of more than 50 books. (Source: Wikipedia)
6.
Charles Hamilton - Auction Madness - New York, Everest House Publishers, 1981 - 1st edition - 255 pages - Hardcover: half-cloth binding with gold-printed spine, with the original illustrated dust jacket - 14.80x21.60cm - Very good condition: text block clean and unmarked, the cover undamaged, a few tiny foxing spots on the edges, dust jacket showing some wear and signs of use.
Charles Hamilton, Jr. (1913–1996) was an American paleographer, handwriting expert, and author of historical works. He invented the term 'philography' as another term for his profession. He is the author of several books on this subject. He was also an autograph dealer. (Source: Wikipedia)
7.
Grant Uden - Understanding Book-Collecting - Woodbridge, Antique Collectors' Club Ltd., 1986 - 1st edition in this format - 279 pages - Softcover: laminated, decoratively illustrated binding with a straight spine - 13.20x20.40cm - As good as new: minimal wear to the cover, clean and blank text block.
8.
Editorial Collective - The Antique Handbook - Enderby, Abbeydale Press/Bookmart Ltd., 1998 - 2nd edition - 256 pages - Softcover: laminated, polychrome illustrated binding with a straight spine - 16.30x21.10cm - Very good copy: minimal wear to the cover, an old crease in the lower right corner, clean and blank text block.

Shipping: well packaged/insured.