The 'Directory' covers the period when Britain was the foremost industrial country of the world. It contains 4,000 biographies of very diverse traders, together with 15,000 makers' marks, illustrated and arranged to allow easy identification. Based on the records of Goldsmiths' Hall, this is the most important reference on British 19th century silver and is essential for all collectros, dealers and historians.
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The 'Directory' covers the period when Britain was the foremost industrial country of the world. It contains 4,000 biographies of very diverse traders, together with 15,000 makers' marks, illustrated and arranged to allow easy identification. Based on the records of Goldsmiths' Hall, this is the most important reference on British 19th century silver and is essential for all collectros, dealers and historians.
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Add this copy of The Directory of Gold and Silversmiths: Jewellers and to cart. $397.50, very good condition, Sold by Salish Sea Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bellingham, WA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Antique Collectors' Club.
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** Signed gift inscription by John Culme to previous owner on the front endpaper **; Very Good++ in a Very Good jacket (both vols); Hardcover; Complete 2-Volume Set; Dust jackets for both volumes are clean with no tears, and have not been price-clipped, but have a few small scratches (Now fitted with new, Brodart jacket protectors); Very light wear to the boards of both volumes with "straight" edge-corners; Textblock edges are unblemished; The endpapers and all text pages of both volumes are bright and unmarked; The bindings are excellent with straight spines; This book set will be stored and delivered in a sturdy cardboard box with foam padding; Large Format (Quatro, 10.75Äù Äì 11.75Äù tall); Heavy (6.0 lbs); Gray and gold dust jackets with titles in blue-gray lettering; 1988, Antique Collectors' Club; 392 pages; "Directory of Gold and Silversmiths, Jewellers, and Allied Traders, 1838-1914: From the London Assay Office Registers, " by John Culme.
