Collector Bookstore
724 Delaware Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of
price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and
professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include
individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry
professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy
most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are
encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration.
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Vintage Lighting: A Collector's Guide by: Barty Phillips
ISBN:9781844681013
Book Title:Vintage Lighting: A Collector's Guide
Author:Barty Phillips
Binding:Hard Cover with dust jacket
Copyright:2012
Pages:193
Size:7 x 10 in.
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas.
We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and
collectibles industry.
This practical guide by interior design expert, Barty Phillips, will focus on
lighting from Victorian times onwards with examples of what you can have in
your own home, as well as a social history and the reasoning behind the shapes
and colours used in each era. The book will be divided into eras (Edwardian,
Art Nouveau, Art Deco, war-time, post-war and Modernism, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s,
1990s, 2000s) highlighting the styles in each era. It covers ceiling and wall
lights, plus table lamps and floor lamps these can range from Art Nouveau
lights to 1930s chrome helicopters and favrile glass Tiffany lights. Barty
offers practical advice on what to spot when buying including how to spot
fakes, essential accessories plus practical advice on the safe hanging of
lights. This essential book finishes with advice on cleaning, a glossary of
terms and a directory of vintage lighting specialists.
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