American Antique Pewter Makers Marks Types / Rare Book Start Price USD 36.00 Current Price USD 36.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 04, 2008 End Time Thursday, September 11, 2008 Location Colo. INTERNATIONAL SALES WELCOME See more about 'American Antique Pewter Makers Marks Types / Rare Book' Description Sell more with every listing. Get Vendio Gallery today! "This book is the undisputed authority on the craft of pewter-making in America," including extensive information on makers and marks. AMERICAN PEWTER by J.B. Kerfoot. Bonanza Books, NY, MCMXXIV (1924-Reprint). This indispensable text provides a detailed history of American pewter with "an account of every known American pewterer with dates, types of work, scarcity factors and marks." There are over 500 black-and-white illustrations picturing some of the most notable examples of this ware. The hundreds of photographs, together with the illustrations of marks, the check lists, and the statistical tables make it easy for anyone to identify and evaluate almost any piece of collectible American pewter. Pictured are examples of porringers, mugs and tankards, bowls and plates, candlesticks, lamps, frames, beakers, spoons and ladles, coffee-pots and tea-pots, sugars and creamers, and more. The book covers by chapter: Collecting, Collectibles, and Collectibility; The What, When, and Where of Pewter; Pewter in America Before 1750; Pewter-Making in America 1750-1850; Largely Statistical; The Eight-Inch-Plate Men; The Transition Workers; The Coffee-Pot Era; The Marking of American Pewter; The Pewter Lamp; care of pewter and Index. This is an invaluable book, which belongs, in the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of American antique pewterware. 8.4" x 10.9" hardback with dust cover in protective plastic sleeve in very good condition. 236 pages. Buyer pays $4.00 for shipping and handling. If multiple books are purchased for a single shipment, add $2.00 for each additional book. Rates vary for shipments outside the contiguous 48 states and for international mailings. We maintain on eBay an "online shelf" of generally out-of-print reference books on antiques and collectibles. If you would like to search for books in a particular subject category, please click on and bookmark the following link: USED BOOKS on ANTIQUES by CATEGORY. Use your browser's "back" key to return to this listing. If you would like to contact us directly and avoid eBay's intrusive email format, feel free to contact us by clicking on our email address: sandar@qwest.net. ©2004 MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 6-19 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Buy 20 or more books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 30% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States. Place a Bid!