Phaidon Guide to Pewter

Author(s): Brett, Vanessa

Binding:	Hardcover
Volume Condition:	Very Good
Dust Jacket:	No
Dust Jacket Condition:	Very Good
Edition:	1st Edition
Language:	English
Publisher Name:	Phaidon Press
Publication Year:	1981
Publication Place:	Oxford, UK
Book ID:	004348
Catalogue(s):	Antiques and Collectibles

256pp. Profusely illustrated in colour and black and white. In black cloth-covered boards (sharp, square, clean). Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. In a slightly worn dust jacket with a small nick along upper edge. A comprehensive survey and history of pewter manufacturing and use, giving the collector a working handbook for identification and an introduction to the development of the craft of pewter work. The major part of the book is devoted to a close examination of European and North American pewter ware from around 1600 onwards.

Keywords:

pewter metal work collecting antiques