Phaidon Guide to Pewter
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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.