Understanding Antique Silver Plate : Reference and Price Guide
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230pp; illustrated throughout, mainly in black and white. Grey cloth-covered boards, gilt titles on front and spine. Lightly bumped spine ends. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket has some shelf wear, chipping to edges, mirrors book damage, price unclipped. . Folio. The first book to describe Old Sheffield plate and electroplate, along with their short-lived predecessors, mercury plating, cold gilding and close plating. Offers advice on how to care for silver plate and how to be aware of fakes and reproductions.