Author: Betensley, Bertha L.
Title: Buttonhooks to Trade -- to Treasure. (Cover Title).
Description: (Westville, IN: Published by the author), (1971). (1971). - Octavo, softcover bound in printed wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled with the spine, the edges of the wraps & the upper section of the front wrap darkened. 35 mechanically reproduced pages. Profuse full-page black-and-white illustrations & textual drawings. Good.
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Title: Buttonhooks to Trade -- to Treasure. (Cover Title).
Description: (Westville, IN: Published by the author), (1971). (1971). - Octavo, softcover bound in printed wrappers. The binding is lightly soiled with the spine, the edges of the wraps & the upper section of the front wrap darkened. 35 mechanically reproduced pages. Profuse full-page black-and-white illustrations & textual drawings. Good.
Second printing.
An illustrated guide for collectors of buttonhooks, with particular reference to the type of handle [ivory, bone, plastic, metal, wooden, silver]. The author notes that buttonhooks used to be frequently given away as a form of advertising by department and chain stores or by individuals with a name stamped on the handle. Good .
Keywords: ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES; COLLECTORS' GUIDE; BUTTONHOOKS TO TRADE -- TO TREASURE; BERTHA L. BETENSLEY; TYPES OF HANDLE; ADVERTISING; PROMOTION; ILLUSTRATIONS.
Price: US$ 15.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 35827
- Book number: 35827
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