Antique Box Types - 2,000+ Items Pictured Identified / In-Depth Illustrated Book

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ANTIQUE BOXES - INSIDE AND OUT for Eating, Drinking and Being Merry, Work, Play and the Boudoir
by Genevieve Cummins, Antique Collectors Club, England, 2012.
Over 1,000 color photographs picture and identify over 2,000 antique box types.  “Boxes are the most beguiling of all collectibles with the double delight of an enticing exterior coupled with the anticipation and satisfaction of a fully fitted interior.  This is the first and most wide-ranging book that covers both these aspects of all types of boxes.  The emphasis is therefore on usage related to the correct and complete contents that should be found inside a specific box.”
”Decoration and styles of boxes are described with detailed examples of all varieties.” This comprehensive pictorial guide covers by chapter:  Box History, Style, Decoration, General Boxes; Boxes for Eating, Drinking and Being Merry; Boxes for Work, Play and the Boudoir.  Covered are bread and cake boxes to sugar and biscuit boxes, tea chests and caddies to decanter boxes and cellarets, Snuffboxes and betel boxes, boxes for game, sewing and needlework, hatboxes, jewelry boxes, perfume boxes, powder and powder puff boxes and more.
Oversize / heavy 9.8” x 11.8” hardback with dust cover in like-new condition.  439 pages.
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