The Collector's Whatnot
Book details
- Title
- The Collector's Whatnot
- Author
- Cornelius Obenchain Van Loot
- Publication year listed
- 1923
- Format
- Public domain eBook
- Reading access
- Free online reader; no registration required
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About this book
The Collector's Whatnot
Author: Cornelius Obenchain Van Loot
Year: 1923
The Collector's Whatnot A Compendium, Manual, and Syllabus of Information and Advice on all Subjects Appertaining to the Collection of Antiques, both Ancient and not so Ancient compiled by Cornelius Obenchain Van Loot, Milton Kilgallen and Murgatroyd Elphinstone (a/k/a Booth Tarkington, Kenneth L. Roberts and Hugh Kahler) The First Edition of "The Collector's Whatnot" consists of 3127 copies. "To The Resigned Husbands and Wives of All True Collectors This Book is most feelingly Dedicated" Contents: "Antiqueing Ahead," by Eben S. Twitchett "Hints for Buying from Original Sources," by Cecilia Lefingwell Prynne (Mrs. Gütz) "The Secret of Success," by Murgatroyd Elphinstone "Old Rugs, Old Iron, Old Brass, Old Glass: A Brief Brochure on the Search for the Antique by a Professional," by Jared P. Kilgallen "The European Field," by Professor Charles A. Doolittle "Horsechestnut" "A Word on Pooning," by Augustula Thomas Books advertised on the back pages: "Other Books for the Antique-Lover," by Osro T. Newdleham "The Hair-Cloth Era. A Book of Furniture-Study for Young People." "How to Use the Polishing Rag" "Crossing the Antique Dealer," by M. Spickering Queek "Talks About Table-Legs," by Fr