[Rarebooks] FS: Rare 1915 American Silver pre-dating French's Walpole Notebook

[Joslin Hall Rare Books, ABAA]

>From our brand new
BOOKS ON AMERICAN SILVER & SILVERSMITHS catalog-
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_289.htm>
____________________________________________

Ensko, Robert. "MAKERS OF EARLY AMERICAN SILVER"

New York; Robert Ensko: 1915.

A very early study, predating even French's "Walpole List" by two years.
Robert Ensko was a New York silver dealer, as was his son Stephen G.C.
Ensko, who would eventually publish three more books on American
silversmiths and their marks, dubbed “Ensko 1” (1927); “Ensko 2” (1937)
and “Ensko 3” (1948); (an "Ensko 4" was published posthumously several
years ago). This book thus precedes "Ensko 1" by some 12 years.

In this work Ensko was attempting to list known and unknown makers of
American silver, their locality and working dates. He lists marks where
they are known, and only concedes the honor of being the first book of
marks of American silversmiths to French because Ensko does not actually
picture reproductions of the marks themselves, but simply lists them. He
also includes several lists of unknown marks, including a group of pieces
from the Clearwater Collection, and asks the readers to send him any
information they might have. An exceedingly interesting seminal study of
American silversmiths. Rare.

Hardcover. 7.5"x9", 46 pages, silver gilt stamped mustard-colored cloth
covers; covers with some fading, a little soil, wear at tips, etc.;
endpapers with light spotting around the margins. [04850] $350.00

____________________________________________

BOOKS ON AMERICAN SILVER & SILVERSMITHS-
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_289.htm>
____________________________________________


JOSLIN HALL RARE BOOKS, ABAA
Fine books of the 16th-20th centuries
on the decorative and fine arts & design

Post Office Box 239
Northampton, Massachusetts 01060 USA
telephone (413) 247-5080

Our website-
<http://www.joslinhall.com>

Our Latest Catalogs-

FALL, 2006
 -Selections from our stock
<http://www.joslinhall.com/catalog_287.htm>

BOOKS ON AMERICAN SILVER
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_289.htm>

FIRE AND ICE
 -lighting, fireplaces & ice
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_282.htm>

A GRAVE AFFAIR
 -gravestones, epitaphs & mourning
<http://www.joslinhall.com/Catalog_288.htm>

 ~ ~ ~

 SPEAKING OF BOOKS
    -Our free email News List
<http://joslinhall.com/mailman/listinfo/jhrbnews_joslinhall.com>

 FOGGYGATES
    - our Bookselling blog
<http://foggygates.blogspot.com/>

 ~ ~ ~

TERMS:
All payments must be in U.S. funds and negotiable through a U.S. bank; We
accept checks, money orders, American Express, Visa and Mastercard. Books
may be reserved pending payment; Institutions may be billed; Standard
courtesies to institutions and the trade; Postage charges are $5.00 for
the first book, and $2.00 for each additional book. Shipments outside the
U.S. will be billed at cost. We accept returns if we are notified within
ten days of your receipt of the books-please ask for full instructions and
terms. Massachusetts residents must add 5% state sales tax.

As members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America we are
committed to upholding high professional standards and making sure your
bookbuying experience is enjoyable.