UNWIN'S "CHATS" SERIES 



Chats on Old Jewellery and Trinkets. By MAC!VER 

 PERCIVAL. With nearly 300 Illustrations. Cloth, 6s. net. 



" The book is very thorough, dealing as it does with classic, antique 

 and modern ornaments ; with gold, silver, steel and pinchbeck ; with 

 the precious stones, the commoner stones and imitation." Outlook. 

 " ' Chats on Old Jewellery and Trinkets ' is a book which will enable 

 every woman to turn over her jewel-case with a fresh interest and 

 a new intelligence ; a practical guide for the humble but anxious 

 collector. ... A good glossary of technicalities and many excel- 

 lent illustrations complete a valuable contribution to collector's 

 lore." Illustrated London News. 



Chats on Cottage and Farmhouse Furniture. A com- 

 panion volume to " Chats on Old Furniture." By ARTHUR 

 HAYDEN. With a coloured frontispiece and 75 other 

 Illustrations. Cloth, 15s. net. Third Impression. 



" One gets very much for one's money in this book. Seventy-three 

 full-page illustrations in half-tone embellish a letterpress which is 

 replete with wise description and valuable hints." Vanity Fair. 



" Mr. Hayden's book is a guide to all sorts of desirable and simple 

 furniture, from Stuart to Georgian, and it is a delight to read as well 

 as a sxire help to selection." Pall Mall Gazette. 



" Mr. Hayden writes lucidly and is careful and accurate in his state- 

 ments ; while the advice he gives to collectors is both sound and 

 reasonable." Westminster Gazette. 



Chats on Old Coins. By FRED W. BURGESS. With a 

 coloured frontispiece and 258 other Illustrations. Cloth, 

 10s. 6d. net. Second Impression. 



" A most useful and instructive book . . . will prove a boon to the 

 intending collector of old coins and tokens, and full of interest to 

 every collector. As was to be expected of any volume of this series, 

 the illustrations are numerous and good, and greatly assist the reader 

 to grasp the essentials of the author's descriptions." Outlook. 



" The author has not only produced * a practical guide for the col- 

 lector ' but a handy book of reference for all. The volume is wonder- 

 fully cheap." Notes and Queries. 



Chats on Old Copper and Brass. By FRED W. 

 BURGESS. With a coloured frontispiece and 86 other 

 Illustrations. Cloth, 6s. net. 



" Mr. F. W. Burgess is an expert on old copper and bronze, and in his 

 book there is little information lacking which the most ardent 

 collector might want." The Observer. 



" Italian bronzes, African charms, Chinese and Japanese enamels, 

 bells, mortars, Indian idols, dials, candlesticks, and snuff boxes, 

 all come in for their share of attention, and the reader who has 

 mastered Mr. Burgess's pages can face his rival in the auction - 

 room or the dealer in his shop with little fear of suffering by the 

 transaction." The Nation. 



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