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Major Reference on Wax Modellers
Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973. 8vo, original navy blue cloth, gilt. lxvi, 216 pages; 79 plates. Typewritten letter, signed in ink, from the author to Richard Margolis laid in. Near fine. [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT). London, 1981. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. lix, (1), 57, (1) pages; 26 plates. Fine. [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT II). London, 1983. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xix, (1), 12 pages; 7 plates. Fine. [with] [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT III). London, 1986. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xv, (1), 12 pages; 8 plates. Two signed letters from the author laid in, one entirely handwritten. Fine. The standard work on the subject, with all supplements published. Pyke's work includes a number of medallists who also worked in wax. The main work has always been in demand, and the supplements are scarce.
Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1973. 8vo, original navy blue cloth, gilt. lxvi, 216 pages; 79 plates. Typewritten letter, signed in ink, from the author to Richard Margolis laid in. Near fine. [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT). London, 1981. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. lix, (1), 57, (1) pages; 26 plates. Fine. [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT II). London, 1983. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xix, (1), 12 pages; 7 plates. Fine. [with] [with] Pyke, E.J. A BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY OF WAX MODELLERS (SUPPLEMENT III). London, 1986. 8vo, original black boards, gilt; jacket. xv, (1), 12 pages; 8 plates. Two signed letters from the author laid in, one entirely handwritten. Fine. The standard work on the subject, with all supplements published. Pyke's work includes a number of medallists who also worked in wax. The main work has always been in demand, and the supplements are scarce.