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Contemporary Scrimshaw by Eva Halat Synopsis Scrimshaw is a technique of stippling and scratching on fossil ivory, horn, and bone. Its roots lie in the traditional art of whaling men of the 18th and 19th centuries, but it has developed as a recognized art form. Today, fine scrimshaw miniatures... (read more) Your price: $39.99 New - Hardcover 
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Inro Handbook by Raymond Bushell Publisher Comments For collectors who have discovered the delights of such miniature Japanese art form as the inro and the netsuke, this authoritative and enlightening book offers a wealth of valuable information. That it also affords entry to a world of fascinating design... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Golden Age of Ivory :Gothic Carvings in North American Collections by Richard H. Jr. Randall Publisher Comments This long-awaited companion volume to Randall's acclaimed Masterpieces of Ivory at the Walters Art Gallery catalogues and reproduces, often in multiple views, every known work in American and Canadian private collections and 61 museums (excepting only... (read more) List Price $75.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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David Le Marchand, 1674-1726: "An Ingenious Man for Carving in Ivory" by Charles Avery Publisher Comments This is the first such book published on the works of David Le Marchand, who was an expert ivory carver and executed some of the most impressive cameo portraits ever carved in ivory. Including illustrations of such distinguished patrons as Queen Anne... (read more) List Price $36.25 Your price: $30.00 Used - Trade Paper 
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Art of Netsuke Carving by Masatoshi Publisher Comments Masatoshi is the last netsuke carver to belong to the great tradition of Japanese craftsmanship, belonging, that is, in all particulars but one - this book; for never before has a master carver described himself, his training and his approach to his work.... (read more) List Price $125.00 Your price: $89.95 Used - Slipcase
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Ivories of the West by Massimo Carráa Publisher Comments We now tend to think of ivory carving as an exclusively Oriental art, yet for hundreds of years European artists worked with this fascinating material, fashioning a great variety of objects of exquisite delicacy and refinement. The seventy-one pieces... (read more) Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Collectors' Netsuke: An In-Depth Study of Japanese Miniature Sculptures by Raymond Bushell Publisher Comments In this volume Mr. Bushell speaks primarily to the experienced collector, to the connoisseur, presenting discoveries, insights, and opinions derving from some two decades of research and finding cogent answers to some of the questions that have perplexed... (read more) Your price: $35.00 Used - Hardcover
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Stone of Heaven the Secret History of IM by Adrian Levy Your price: $12.95 Used - Hardcover
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Netsuke by Mircea Veleanu Your price: $79.95 New - Hardcover
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A treasury of American scrimshaw :a collection of the useful and decorative by Michael Mcmanus Description Includes bibliographical references (p. 148-150) and index.... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jade by Mircea Veleanu Book News Annotation In a beautifully illustrated, large print guide to collectible jade carvings through the ages (particularly from Chinese dynasties), a longtime collector/scholar of the Oriental arts presents realistic guidelines to their value. Veleanu overviews jade... (read more) List Price $69.95 Your price: $45.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages by Stanley Charle Nott Your price: $15.00 Used - Hardcover
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Jade Stone of Heaven by Richard Gump Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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Ivory Pleasures & Treasures by O Beigbeder Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Jade of the East. by Geoffrey Wills Your price: $24.00 Used - Slipcase
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Franklin D Murphy Lectures III Jade & Si by Xia Nai Your price: $4.00 Used - Hardcover
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Antique jade by Osc Luzzatto Bilitz Your price: $1.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors by Mary Louise Obrien Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Netsuke Through Three Centuries by Barry Davies Your price: $30.00 Used - Hardcover
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Jade :a study in Chinese archaeology and religion by Berthold Laufer Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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