Education and Training

Sundials: An Illustrated History of Portable Dials, by Hester Higton, published by Philip Wilson. ISBN 0856675237. £29.95 hb

French Jewelry of the 19th Century by Henri Vever, translated by Katherine Purcell, published by Thames & Hudson. ISBN 0500237840 HB slipcased £195 until December 31, 2001, then £225.

French Jewellery of the 19th Century, published by Wartski, 14 Grafton Street, London W1. £5 in aid of Befrienders International.

Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru, by Heidi King with contributions, published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, distributed by Yale University Press. ISBN 0300085125. £14.95 pb.

Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals. The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait National Museum, by Manual Keene, published by the British Museum ISBN 0500976082. £18.95 pb.

Judith Miller: The Illustrated Dictionary of Antiques and Collectables. ISBN 1840283378. £30.

Candy Art Pottery by Ian Turner, published by Hillian Press, the Old Brewery, 12 Church Street, Melbourne, Derbyshire DE73 1EJ. Tel: 01332 862629. email: hian@turnermel.fsnet.co.uk ISBN 09539750X. £22 (£20 plus £2 p&p).

The Don Pottery 1801-1893 by John D. Griffin, published by the Doncaster Museum Service and available from them at the Directorate of Education and Culture, Chequer Road, Doncaster DN1 2AE. Tel: 01302 734293 email: museum@doncaster.gov.uk ISBN 0903524295. £35 (£30 plus £5 p&p).

Judith Miller: Antiques Hunter’s Guide to Europe. ISBN 1840283343. £16.99

Miller’s Collecting Science & Technology, by Lindsay Stirling, consultant George Glastris. ISBN 1840000791. £19.99 hb.

The Art of the Book: From Medieval Manuscript to Graphic Novel edited by James Bettley, published by V&A Publications. ISBN 1851773339. £30 hb.

Hiroshige Fan Prints by Rupert Faulkner, published by V&A Publications. ISBN 01851773320. £30 hb.

Antique Kilims of Anatolia by Peter Davies, published by WW Norton & Company Ltd. ISBN 0393730476 £40 hb.

Buyer’s Guide to Glass by Jeanette Hayhurst. ISBN 18400003618. £19.99. Buyer’s Guide to Pine & Country Furniture, edited by Jo Wood. ISBN184000374X. £19.99.

Art of Embroidery: History of Style and Technique by Lanto Synge, published by the Antique Collectors Club in conjunction with the Royal School of Needlework. ISBN 185149359X £45 hb.

The Doulton Lambeth Wares by Desmond Eyles is the classic reference book on the products of the Royal Doulton’s famous factory in London – started in 1815 for the lowly task of saltglazing sewer pipes – but the original edition is long out of print.

The Lie Became Great: The Forgery of Ancient Near Eastern Cultures, by Oscar White Muscarella, published by Styx Publications, Postbus 2659, 9704 CR Groningen, The Netherlands. ISBN 9056930419 NG250. (approx £75)

The Fine Art Society Story (Part I 1876-1914), by Charlotte Gere, published by the FAS. £10

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, edited by Ian Shaw, published by Oxford University Press on September 28, ISBN 0198150342. £25

Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries by Avril Hart and Susan North, published by V&A Publications. ISBN 18517772588 £19.95 pb