Rare In-Depth Book Antique Character Steins 600+ Photos Lavishly illustrated in color and black and white, this rare out-of-print book is an in-depth pictorial guide to antique character steins. The superb black-and-white photographs, identifying captions, and rich narrative combine to make this text an invaluable resource reference work.

CHARACTER STEINS – A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE by Eugene V. Manusov and Mike Wald, Cornwall Books 1987.

Given over 600 illustrations of steins and stein-related items, this book depicts an eclectic variety of antique steins: people (monks, historic personages, military figures, mythological characters); animals (horses’, lions’, foxes’ heads – even that of a rhinoceros); and objects (skulls, sports equipment, buildings, for example). The book thoroughly examines each of these and is arranged according to subject depicted, each chapter treating a different category. Each illustration is accompanied by a brief description that includes a stein’s dimensions, its coloring, a translation of old German inscriptions, an explanation of what the stein represents, and the manufacturers (if known). The book also offers an extensive listing of the manufacturer’s marks that are found on many of the steins. There are also chapters on contemporary steins and the artifacts relating to them, and a concise history of antique character drinking vessels. This is an extremely hard-to-get book which belongs in the permanent library of the collector, dealer, or historian of character steins.

Oversize 9.25 in. x 12.2 in. hardback with dust cover in near-new condition. 271 pages.

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