Antiques & Collectibles

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Quick Guide to Coin Collecting: The Collectors Guide to Coin Collecting Without Breaking the Bank - Paperback

$11.98

by John Freeman (Author)"Quick Guide to Coin Collecting" will help you build the coin collection of your dreams whether you're beginning your numismatic journey or an old hand wanting fresh insights of the hobby without breaking the bank. Author John Freeman candidly discusses the knowledge, tips, tactics and strategies you must know in order to build a coin collection of increasing value. You'll find specific steps to build a valuable collection, evaluate and value coins, detect counterfeit ...

Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Price Guide: 2015 Blackout Edition - Paperback

$10.78

by Neal Giordano (Author)THE 2016 EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE, WITH UPDATED VALUES AND PICTURES OF ALL MODELS PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THE NEW BOOK, IF YOU'D LIKE THE MOST CURRENT DATA. 2015 Blackout Edition. NOTE: This book has the same information as the color version, but has been printed in all black & white to reduce the price. Please consider the color version if you'd like full-color pics NCHWA Publications presents a Treasure Hunt Guide that spans all models from 1995-2014. Collector...

Show-Me: Everyday Objects In England During The 1880s (Picture Book) - Paperback

$15.63

by G. Loewensohn (Illustrator), Angela M. Foster (Author)A full color picture book featuring over 160 unique objects used in everyday life in England during the 1880s. Every object has a label telling what it is. The "Show-Me: " picture book series is made for ALL ages. They are especially enjoyed by: Young children, visual (spatial) learners, language impaired, disabled, elderly, homeschoolers, private schools and history buffs.Author BiographyAngela M. Foster is a versatile author/creator o...

Watches diamonds Jewelery and silver ware - Paperback

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by A. W. Smith &. Sons (Author)Watches diamonds jewellery and silverware catalogue 1919-1920 Number of Pages: 38 Dimensions: 0.08 x 11 x 8.5 IN Publication Date: January 24, 2016

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by Pamela Lee Gray (Author)The Land Act of 1796 opened the gates for a flood of settlers into the lands of the Upper Ohio River Valley. The natural clay soils of the valley, coupled with an abundance of salt for glazing and the Ohio River as a nearby source for transportation, laid the foundation for what would become the pottery capital of the United States. Naming their new towns for those they left behind-Liverpool, Chester, Newell-English and Irish entrepreneurs established factories for ...

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by Barbara Grover (Author)Alexandria is situated near the center of Douglas County, surrounded by a chain of beautiful lakes. These lakes brought pioneer settlers to the area as early as 1858, when Minnesota achieved statehood and the town was established. The lakes remain a key factor that continue to draw residents and visitors. The images in Postcard History Series: Alexandria tell the community's story, recalling fond memories of the businesses, churches, homes, schools, and recreational ...

Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes - Paperback

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by George Nash (Author)The definitive book on how to bring an old house back to life -- without destroying its spirit -- is now updated with all new color photography in Renovating Old Houses. Experienced contractor George Nash covers everything -- from replacing foundation walls to repairing old windows, including how to save what's irreplaceable, where to use the best materials, when it's necessary to update (and when it's not), and how to make repairs that will endure. This revised editio...

Out of the Attic: Inventing Antiques in Twentieth-Century New England - Paperback

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by Briann G. Greenfield (Author)In this era of Antiques Roadshow and eBay, it is hard to imagine a time when Americans did not treasure the home furnishings of elite early American families. But as this book demonstrates, antiquing-particularly the practice of valuing old things for their aesthetic qualities-is a relatively recent invention whose origins can be found in the early years of the twentieth century. Although nineteenth-century Americans did appreciate heirlooms, they saw them as m...

Remainders of the Day: A Bookshop Diary - Hardcover

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by Shaun Bythell (Author)New from the author of Confessions of a Bookseller and Seven Kinds of People You Find in Bookshops, another hilariously grumpy year behind the counter at The Bookshop. Though diaries of daily life, Shaun Bythell has created an endearing and cozy world for booklovers, a warm and welcome memoir of a life in books. The Bookshop in Wigtown, Scotland is a book lover's paradise, with thousands of books across nearly a mile of shelves, a real log fire, and Captain, the port...

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by Donald De Carle (Author)With over 550 black-and-white illustrations and an approach that assumes no prior watch-repairing experience, Donald de Carle's classic book is essential for any beginner or experienced horologist. It's been called the best illustrated book on practical horology ever written--Horological Journal The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when Practical Watch Repairing was first pu...

The Clock Repairer's Handbook - Paperback

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by Laurie Penman (Author)Provides all the necessary information to troubleshoot any clock's problems and to make sure your clock continues to run in perfect order for generations to come--from tools and equipment to strike and chime work. Laurie Penman has written an indispensable guide for both the absolute beginner and the experienced clock enthusiast. The Clock Repairer's Handbook provides information on how to repair and maintain a clock's delicate mechanics and teaches the basics of cloc...

Secrets to Contacting Celebrities: 101 Ways to Reach the Rich and Famous - Paperback

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by Jordan McAuley (Author)Need to contact a celebrity? Now you can Filled with insider tips, tricks, and techniques, "Secrets to Contacting Celebrities and Public Figures" reveals everything you need to know to reach today's hottest stars in person, online, and by mail Maybe you want an autograph from your favorite actor. Or perhaps you'd like your photo taken with your favorite singer. Or maybe you're looking to get a baseball player to sign a jersey for your little brother. Whatever your ...

The Celebrity Black Book 2015: Over 50,000+ Accurate Celebrity Addresses for Autographs, Charity & Nonprofit Fundraising, Celebrity Endorsements, Get - Paperback

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by Contactanycelebrity Com (Compiled by), Jordan McAuley (Editor)Includes a FREE 30-Day Test Drive to ContactAnyCelebrity.com so you can get unlimited celebrity address updates ($47.00 value ) Whatever your reason for contacting celebrities, you're bound to find The Celebrity Black Book 2015 useful. Inside its pages, you'll discover the verified addresses for over 50,000 celebrities and public figures worldwide. Everyone who is anyone is inside Movie & TV Stars Musicians Athletes Reality...

Glidden Pottery: Alfred Mid-Century Highstyle Stoneware - Paperback

$106.32

by Ronald J. Kransler (Author)This book is the fascinating story of the company and the people who produced Glidden pottery. The first section of the book tells about the history of the company, the important designers who worked there, and the wonderful designs they created. The second section of the book contains a richly-illustrated catalog of Glidden pottery. The photo illustrations show the patterns and shapes produced by the company, arranged by number, at a level of detail never before...

American Scissors and Shears: An Antique and Vintage Collectors' Guide - Paperback

$54.64

by Philip R. Pankiewicz (Author)American Scissors and Shears provides an historical overview of more than 100 companies and individuals involved in producing scissors and shears in the United States from the mid-1800s to approximately 1930. Accompanying and enhancing the text are hundreds of photographs, advertisements, and patents of the many varieties of antique and vintage scissors produced during this time period. The book will prove invaluable to tool collectors, cutlery collectors (incl...

Advanced Gunsmithing: A Manual of Instruction in the Manufacture, Alteration and Repair of Firearms - Paperback

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by Wayne F. Vickery (Author)2015 Reprint of the 1944 edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Still a classic work on gunsmithing, Vickery's "Advanced Gunsmithing" provides extended and detailed explanations on different gunsmithing tools, gun parts, and methods. Vickery's passion for tools, and the firearms he could manipulate with them, gives this book its spirit of resourcefulness and experimentation. Most aspects aspects of gunsmit...

Turn-of-the-Century Farm Tools and Implements - Paperback

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by Henderson &. Co (Author)2016 Reprint of 1898 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Within this trade catalogue, first published in 1898, can be found a wealth of information regarding the practices of turn of the century American farming. The catalogue attempted to supply every need of the market it served and it is precisely this comprehensiveness that makes the catalogue so valuable to those interested in Victorian era hort...

Woodchucks and Woodchuck Rifles [Illustrated Edition] - Paperback

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by Charles Singer Landis (Author)2012 Reprint of 1951 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Profusely illustrated. Charles Singer Landis was the preeminent small-bore writer and target/varmint shooter of his time. Above all, Landis was an experimenter with a keen interest in the "how" and "why" of firearms and ammunition performance. He was a perceptive observer of wildlife, which made him an expert hunter. Best of all, he was a go...

Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary - Paperback

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by James Harry Howard (Author)2012 Reprint of Original 1935 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In the U.S. there was little activity in the field of lapidary until the 1930s, when European craftsmen emigrated to New York to serve the jewelry industry. In 1935 J. Harry Howard compiled all the available information into his "Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary. The demand for the book was great. It remains a classic book in the fiel...

Revised Lapidary Handbook [Illustrated Edition] - Paperback

$19.60

by James Harry Howard (Author)2012 Reprint of Original 1946 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In the U.S. there was little activity in the field of lapidary until the 1930s, when European craftsmen emigrated to New York to serve the jewelry industry. In 1935 J. Harry Howard compiled all the available information into his "Handbook for the Amateur Lapidary." The demand for the book was great, so great that in 1946 the book was r...

Sixgun Cartridges and Loads: A Manual Covering the Selection, Use and Loading of the Most Suitable and Popular Revolver Cartridges - Paperback

$15.65

by Elmer Keith (Author)2014 Reprint of 1936 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this classic work on the subject, Keith covers the selection, use, and hand loading of revolver cartridges in various calibers. Keith covers both revolvers that have remained popular to this day, as well as many that were popular several decades ago and have since fallen into obscurity. Elmer Keith uses his wealth of experience with the sixgun to an...

The Brownies: A Dell Comic Reprint - Paperback

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by Dell Comics (Author), Walt Kelly (Illustrator), Don Gunn (Illustrator)The Brownies were first created by Canadian artist Palmer Cox (1840-1924). The Dell comics version was drawn by several different artists. The earliest comics were similar to Cox's style, while later comics were influenced by the iteration drawn by Walt Kelly (of Pogo fame), which were lush in detail. This collection includes four of the Dell Four Color comics featuring the Brownies. (The Four Color imprint included a va...

Black Powder Snapshots (Reprint Edition) - Paperback

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by Herbert Arment Sherlock (Author)Black Powder Snapshots is an illustrated history of the use of black powder firearms in American history. Herbert Arment Sherlock (1899-1983) illustrates the use of black powder rifles and pistols with exciting vignettes of colonial, western, and military scenes. Sherlock was a modern user of black powder firearms and an authority on their use in the early days of America. As an artist, he highlights the subject in such a delightful manner as to inform and i...

This Is Portland: The City You've Heard You Should Like: The City You've Heard You Should Like - Paperback

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by Alexander Barrett (Author), Andrew Dickson (Author)Captures the emotional experience of Portland, OR A first-hand look at a city that people can't seem to stop talking about. It's a guidebook of sorts, but not to restaurants and sightseeing. Instead, Alexander Barrett is your friendly guide to the quirky characters and atmosphere of Portland, Oregon, and how fun, beautiful, and ridiculous it can be. With its approachable, often hilarious tone, this book is perfect for anyone who wants to l...

Soon Timepiece Phenomena: Adventures in Concept Watch Design (English and French Edition) - Hardcover

$28.75

by Olivier Gamiette (Artist)The process of telling time has a long and fascinating history. From the ancient sundials to the invention of sophisticated mechanical contraptions and the sleek electronic devices we know today, our fascination and dependence on time-telling pieces, specifically the watch, has not ceased. With SOON, Olivier Gamiette takes the treasured object of the watch and completely reimagines the way it tells time. This collection of concept watches rendered in Photoshop poss...

Wine Journeys: Myth and History - Paperback

$62.08

by Patrick Hunt (Author)Patrick Hunt has been teaching in Humanities at Stanford University for the past 20 years. His Ph.D. is from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, University of London in 1991. He is a National Lecturer for the Archaeological Institute of America since 2009 and a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society since 1989. National Geographic Society has sponsored some of his archaeology fieldwork. He appears frequently on PBS, NOVA, National Geographic an...

Pink Floyd in Objects: Explore the Iconic Band Through Their Instruments, Posters, Photograpshs and Props - Hardcover

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by Glenn Povey (Author)Explore one of the most important and influential bands in the world as never before--through the objects that defined it.The story of Pink Floyd has been told . . . but never like this. Pink Floyd in Objects looks at the great psychedelic rock band through the items that they created, instruments they played, music they wrote, and posters, photographs, and props from their amazing stage shows. The original, priceless, and sometimes ordinary objects are presented in chr...

The Index of Middle English Prose, Handlist X: Manuscripts in Scandinavian Collections - Paperback

$159.60

by Irma Taavitseinen (Author)'The Index of Middle English Prose' will ultimately locate, identify and record all extant Middle English prose texts composed between c.1200 and c.1500. The initial volumes, the 'Handlists' give descriptions of each item in a particular collection, with identification, categorisation, and full bibliographical data. This volume examines libraries in Scandinavia containing Middle English prose texts: the Royal Library of Copenhagen, Denmark, the Royal Library of St...

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by Ken J. Rutterford (Author)In this book you will find over 6,000 drawings of shotgun cartridge head-stampings. The information on these stampings is as important to the cartridge collector as the markings on coins are to the numismatist (or coin collector). In the early days of breech loading, any information to be found on a cartridge was stamped onto the base of the brass head. Many of today's shooting folk do not realise the vast amount of history that has gone in to the making of the mo...

Mungo's Cryptic Crosswords: From The Saturday Paper - Paperback

$12.78

by Mungo MacCallum (Author)Be delighted, be infuriated, be inspired - but above all be entertained This is the ultimate puzzle book: a year's worth of Mungo MacCallum's cryptic crosswords from The Saturday Paper, plus a preface from the maestro himself. MUNGO MacCALLUM wrote cryptic crosswords for the Bulletin and the Weekly. He is the author of The Whitlam Mob and The Good, the Bad and the Unlikely: Australia's Prime Ministers. He has long been one of Australia's most influential and enter...

Old Glass and How to Collect It: An Introduction to Antique Glassware - Paperback

$37.98

by J. Sydney Lewis (Author)Originally published in 1916, Old Glass And How To Collect It is an easy to understand pocket guide to the fascinating and beautiful world of antique glassware. Styles including Early English, Bristol and Nailsea and Irish glass are described and illustrated, whilst J Sydney Lewis offers advice for the novice glass collector drawn from his extensive experience in the antiques trade. Packed with expert knowledge and many amusing and insightful anecdotes, Old Glass An...

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by F. G. Hilton Price (Author)Spoons made of pewter or the copper alloy latten may have been the humbler relatives of silverware in days gone by, but they can still be of great antique interest and value. In this guide, originally published in 1908, FG Hilton Price looks at many spoons mainly dating from the 14th to the 17th centuries. Describing and photographing examples from both his own and other collections he classifies their shapes, ornament and identifying stamps. The author was Direc...