In this new book, Spencer Coil examines various models of uniforms and equipment used by the multiethnic French armed forces in the First World War. A carefully chosen and researched selection of period photographs enables...
Over 860 striking color images of unusual and beautiful black glass animals, bowls, baskets, candlesticks, compotes, flower bowls, novelties, stemware, tableware, and vases adorn this encyclopedia. The finest examples of late nineteenth through twentieth century...
Explore 31 of Connecticut's most haunted sites along with a clairvoyant with first hand knowledge of the spirits of whom she speaks! On this spectral tour encounter ghosts in famous homes, including the residences of...
More than 500 period photographs explore the Spanish Revival movement (1915-1940) in architecture. Original Spanish and Mediterranean buildings inspired partrons on "the grand tour" in Europe to build for themselves these sturdy homes in the...
Slip into the romantic world of a private dressing room. Here fancy and jeweled perfume bottles, powder jars, trinket boxes, hairbrushes, mirrors, and matching trays in sets of up to twenty items cover a dressing...
Established in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rookwood Pottery remained a leader in the ceramic art pottery movement through 1967. Illustrated with over 800 beautiful color photographs of vases, urns, candlesticks, and plates, the book includes...
This monumental, two volume set, several years in preparation, includes over 400 color photographs, illustrations and period images from the finest collections in the United States and Europe. For the first time, collectors will see...
Famed photographer Bunny Yeager presents the latest retrospective of her own work, revisiting the spirited, fun-loving women of the flower-power decade. More than 230 color-packed images present 80 beautiful women, captured in the 1960s in...
The origins of the Deco interior in Europe and its American transformation. Art Deco brings to mind a glamorous era of brilliant architecture, striking interior design, elegant furniture, and superb objets d'art. The term evokes...
For those who dream of living in a log home, this treasure trove of images will be a welcome delight . Now in its second edition, the book has been expanded to include images of...
Over 440 color images display over 100 patterns in pressed Depression, post-World War II, and contemporary era glass from Indiana Glass. From 1896 until 2002, under the names Beatty-Brady, National, and Indiana Glass, beautiful glassware...
The Cultural Revolution in China was a time of upheaval and change. Millions of lives were disrupted and much effort was spent by the government and the Party to "reeducate" the populace through a great...