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This book is centered around the author’s father’s World War II diary. Robert C. Sage was a B-17 pilot who flew twenty-nine missions out of Thurleigh, England, as a member of the 8th Air Force, 306th B.G., 367th B.S. (“The...
$39.95
After many requests for a book about clothing labels we decided to put one together featuring a wonderful gallery of labels for artists, textile manufacturers, graphic designers, and just plan old ordinary people to enjoy. This book includes a little...
$59.95
A detailed guide to Maxfield Parrish's collectible works, featuring 700 full-color images of his illustrations, prints, advertisements, and other iconic items from his career. The Collectible Maxfield Parrish presents Parrish's art, which was immensely popular during his lifetime and remains...
$24.95
Here is a fun, new collectible. Decorated cakes are associated with celebrations of all kinds--can you imagine a birthday party without a cake? Now many cake-lovers have discovered an engaging hobby: collect the pans that cakes are baked in! The...
$29.99
An updated and revised sixth edition of the bible book of buttons. This is the best introduction to the world of buttons that has ever been written. Over 3,000 buttons, covering all periods, materials, and manufacturers, are pictured and identified, along...
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An essential addition to any transportation toy library, this is the book that bus lovers have been waiting for! Over 1,500 toy buses are shown in full color, from early buses to transit and trolley buses to school buses and...
$79.95
This book is jam-packed with practical knowledge on German cloth military headgear. Useful information to help novice collectors learn how to avoid costly mistakes - cap construction basics and materials, descriptions of each cap model and comparisons with altered originals,...
$19.99
This is the first published guide to Herkimer diamonds, striking quartz crystals, that includes all important aspects of interest to anyone curious about this unique form of the mineral quartz. Over 210 vivid color images of important specimens, associated minerals,...
$29.95
Enchanting lady figurine planters were promoted heavily by florists and five-and-dime stores, becoming a gift-giver's favorite during the 1950s and '60s. These lovely ladies were produced mainly in Japan, targeted for the U.S. market, and most commonly adorned with colorful...
$34.99
For novices and longtime card collectors alike, here are two books in one: a thorough price guide featuring common to extremely rare items, and a well-researched history of playing cards and games. A wealth of mythology, literature, and history is...
$19.99
Over 140 color photos, diagrams, and text reveal the crystal structures, habits, names, and changing family relationships of silicate crystals. This thorough guide provides an introduction to crystallography, the current classification of silicate structures, and reviews orthosilicates, disilicates, chain silicates,...
$19.99
Continuing a tradition that began in 1842, this book examines 24 localities of particular interest to mineral collectors. These localities are organized by how they occur (in sedimentary rocks, in crystalline rocks, in fractures)—a new approach that brings coherence to...
$29.95
At last, here is the compendium of cigarette packs that collectors have been waiting for! Joe Giesenhagen has compiled a fantastic collection of cigarette packs dating from the 1880s to the present, in all colors, shapes and sizes. See the...
$69.95
Packed with over 1,000 photographs of inkwells and inkstands, circa 1750 to 1920, by makers in the United States, Europe, and Asia, including Tiffany, Wedgwood, Quimper, Staffordshire, Sandwich and Vaseline glass, majolica, art pottery, fai**ence, milk glass, and Delft. Examples...
$19.95
Here's a sweet treat for collectors of colorful M&M's characters, starring regular and peanut. This is a serious collector's guide to those smiling candies with a tough exterior and a gooey heart, and now has even more wonderful examples. Author...
$100.00
This new book provides an organized, chronological guide to the evolution and development of the myriad types of soft headgear worn by the SS. As the pre- and war-years progressed, geographical areas of operation changed, and the composition of the...
$39.99
Presenting more than 100 traditional, colorful puppets and masks used in Malian puppet theater, this book documents a collection that has been widely exhibited. One of the largest published surveys of Malian Bamana and Bozo puppet theater, it includes numerous...
$35.00
An exploration of Heisey's 16 beautiful regular production glass colors, from Alexandrite to Zircon, along with several experimental colors, through over 500 photographs. The fine quality of Heisey glass, made in Newark, Ohio, from 1896 to 1958, prompted many decorating...
$75.00
Observed from space, Earth looks like a blue planet, particularly in the wondrous blue tones emanating from south of the equator. Indeed, about two-thirds of the earth’s surface is covered in water, and our pride in this is exceeded only by...
$24.99
A detailed, illustrated look at the Colt M1911, one of the most well-known and popular military weapons of the 20th century. The Colt M1911 is one of the most well-known and popular military weapons of the 20th century. Designed by...
$14.99
Books have been written about the highway that Samuel C. Lancaster built. This is the book that he wrote. Lancaster is known to all who have studied highway engineering. His work directing construction of the Columbia River Highway made history....
$29.99
An indispensable resource catering to enthusiasts and collectors of Barbie®, this extensively updated and enhanced edition presents a wealth of new visuals and meticulously updated price points, all encapsulated within a conveniently portable format. Spanning across more than 1,200 exquisite...
$26.95
The Complete Book of Anchoring and Mooring addresses anchoring systems, techniques, and permanent moorings for boats from twelve feet to eighty feet in length. It covers monohulls, multihulls, light displacement sailboats, cruisers, sportfishers, passagemakers, and workboats. In short, it is...
$29.95
The Florence Ceramics Company of Pasadena, California, produced historical and literary figurines, birds, animals, figural pairs, and an extensive line of artware from the early 1940s to 1964. This wonderfully illustrated book identifies them all, complete with names, sizes, colors,...