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Enticing, eye catching, and artistic, the graphic art of product labels from years past also offers clues to understanding the contemporary culture and ways of life of everyday consumers. Here is a showcase of remarkable packaging and advertising art created...
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This revised and updated 2nd edition of a book now called “the bible of Catalina Pottery & Tile” focuses exclusively on vintage Island-made wares, contains an updated pricing and buying guide, newly discovered historic information gathered in the 10 years...
$59.99
Over 500 crisp color photos display the wide range of cameras produced from the earliest days of photography to the rise of the digital age. The informative text provides a history of cameras, organized into chapters by various camera types,...
$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...
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Here is the first book to cover all aspects of Native American equine tack/equipment as a single subject. It focuses on the equipment used by 19th century tribal men and women of North America. The dominant role of horses in...
$14.99
The revised edition of this popular and affordable book focuses on 16 of the most popular glass colors of the Depression era. It identifies, dates, and values over 300 different glass patterns, displayed in 384 vivid color photos. The book...
$29.99
Do you own an old lamp? Would you like to learn its approximate age, value, and history? Antique Lamp Buyer’s Guide is the reference book used by professionals and collectors alike. Dealers and appraisers often carry this paperback with them...
$19.99
A look at the rich and diverse heritage of American fraternal societies from the late 1800s through present times. Focusing upon larger organizations of the golden age, this book covers the basic symbols and emblems of groups as diverse as...
$19.99
Garnet, with its many color varieties, is a favorite of both mineral collectors and gemologists. Superb examples are found at many locales worldwide, in both igneous and metamorphic rocks. Other members of the group are prized by species collectors and...
$19.99
Immerse yourself in the world of marbles with this comprehensive and extensively revised guide, featuring over 500 stunning color photographs. With a wealth of new images added to this edition, along with a completely rewritten text, this book offers an...
$79.99
Over 1750 photos present more than 1550 fans in all their artistry, some showing both sides. The informative descriptions of the fans are often amusing. Roughly 100 “factoids” in boxes accompanying the captions, give readers extra insight into these fascinating...
$24.95
Stand-alone kitchen cabinets made of wood were manufactured in the United States about 1900-1940 by companies in the country's mid-west area. Boon, Hoosier, Kitchen Maid, McDougall, Napamee, Sellers and Wilson had catalogs and sales forces to promote their cabinet styles....
$29.99
This new and improved edition is an essential and invaluable resource for every glass enthusiast, collector, researcher, and historian. It contains over 4,200 alphabetized definitions of glassware, colors, processes, materials, forms, decorative styles, pattern motifs, noted artisans, companies, and designers,...
$29.99
March 17th is known around the world as a day for people to wear green, drink green beer, and be just plain old jolly. But have you ever stopped to wonder why we do this and why on that particular...
$59.99
Eagerly anticipated, this update of the highly regarded third book from pinball author Michael Shalhoub includes over 900 color photos and covers the most recent period in pinball history, from 1982 through 2011. Each chapter is devoted to a specific...
$69.99
In over 600 color photos, this book presents historical images and introduces newly discovered artists of tramp art, complete with their known biographies. Made from society’s discards, primarily wooden cigar boxes and wooden crates, tramp art is the story of...
$39.99
In this richly illustrated book, Richard Osterberg provides a thorough look at the sterling silver utensils which have entranced collectors throughout the years. The perfect complement to the crisp linen, fine china, and elegant crystal of a well-set dining table,...
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For over 140 years, the Homer Laughlin Company, of East Liverpool, Ohio, made popular ceramic plate shapes, each with different decorative treatments that are identified by numbers and date codes. This book shows, in 805 color photographs, 43 dinnerware shapes...
$59.99
Described by many as Picasso-esque, Polia Pillin's works of art have gained tremendous attention in the art pottery market in recent years. With hundreds of Pillin's pieces captured in more than 700 color photos, this is a comprehensive catalog of...
$39.99
With pottery production migrating to Asia in the latter part of the twentieth century, Santa Barbara Ceramic Design (SBCD) was something of an anomaly–a homegrown studio producing unique decorative and functional ceramic art. This is the story of SBCD and...
$29.99
Over 650 vivid color photos reveal the geo-collectible fossils and minerals associated with the first two billion years of earth’s history. The engaging text explores the geology of shield areas and their associated rocks and minerals. Also examined are pegmatites...
$49.99
America sees the cowboys of yesteryear as native heroes. Cowboys were seen to represent American character and to stand for freedom in rugged big sky lands. Cowboys were tough, self-reliant, courageous, modest, and only turned to violence when absolutely necessary....
$24.95
These distinctive ceramic figurines, kitchen ware and bathroom ware were made in Japan from 1946 until about 1971. They are brightly painted and known for humorous expressions and appearance. This guide shows a wide selection of the known items, in...
$45.00
The grace, speed, and beauty of ice skating has inspired painters and sculptors, graphic artists and photographers, film makers and choreographers of spectacles, and the designers of skates and costumes, medals, programs and posters, advertising dolls, and decorative objects. With...