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A beautiful, practical introduction to Oriental carpets for laymen, designers, and collectors, presented from the perspective of a successful, third-generation wholesaler. Using concise text, over 370 vivid color photographs, and more than 45 detailed line drawings, J.R. Azizollahoff explains the...

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Explore the weird, the wonderful, and the colorful in Austin, Texas with this one-of-a-kind guide. Red Wassenich, who coined of the phrase “Keep Austin Weird,” is tour guide to the weirder side of Austin, Texas, through this endlessly entertaining text...

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Savannah, Georgia, has been rated among the top three haunted cities in America today and for good reason! True stories of ghosts, poltergeists, and strange and unusual spiritual events in Savannah will make you shiver as you read about: •...

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What would you do if the furniture in your house began to mysteriously rearrange itself? What if ghostly apparitions clad in garments of prior eras appeared and disappeared without a trace--right in front of you? These are some of the...

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Here is an illustrated view of Jersey City, New Jersey, presented with the view that history is not some group of facts hidden in dusty tomes, but is happening all the time around us. The history and development of eight...

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Do you believe in ghosts? If you live in Savannah, Georgia, you should! Strange and eerie apparitions have been haunting this historic town since the first native Indians settled in southeast Georgia over 2,500 years ago! But in the here...

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This beautifully illustrated book offers you an opportunity to explore 18 private log homes and getaway cabins. Acclaimed architectural photographer Roger Wade takes readers from the mountains of Arizona through the Midwest and on into the eastern coastline states, illustrating...

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The many 19th and 20th century American Indian collectibles showcased in this book especially embrace authentic weapons and weapon cases, horse gear, tools, stone pipes, and ceremonial items. Actual old trade goods, such as Hudson's Bay collectibles, trade beads, trade...

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Archimede Seguso (1909-1999), one of the great Muranese masters, took traditional glassmaking techniques to extremes. His introduction of merletto lacework technique at the Venice Biennale of 1952 turned heads. His secret for embedding fine lacy threads of glass was never...

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Next to a tax audit, one of the most daunting events in life has to be a legal deposition. The nervousness you felt when you learned you were to be called to testify, turns to absolute panic when you walk...

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The California Revival style of home design is a new movement, an indoor-outdoor design that uses vintage furnishings, art pottery, tile, paintings and decorative arts from California’s Spanish Revival period of the 1920s to 1940s. Carole Coates and Annie Dietz...

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Explore the rich heritage Old Europe has offered for designers of today's high-end kitchens. Enjoy rooms replete with details carefully drawn from stately homes in the Mediterranean hill towns of Provence and Tuscany, the Moorish influences of Spanish Haciendas, the...

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Explore designs for jewelry in natural and synthetic plastics throughout the 20th century. This fun and visually exciting book presents lavish and popular jewelry designs chronologically, covering many types of plastics — from Bakelite, celluloid, and Lucite to Plexiglas, natural...

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Women's purses are uniquely personal statements. Many antique beaded, textile, and leather purses have survived as treasured collectibles and new styles are fashion icons. This exquisite new book examines the passionate history, art, and design of antique, vintage, and contemporary...

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Immerse yourself in the flamboyant world of designer Kenneth Jay Lane, whose gorgeous costume jewelry has ornamented the world's most famous and powerful women for more than forty years. Over 670 sparkling color images present Lane's wide-ranging and innovative jewelry,...

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The story of the Chesapeake Bay is told through 466 vintage postcards and other ephemera. See the Bay our forefathers knew and recall, days before there were bridges. Travel by steamboat between Baltimore and Norfolk; go to bathing beaches in...

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The South Beach Art Deco District is all about light and color: splashes of neon at night in a dazzling array of hues; alluring turquoise ocean waters by day, under a sub-tropical sun; whimsical pastel boutique hotels, shops, and cafes...

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The classic diner is an icon of the American roadside. As cars were mass-produced, so were these aluminum gems, whose metal bodies and neon signs came to characterize modernity in the mid-twentieth century. From the 1920s to the 1950s, these...

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For those uninitiated into the 21st century world of concrete, this book will serve as a real eye-opener. For those in the concrete, landscaping, and interior design industries, this is a beautiful portfolio of the possible. More than 200 sumptuous...

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Study great gardens in Rome, Florence, Milan, Lake Como, and Verona, and visit the Vatican, royal palaces, and secluded cloisters at the turn of the century with one of Britain's most important architects. A treasure finds new life in this...

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San Francisco, the City by the Bay, rose from a small Spanish settlement to become one of the largest and most unique cities in the United States. Vintage postcards from the 1900s to the 1960s showcase the Golden Gate Bridge...

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Over 100 beautiful color photos and an engaging, detailed text direct an unusual and eye-opening art tour of Savannah, Georgia. Well known for its unique city plan of public squares and gorgeous historic homes, Savannah is also home to a...

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Follow the history of logging as it unfolds across the United States, from the virgin forests of the east, to the towering redwoods of the West Coast. Historic photography, much of it beautifully hand tinted, captures images of the early...