$79.95
The Book of Fountain Pens and Pencils illustrates and describes over 700 never before illustrated pens and pencils. This companion book to Fountain Pens and Pencils: The Golden Age of Writing Instruments will excite collectors and dealers, while expanding their...
$29.95
Military sweetheart jewelry was important on the home front during the World Wars I and II as mementos of the service men who were abroad. With their emblems of American and foreign military branches and rank, and patriotic devices clearly...
$49.95
Since 1789, when the first tobacco advertisement appeared, tobacco manufacturers have been pioneers of advertising and marketing, revolutionizing the American way of doing business in the process. The folksy, familiar and innocent-looking images portrayed in tobacco advertising were part of...
$39.95
Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard Patterns and Forms contains over 1000 items illustrated in black and white and 49 color plates. This book tells the story of the exciting and dangerous "China Trade." The principal purpose of this book is to...
$19.95
An illustrated reference of rhinestone jewelry with over 450 color photographs, detailed captions, repair guidance, and market values. Rainbow of Rhinestone Jewelry presents a dazzling visual and practical guide for collectors, enthusiasts, and anyone with a passion for vintage costume...
$29.95
Welcome to the kitchen of yesteryear. This comprehensive guide covers the wide variety of tools and services which have graced kitchens of the past. Hundreds of beautiful color photographs illustrate the text. Cooking utensils, coffee and tea pots, graters, grinders,...
$14.95
Over 250 color photographs of spice shakers, tea sets, toys, match safes, books, ash trays, advertising cards, wall plaques, vases, etc. depict the diversity of items made with images of black people as the main design. Patent drawings of many...
$29.95
A variety of oil company-related items from small "give-aways" to hundreds of colorful oil cans, globes, and signs are presented here. The products of major national companies like Gulf and Texaco share space with many smaller and specialized products of...
$29.95
A complete guide to the history and beauty of the European beadmaking industry, how glass beads are made and used, and what they're worth in today's market. The various worldwide uses of glass beads, from antiquity to the modern time,...
$59.95
All the excitement and enchantment of over ninety years' worth of wonderful Wizard of Oz memorabilia awaits you on every page of this deluxe, full-color tribute to the collectibles and merchandise inspired by America's foremost fairy tale and everyone's favorite...
$59.95
American cut glass of the 1876 to 1916 period with vital information collectors need to identify, select, and evaluate cut glass. The foremost experts on cut glass of the 1876 to 1916 period, Bill and Louise Boggess, have brought together...
$95.00
The late phase of Sandwich Glass manufacturing is presented with detailed scholarship, primary research, and hundreds of vivid color photographs of the antique pieces. The story of this most prominent Massachusetts glass company is told here in all its phases...
$59.95
A comprehensive guidebook to collection dollhouses and dollhouse furniture with a thorough price guide. This great reference features over 650 color photographs showing details of individual houses; several hundred pieces of furniture made of metal, wood, paper and plastic; and...
$29.95
Fostoria was a most remarkable glassd company and George Sakier(1897-1988) was a most remarkable designer of Fostoria glass. For over fifty years, through the Great Depression, Sakier sent classic and modern designs to Moundsville, West Virginia, where millions of delightful...
$95.00
This book traces the history of Meissen porcelain from the "goldmaker" Johann Freidrich Bottger's first tests to the latest design, "Japan Form", for oriental dishes, that was first shown in 1983. Both the most typical and the most beautiful creations...
$29.95
This is a pioneering study of bookends. Through 600 color photographs, bookends are displayed from their beginnings in 19th-century Europe, through their development in 20th-century America. Bookends are practical sculpture, and therefore reflect many of the artistic movements of their...
$39.95
Nearly every baseball-related board or table game produced from the 1860s to the 1960s is illustrated here with accurate captions that describe each one individually. Baseball and board game collectors alike will be thrilled with this wonderful new book. Illustrated...
$49.95
A complete guide to the art and artistry of classic Japanese porcelain. Japanese porcelain pieces of the Nippon era, 1891 to 1921, are visually exciting and form a plentiful group of beautiful, high-quality items. They are popular today with a...
$29.95
Collectors will cherish this full-color exploration of the tobacco tin. Over 1000 tobacco tins are illustrated in full color, revealing the designer's and the lithographer's art. The tobacco industry in America was at the forefront of modern advertising and among...
$120.00
This beautifully color-illustrated series of 4 volumes presents examples and history of the glass company on Massachusetts' Cape Cod which made the name "Sandwich" famous. Factory records and glassmakers and decorators have been meticulously studied to write this fascinating history....
$59.95
A thorough study of European and American silver jewelry designs and workmanship. The innovative designs in silver jewelry made in Europe and North America in the 20th century are fascinating and highly popular today. This new book starts with the...
$19.95
The more than 1,250 holiday keepsakes brought together in 253 lavish color pictures here have come from the collections of people who could not resist saving their favorites. These ornaments have been cherished for years and now are presented for...
$49.95
Mirrors dating from Egypt's New Kingdom, circa 1300 B.C., through the Art Nouveau movement at the beginning of the twentieth century A.D. are arranged in chronological groups to demonstrate the gradual development of artistic styles. The rich history of glass...
$39.95
A compendium of the life and work of Maxfield Parrish, and an essential part of a Parrish library. For the collector, this book includes a value guide to some of the products that bear Parrish images. Examples of Parrish's most...