Antiques Collectibles category: 2714 books
Silver
Nature and Culture
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2017
From spoons to bullets to sterling coins, silver permeates our everyday culture and language. For millennia we’ve used it to buy what we need, adorn our bodies, or trumpet our social status, and likewise it’s been useful to vanquish werewolves, vampires, and even our own smelly socks. This book...
by Shôjirô Nomura, Tsutomu Ema
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2012
Japan's ancient and esteemed tradition of textile arts has long been reflected in the delicate beauty of the kimono and its appealing designs. This unique design treasury, consisting of lavish full-color pictures of a vibrant array of kimonos, is reproduced directly from two rare and costly original...
Collecting Chinese Mud Men
Information and Illustrations
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2013
Ever wonder about those clever Chinese "niren" figures, more commonly known as Chinese mud men, that have captured the imagination and enthusiasm of collectors worldwide? Finally, a book that separates fact from fiction and provides important information and fascinating insights. You will learn about...
Warman's Matchbox Field Guide
Values & Identification
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2008
Matchbox cars are only second to Hot Wheels in popularity
Features unique index to help you locate fellow Matchbox collectors
Small package allows you access to information while you're on the got
For a collector with a passion for pocket-sized racers, access to updated pricing and photos of your...
The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO Sets
Identification and Price Guide
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2015
Brick by Brick Brilliance
LEGO bricks are the building blocks of childhood. Yet they are far from child's play. LEGO sets are fast becoming a hot commodity with collectors worldwide for fun and profit.
Abundantly visual, informative and detailed, The Ultimate Guide to Collectible LEGO...
by Mary L. O'Brien
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2012
Featuring dozens of Japanese netsuke masterpieces and insightful commentary, this Japanese art book is a classic collector’s item.
Netsuke: A Guide for Collectors approaches the subject of Japanese nestuke from the point of view of the amateur collector rather than that of an owner discussing...
Classic Video Games
The Golden Age 1971–1984
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2012
In the early 1970s, video arcade games sprung to life in the form of Pong, Space Invaders, Asteroids, and Pac-Man, and if you were lucky enough to have an Atari system you could play Frogger or Galaga at home. By the 1980s, arcade and video games were entrenched as a pop culture phenomenon and were...
Tsuba
Japanese Sword Guards
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2012
"TSUBA-Japanese Sword Guards" 2012 book by Gary Murtha, containing information on over 65 tsuba making schools and groups, an artist index with information and kao and kakihan of nearly 2,000 artists and illustrations of over 60 b/w tsuba. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------...
by Will Farmer
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Poole Pottery is a great British institution, and for more than 130 years has been in the very first rank of producers of tiles, mosaic flooring and advertising panels – as well as the pottery that remains its most famous and collectible product. Founded by Jesse Carter in 1873 as 'Carter's Industrial...
New Directions in Ceramics
From Spectacle to Trace
Language: English
Release Date: March 31, 2016
New Directions in Ceramics explores and responds to contemporary ceramists' use of innovative modes of practice, investigating how change is happening and interpreting key works. Jo Dahn provides an overview
of the current ceramics landscape, identifying influential exhibitions, events and publications,...
Modern Book Collecting
A Basic Guide to All Aspects of Book Collecting—What to Collect, Who to Buy from, Auctions, Bibliographies, Care, Fakes and Forgeries, Investments, Donations, Definitions, and More
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2010
“Highly recommended as a handy one-volume guide for the beginner and a tantalizing treat for the collector (The Sewanee Review).
Modern Book Collecting offers advice that answers all the basic questions a book lover and collector might have:
What to collect and where to find it
How to...
by Jeff A. Spencer
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2013
Texas Oil and Gas documents in postcards the rapid growth of the Texas petroleum industry from its beginnings near Corsicana in the 1890s through the next several decades of oil booms throughout the state. The young 20th century opened with the Lucas Gusher at Spindletop in 1901. Thousands rushed from...
by Patricia "Eddie" Edwards, Peter Peckham
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2008
Whether your collection features a hefty helping of grandmas worn, but cherished cookbooks from years past, or a few recipe-rich treasures of your own, this fact and photo-filled guide will feed any cookbook fascination. This reference, written by the owners of OldCookbooks.com serves up 1,500 American...
Classic Candy
America’s Favorite Sweets, 1950–80
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2013
Whether classics like Hershey's, Mars and M&Ms or trend-setters like PEZ and Atomic Fireballs, candy has a special place in the hearts and memories of most Americans, who to this day consume more than 600 billion pounds of it each year. In this colorful illustrated guide, Darlene Lacey looks...