Antiques Collectibles category: 2714 books
by stevame
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2014
INTRODUCTIONAttitude has a powerful influence on behavior. The way a person views something or tends to behave the same toward it, often in an evaluative way. Positive attitude brings happiness, better relationships with people you love, in general your life become happier, and more successful. Life...
by Russell A. Olsen
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2006
Much more than a ribbon of crumbling asphalt, Route 66 is a cultural icon revered the world over for its nostalgia value-an east-west artery pointing America toward all the promise that the great West represented. But as stretches of Steinbeck's Mother Road” were bypassed and fell into disuse, so...
Lost Rights
The Misadventures of a Stolen American Relic
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2010
Near the close of the Civil War, as General Sherman blazed his path to the sea, an unknown infantryman rifled through the North Carolina state house.The soldier was hunting for simple Confederate mementos—maps, flags, official correspondence—but he wound up discovering something far more valuable....
The Vernor's Story
From Gnomes to Now
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Amply illustrated, The Vernor's Story -- From Gnomes to Now captures the spirit and genius of the people who transformed Vernors into an iconic American soft drink that has spanned two centuries of shifting public taste. With over seventy photographs depicting the history of the company, The Vernor's...
by Tony Miles
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2018
Collection of 8 short stories,based on interviewee's experiences
EXCERPTS
"My Life of misery continued, each time I made love to Anthony,I saw your face,wet with tears staring angrily at me".
"You must all unite like the spider's web to hijack the Jacks and Janes from the plains of...
by Anna Lucas
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2014
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874-1922) was a key player in the Heroic Era of Antarctic exploration. An Irish-born merchant seaman, entrepreneur, lover of poetry and a born leader, he inspired the men who travelled with him on British expeditions to Antarctica. Douglas Mawson, then a young lecturer in geology...
Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet
Selections from the People Pieces
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 1993
Fifty-four monologues and dialogues, a remarkable distillation of rhythms and nuances from the region of the heart.
The Extraordinary Catalog of Peculiar Inventions
The Curious World of the Demoulin Brothers and Their Fraternal Lodge Prank Machi nes - from Human Centipedes and Revolving Goats to ElectricCarpets and SmokingC
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
"This stuff is more than just fancy pranks. It's Americana. Never has nonsense been taken so seriously...This book is a fascinating, appetite- whetting glimpse for the, if you'll pardon the expression, uninitiated."
-David Copperfield, from the foreword
At the beginning of the twentieth...
by Fred Reed
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2012
From Award-Winning Author Q. David Bowers. Collect, grade, and attribute your paper money. Organize your collection, with Friedberg and Whitman numbering systems. Make wise purchases in today's market. 900 Pages; more than 1,600 full-color images. Printing quantities for nearly all issues - a guide to...
100 American Flags
A Unique Collection of Old Glory Memorabilia
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2013
The American flag has been raised high in wartime triumph and peacetime celebration; sewn lovingly onto quilts, caps, pillows, and bags; appropriated by popular culture; and faithfully honored every Fourth of July. This vibrant collection of 100 Stars and Stripes artifacts ranges from Civil War-era...
The Early Roxburghe Club 18121835
Book Club Pioneers and the Advancement of English Literature
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2017
The Roxburghe Club, founded in 1812, has an unbroken publishing history from 1814 to the present day. Since the Club’s edition of ‘Havelok the Dane’ appeared in 1828, the Roxburghe has gained a reputation as a producer of beautifully printed editions of manuscripts and reprinted early books....
Decorative Iron and Metalwork
Great Examples from English Sources
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2013
Magnificent study by expert on age-old craft provides a spirited overview. 140 illustrations include grilles, doors, and gates; stair railings and balustrades; small handles, hinges, door-knockers, and keyhole plates; Elizabethan-era firedogs; weather vanes; much more, many never catalogued before. Rich source of inspiration, royalty-free graphics, information.
by Peter Philp
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
The eighteenth century is rightly spoken of as the 'Golden Age of furniture-making', with some of the world's most impressive and exquisite furniture having been produced during this time. This lovely little book contains a detailed treatise on the eighteenth century furniture styles from Baroque...
by John Cloag
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Originally published in 1934, this is an exhaustively detailed guide to the history of English furniture, copiously illustrated with black and white photography and many illustrations, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of anyone with an interest in the subject. Many of these...