Antiques Collectibles category: 2714 books

Few words evoke the dreams of the pioneer spirit and westward expansion of North America in both the mid-1800s with California, and the late 1890s with the Alaska and Yukon claims. Gold has been a symbol of value throughout history. This volume of Gold Rush! A new book by Aryln Sieber and Mitchell...

Start your own coin collection! It's fun! Search for coins to complete your own special coin puzzle. It's affordable. Spend as little as 1 cent to start a hobby that can last you the rest of your life. And you can learn all you need to know right here. With...

This book is a comprehensive insider's look at not only rare coins, but also tokens, medals, and paper money. At 34 chapters and nearly 700 pages, it covers everything from grading to determining values to techniques of smart auction bidding. More than 1,300 photographs and illustrations, both black...

When you're looking for quick and reliable details about early American coins including tokens, Royal Patent coins, Revolutionary coins, early federal coinage, and issues of 1792, this easy-to-search pricing and identification download is the perfect resource. In this single affordable download you...

This easy-to-search pricing and identification download is solely focused on U.S bullion coins. In this single source you get up-to-date values, detailed illustrations, and characteristics about circulating and non-circulating bullion coins. Pulled directly from 2012 U.S. Coin Digest, the most complete...

"Whether it's a Draped Bust quarter, Seated Liberty, Barber, Standing Liberty, or a Washington quarter, you'll find photos and current values for all of them in this one quarter download. Pulled directly from 2012 U.S. Coin Digest, the most complete and detailed color guide to U.S. coins, this...

He doesn't just have a license to kill; he also has a license to tell time. Bond's creator Ian Fleming made sure to give the world's most famous secret agent a wristwatch in his novels. In the eleventh volume (there are a total of 14 original editions), On Her Majesty's Secret Service, which was published...

The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's PEZ Field Guide At last, a guide you can really carry along to flea markets, garage sales and shows containing hundreds of photos to make on-the-spot appraisals easy. 550 photos of collectible PEZ dispensers Up-to-date pricing PEZ history, collecting advice and an illustrated gloassary A list of resources and conventions

Packed with prices for new and vintage dispensers, this one-of-a-kind PEZ guide provides collecting answers about dispensers including animals, cartoon characters, holiday-themed, sports, superheroes, and regular styles, among others.

What was your favorite childhood toy? Do you have fond memories of fighting unseen enemies with your G.I. Joe action figures, demolishing fleets of vehicles with your Tonka Toy Trucks, or Karate-chopping imaginary street thugs with your Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? What about carefree...

By the time Route 66 received its official numerical designation in 1926, picture postcards had become popular travel souvenirs. At the time, these postcards with colorful images served as advertisements for roadside businesses. While cherished by collectors, these postcard depictions do not...

Waterloo started out like many other towns: as a small pioneer village located along the banks of the Cedar River. It must have been a breathtaking sight�a beautiful river lined with red cedar trees, prairie grasses blowing in the breeze, and abundant wildlife. After winning the battle to become the...

A fairly short but thorough look at antique restoration and craft woodwork. These days I mostly manufacture and sell online, there seems to be a keen interest in the historical nature of the subject and products. If anyone buying the book has a specific question or would like a PDF version then get in touch. Kd.

This early work on gemmology is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a comprehensive account of the varieties of precious and semi-precious stones and their characteristics. This is a fascinating work and highly recommended for anyone interested in the subject of gemmology....