Antiques Collectibles category: 2714 books
Counterfeit Luxury Watches
Guidebook for luxury watches
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2015
Looking for cheap watches on the internet? Better think twice before making that purchase. In this e-book, we explore how sales of these counterfeit watches are hurting both collectors and the watch industry. For some watch collectors, the temptation is just too much. "I have seen quite respectable watch...
Gun Digest’s Large Concealed Handguns eShort
With some thought applied to concealed holsters and wardrobe, the good guy with the larger handgun can improve survival potential and save money!
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
In this excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry, Massad Ayoob proves you can carry a large handgun concealed effectively. He covers holsters for large pistols, clothing factors and techniques.
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Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2014
Ceramic Showcase
Whether your favorite piece comes from a mid-century modern ceramic line, lovely Victorian porcelain, or the many variations of fine art pottery, you'll find them beautifully displayed in the new edition of Antique Trader Pottery & Porcelain Ceramics. From the boldly creative...
Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns
A Complete Lady's Wardrobe
Language: English
Release Date: July 12, 2012
Imported custom-made clothes were usually beyond the financial reach of the average middle-class American woman of a century ago; and store-bought garments were often of inferior quality. This left many women with the options of making their own clothes or hiring a seamstress.While a number of economy-minded...
by Joan Nunn
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: February 14, 2000
Here is an updated edition of Joan Nunn's detailed survey of costume in the Western world over the past eight centuries. She not only gives the reader a vivid visual impression of the clothes themselves, but also outlines the historical and social background and the changes in manufacturing techniques...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2012
After the Civil War the upper middle class in America expanded and became increasingly style-conscious. Visiting European royalty as well as American women returning from the International Exhibition in Paris in 1867 stimulated fashion awareness—and it was in this climate that the magazine Harper's...
by Atelier Bachwitz
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2013
This fine reproduction of a 1929 French fashion catalog features styles for all occasions. More than 50 color illustrations showcase elegant dresses, gowns, and coats from the designers of an influential and internationally renowned studio. Designs include a promenade and party frocks of silk, lace,...
History Drawers On
The Evolution of Women's Knickers
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2011
Womens knickers have long been the subject of shame, secrecy, titillation and amusement. History Drawers On charts the development of these most private garments from their surprisingly recent origins in the nineteenth century through to the present day. Jackie Stuart draws on over thirty years of...
English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century
A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
The nineteenth century was a period of continuous change for women's clothing in England. The growing prosperity of the merchant class meant an ever-larger number of women for whom "dress" was a principal function in life, while the increasing availability of lower-priced ready-made garments enabled...
by Jessica Lindsey
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Some pottery tips for beginners
Pottery is creative art and most people will get into it as a matter of hobby. However, some of those who have gone into pottery as a hobby have actually ended up becoming professional potters. Once the individual interested in pottery starts producing beautiful...
Scrapbooking
The Official Guide To Scrapbooking Supplies, Scrapbooking Ideas, Scrapbook Paper, Digital Scrapbooking
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
The Best and Worst Ideas for scrapbooking supplies, scrapbooking ideas, scrapbook paper, digital scrapbooking and much more.
by Thomas Lera, Leon Finik
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2013
A quiet philatelist, George H. Kaestlin joined the original Rossika Society in 1935 along with the better known Theo B. Lavroff and K. Szymanowski. Whereas Lavroff contributed significantly to Russian philately as an author and researcher and Szymanowski was an avid collector, Kaestlin collected privately....
Dynastic Rule
Mikhail Piotrovsky and the Hermitage
Language: English
Release Date: November 30, 2016
Published to coincide with the centenary of the Russian Revolution in 1917, Dynastic Rule celebrates one of the great success stories of a stormy period of Russian history. This book tells the story of two directors of the State Hermitage Museum, who (for over five decades between them) have presided...
Old Beijing
Postcards from the Imperial City
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2012
This collection of rare and vintage postcards offers a unique look at a vanished China and its storied capital.
Comprising 355 black-and-white and hand-tinted Beijing photography postcards that span the period from the last years of Imperial China to the Japanese invasion of 1937, it is a treasure...