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A wealthy Anglo-Italian connoisseur devoted to the nineteenth-century struggle for Italian unification, Frederick Stibbert amassed an extensive collection of arms, armor, and costume — which today can be found in the Tuscan museum bearing his name. During the years in which he built up the museum's...

From 1861 to 1890 the Munich publishing firm of Braun & Schneider published plates of historic and contemporary costume in their magazine Münchener Bilderbogen. These plates were eventually collected in book form and published at the turn of the century in Germany and England. This volume presents...

This book wants to be an introductory book to those who have always been wondered how their precious watches work but never dared to ask. In this technical but yet easy to understand work, wrist watches are covered in an orderly way to have eventually an idea of not only the complex watches mechanisms...

4/5 Stars **** »The information contained in this book is quite useful« Juan C. L 4/5 Stars **** Good reference for those considering a luxury watch: »Good overview of luxury watch manufacturers and significance of each. Reviews some leading models. Covers reasons to invest in a luxury...

With 100% new content and more than 400 gorgeous color photos, Warman's Watches Field Guide is the essential portable guide to one of the hottest collecting categories. This book covers more than 100 years of watches from more than 50 watch manufactures, including famous Swiss (Patek Phillipe,...

A book not only about collecting watches… Ten fun things you can do with luxury watches… well, ok, it ended up being thirteen things, not ten. But that already says a lot. And no, it not only says that you get 30% more than you payed for… it says something about watches and about having watches...

Are you looking for dive watches? Look no further, this WatchTime Superguide has everything you need. Discover the latest diving watches, dive watch models and divers watches from the world's top watch brands, see great photos and learn more about each watch's features. There is no reason why you should...

The work is an illustrated guide for collectors of Russian watches. The books consists of a series of reviews of a variety of Russian wristwatches and pocketwatches. Each review is accompanied with illustrations of the watch being discussed along with objective and subjective evaluations. An additional illustrated section discussing Russian watch movements is included.

Playing cards have been around a thousand years or more and are infinite in their variety. This makes individual playing cards and complete decks rich in history and every bit as collectible as coins and postage stamps. The Price Guide for Collectible Playing Cards is intended to be a basic resource...

This 16th edition of the Standard Catalog of World Paper Money, Modern Issues features bank notes issued on a national basis from 1961 to present. It is the largest and most comprehensive English language catalog and retail price guide of world bank notes. This new edition offers: More...

The seventh volume in a set of eight that comprises an alphabetical listing of the over 166,000 post offices that have ever operated in the 50 United states from 1776 to date. The listing for each office contains a county location, dates of operation and a Scarcity Index (S/I) value that offers postmark collectors with a guide to the relative value of postmarks from that post office.

Professional Pearl and Bead Stringing is a step-by-step guide for goldsmiths, jewelry designers and serious amateurs who want or need to learn how to string pearls and gemstones professionally. The course begins with the easiest techniques and builds on them to demonstrate the more difficult skills,...

From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication, and many of the postcards produced during this �golden age� can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers travelled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of...

When Rome was founded in 1834, Col. Daniel R. Mitchell suggested the name because of the surrounding hills, much like those of ancient Rome, Italy. Known today as "The City of Seven Hills," Rome has been voted one of the most livable cities in the South. It is the medical center of Northwest Georgia...