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For many years collectors and dealers alike tended to overlook
dolls made of cloth in favor of their china and bisque
contemporaries. Fortunately, this situation has changed
dramatically in recent years. This book covers the story of cloth
dolls from their ancient ancestors through to present day examples.
This one easy-to-use volume with over 500 illustrations provides
the most comprehensive study guide for this area in doll collecting
available today. A value range is also included with each caption
for easy reference.
During the early twentieth century, Vietnam was a cosmopolitan
country, influenced not only by its Chinese and Khmer neighbors,
but also by the French and other Europeans. This fascinating book
is among the first in English to document the output of Vietnamese
craftspeople and manufacturers from this period. Lacquer work,
carvings, textiles, and ceramics are among the wonderful crafts
illustrated in 302 color photographs. These are placed in their
cultural context with a detailed text and insights from the author,
who has lived in the region for many years. Collectors of Southeast
Asian artifacts finally have a reference to help identify
Vietnamese craft items, their meaning in the Vietnamese culture,
and their current values.
Now there is finally a reference source for collector's of bisque
and china children figurines! Whether you collect one type of
figurine such as Snow Babies, Kewpies or Piano Babies or children
figurines in general this book is for you. Lavishly illustrated
with over 300 color photographs, this book offers a lot of
practical information, illustrations of marks, the origins of each
category, related collectibles and lists of manufacturers. In
addition, the author provides you with guidelines on what to look
for when purchasing figurines and a useful price guide! A reference
source the children figurine collector will use over and over!
A variety of oil company-related items from small "give-aways" to
hundreds of colorful oil cans, globes, and signs are presented
here. The products of major national companies like Gulf and Texaco
share space with many smaller and specialized products of marine,
automotive, aviation, locomotive and small engine lubrication. The
book has sections covering gasoline pumps, maps, badges, buttons,
and signs for the refreshment sodas sold at the service stations.
Over 500 color photographs present the graphics which make this
area of advertising and packaging so entertaining. Current market
values of the items are included with the captions.
This book chronicles the development of canes throughout the ages,
defines their parts, the staggering variety of materials employed
in their construction, and the dazzling array of gadgetry and
weaponry hidden in many. Integral to the text are engaging stories
of the author's experiences in hunting for the often elusive and
rare sticks he has found over decades of collecting. He also
provides advice that will give new collectors a much needed edge
when entering the marketplace. Accompanying the text are over 1200
color photographs and illustrations. Invaluable information on the
repair of damaged canes is also presented. An exhaustive index
listing over 1580 cane patents from the United States, Britain, and
Germany is provided as well as a very complete bibliography. Two
illustrated auctioneer's catalogues and the prices received are
included.
Along with knives, hammers and axes, the saw is a tool that has
been used by humans for thousands of years. A toothed piece of
metal fitted with a handle has been applied to cutting almost every
material ever invented, from the softest wood to the hardest
metals. In Britain, an industry to supply the nation's saw users
began to grow rapidly in the eighteenth century, and marched with
the Industrial Revolution to become the largest in the world.
Millions of saws were made, and like most other tools, they were
exported worldwide, but they don't survive very well, because their
blades are thin, can break, are used up by sharpening and rust
away. The nineteenth century was the peak of British output, when
saws made chiefly in Sheffield, from that city's unique crucible
steel, poured out of dozens of works, all employing specially
skilled men to make beautiful tools of steel, brass and wood. These
attractive objects are highly collectable, and an enlarging
international community of tool enthusiasts is becoming avidly
knowledgeable about the huge range of saws that are still to be had
from car boot sales, specialist auction houses and online. Using a
wide range of photographs, Simon Barley provides a collector's
guide to British saws.
Baby-boomers, this book is for YOU! Hippie artifacts are a
potential goldmine today. Abundant undiscovered material still lies
in attics and basements from the 1965 to 1973 era. Many of these
items are scarce today because they were made in limited quantities
and were not considered worth keeping. This pictorial review of a
counter culture demonstrates its significant impact on society then
and now. 540 color photographs show thousands of items that reflect
Peace and Love, protest causes, folk art, psychedelic images, the
crash pad, Flower Power, and the headshop, as well as toys and
novelties, the specialized wardrobes, literature, and especially
music and entertainment of the hippie genre. Nostalgic for many and
eye-popping for all, this collection will recall and immortalize
the "far out, progressive, activist" music, happenings, and
underground movie and coffee houses of the time. Children of
baby-boomers will look at this book and howl "old hippie!" Current
market values are in the captions.
n this dual-edition collection, a first full-length presentation of
Mary Jane White's poetry along with a substantial group of
translations from the poetry of Marina Tsvetaeva--possibly the most
important Russian poet of the 20th Century. Mary Jane White, a
distinguished poet and translator and recipient of both an NEA
Translator's Fellowship, brings us this unique offering of her own
writing and translation.
The lovely Florence figures, made in Pasadena, California, by
Florence Ward and the Florence Ceramics Company from 1939 into the
1960s are featured in this first book on the subject. With over 400
color photographs, readers are introduced to the lovely ladies in
elegant, lace-trimmed gowns, perfectly behaved children standing or
sitting quietly as angels, and gentlemen dressed like dandies in
their short pants and fancy coats. This history of the Florence
collection includes complete details about the early factory and
the step-by-step process used in the creation of figurines as
related by Florence's son, Clifford Ward, Jr. Some of largest
Florence collections in the country are represented along with a
price guide of yesteryear, Florence artware, Florence pairs, and
children figurines.
A fascinating survey of the majolica ceramic wares produced in
Victorian England, Europe, and America. Over 550 color photographs
of these popular, brightly-glazed ceramics demonstrate the various
forms in tablewares, serving dishes, figurals, planters,
jardinieres, and vases that colored Victorian homes. Brief
explanations of majolica's origins, manufacturing, and makers are
included, and the items are organized into broad categories by ware
type (jardinieres, plates, platters, etc.) for easy reference. Also
included are a bibliography, index, and values with the photo
captions.
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