ilość książek w kategorii: 8563
Conversational Prints: Decorative Fabrics of the 1950s
ISBN: 9780764303418 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Slip into a bold and colorful era in cloth design. Once fashionable decorative fabrics for the home, these large and sometimes splashy print designs were used for drapery, upholstery, slipcover, and tablecloth fabrics. Designs prevalent in the 1950s included tropical scenes, American West motifs, sports and sporting events, nautical and boating themes, kitchen designs, and exotic foreign destinations. Often customized for specific rooms, some fabrics feature typical "den," "kitchen," or "child's bedroom" themes. Included are more than 250 color photographs of vintage conversational or novelty...
Slip into a bold and colorful era in cloth design. Once fashionable decorative fabrics for the home, these large and sometimes splashy print designs w...
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95,66 zł |
Vintage White Linens: A to Z
ISBN: 9780764303630 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Heirloom household linens embody decades of culture and tradition to bring elegance and comfort into the home. From common domestic doilies to European tablecloths exquisitely adorned with hand embroidery and lace, Vintage White Linens helps explain why collectors passionately seek out these intimate linen treasures. To aid in identification, the book is organized alphabetically, so beginners, collectors, and discerning decorators can identify variations from handmade knit lace to machine-made eyelet embroidery, from fine linen sheets to factory made bureau scarves. Tips for finding linen...
Heirloom household linens embody decades of culture and tradition to bring elegance and comfort into the home. From common domestic doilies to Europea...
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186,33 zł |
Creating Scenes for Military Miniatures: Groundwork, Foliage, & Settings
ISBN: 9780764303708 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 92 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Once you've finished your latest military miniature, you'll want to display it at its best. You could simply attach it to an attractive base, but just imagine posing it in a slice of terrain in which your particular soldier fought. A British paratrooper from World War II charges from a bombed-out building. A pair of Buffalo soldiers defend a waterhole in the Arizona desert. In his latest book, Kim Jones shows you in step-by-step, close-up photographs how to do just that. The artist describes his techniques for creating groundwork, foliage, and diorama settings. With this book you can use his...
Once you've finished your latest military miniature, you'll want to display it at its best. You could simply attach it to an attractive base, but just...
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80,55 zł |
Wristwatch Chronometers: Mechanical Precision Watches
ISBN: 9780764303753 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 214 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. "A Chronometer is a precision watch, which is regulated in various positions and at different temperatures and has received a certificate to that effect." This definition of a chronometer was formulated in 1951 by the Organization of Swiss Watch Manufacturers. This book gives a detailed account of chronometer testing for wristwatches in Europe, with information about testing methods, procedures, and guidelines. as well as participating makers based on Swiss Testing Agencies' yearly reports from 1925 and the Swiss Observatories' reports kept between 1941 and 1967. More than 60 chronometer...
"A Chronometer is a precision watch, which is regulated in various positions and at different temperatures and has received a certificate to that effe...
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367,68 zł |
Star Trek(r) Collectibles: Classic Series, Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager
ISBN: 9780764303784 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 235 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The televised Star Trek adventures have taken millions where no man has gone before. Perhaps this helps explain why collectibles from thirty years of "space fever" are so sought after, from the Enterprise's initial takeoff right up to the adventures of the spaceship Voyager. This unique price catalogue contains more than 1,000 collectibles, many of which sold-out long ago on the retail market and assesses their skyrocketing prices in today's collectibles universe. What's more, this unique price catalogue for old and new "space" articles presents more than 1,000 collector's pieces in gorgeous...
The televised Star Trek adventures have taken millions where no man has gone before. Perhaps this helps explain why collectibles from thirty years of ...
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95,66 zł |
Rosenthal
ISBN: 9780764303845 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Since founding his firm in Selb in 1891, Philip Rosenthal Sr. endeavored with great success to join porcelain and art together. Using a variety of different design styles, Rosenthal produced porcelain service, figures, ornaments, and art pieces, each with the highest artistic quality worthy of fine collections. With over 350 beautiful pictures, this book provides a history of the Rosenthal family and company, a description of the entire porcelain production proces, artists' biographies, and tips for collectors. The stars of course are the pieces themselves. Current market values are given to...
Since founding his firm in Selb in 1891, Philip Rosenthal Sr. endeavored with great success to join porcelain and art together. Using a variety of dif...
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161,14 zł |
More Smurf(r) Collectibles: An Unauthorized Handbook & Price Guide
ISBN: 9780764304088 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Since 1958 the Smurfs have captivated the hearts and minds of children and adults alike. They were born in Brussels and came to the American market in 1979. From their mushroom houses in the medieval forest, they made their way into millions of homes worldwide through television and a myriad of products that bore their image. These objects instantly became collectible, and this new book by Jan Lindenberger, one of America's most prolific authors about twentieth century collectibles, catalogs many of them with color photographs, useful information, and current market values. It follows her...
Since 1958 the Smurfs have captivated the hearts and minds of children and adults alike. They were born in Brussels and came to the American market in...
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95,66 zł |
Lefton China
ISBN: 9780764304156 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 180 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. With such a large variety and vast number of styles, patterns, series, and themes to choose from, Lefton China is fast becoming one of the most desirable, sought-after collectibles on the secondary market today. This authoritative volume spans the history of the company founded by George Z. Lefton in the late 1930s. More than 900 photos document his many creations, from figurines to fine china teapots, ashtrays, and planters. The extensive photos catalog the many animal and figurine creations of Lefton, as well as specialty items such as banks, bells, cookie jars, hands, salt and pepper...
With such a large variety and vast number of styles, patterns, series, and themes to choose from, Lefton China is fast becoming one of the most desira...
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140,99 zł |
Victorian Staffordshire Figures 1835-1875, Book Two: Religous, Hunters, Pastoral, Occupations, Children & Animals, Dogs, Animals, Cottages & Castles,
ISBN: 9780764304187 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 320 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Collecting Staffordshire ceramic figures, a particularly English folk art, has expanded from its origins to include much of the English speaking world. This work, in two books, details and illustrates the range and depth of figures made by the potters. Over 2,900 figures are illustrated in the two books, virtually all in the brilliant color which was imperative for the beauty and simplicity of the figures to be fully appreciated. Many of these figures have never before been recorded. A history of the figures, together with sources and relevant bibliographical details, are included, along with...
Collecting Staffordshire ceramic figures, a particularly English folk art, has expanded from its origins to include much of the English speaking world...
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367,68 zł |
Antique Lamp Buyers Guide: Identifying Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Lighting (with Value Guide)
ISBN: 9780764304279 / Angielski / Miękka / 1997 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Do you own an old lamp? Are you wondering what it is, how it was originally used, how you can make it better, or how much it was worth? If so, this book is written for you Easy to read, and complete with price guide, The Antique Lamp Buyer's Guide answers many of the basic questions confronting lamp collectors from, "Where do I look for a manufacturer's signature?" to "How do I distinguish reproductions from originals?" Using a combination of color photographs and catalogue illustrations, this richly illustrated book provides a wealth of information for anyone interested in buying or selling...
Do you own an old lamp? Are you wondering what it is, how it was originally used, how you can make it better, or how much it was worth? If so, this bo...
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148,42 zł |
Classic Herman Miller
ISBN: 9780764304712 / Angielski / Twarda / 1997 / 216 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The great postwar modern furniture designs are classics, because they are still great. Herman Miller, the company that led the office revolution, is a name synonymous with the best modern residential as well as contract furniture. Classics by super-designers - Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, and Isamu Noguchi - can still be purchased from the Herman Miller for the Home collection. Their designs, plus the work of more than a dozen other important Herman Miller designers, are described here in detail and shown in color and black and white photographs, plus original drawings by Nelson and...
The great postwar modern furniture designs are classics, because they are still great. Herman Miller, the company that led the office revolution, is a...
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231,67 zł |
Baker's Encyclopaedia of Hatpins and Hatpin Holders
ISBN: 9780764304859 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 204 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. This new edition of the classic reference is enhanced with hundreds of new color photographs depicting a wide array of collectors' treasures. Victorian hatpins, required to fasten large hats, and the holders used to store them when not in use, are presented in close views with extensive text to interpret their use and place them among popular historical fashion accessories. Precious and everyday materials alike are found in hatpins, and the holders are generally glass or porcelain. This new book will be a valuable aid to collectors and all who are interested in period costume, jewelry, and...
This new edition of the classic reference is enhanced with hundreds of new color photographs depicting a wide array of collectors' treasures. Victoria...
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186,33 zł |
Action Figures of the 1980s
ISBN: 9780764304941 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. From G.I. Joe*t to Star Wars*t John Marshall has provided a thorough, informative, and entertaining look at the action figures produced during the 1980s. In over 430 superb color photographs, fans of the pocket-sized G.I. Joes*t, of movie and TV characters, of fantasy figures, He-Man*t, the Thunder Cats*t, super heroes, of those ever-popular quick change artists of the robot world--the Transformers*t, and even pro-wrestling fanatics will find figures here to warm their souls Price listings are provided for every figure shown and for every known figure produced within a particular product...
From G.I. Joe*t to Star Wars*t John Marshall has provided a thorough, informative, and entertaining look at the action figures produced during the 198...
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128,94 zł |
Herman Miller 1939 Catalog: Gilbert Rohde Modern Design
ISBN: 9780764305016 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked into their Grand Rapids showroom in 1930. A devout modernist, Rohde convinced D.J. De Pree to focus on modern furniture throughout the 1930s, and to produce exclusively modern furniture by the time Rohde died in 1944. This exact reprint of the 1939 product catalog from the Herman Miller Archives is an historic document showing hundreds of Art Deco and other classic modern furniture designs, all by Rohde. His use of exotic veneers, tubular steel,...
The Herman Miller Furniture Company was devoted to manufacturing period reproduction furniture until pioneer industrial designer Gilbert Rohde walked ...
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186,33 zł |
Herman Miller: Interior Views
ISBN: 9780764305030 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Herman Miller has led in the modernization of the American home and workplace since Gilbert Rohde revolutionized the company with his Art Deco furniture in the 1930s. Interior installations (from the early days through the famous mid-century designs of George Nelson and Charles and Ray Eames and the textile designs of Alexander Girard, and up to the later accomplishments of a new generation of designers) are shown in more than 200 color and black and white vintage photos entirely from the Herman Miller Archives. With an extensive timeline of events and furniture design introductions, this...
Herman Miller has led in the modernization of the American home and workplace since Gilbert Rohde revolutionized the company with his Art Deco furnitu...
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231,67 zł |
Gulf Oil Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764305054 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Gulf Oil Collectibles by Charles Whitworth covers over one hundred different categories of Gulf collectibles, containing over 500 different pictures in full color of everything from cans, signs, promotional items, and clothing, to toys and many other Gulf related items. If it's Gulf, its probably covered in this book. The values here have been established based on the author's years of collecting Gulf Oil memorabilia.
Gulf Oil Collectibles by Charles Whitworth covers over one hundred different categories of Gulf collectibles, containing over 500 different pictures i...
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140,99 zł |
Convair B-36:: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick"
ISBN: 9780764305306 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick" is a collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the history of one of SAC's air giants, the six-engine Convair B-36. From the origins of the use of six engines on bombers from around the world, along with the history and development of SAC and the use of its numbers of B-36s, this book will give the reader a greater amount of information than has ever before been published on the Convair B-36. Included with the technical and historical aspects of the B-36's use in SAC, are first hand anecdotes and...
Convair B-36: A Comprehensive History of America's "Big Stick" is a collaborative effort edited and co-authored by Meyers Jacobsen exploring the histo...
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322,34 zł |
Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764305337 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 189 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. The toys of the 1950s and 1960s are currently among the most sought after collectibles, and some of the most popular examples are covered in this book. Nearly 500 beautiful color photos of over 780 toys and collectibles, and a helpful price guide make this a necessary reference for new and advanced collectors and toy dealers everywhere. Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles covers a broad range of favorites from robots and space toys to race cars, Hanna-Barbera toys, and Beatles collectibles. Among them are The Official Lost in Space Robot, a hopping Fred Flintstone, and a rare bottle of "With...
The toys of the 1950s and 1960s are currently among the most sought after collectibles, and some of the most popular examples are covered in this book...
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140,99 zł |
Zsolnay Ceramics: Collecting a Culture
ISBN: 9780764305344 / Angielski / Twarda / 1998 / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Zsolnay ceramic art from Hungary, featuring over 400 color photographs, covers the three main periods of Zsolnay production: 1868 to 1897--Folklorism, Historicism, Victorian Eclecticism; 1897 to 1920--Art Nouveau; and Art Deco; and 1920 to the present--Modernism. An entire chapter is devoted to Zsolnay marks to help identify the pieces. There are almost 11,000 different forms of domestic Zsolnay art works; 700 were issued in 1900 alone, and there are many undocumented forms imported in England and America. Along with the charming miniature, green-glazed, multi-figural series that Zsolnay is...
Zsolnay ceramic art from Hungary, featuring over 400 color photographs, covers the three main periods of Zsolnay production: 1868 to 1897--Folklorism,...
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231,67 zł |
Popular Souvenir Plates
ISBN: 9780764305351 / Angielski / Miękka / 1998 / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 22 dni roboczych. Souvenir plates have long been representatives of America's history, whether commemorating special events or depicting places. Souvenir plates make attractive collectibles for several reasons, including their affordability and the fact that they come in a variety of designs and shapes. Popular Souvenir Plates has captured the versatility of the souvenir plate with examples that date from the 1880s through the present. More than 530 color photographs document plates depicting all fifty states and Canada, along with a sampling of European designs, each with its current market value. The work of...
Souvenir plates have long been representatives of America's history, whether commemorating special events or depicting places. Souvenir plates make at...
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140,99 zł |