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Price It Yourself!: The Definitive, Down-To-Earth Guide to Appraising Antiques and Collectibles in Your Home, at Auctions, Estate Sales, S
ISBN: 9780060096847 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Discover the tools used by professional appraisers to evaluate your own antiques and make educated decisions in the antiques market.
Now the information once held by a select group of professional appraisers is available for all levels of collectors. With great wit and wisdom, Joe L. Rosson and Helaine Fendelman -- hosts of the popular television show Treasures in Your AtticTM, seen on PBS stations nationwide -- will help you identify, understand, and determine the potential value of any type of antique or collectible. Price It Yourself not only explores all... Discover the tools used by professional appraisers to evaluate your own antiques and make educated decisions in the antiques market.<...
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98,42 zł |
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Double Your Money in Antiques in 60 Days: Turn Your Collecting Hobby Into a Profitable Weekend Sideline or Full-Time Business
ISBN: 9780385195157 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Popular antiques expert George Grotz reveals how to make real money in the antiques trade--must reading for every collector, auction-goer, and flea-market fanatic.
Popular antiques expert George Grotz reveals how to make real money in the antiques trade--must reading for every collector, auction-goer, and flea-ma...
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67,25 zł |
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The Collector's Dilemma: Where Do Collections End Up? What Happens to Collectors? Possibilities
ISBN: 9780595381845 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Collecting has become a national pastime, but what happens to collectors and their collections is a topic that is rarely discussed. If collectors are savvy, fate can be very kind; if not, they and their heirs will be disappointed. "The Collector's Dilemma" is for collectors who are undecided about the destination of their collection. Author and appraiser Jeanne Siegel discusses reasons to keep a collection intact and the procedures that new collectors should follow. She also offers expert advice on the following topics: Deals with selling options Compiling an inventory Auction advice... Collecting has become a national pastime, but what happens to collectors and their collections is a topic that is rarely discussed. If collectors a... |
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58,07 zł |
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Estate Sale Riches: A Manual for Making Money at Estate Sales
ISBN: 9780595393008 / Angielski / Miękka / 96 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Why would hundreds of people get up at 5 am on a Saturday morning, drive 35 miles through a blizzard and wait for hours in front of a dilapidated old house-and be excited about being there? The answer is an estate sale-it is the thrill and excitement of going to an estate sale to search an old house for valuable antiques. And some estate sales are just packed with valuable antiques waiting to be discovered-old vases, old paintings, valuable coins, the list is endless. Estate sales are always fun and exciting to attend but more important estate sales can be very profitable. This book will show...
Why would hundreds of people get up at 5 am on a Saturday morning, drive 35 miles through a blizzard and wait for hours in front of a dilapidated old ...
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53,58 zł |
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Holiday Plastic Novelties: The Styrene Toys: The Styrene Toys
ISBN: 9780764307812 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Styrene novelties were the toy of choice during the late thirties and forties in the United States. Even World War II did not dampen the American public's love affair with these inexpensive colorful objects. The war ended but the romance continued, with all sorts of styrene plastics--candy containers, banks, party favors, holiday decorations, baby toys, stocking stuffers, partyware, and kitchen decorations. The list marches on. This fun book is about those plastic novelties that flourished at the end of the Art Deco era. Charlene Pinkerton gives collectors and dealers plenty to see, in a...
Styrene novelties were the toy of choice during the late thirties and forties in the United States. Even World War II did not dampen the American publ...
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129,15 zł |
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The Unauthorized Collector's Guide to Garfield(r) and the Gang
ISBN: 9780764311178 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. He is grumpy, yet lovable, and would claw his way through an Italian restaurant for a plateful of steaming lasagna. Who else but Garfield(R), the famous cartoon/comic cat, could command this much attention? Created by cartoonist Jim Davis, this orange tabby with a mind of his own hit comic strips in 1978 and now appears in thousands of newspapers worldwide. Scores of Garfield collectibles have surfaced--and their value is rising every day as more and more people jump on Garfield's black and yellow bandwagon. With 472 color photos illustrating more than 900 Garfield items, this essential guide...
He is grumpy, yet lovable, and would claw his way through an Italian restaurant for a plateful of steaming lasagna. Who else but Garfield(R), the famo...
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157,24 zł |
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Fashion Footwear: 1800-1970: 1800-1970
ISBN: 9780764311321 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Footwear can most certainly be magical. With this delightful new book as a guide, we can explore many styles of footwear over two centuries and how they are made. Over 500 color photographs display fantastic footwear. An interview with contemporary shoe designer Howard Davis adds color. Details of construction are highlighted, styles are shown and explained with a thorough footwear glossary, and value ranges are offered for beginning collectors. This celebration of footwear is for all who enjoy fashion--shoe and costume designers, vintage clothing collectors and dealers, antiques buffs, and...
Footwear can most certainly be magical. With this delightful new book as a guide, we can explore many styles of footwear over two centuries and how th...
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106,68 zł |
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Telephones: Antique to Modern
ISBN: 9780764321351 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The telephone you stashed away in your attic years ago is likely to be a magnificent treasure today
Enjoy this wonderful revised 3rd edition of innovative telephones in over 500 color photographs tracing the development of the telephone from Bells first experimental equipment. The book pictures exquisite examples of wooden box phones, vanities, upright "candlesticks," and desk stand or "cradle" phones, including some Canadian and European models. This volume has become an important reference for the novice and avid telephone collector alike, with full descriptions of the numerous telephone... The telephone you stashed away in your attic years ago is likely to be a magnificent treasure today
Enjoy this wonderful revised 3rd edition of i... |
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157,24 zł |
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Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Mid 1930s
ISBN: 9780764327346 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Mid-1930s clothing for men, women, and children are presented in 300 color photographs from the Sears catalogs. See the popular styles of dresses, suits, coats, and sleepwear; as well as hats, shoes, and undergarments. Printed and solid fabrics are shown with customary accessories and in the latest styles available. Today's fashion designers will find the pages inspiring, and vintage clothing collectors will enjoy authentic designs.
Mid-1930s clothing for men, women, and children are presented in 300 color photographs from the Sears catalogs. See the popular styles of dresses, su...
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157,24 zł |
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Rockbridge County Artists and Artisans
ISBN: 9780813916385 / Angielski / Twarda / 254 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Rockbridge County Artists & Artisans, Barbara Crawford and Royster Lyle, Jr., trace the development of many artisans' activities in Rockbridge County - in fine arts, textiles, furniture, tall clocks, rifles, ironwork, and pottery - from 1750 through the post Civil War years. Some of the artifacts documented were created by renowned American artists such as Frederic Church and Edward Hicks; most were produced by the county's Scotch-Irish or German immigrants and their descendants. The result of more than a decade of research, Rockbridge County Artists & Artisans provides... In Rockbridge County Artists & Artisans, Barbara Crawford and Royster Lyle, Jr., trace the development of many artisans' activities in Rock... |
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539,84 zł |
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Issues in the Conservation of Paintings
ISBN: 9780892367801 / Angielski / Twarda / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and highly influential writings; others, although little known when first published, in retrospect reflect important themes and issues in the history of the field. Many appear here in English for the first time, including translations of D. Vicente Polero y Toledo's 1855 essay Arte de la Restauracion (The Art of Restoration), and Victor Bauer-Bolton's treatise from 1914, Sollen fehlende Stellen bei Gemalden erganzt werden? (Should Missing Areas of...
This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and hig...
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278,07 zł |
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Issues in the Conservation of Paintings
ISBN: 9780892367818 / Angielski / Miękka / 600 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and highly influential writings; others, although little known when first published, in retrospect reflect important themes and issues in the history of the field. Many appear here in English for the first time. Divided into six sections: An Historical Miscellany, History of the Profession, Study of Artists' Materials and Techniques, Structural Interventions, Philosophical and Practical Approaches to Cleaning and Restoration, and Cleaning...
This volume on paintings conservation includes more than seventy texts ranging from the fifteenth century to the present day. Some are classic and hig...
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196,61 zł |
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Diana an Illustrated Collection and Price Guide: Porcelain Plates
ISBN: 9781410744463 / Angielski / Miękka / 85 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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79,77 zł |
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Nail Pullers
ISBN: 9781420874525 / Angielski / Miękka / 419 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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205,36 zł |
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Stereoviews, Their Realized Prices
ISBN: 9781425901349 / Angielski / Miękka / 198 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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95,77 zł |
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Antiques on the Cheap: A Savvy Dealer's Tips: Buying, Restoring, Selling
ISBN: 9781580170734 / Angielski / Miękka / 226 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Learn how to get the best deals at auctions, flea markets, and shops and how to spot items that can be repaired to increase their value. Then find out how to resell your purchases.
Learn how to get the best deals at auctions, flea markets, and shops and how to spot items that can be repaired to increase their value. Then find out...
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84,97 zł |
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The Insider's Guide to Auctions
ISBN: 9781583483213 / Angielski / Miękka / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An Insider's Guide to Auctions provides you with everything you will need to know to win at auctions...the greatest game for grown-ups. Go armed with information and a smart mindset, and you can find real treasures and bargains. Go without some knowledge of the auction game...and you can get stung.
This guide teaches you how to do your homework before going, such as evaluating the auction catalog, judging the values of the goods, and spotting the great buys. You'll understand who sets the starling bids and the tricks they use, and get tips on making your bid and when to stop. You will also... An Insider's Guide to Auctions provides you with everything you will need to know to win at auctions...the greatest game for grown-ups. Go armed with ...
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62,55 zł |
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Don't Call the Thrift Shop: What to Do With a Lifetime of Well-Loved Possessions
ISBN: 9781590771112 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When it's time for a move to a retirement home, a smaller home, or there's a death in the family, how should you manage a lifetime of family heirlooms and cherished possessions? Should that old chest go to the rummage sale, or is it a rare antique? What about jewelry, coins, stamp collections, china, silver, glass, memorabilia, baseball cards and toys? Are they valuable? How can we tell? Who will buy them? What are they really worth? This book is your key to finding the value of everything from diamonds to Teddy Bears, as well as tips about estate planning and appraisals. Find out all about:...
When it's time for a move to a retirement home, a smaller home, or there's a death in the family, how should you manage a lifetime of family heirlooms...
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89,45 zł |
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Antiques: The History of an Idea
ISBN: 9780801447341 / Angielski / Twarda / 280 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are those that have had a long history before they came into our hands. Part of the pleasure we gain from the encounter with antiques stems from the palpable age and the assumed (sometimes imaginary) cultural resonances of the particular object. But precisely what is it about these objects that creates this attraction? What common characteristics do they share and why and how do these traits affect us as they do? In Antiques: The History of... The notion of retrieving a bit of the past-by owning a material piece of it-has always appealed to humans. Often our most prized possessions are th... |
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227,51 zł |
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Chester County Historical Society
ISBN: 9780686703419 / Angielski / Miękka / 69 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Packed with useful information about historic Chester County, one of the original sections of Pennsylvania, this small, photo illustrated book introduces the distinctive land, buildings, furnishings and library which comprise the Chester County Historical Society in the old Quaker-settled town of West Chester. Contents include the 1704 Brinton House, 1727 Collins Mansion, 1790 David Townsend house, and log constructed Hopper House and barn as well as local pottery, needlework, pictures, dishes, toys and furniture used in the county through the nineteenth century. Since many American families...
Packed with useful information about historic Chester County, one of the original sections of Pennsylvania, this small, photo illustrated book introdu...
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22,42 zł |