Franciscan Hand-Decorated Embossed Dinnerware
ISBN: 9780764319860 / Angielski / Twarda / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. California-based Gladding, McBean & Co. began producing Franciscan dinnerware in the 1930s. Their introduction of Franciscan Apple in 1940 heralded a new product line featuring heavily sculpted, embossed dinnerware hand-decorated in brilliant colors. Desert Rose, introduced a year later, became the top selling dinnerware pattern in the world. Many additional patterns were produced through 1984, when the Franciscan plant in Glendale, California was closed. This comprehensive guide focuses solely on Franciscan hand-decorated embossed dinnerware manufactured in the United States and includes...
California-based Gladding, McBean & Co. began producing Franciscan dinnerware in the 1930s. Their introduction of Franciscan Apple in 1940 heralded a ...
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174,67 zł |
'50s, '60s, & '70s Kitchen Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764327582 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Relive an era when the kitchen was kitsch -- melamine bowls were pink and purple, cocktail shakers and party glasses sported fun themes, iced tea was served in sweaty spun aluminum of futuristic metallic shades, and wall clocks kept time in bright plastic frames shaped to evoke the jet age. This wonderful collector's guide helps to date and value items manufactured for the kitchen in the mid-20th century. items range from ever popular cocktail accessories to serving ware, pitchers and glassware, canisters, spice racks, trivets, ashtrays, rotary wall phones, chalkware ornaments, and salt and...
Relive an era when the kitchen was kitsch -- melamine bowls were pink and purple, cocktail shakers and party glasses sported fun themes, iced tea was ...
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152,83 zł |
Your Vintage Keepsake: A Csa Guide to Costume Storage and Display
ISBN: 9780967644509 / Angielski / Miękka / 31 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. From family heirlooms to vintage purchases, almost everyone has some item of beautiful clothing or some treasured accessory worthy of preservation. The choices made in storing and displaying costume collectibles will determine not only their longevity but also their future value. This concise, clear guide by Margaret Ordonez is issued by the Costume Society of America, whose members bring their collective expertise to bear on consumers most frequent and most crucial questions about costume care.In simple and unambiguous terms, Your Vintage Keepsake offers options for storage, guidelines for...
From family heirlooms to vintage purchases, almost everyone has some item of beautiful clothing or some treasured accessory worthy of preservation. Th...
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43,14 zł |
The Big Book of Matchbox Superfast Toys: 1969-2004: Volume 2: Product Lines & Indexes
ISBN: 9780764323225 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Mattel's Hotwheels toy cars exploded onto the market in 1968, venerable Matchbox Toys met the challenge with its Superfast line. The successful result is now presented in the largest book on Matchbox Toys ever produced - so big it is two volumes that celebrate 35 years of Matchbox Superfast production with over 7000 color photos and over 10,000 listed variations The detailed, beautiful photographs are a great assistance to collectors for identification and color reference. The Variation Listings, found in Volume 1, are arranged alpha-numerically by product numbers, making location and...
When Mattel's Hotwheels toy cars exploded onto the market in 1968, venerable Matchbox Toys met the challenge with its Superfast line. The successful r...
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152,83 zł |
Marble Collectors Handbook
ISBN: 9780764323317 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 580 beautiful color photos display a stunning array of contemporary handmade and design marbles by a variety of talented artists, along with handmade, and machine-made examples. Swirl, Clambroth, Banded Opaque, Indian, Lutz, End of Day, and Single-gather handmade marble designs are featured, along with machine-made examples by M.F. Christensen & Son, Christensen Agate, Akro Agate, Peltier, Master Marble, Marble King, Ravenswood, and Vitro Agate. Also included are original marble packaging, games, and tournament pins. The useful text provides essential information on marble valuation,...
Over 580 beautiful color photos display a stunning array of contemporary handmade and design marbles by a variety of talented artists, along with hand...
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81,04 zł |
Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware: A Pictorial Guide: Ak-Sar-Ben(tm) to Paden City Pottery(tm)
ISBN: 9780764317361 / Angielski / Twarda / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This colorful book provides a sweeping overview of the modern tableware designs introduced by leading pottery firms from the 1940s through the 1960s. So extensive is the coverage that this volume surveys forty-seven potteries from A to P, including American Limoges*TM, Buffalo*TM, Century House*TM, Frankoma*TM, Hall*TM, Mayer*TM, Pacific*TM, and Pfaltzgraff*TM. A second volume will be required to present the rest. Over 500 vivid color photographs display these modern tableware designs at their best. The concise text presents new information, grading guidelines, a detailed bibliography, and an...
This colorful book provides a sweeping overview of the modern tableware designs introduced by leading pottery firms from the 1940s through the 1960s. ...
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201,97 zł |
Aurora Slot Cars
ISBN: 9780764318634 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Aurora slot cars are legendary. These tiny racing cars captured and held the imagination of American kids for over a decade and their unparalleled popularity made them coveted Christmas presents between 1960 and 1977. Aurora slot car races were staged everywhere, from home basements to the Johnny Carson show Relive those competitive days with this exciting book filled with hundreds of photos of slot cars plus engaging text and background information. Here are Thunderjets, AFX Flamethrowers, Dragsters, Super Speedsters, and more, reproduced in 1/24, 1/25, 1/32, and 1/48 scale. The informative...
Aurora slot cars are legendary. These tiny racing cars captured and held the imagination of American kids for over a decade and their unparalleled pop...
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152,83 zł |
Corgi Juniors and Husky Models: A Complete Identification and Price Guide
ISBN: 9780764319518 / Angielski / Miękka / 191 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Corgi Juniors and Husky Models brings together the story of these small-scale model cars and other toys into one book for the first time. Once the #3 brand in many markets, they competed head-to-head with Mattel's Hot Wheels cars and Lesney's Matchbox Series. This widely collected line of diecast toy cars and trucks are examined in every detail. Over 500 full color photos and well-researched text presents the entire history of these cars, from the introduction of Husky Models in 1964, to the Corgi Classics of today. Here are Corgi Juniors, Corgi Rockets, Husky Toys, Whizzwheels Conversions...
Corgi Juniors and Husky Models brings together the story of these small-scale model cars and other toys into one book for the first time. Once the #3 ...
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174,67 zł |
20th Century Linens and Lace: A Guide to Identification, Care and Prices of Household Linens
ISBN: 9780887408267 / Angielski / Twarda / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The exquisite and everyday beautiful linens and lace photographed for this book represent collectible household styles made in Europe and North America during the 20th century. Both rare and commonly found examples are included so that readers can learn to differentiate between the two groups. The chapters are organized by types of work, including Appenzell, Battenberg, Bobbin lace, chemical and other machine laces, crochet, cutwork, embroidery, linen damask, explained with origins and copies liberally discussed. The photographs are breathtaking, from over-all room settings to minute details....
The exquisite and everyday beautiful linens and lace photographed for this book represent collectible household styles made in Europe and North Americ...
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201,97 zł |
Enesco(r) Then and Now: An Unauthorized Collector's Guide
ISBN: 9780764314537 / Angielski / Miękka / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. If you thought that Enesco*r began with Precious Moments*r, this book will amaze you. Enesco is actually one of the oldest importing companies in the United States, with a history dating back to the late 1800s. Figural ceramic items imported from Japan in the 1950s and 1960s are among today's top collectibles and Enesco imported many highly collectible lines during this period, the most notable being Mother-in-the-Kitchen, or Prayer Lady, as it is commonly called. This book features a huge array of gift, collectible, and decorative items sold by Enesco, including figurines, planters,...
If you thought that Enesco*r began with Precious Moments*r, this book will amaze you. Enesco is actually one of the oldest importing companies in the ...
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152,83 zł |
The Michelin(r) Man: An Unauthorized Advertising Showcase
ISBN: 9780764322990 / Angielski / Miękka / 176 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The Michelin(R) Man has been the subject of thousands of advertising and automobilia items around the world for over 100 years, many with exceptional graphic designs. This compendium concentrates on the most outstanding graphic design examples from 1900 to the 1950s, many in full color. Over 400 beautiful posters, hood ornaments, tin and porcelain signs, counter displays, three-dimensional figures, repair tins, clocks, ashtrays, car radiator mascots, key chains, and more appear here, many never seen in books before. This is a designer's dream book of classic 20th century advertising graphics...
The Michelin(R) Man has been the subject of thousands of advertising and automobilia items around the world for over 100 years, many with exceptional ...
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152,83 zł |
Lesney's Matchbox® Toys: The Superfast Years, 1969-1982
ISBN: 9780764333217 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most popular die cast toys in the world, Matchbox metal vehicles took on a new look in 1969 with the introduction of the Superfast line, and this new edition documents them all. The diversity of these tiny toys is truly amazing. Written as a sequel to another popular volume, Lesney's Matchbox Toys, Regular Wheel Years, 1947-1969 (Schiffer, 1992), author Charlie Mack has compiled clear color illustrations of the toys and accurate text to identify all the variations in details which make each toy so recognizable and collectible today. This 3rd edition features an updated Price Guide that is...
The most popular die cast toys in the world, Matchbox metal vehicles took on a new look in 1969 with the introduction of the Superfast line, and this ...
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103,69 zł |
The World's Rarest Movie Posters
ISBN: 9780764334986 / Angielski / Twarda / 159 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A perfect book for lovers of movies and movie posters. Over 300 color images of vintage movie posters include the extremely rare drive-in theater posters along with more common one-sheet size. These posters, often very different from the standard posters, were printed in smaller numbers, adding to their interest and value. All of these posters have less than ten known copies in existence, and many have only one or two known examples. Posters of such favorite movies as the "Attack of the 50-Foot Woman," "Rebel without a Cause," and "The Seven Year Itch" are included, with iconic movie stars...
A perfect book for lovers of movies and movie posters. Over 300 color images of vintage movie posters include the extremely rare drive-in theater post...
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201,97 zł |
Gentlemen’s Dress Accessories
ISBN: 9780852639047 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A growing population in the mid-nineteenth century and a wealthier middle class, combined with an increased social awareness, greater literacy, better travel facilities, inventiveness and cheaper production through mechanization, all helped to increase demand for male fashion accessories. Men wished to balance the sobriety of their clothing: if fashion dictated drab coloring, all they could do was to add ornament; hence, gentlemen came to display a selection of male jewelry. The highlight of these accessories was the watch chain or albert with its attachments: watch-keys, seals, fobs,... A growing population in the mid-nineteenth century and a wealthier middle class, combined with an increased social awareness, greater literacy, bet... |
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38,17 zł |
British Campaign Medals of the First World War
ISBN: 9780747808435 / Angielski / Miękka / 56 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types are now scarce. However, few families escaped some involvement with "the Great War" of 1914-18, and many still treasure the medals awarded to their ancestors for wartime service. Today, with a growing interest in British military history and particularly in family history and genealogy, more and more people want to trace their ancestors' past. This book looks in detail at the origin,...
Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expan...
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43,63 zł |
The Worshipful Company - A History of the Guild of London Clockmakers
ISBN: 9781446529539 / Angielski / Miękka / 32 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This old work contains a detailed history of the Guild of London Clockmakers, with information on its conception, its early development, its evolution, popularity, and more. This text constitutes a definitive history of 'The Worshipful Company', and will be of considerable value to those with a keen interest in the subject. Written in clear language and easy-to-digest, this text makes for a great addition to collections of allied literature, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Many older works such as this are increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that...
This old work contains a detailed history of the Guild of London Clockmakers, with information on its conception, its early development, its evolution...
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97,09 zł |
The Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book
ISBN: 9780764338625 / Angielski / Twarda / 462 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Over 24,000 items with checklist-style listings, over 12,000 color photos, and accurate estimated values make this collector's guide a must-have for everybody who has ever owned merchandise produced for the Star Wars(TM) saga or who is selling or buying it now. Items have been collected from over 50 countries and compiled together into this impressive tome, the latest version of the longest running Star Wars identification guide series ever in print. This new edition covers the range from Advertising and Dart Boards to Squeaky Toys and Window Clings, everything, that is, except toys-a...
Over 24,000 items with checklist-style listings, over 12,000 color photos, and accurate estimated values make this collector's guide a must-have for e...
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174,67 zł |
Killer Stuff and Tons of Money: An Insider's Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting
ISBN: 9780143121053 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Whether it's Antiques Roadshow or American Pickers, or any of the number of TV shows on flea markets, the world of collecting inspires a cult following of millions of Americans. Celebrated author Maureen Stanton takes readers behind the scenes and deep into the "flea-o-sphere," following master antiques dealer Curt Avery from the populist mayhem of flea markets, to the rarefied realm of high-end antiques shows, to the heart-pounding competition of auctions. Killer Stuff and Tons of Money is a captivating tour of the outrageous world of American antiques, jam-packed with...
Whether it's Antiques Roadshow or American Pickers, or any of the number of TV shows on flea markets, the world of collecting inspires ...
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104,08 zł |
English and American Furniture
ISBN: 9780983578499 / Angielski / Twarda / 310 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. |
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247,72 zł |
Price Guide to Pocket Knives: 1890 - 1970
ISBN: 9780895380241 / Angielski / Miękka / 264 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 1890 1970. Descriptions for 1850 pocket knives include dimensions, model names, numbers and values on todays markets. Manufacturers clear b/w catalog images from 1890 to 1970 are organized by makers for ease in finding them.
1890 1970. Descriptions for 1850 pocket knives include dimensions, model names, numbers and values on todays markets. Manufacturers clear b/w catalog ...
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92,77 zł |