Antiques, vintage and collectables Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs Mid
Book SynopsisReflecting the trends of wartime, with an emphasis on the ever-changing roles of women in society, this book illustrates the movement towards more masculine styles and patriotic fashions and colors, while still representing the tailored and restrictive styles that had once dominated the lady''s closet. Government rationing and limitations on everyday fabrics and textiles resulted in fashionable new creations. This book, drawn from the pages of the Sears-Roebuck catalogs, has over 400 images with thousands of items of clothing pictured. It gives the reader an insightful look at the fashions perspectives of the mid-1940s.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd COLLECTING AMERICAN BELLEEK Schiffer Book for
Book SynopsisUsing over 390 breathtaking color photographs, this fascinating book displays the fine porcelain products manufactured by Ceramic Art Company*TM and Lenox, Inc.*TM, Ott and Brewer*TM, and the Willets Manufacturing Company*TM from the 1880s to 1930. Displayed among the wide array of items, ranging from tablewares and tea sets to pitchers and vases, are hand-painted and signed decorations by famous artists, including H. J. Nosek, Walter Marsh, and George and William Morley. The fascinating text includes a brief history of American Belleek, aids to the identification of professional and amateur decorations, guides to condition and restoration, an extensive bibliography, index, and current market values in the captions. This book will be treasured by everyone with an appreciation for fine quality porcelains.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Aurora Slot Cars
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bluebird China
Book SynopsisBluebird china enjoyed a brief but spectacular history, first appearing in the late 1800s, reaching its zenith in the early to mid-1920s, and was almost entirely gone by 1930. China decorated with the bluebird motif was produced by over 50 different American companies including Anchor Pottery Company, Atlas China Company and Atlas-Globe China Company, Chippendale China, Homer Laughlin China Company, and Steubenville Pottery Company to name just a few. Whimsical, colorful, and cheerful, this comprehensive collectors book displays bluebirds on plates, platters, pitchers, canisters and other housewares in over 750 beautiful color photos. Whether you are a novice or an advanced collector, this book will help you identify the many subtle differences. Recent values are included in the captions.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Boston Terrier Collectibles
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Wristwatches
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd VINTAGE PURSES Schiffer Book for Collectors At
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Scales
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd MidCentury Modern Dinnerware A Pictorial Guide
Book SynopsisOver 500 beautiful color photographs and an informative, succinct text provide a sweeping overview of stunning modern tableware designs. This book presents manufacturers both familiar and less known that revolutionized dining in the mid-twentieth century. Among the pottery firms whose wares are presented are Red Wing, Roseville, Royal China, Salem China, Stangl, Steubenville, Universal, Vernon Kilns, Winart Pottery, and Winfield China. A great deal of new information about the wares displayed may be found within these pages. Additionally, useful information concerning pricing and condition of ceramics is included, along with an extensive bibliography and index. Values may be found in the captions. While this book stands alone, it is also a companion volume to Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware, A Pictorial Guide: Ak-Sar-Ben to Paden City Pottery. This volume will be a valued addition to anyone entranced by fine ceramic design.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Scottish Antiques
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Golden Age of Cigarette Lighters
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jade 5000 B.C. to 1912 A.D.
Book SynopsisIn a beautifully illustrated, large print guide to collectible jade carvings through the ages (particularly from Chinese dynasties), a longtime collector/scholar of the Oriental arts presents realistic guidelines to their value. Veleanu overviews jade types, sources, and methods of determining age a
£54.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Sheet Music Art of Irving Berlin 19071971
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd TransformersTM Collectibles
Book SynopsisThe engaging text draws the reader easily and quickly into each chapter and the captions provide current values for the items displayed. This book is a must for every Transformers fan, whether you have been following them since the 1980s or have just discovered their heroic exploits today!
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Complete Guide to Collecting Hooked Rugs
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd VIETNAM VINTAGE Schiffer Book for Collectors
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd FLYING MODELS COLLECTIBLES ACCESSORIES Schiffer
Book SynopsisThe dream of flight has been a rite of passage for more than three generations of boys, and model aviation continues to be one of the most wholesome and engaging activities in modern culture. This wonderful collector's book explores and identifies hundreds of fantastic items related to model aviation. More than 600 color photos illustrate engines, kits, radio control accessories, propellers, books, magazines, and other important model aviation memorabilia. The history of model aviation is documented in an engaging text full of facts and background information. Captions include detailed information about size, vintage, and current market values. At long last, treasure hunters, antique dealers, and all who have ever dreamed of flight have a clear, concise, and easy-to-use guide to model aviation memorabilia that has, until now, remained solely within the modeling community.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Staffordshire Pottery 18581962 Majolica Transfer
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£51.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The PennsylvaniaGerman Decorated Chest
Book SynopsisIn the field of art and antiques, few books survive the test of time to become regarded as classics. Monroe Fabian's 1978 edition of The Pennsylvania-German Decorated Chest is such a work. With more than two hundred fifty illustrations, this book is a visual feast of decorated chests. Now, more than twenty-five years later, this book still stands as the only significant work to be published on the subject of the Pennsylvania German decorated chest. It is the preeminent encyclopedia of Pennsylvania German blanket chests. Collectors, scholars and curators rely upon its images to identify the accepted standard of decorated chests. Fabian's thoroughness in identifying so many different chests means that readers have a suitable beginning point for comparing examples that they own or may come to view. With this edition, new color photography has been obtained or as many of the original chests as could be identified. Also where recent scholarship has produced new information, attributions and
£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Imperial Glass Lace Edge
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited, carefully researched, and beautifully photographed guide to Imperial Glass Corporation''s Lace Edge glassware explains their many variations and compares them to related pieces by Imperial as well as other manufacturers. Imperial''s Lace Edge was produced from the early 1930s to the late 1970s and was sold as Crocheted Crystal through Sears, Roebuck and Company. Their other open edge glassware was sold by major retailers such as Montgomery Ward and Company, Butler Brothers, and items were given away in popular coupon campaigns through margarine companies. Over 325 beautiful color photographs artfully display every documented size and shape of Lace Edge so that the reader can easily understand the different edges, cuts, intaglio bases, and subtle variations of more than forty colors used. With current values in the captions, this book contains all the information collectors need to identify Imperial Lace Edge glassware.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Complete Book of Kitchen Collecting
Book SynopsisIn this one volume, Barbara Mauzy covers many categories of non-electrical kitchen collectibles from the 1920s through the 1950s. Over 1100 photographs depict the ingenuity and creativity of the makers of kitchenware during this period. Updated values, guides to the more popular designs and colors, manufacturing information, and general tips on collecting make this the complete guide for anyone interested in the colorful and inventive gadgets, tools, and dinnerware items which can still be found today.
£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd McCoy Pottery
Book SynopsisThis valuable text provides a sweeping survey of the McCoy pottery produced by both the Nelson McCoy Pottery Company and its predecessor, the Nelson McCoy Sanitary Stoneware Company. Among the more than 750 color photographs are illustrations of McCoy wares ranging from utilitarian stonewares to beautiful artwares, including bookends, centerpieces, flowerpots, jardinieres, tea sets, vases, and the ever popular cookie jars. Historical photographs of the company''s early years are also provided. Accompanying the photographs are a history of the company, beginning with the W.F. McCoy Pottery of 1848, a detailed discussion of McCoy manufacturing techniques, and an examination of the firm''s numerous manufacturer''s marks. In fact, these marks are used in a unique way as tools to guide readers quickly and efficiently to the wares they seek. Also included in this volume are a bibliography, an appendix chronicling the many cookie jars produced by the company over the years, and an index. Upd
£26.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd China Toothpick Holders
Book SynopsisCollecting toothpick holders is about to become easier and more rewarding than ever! Here is the only publication to focus exclusively on toothpick holders made of porcelain. Over 600 beautiful color photographs showcase toothpick holders from around the world, including major ceramics manufacturers from Austria, Bavaria, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, and the United States. A large section on Prussian toothpick holders shows the many different molds used by the manufacturers located there, and includes line drawings to show mold details. The section on Royal Bayreuth shows examples of nearly every shape and decoration known from that company, and the Japanese (Nippon) section shows the wide range of shapes, hand-painted decorations, and quality that originated there. Many manufacturers' marks are included. Information on contemporary and reproduction toothpick holders is also included, as well as tips on collecting, displaying, and insuring your collection. The book is organized to
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art Deco Noritake More
Book SynopsisExtraordinary photos of approximately 1000 document the outstanding Art Deco porcelain fancyware items made in the 20th century by the Noritake Company. The book is organized so users can rapidly find whatever they are looking for. Art Deco works predominate but diverse styles are represented. There also are special chapters on the exceedingly rare Noritake salesman sample pages and on pochoir prints related to designs seen on some Noritake fancyware items. The section on Noritake backstamps now shows well over 100 of them and, uniquely, they are all in full color. In addition, there is an informative discussion of the history of the Noritake Company, which celebrated its centennial at the start of 2004. Many interesting, previously unreported details about the growth of the company are presented in this essay which, almost certainly, is the most detailed history of the company available in English. Of particular importance are the many fascinating and extremely rare historical photos
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lamps of the 50s 60s
Book SynopsisWhen science and post-war lighting designers married, the modern housewife of the 1950s suddenly had an incredible array of weird and wild fixtures to choose from. New materials and production techniques developed during World War II, and a new attitude following it, collided to create the lamps we hate to love. Revisit lamp patterns like amoeba, starburst, atomic, and, of course, the indomitable lava lamp. Page through great figural TV lamps and a generous sampling of floor lamps and table lamps of all shapes and sizes in brass, plaster, Lucite, and ceramics. Each lamp is illustrated in full color with newly updated market values to aid collectors.
£14.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Treasure Craft Pottery Pottery Craft Stoneware
Book SynopsisCalifornia''s last large pottery producer, Treasure Craft, became a major force in the giftware market from the late 1940s until 1995. The firm''s Hawaiian plant and Pottery Craft stoneware art lines were enormously popular. Over 650 beautiful color photographs present widely varied ceramic collectibles produced by Treasure Craft from the late 1940s until 1995, including Disneyana items, over two hundred novelty cookie jars, Hawaiiana, figurines including Lucky California Sprites and their predecessors Naughty Gnomes, and dinnerware lines. Among the wares displayed are works by notable sculptors Ray Murray, Don Winton, and Robert Maxwell. This new book presents material on manufacturer''s marks, and look-alike products. Values in the captions round out this thorough presentation.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Colorful Tablecloths 1930s1960s
Book SynopsisThousands of tablecloth manufacturers from the 1930s to early 1960s produced countless styles of popular printed tablecloths in various colors, fabrics, and themes. This book identifies not only who produced your favorite tablecloths, but when they were made. Showcased in over 450 stunning photographs are colorful floral designs, nostalgic fruit and vegetable themes, conversational motifs, and eye-catching geometrics. Measurements and current values are provided in the captions, while a must-read section covers proper cleaning and storage techniques that will add decades to the life of your textiles. A wonderful resource for interior designers, antique dealers, and textile collectors.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Flapper Era Fashions from the Roaring 20s
Book SynopsisDuring post-WWI's economic revival, women emerged from an era of corsets, long gowns and formality to express their independence. This volume contains more than 380 images featuring hundreds of clothing styles of the era from the catalogs of Bellas Hess & Company, and The Charles William Stores,Inc.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd An Unauthorized Guide to Pillsbury Doughboy
Book SynopsisIf you've ever laughed at the Pillsbury Doughboy, we've got a delightful book for you! Over 300 color pictures capture the Pillsbury Doughboy in all sorts of collectible roles, dating from 1971 to 2003. Here are hundreds of Doughboy dolls, cookie jars, salt and pepper shakers, kitchen ware, banks, Christmas items, Bake-off plates, and many more, each described in detail with their manufacturer and estimated value range. Advertising prowess has made this adorable icon of the baking industry recognized around the world. Now collectors vie for his image on all sorts of items. Start a collection of your own, with this book as your guide, and laugh again.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Salt Pepper Shakers
Book SynopsisThis is the third book by the authors on American-made ceramic salt and pepper shaker sets made in the mid-20th century. Here are hundreds of sets, made in California and elsewhere, by important manufacturers. Sets by Arcadia, California Originals, William H. Hirsch Manufacturing Co., Metlox Potteries, Treasure Craft, Pottery Craft, Twin Winton, F & F Mold and Die Works, McCoy Pottery, Rossware, Trevewood, and Rick Wisecarver are featured. Some of these companies produced sets with a wood finish, so the opportunity to compare similarities and differences is at hand.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Shot Glasses
Book SynopsisOver 1300 brilliant color photos and 1000 line drawings display whiskey shot glasses from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, both domestic and foreign. Many styles and materials are included that advertised whiskies and drinking establishments from elegant to common taste. Collecting them is fun and entertaining, for they represent many diverse places, periods, and social preferences. The text provides a useful history of shot glasses, a general guide to pricing, and an overview of the marketplace. Values for the glasses displayed accompany the captions. In addition, tables list thousands more, each described, dated, and valued. This book will be a valuable addition to the libraries of glass collectors and whiskey lovers alike.
£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lighthouse Views
Book SynopsisJust as the Victorians once traveled the shorelines in search of scenic lighthouses, collecting postcards to document their discoveries, people today react to the allure of these lights that draw tourists, collectors, and maritime fans. This book examines the postcard keepsakes that lighthouse lovers have collected since the turn of the 20th Century, documenting lighthouses from California to Alaska, and the Florida Keys to Nova Scotia. You''ll see lighthouses from land, air, and sea levels in hand-tinted photographs and line drawings produced at the turn of the century, beautiful linen prints of the 1930s and ''40s, and contemporary photochrome productions. Along with the images, lighthouse history and facts are conveyed, along with publishing information to help collectors identify and date their own cards. Values are shown in the captions.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Elegant Table Linens Schiffer Book for Collectors
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Thanksgiving and Turkey Collectibles
Book SynopsisThanksgiving, the quintessential American holiday, is a time to rethink the values on which the United States was founded. Here it is presented through nearly 900 photos depicting 3,400 diverse images. Ranging from the nineteenth century to the present day, this comprehensive assortment includes platters, plates, decorations, postcards, candy containers, decanters, toys, turkey calls, and more. The turkey itself is exhaustively portrayed in ceramic, glass, pottery, paper, and wood. Also featured are items related to special Thanksgiving Day events, such as football games, parades, and turkey trots. Informative captions serve as miniature history lessons and also provide current values. This book is the first of its kind and will be the ultimate reference for all who treasure the deep traditions of this cherished holiday.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Mauzys Kitchen Glass
Book SynopsisThis beautiful book offers a showcase of vintage glass that is lovely to see, easy to use, and interesting to collect. It is well-researched, up-to-date, and full of colorful kitchenware from the 1920s through the 1950s presented in over 400 beautiful color photographs. Shown are reamers, mixing bowls, refrigerator dishes, shakers, drippings jars, canisters, provisions jars, measuring cups, cruets, and scores of additional items. Small groupings of glassware are shown with clear explanations, values, measurements, manufacturing information, and much more. Here is a wealth of information that collectors and dealers alike will find invaluable. It is simply unsurpassed in the industry.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Miniature Lamps of the Victorian Era
Book SynopsisWelcome to the wonderful world of miniature Victorian era glass lamps! This beautiful reference book is sure to capture your fancy with photographs and descriptions of nearly 600 late 19th century miniature oil lamps that have not appeared in publications before. Many are variations of lamps that have not been documented until now. Styles include finger lamps, student lamps, miniature banquet lamps, miners lamps, skaters lamps, and much more. To add to the perspective of understanding miniature oil lamps, estimated current values have also been provided. If you are an experienced miniature lamp collector, antique dealer, or just beginning to notice these glass lamps, this book will provide you a wealth of important information.
£36.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd MAUZYS KITCHEN COLLECTIBLES Schiffer Book for
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Majolica Around the House
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£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Telephones
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Elegant Glass with Corn Flower
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Blue Ridge China Treasures Schiffer Book for
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd HIGGINS Poetry in Glass
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Vintage Wedding Cake Toppers
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Spode and Copeland
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£33.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Art Deco Limoges
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Weller Pottery
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£41.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Emmons Fashion Magic Jewelry
Book SynopsisEmmons Fashion Magic was the first jewelry to be sold at home parties, between 1949 and 1981, preceding its sister company, Sarah Coventry. Known for its versatility and quality, Emmons jewelry is highly collectible today and deserves a place in all costume jewelry collections. 580 stunning, full-color photographs show, for the first time, the wide range of over 1,300 named designs in various materials and colors that has made Emmons fashion jewelry so popular. Here, over 1,700 jewelry items appear in groups arranged by their materials and colors, for easy identification. The markings and dating clues are discussed. Captions identify the design names, pertinent construction details, and values. Packed with details about the C. H. Stuart companies, their showcases (sales catalogs), and marketing via home fashion shows, this is the ultimate Emmons sourcebook and a must-have reference for all jewelry collectors.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd HALL CHINA TEA COFFEE POTS Schiffer Book for
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£33.29
