Antiques, vintage and collectables Books
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Balls Manual of Gretsch Guitars
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£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Ready To Roll The Travel Trailer in America
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd European Porcelain Tobacco Pipe The Illustrated
Book SynopsisTrade Review"While the history, manufacture and use of clay, meerschaum and briar pipes have been thoroughly documented, the authors have now crafted a chronicle about porcelain tobacco pipes... For a pipe smoker, non smoker,. pipe collector or someone who appreciates antique and vintage porcelain objects, this is a fascinating read." - David Aldous-Cook, Antiques & Collectors Trader Sept 2015
£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jewish Antiques
Book SynopsisOver 280 color photos and descriptive text display and discuss over 200 objects, many of which are quite rare and unusual, related to Jewish culture and experience. Sabbath candlesticks and candelabras, menorahs, Kiddush cups, Havdalah plates, spice boxes, Mezuzah cases, seder trays, marriage cups, torah pointers, a beer mug used on the festive Purim holiday, and much more are presented. Ranging from the 18th to the early 20th century, these objects take readers on an informative tour through Europe, the Middle East, and the United States, as well as through the holidays and the Sabbath. Also included are items without religious purpose, yet retaining a bold link to Jewish faith and tradition nonetheless, including veterans medals, alphabet charts translating Yiddish into English, eye charts in Yiddish, charity boxes, fans, seltzer bottles, and more. For anyone who has ever been interested in Judaism and Judaica, this book will hold great fascination
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Step Right Up Classic American Target and Arcade
Book SynopsisExplore the naive art of late 19th and early 20th century shooting gallery targets, whole galleries, and arcade forms. Commonly seen on early midways and carnivals, as well as in saloons and other public places of amusement, here, in a presentation of compelling color photographs, are the rarest and most aesthetically pleasing decorative targets and arcade forms known. The progression from the world of shooting gallery and arcade forms, as well as painted American fixtures and accessories, to contemporary art and sculpture has been a natural evolution. Also featured are examples of other amusement attractions to which the visitor to the carnival, circus, or midway would have been exposed. A few European forms are included to illustrate the difference between them and American forms.
£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Early Zenith Radios
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Retro Radio
Book SynopsisBefore television and MTV, the radio was central in the home, a way for the family to gather to hear the news or listen to music. Over 175 images provide an impressive visual journey through the radio's aesthetic history, reflecting all the major design changes across the years. The images also reveal the diversity of materials, textures, colors, shapes, and sizes of radios of earlier ages. RETRO RADIO ranges from the 1920s tabletop wooden console models in the classic bread box, cathedral, and tombstone styles, to the wooden and early Bakelite and Catalin plastic art deco models of the 1930s to the 1950s, on to the thermoplastic models' cutting-edge styling, and the transistors that ascended to prominence in the 1950s and beyond. Reintroducing machines that few people see anymore and perhaps hardly know existed, this fascinating book restores the once state-of-the-art machines' aesthetic glory.
£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Paper Empires 100 Years of German Paper Soldiers
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£28.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd DKW
Book SynopsisThe definitive book on DKW (Dampf-Kraft-Wagen) now available in an English language edition.
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd More HagenRenaker Pottery
Book SynopsisThis volume in the Hagen-Renaker series of books continues where the first two left off, featuring models or colors not covered in the other books and catching up with more recently released figurines and a multitude of interesting pottery items in between. The chapters feature numerous horses, cats, dogs, other animals, Disney characters, and dealer special runs. The Albert Staehle Saturday Evening Post dog, Butch, has a special feature, as do some of the Zany Zoo critters and the popular Little Horribles. There are also many unique, rare treasures not commonly seen, and a section on imitations. Finally, the book features a tribute to several of the talented artists and craftspeople who were with Hagen-Renaker pottery since the early 1950s. Nearly 500 images fill this book, along with detailed, informative text and suggested prices to enhance the value of this reference.
£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Box of Cigar Bands
Book SynopsisThis beautifully illustrated book of more than 1,100 Victorian era cigar bands comes cased in a handsome presentation cigar box.
£27.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd 50 Landmark Cameras That Changed Photography
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book looks at the cameras that became landmarks and analyzes how and why they influenced future design.Trade ReviewThe chronological approach taken is both sensible and enjoyable, as it does give a flavour of how camera production and development occurred, incorporating changes in technology as it went. The text is both informed and informative, managing to give enough factual information that balances with Johns obvious enthusiasm and love for his subject(s). I love seeing cameras displayed with their occasionally mad accessories - cameras that I would not give houseroom to suddenly take on an allure (to me) when fully kitted out - you wonder what the design team from the American firm Univex were 'on' when they came up with some of the add ons for their already bonkers half frame camera the Mercury - the shot of this camera with i's Flash Gordon inspired lever wind, rangefinder and flash bulb unit is truly unforgettable. As with both of John's previous Schiffer titles (still available from the publisher) this is a wonderfully printed and illustrated book, and for me contains the essence of why I collect cameras and photographica - there's facts, anecdotes, a few mysteries and a decent serving of barminess... from the camera designers I mean, not from the author! - Timothy Campbell, 'Photographica World'
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Mining Equipment and Collectibles
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Bizarre Outlandish Gadgets Doohickeys Used in
Book SynopsisHundredsof19th- and 20th-century curiositiesand contraptions are cataloguedin thisamusing assembly of more than 1,000 images.The daysfromthe first Great Industrial Exhibition of 1851 to the post-WWIIFestival of Britainsawrapid technological advancement throughout the United Kingdom and elsewhere, andcountless numbers of products, from the ingenious to the idiotic, appeared on the market. Twenty-two sections divided intotime- and money-saving devices, kitchen utensils, gadgets for ladies and gentlemen, trains, bikes,autos, and many more, recall these bygone products.Some, like the moustache spoon,clearly served a needamidpolite Victorian society. However,less scrupulous merchants also hawkedgizmoslike the nose shaper andthe asthma-curing necklace.Marvel at the multitudeof devices humankind has conceived, some of which could be consideredforerunnersofmodern-dayconveniences like smartphones andcomputers.
£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Catholic Collectibles
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£25.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dont Call Them Trailer Trash
Book SynopsisAlthough the phrase trailer trash is catchy and kitschy in describing mobile home living, this revealing peek into a stereotype that has dogged the mobile home since its earliest days challenges that label and defends the honor of the trailer home. Via nearly 400 colorful and fun imagesincluding 300 postcards, home advertising, emblems, newspaper articles, memorabilia, and other items of interestthe novel point is made: the mobile home most assuredly deserves greater respect. Ten chapters explore features of mobile home living from the history, residential parks and amenities, and mobile mansions to interior and exterior designs, and the people who live in them. So, keep an open mind. You may come away with a new attitude about the mobile home.
£21.84
Schiffer Publishing Ltd This Day in Collecting History
Book SynopsisA calendar year''s worth of historical events are presented along with auctions of related collectibles in this fun and informative compilation. The day-by-day historical entries and corresponding sales are arranged chronologically from January 1 to December 31. Many of the sales, both public and private, were for fabulous sums. The Cowardly Lion's costume from The Wizard of Oz auctioned for $3+ million. Joan of Arc''s ring sold for almost $425,000. The most expensive album wasn't by the Beatles, but by Wu-Tang Clan, whose Once Upon a Time in Shaolin sold for a reported $2 million. More than 650 images further illustrate the antiques, artworks, pop culture memorabilia, and ephemera. Did you know the largest sum paid for an artwork by a living artist was more than $57 million? Look at the November 12 listing to find out more.
£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Safe Bank Book
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£58.39
Royal British Columbia Museum Treasures of the Royal British Columbia Museum
Book SynopsisTrade Review"With its combination of ethnography, archaeology, natural sciences, and the archives, this volume is not only beautifully illustrated: in its very form it mirrors an argument for an increased connection between disciplines whose boundaries are still regularly upheld, and with essays that span disciplines and decades, and even eons, Lohman et al. demonstrate that the natural history museum can be the ideal venue for conversations that are both historically important and contemporarily relevant." BC Studies No. 190
£23.39
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Art of the Weathervane
Book SynopsisRecounts the history of weathervanes, and shows more than a hundred weathervanes produced in nineteenth century America, both by individuals and manufacturers.
£31.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Old New England Splint Baskets and How to Make
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£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd An Early New England Seaport
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Christmas Revisited
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£22.46
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Advertising Encyclopaedia Antique
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£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd German Uniforms of the 20th Century Vol.II
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd British Longcase Clocks
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£69.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Fine Wicker Furniture
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Hetzer Schiffer Military History Jagdpanzer 38 T
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£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Elefant â Jagdtiger â Sturmtiger
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£12.59
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Triumph TR2TR8 19531981 Schiffer Automotive
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Classic Miniature Vehicles
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£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Purrrfection The Cat
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£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Country Store Collectibles
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Pairpoint Lamps
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£65.24
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Jewelry of the Stars
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£36.89
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Heintz Art Metal
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Theodor Fahrner Jewelry
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£51.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd COUNTRY STORE ANTIQUES From Caskets to Cradles
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Drugstore Soda Fountain Antiques
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Black Collectibles
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£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Shirley Temple Dolls
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Tobacco Tins
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Classic Miniature Vehicles Made in Italy
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£15.19
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Oyster Cans
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Western Memorabilia and Collectibles
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Telephone Collecting Seven Decades of Design
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£20.69
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Snow Babies Santas and Elves
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd A Penny Saved
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£43.99
