Toys, games, dolls and models Books
Design For Today Abbatt Toys : Modern Toys for Modern Children
Book Synopsis
£23.75
Blizzard Entertainment The Blizzard 30th Anniversary Pin Portfolio
Book SynopsisIncludes six Blizzard 30th Anniversary Pin Portfolio Pages and six backing boards. Perfect to display and keep your enamel pin collection!Enamel pin pages for displaying and organizing your collection Pages fit any standard 3 ring binder! Collect and display your Blizzard pins!
£16.19
O.M.G. Glamour Squad
Book Synopsis
£7.60
Hmh Publications Siai-Marchetti Sf-260: Aircraft in Detail
Book Synopsis
£24.00
Hmh Publications Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet: Aircraft in Detail
Book Synopsis
£25.60
Hmh Publications Grumman EA-6B Prowler: Aircraft in Detail
Book Synopsis
£28.80
Hmh Publications C-160 Transall: Aircraft in Detail
Book Synopsis
£25.60
Books on Demand RETRO-Gamer Katalog - NES / SNES / N64: Sammlungsverwaltung
£10.36
Arnoldsche African Dolls: The Dulger Collection
Book SynopsisWhereas the Western world views dolls as children's toys - apart from a few adults with a passion for collecting them - in South Africa dolls are part of a tribe's cultural heritage. They are not toys but objects that are laden with associations and the ritual and religious beliefs of a community. African dolls are seen as mediators between the natural and the supernatural; they were created in a great variety of materials and used for ritual, spiritual and healing purposes. All dolls in this collection come from a Zulu household in Msinga, a tribal region in the former province of Natal, today KwaZulu-Natal, on the eastern coast of South Africa. Made by women of the tribe between 1987 and 1994, they document the end of an agrarian-oriented population and the development towards a modern industrial society in South Africa. In numerous interviews with the women of this tribe, the author captured the meaning and the content of this collection, which has been passed on over many generations from mothers to daughters. Text in English & German.
£31.50
Arnoldsche Auto Didaktika: Wire Models from Burundi
Book SynopsisThe unique wire model collection of the Swiss collector Edmond Remondino documents an early phase of a craft that today enjoys international renown with collectors and researchers. In the 1970s and 1980s the models evolved from real prototypes such as race cars from the Rally du Burundi; today, as then, the extraordinary aesthetic, alternating between minimalism and comic-type exaggeration, captures the imagination. However, these cars, planes and helicopters, often referred to as 'recycled art', are in no way assembled from rubbish. In Burundi old tin cans and metal wire are considered an important basic material in handicraft. Interdisciplinary essays discuss the works of the self-taught working engineers in terms of their skillful production and the history of Burundi as well as from an industrial design viewpoint, showing completely new aspects of a genre of African art that is now more than forty years old. Text in English and German.
£29.25
Arnoldsche Max Schanz: Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge
Book SynopsisThe leaping deer from the range of wooden toys from the Seiffen region is an international symbol in the gleaming eyes of children and collectors alike. It was designed by Max Schanz (1895–1953), who as a teacher and director of the Spielwarenfachschule [Technical College for Toys] informed the production of toys in the Erz Mountains. His designs were implemented through the division of labour in family-oriented cottage industries, achieving the standards set by the Werkbund [German Work Federation] for attractive aesthetic and professional production: from small carol singers to six-meter-high Christmas pyramids, all basic components were turned on the lathe and thus display the design idiom typical of Seiffen. Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge portrays a significant chapter in German design history, from the late Empire, through the Weimar Republic and National Socialist rule, to the early GDR. Text in German.
£37.05
Arnoldsche Max Schanz: Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge
Book SynopsisThe leaping deer from the range of wooden toys from the Seiffen region is an international symbol in the gleaming eyes of children and collectors alike. It was designed by Max Schanz (1895–1953), who as a teacher and director of the Spielwarenfachschule [Technical College for Toys] informed the production of toys in the Erz Mountains. His designs were implemented through the division of labour in family-oriented cottage industries, achieving the standards set by the Werkbund [German Work Federation] for attractive aesthetic and professional production: from small carol singers to six-meter-high Christmas pyramids, all basic components were turned on the lathe and thus display the design idiom typical of Seiffen. Spielzeug Gestalten im Erzgebirge portrays a significant chapter in German design history, from the late Empire, through the Weimar Republic and National Socialist rule, to the early GDR. Text in German.
£37.05
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial La historia de Lego. Como un juguete despertó la
Book Synopsis
£19.96
Wydawnictwo STRATUS, Artur Juszczak Naa Mustang III, (P-51b-5-Na)
Book SynopsisThis book compiles 4-view color profiles, scale plans, and photo details of the single variant of the NAA Mustang III, (P-51B-5-NA). Scale plans in 1/72 and 1/48 scales plus drawings from wartime technical manuals. Also includes photos of the details in B&W and color.
£9.00
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza Boeing (Mcdonnell Douglas) F/A-18 E/F Super
Book SynopsisThe FACA programme (Future Fighter and Attack Aircraft) was once the largest investment in armaments made in Spain. When choosing the F-18 of McDonnell Douglas (today Boeing), the Air Force has had since 1986 - for the first time in its history - one of the most advanced fighter planes ever designed, with very wide possibilities for adapting new systems throughout its operational life, as evidenced by the Retrofit made in the early 1990s and the current MLU.The FACA program (which ultimately remained in 72 aircraft), followed by the CX programme (for 24 aircraft), was the most important challenge faced by the Spanish Air Force since its creation. The professionalism demonstrated by the commission in charge of flight and technical evaluations won the admiration of the countries involved in the programme.The F-18 Hornet has proven to be the ideal aircraft for air forces in countries with large territorial areas and wide coastlines, or extreme weather conditions.
£21.68
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-3 Vol. I
Book SynopsisThe MiG-3 fighter plane, like the history of the creation of the Mikoyan and Gurevich (Микоян и Гуревич) design bureau, is relatively well known to anyone interested in the history of Soviet aviation. Many books and articles have been published about this machine, but information about the circumstances of the birth of the project and the conditions of its creation are very brief and concise. MiG-1 and MiG-3 were the most numerous new generation fighters in Soviet aviation at the time of the German invasion of the USSR. They played a very important role in the first period of the war. Until now, it has been assumed in the literature that this applies mainly to the use of these aircraft during the battle of Moscow, as well as capital's and Leningrad's air defence, but MiGs also took on a large weight of air combat at the front in 1941.Trade ReviewEnjoyed it. * The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society 07/12/2022 *
£21.68
MMP Saab 105
£27.55
Aviation Collectables Sh-3 Sea King: In Service with Italian Naval
Book Synopsis
£22.36
Officina Libraria A Token of Elegance:: Cigarette Holders in Vogue
Book Synopsis"Flicking through the book... you'll discover all manner of vintage cigarette holders, ranging from cheap promotional items given away by New York nightclubs to extravagant versions crafted by the likes of Tiffany, Fabergé, Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels." South China Morning Post The book offers an unprecedented look at cigarette holders through a selection of approximately 125 pieces from the collection of Carolyn Hsu-Balcer. Its introductory essay is both a social history of that world-changing leaf, tobacco, and a design history of its accoutrements. It examines the history of smoking from its pre-Columbian roots in the Americas through to the present-day worldwide e-cigarette craze, taking the reader on a journey from tobacco smoking as a sacred ritual, through the controversies of its worldwide spread, and the machine-rolled cigarette's role in the world wars and as a tool for European and American women's equality. Following the illustrated essay is a luxurious catalogue of newly commissioned photography that makes these diminutive objects pop off the pages with brilliant colour and form. The collection includes cigarette holders in their simplest incarnations - the disposable promotional holders given away at trendy New York nightclubs - to their most exquisite - the work of Fabergé, Cartier, Tiffany, Van Cleef & Arpels and other renowned jewellers of the late nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries. Contents: Foreword by Carolyn Hsu-Balcer; Introduction; Chapter 1: Tobacco's Journey from the New World to the Old: Medicine and Pleasure; Chapter 2: The Rise of Cigarette Culture: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Chapter 3: Smoking, Sociability, and a New Modern Era: From the First World War to the Second; Chapter 4: The Cigarette Holder's Peak and Fall: A New Culture of Smoking; Catalog; Appendix: Materials Used in Cigarette Holders; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits.Trade ReviewThrough eye-catching new photography, readers will view not only the first cigarette holder ever made (in 1875) but also exquisite examples made by leading international jewelers... A TOKEN OF ELEGANCE: Cigarette Holders in Vogue is essential reading as well as an ideal illustrated book to give this holiday season. ArtFix Daily, October 8, 2015 Cigarette holders, while utilitarian in purpose, are often works of art, objects of beauty and even tools for communication according to this unprecedented look a these diminutive objects through approximately 135 pieces from the Hsu-Balcer collection. This lavishly illustrated book reveals for the first time the social history of tobacco combined with a design history of its accessories. The Journal of Antiques and Collectibles Two of the year's standout books about niche collections delve into antiques that protected smokers' hands from heat, smells and stains. The New York Times A social history and an illustrated catalog of rare examples of design, this is a beautiful and fanciful book that is a treat in the eyes for anyone interested in the place where art, design and function come together to form a perfect product. Antiques and The Arts Weekly This is truly an elegant book full of smokeless enjoyment. Maine Antique Digest Written by Martin Barnes Lorber and Rebecca McNamara, the finished product is a coffee table-style volume that includes stunning photography by John Bigelow Taylor and Dianne Dubler. -- Barbara Miller Beem Antique Week, January 11, 2016Table of ContentsContents: Foreword by Carolyn Hsu-Balcer; Introduction; Chapter 1: Tobacco's Journey from the New World to the Old: Medicine and Pleasure; Chapter 2: The Rise of Cigarette Culture: The Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries; Chapter 3: Smoking, Sociability, and a New Modern Era: From the First World War to the Second; Chapter 4: The Cigarette Holder's Peak and Fall: A New Culture of Smoking; Catalog; Appendix: Materials Used in Cigarette Holders; Acknowledgments; Photo Credits.
£33.25
Canfora Grafisk Form On Display: Under the Red Star: Vol.4
Book Synopsis
£17.99
Canfora Grafisk Form The Complete Guide to Truck Modelling Volume 2
Book Synopsis
£37.05
Lannoo Publishers Renaissance Children
Book SynopsisRenaissance Children puts child portrait painting from the 15th and 16th century in the spotlight and tells the historical, pedagogical and artistic story of the most remarkable paintings. In the 15th and 16th century, the House of Habsburg ruled over a large part of Europe, and would turn into one of the most important European royal families in world history. In that time, Mechelen was the centre of education, where many Habsburg princes and princesses spent a large part of their youth, among whom Margaret of Austria and Charles V. Other powerful families also sent their children to Mechelen – the most famous of whom is perhaps Anne Boleyn, who would later become queen of England. Renaissance Children goes back to that Belgian city, where many portrait paintings of children originated. The book specifically focusses on child portraits of top artists, such as Jan Gossart, Bernard van Orley and Juan de Flandes. Includes unique paintings by Flemish Masters, such as Jan Gossart, Bernard van Orley and Juan de Flandes Insight into educational values and techniques from the 15th and 16th century The first publication about art and education at one the most important royal houses in European history
£27.00
Firecrown Media Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide 19012025
Book Synopsis
£17.05
