Antiques, Collectibles
MILLER'S ANTIQUES HANDBOOK & PRICE MILLER'S ANTIQUES 2016-2017 OE
Written by Miller, Judith
"Miller's Antiques Price Guide has long been the market leader, offering not just prices but informed tips... Miller's is arguably the only price guide you will ever need." Antiques Magazine Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market.
FABERGE AND THE RUSSIAN MASTER GOLDSMITHS
Written by Ulyanova, B L
Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) is deservedly the most famous creator of the stunning gold, silver, and jewel-studded treasures of imperial Russia. Perhaps because of the popularity of his Easter eggs, Fabergé's skilled competitors have been largely overlooked. Fabergé and the Russian Master Goldsmiths tells their story and features their masterpieces as well as Fabergé's.
SMALL VICTORIES: ONE COUPLE'S SURPRISING ADVENTURES COLLECTING AMERICAN PRINTS
Written by Williams, Dave H
An illustrated journey through American prints, illuminated by the victories, defeats and discoveries of two intrepid collectors. For more than four decades, Dave H. Williams and Reba White built the most comprehensive treasury of American prints ever assembled.
SAMURAI SWORDS: A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO JAPANESE SWORDS
Written by Sinclaire, Clive
For 700 years Japanese civilization was dominated by a single warrior caste. This project looks at the weaponry of Samurai men and women over the centuries with specifically commissioned photography of reenactors wearing and museum-quality clothing and weaponry.
CHRISTMAS CRACKERS
Written by Kimpton, Peter
- A comprehensive, fascinating, and beautiful insight into the history of the Christmas cracker since its invention more than 150 years ago For over 150 years, crackers have been a traditional part of of Christmas festivities, but who created this wonderful innovation?
TREASURES OF THE GOLDMITH'S ART: THE MICHAEL WELLBY BEQUEST TO THE ASHMOLEAN MUSEUM
Written by Winterbottom, Matthew
The Wellby Bequest, received by the Ashmolean Museum in 2013, consists of some 500 precious and exotic objects, mainly from Continental Europe, from the late medieval to the rococo, and is the most remarkable accession of this kind of material to any museum in the UK since the bequest of Ferdinand de Rothschild to the British Museum in 1898 (the Waddesdon Bequest).
WINCHESTER: AN AMERICAN LEGEND
Written by Wilson, Robert Lawrence
The most lavish work ever produced on American long arms, this book has been published with the full cooperation of the Winchester Division of the Olin Corporation, as well as Winchester licensee, the U.S. Repeating Arms Company. The book's large format presents many of the firearms in exquisite close-ups, accompanied by substantial details of history, development, and significance.
VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE FAIRS OF ENGLAND
Written by Price, Sandy
England - perhaps more than anywhere - is home to many excellent vintage and antiques fairs, from sprawling events attracting buyers from around the world to smaller local markets, from high-end affairs selling fine furniture, porcelain, silver and paintings to more modest gatherings offering everyday collectables and vintage.
STEAMPUNK: BACK TO THE FUTURE WITH THE NEW VICTORIANS
Written by Roland, Paul
Credited with cofounding the movement with his Edwardian/Victorian themed albums, Paul Roland traces the history of the genre, drawing on exclusive quotes from leading writers, artists, musicians, and filmmakers in the field
KOVEL'S ANTIQUES AND COLLECTABLES QUIDE 2016
Written by Kovel, Kim
The 48th edition of Kovels', the leading antiques price guide, includes 32,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels' is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available, from the most trusted name in the industry.
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