Antiques & Collectibles Books
Discover a treasure trove of collectible volumes, first editions, and vintage books at our online bookstore. Find the perfect piece for your collection, including limited edition books & more!
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The Big Book of Matchbox Superfast Toys: 1969-2004: Volume 2: Product Lines & IndexesWhen 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...
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Christmas: 1960-Present: A Collector's Guide to Decorations and CustomsChristmas celebrations of the past forty years are shown through historical photographs, catalog pages, and over 530 photographs of artificial and real trees, Christmas ornaments, interior and exterior lights, candy containers, cards, tinsel garlands, and cheerful holiday figurines. Innovations in Christmas ornamentation, lighting, and...
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Antique Garden Tools and AccessoriesIn thousands of years of tilling the soil, we have created a great variety of garden tools to dig, cut scrub, harrow fields, and trim borders. What makes the tools unique, and collectible, is the way function has dictated form, resulting in not only...
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Men's Clothing & Fabrics in the 1890sBy today's standards, men wore formal dress every day in the 1890s. The color lithographs and line drawings of men dressed for work that are shown here bear striking contrast to men in the streets now. That very fact makes these clothes more than...
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Audio Mixing Boot Camp: Hands-On Basic Training for Musicians, Book & Online VideoIf you're creating your first mix and don't know where to begin, or your mixes aren't as good as you'd like them to be, Audio Mixing Boot Camp is here to help. Built around a series of hands-on mixing exercises designed to show you...
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Roycroft CampusThe history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons flourished...
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SeattleThe Puget Sound region was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years before settlers arrived. After initially landing at Alki Beach in West Seattle, the Denny Party established a settlement on the eastern shores of Elliott Bay in 1852. For years, the cultural...
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Southwestern New Mexico Mining TownsSpanish and American prospectors discovered gold, silver, and copper mines in southwestern New Mexico in the 1800s. This volume explores the further development of these mining operations into the early 1900s. During this time period, improvements in technology made mining profitable, and eastern corporations...
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Chautauqua InstitutionThis postcard history of the Chautauqua Institution displays its cohesive combination of recreation and religion showcased with hundreds of splendid images.The Chautauqua Institution was started in 1874 by the Normal Department of the Methodist Episcopal Church as a two-week program to instruct Sunday school...
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AmsterdamIn the 1700s, Amsterdam was just a small trading village in upstate New York. Utilizing its superior location astride critical waterways, the village grew during the westward expansion of the early 1800s to become an industrial powerhouse. By the 20th century, Amsterdam had become...
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Bridgeport: 1900-1960Bridgeport: 1900-1960 presents a fascinating look into the history of Bridgeport through vintage postcards from the city's formative years. These vintage postcards depict the change and expansion in Bridgeport during the 20th century, from the growth of the University of Bridgeport from a small...
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Traverse City in Vintage PostcardsCradled in the East and West Arms of the Grand Traverse Bay, Traverse City is nationally known as the Cherry Capital of the World, and locally known as a four-season playground with a rich agricultural heritage and a thriving, urban vitality. Since settlers first...
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Cameos: Timeless Masterpieces of Glyptic ArtIt is not the author's objective to provide an in-depth study of the history of cameos or their individual values. The purpose of this booklet is to inspire the novice collector to search for the absolute best quality cameo he or she is able...
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Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Price GuideTHE 2017 EDITION IS NOW AVAILABLE, WITH UPDATED VALUES OF ALL MODELS PLEASE DO A SEARCH FOR THE NEW BOOK, IF YOU'D LIKE THE MOST CURRENT DATA. Volume I, 2015. NCHWA Publications presents a Treasure Hunt Guide that spans all models from 1995-2014. Collectors...
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ARBUCKLES' ARIOSA COFFEE Victorian Trade Cards: An Illustrated ReferenceThis book is a comprehensive, illustrated reference for the chromolithographic advertising cards issued by the Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company in the late 19th Century. Such cards were printed and distributed by a multitude of businesses during this period, and are commonly referred to as...
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The Stories of Kulang Toat: A Legend in Africa's Nuer LandIn Nuer land not too long ago was a man who was well known during his life and after his death and often not for all the right reasons. Weirial Gatyiel Puok Baluang's The Stories of Kulang Toat, take us through Kulang's life and...
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Jambiya: Daggers from the Ancient Souqs of YemenFrom the resting place of Noah's ark, the home of the Queen of Sheba, from the land of frankincense and myrrh come these ancient Islamic treasures. Superbly photographed, JAMBIYA takes you on a journey through the oldest souqs of Arabia to discover these exquisite...
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Tidioute: A Town With an EdgeNestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever. Tidioute: A Town With...
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Free Autographs by Mail: 4,000+ Verified Celebrity AddressesAuthor: Cynthia MattisonPublisher: iUniversePublished: 10/20/2000Pages: 232Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.22h x 5.66w x 0.59dISBN: 9780595098248This title is not returnable
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Long May She Wave: 100 Stars and Stripes Collectible PostcardsDesigned and curated by the legendary designer Kit Hinrichs, these 100 postcards (50 images, repeating once) showcase the American flag as both a piece of art and a cultural object. From Civil War-era banners to American flag-decorated Native American moccasins to art and ephemera...
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