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2020 US Error Coin GuideAuthor: Stan McDonaldPublisher: Independently PublishedPublished: 06/30/2019Pages: 180Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.41dISBN: 9781077230101This title is not returnable
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The Rise And Fall Of The Sewing Machine Kings: Sewing Machine Pioneer SeriesBefore the sewing machine industry got off the ground in the middle of the 19th Century, there was a huge problem, one that would stifle, not only competition, but the birth of true mass production in America. During the 1850's sewing machine manufacture was...
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Survival & Rescue Equipment of World War II-Army Air Forces and U.S. Navy Vol.1The most comprehensive study ever produced on maritime survival and rescue equipment used by the U.S. Army Air Forces and US Navy and Marine Corps during the Second World War. Volume 1 in this series focuses on flotation devices carried in aircraft and worn...
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Kimono: The Art and Evolution of Japanese FashionThe Khalili Collection of kimono, which was carefully photographed for this book, comprises more than two hundred garments and spans almost three hundred years of Japanese textile artistry; it brilliantly exhibits the remarkable creativity of designers who used the surface of garments to produce...
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Glamorous Fashions of the Gilded Age Paper DollsThis stunning collectible features four costumed dolls -- two women and two men -- and more than two dozen richly detailed original outfits inspired by the preeminent House of Worth and other notable designers of luxury clothing. The costumes accurately depict the lavish dresses...
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U. S. Army Medal, Badges and InsigniaA Complete Guide for you - How to Identify Veterans' Medals - How to Obtain Veterans' Medals - How to Display Veterans' Medals Features complete full color plates of all Army Decorations, Medals, Ribbons, Badges, and Insignia with all criteria. Full color precedence chart...
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Unbelievable Pictures and Facts About JapanSmart KidsPresents...Japan- Unbelievable Pictures and Facts About Japan. Have any famous inventions come from Japan? Do they have many vending machines in Japan? In this book you will explore the wonders of Japan, finding the answers to these questions and so many more. Complete...
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Heer & SS Visor Caps & UniformsThis hardcover books, contains 736 photographs of 12 SS visor caps, 43 Heer (army) visor caps, 2 sidecaps and 9 uniforms of the SS and the Heer. The chapter of SS caps contains, among others, a cap owned by a famous SS general. The...
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House of Maskati: One Indian Family's Siamese Textile Legacy-Lavishly illustrated, this is the first major work chronicling the biggest producers of block-printed cloth from India to Siam -Chronicles a unique textile legacy, weaving together pan-Asian cultural threads and shifting patterns of trade over five generations and 160 years House of Maskati chronicles...
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Samurai Sword: A HandbookThe samurai sword: a symbol of the spirit of old Japan, it embodies the samurai's steel discipline, unswerving devotion and peerless skill. With its creation, a feat of craftsmanship passed down by generations of artisans, the samurai sword is generally considered to be superior...
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Fired by Passion-: Vienna Baroque Porcelain of Claudius Innocentius Du PacquierThe first complete survey of early Viennese porcelain from the Du Paquier manufactory. Brilliant large-size images as well as knowledgeable essays provide a wonderful introduction into the fascinating world of Du Paquier porcelain. 3 volumes in one slipcase!Author: The ChiltonPublisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbHPublished: 11/01/2009Pages:...
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Basquiat: By HimselfAn American artist of Haitian and Puerto Rican descent, Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) first made a name for himself as part of a graffiti duo who wrote enigmatic epigrams on the Manhattan's Lower East Side during the 1970s, a place and time that saw the...
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Ballistic Knives: Weapons for Secret Services and Special ForcesIn the 1980s, the first ballistic knives began to appear on the Western collectors market. Their sinister feature: the handle concealed a strong coil spring. After pressing a trigger, the blade was propelled over several meters and hit the target with great force. It...
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The Magic of Watches - Revised and Updated: A Smart Introduction to Fine WatchmakingWhat is a beautiful watch? How do you make a good choice? "The Magic of Watches" explains how and why these little objects are so precious, fascinating and exciting. The Magic of Watches loves paradoxes: why a one-million-dollar watch might be less precise and...
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The Cartier Collection: JewelryAuthor: Francois Chaille, Michael Spink, Christophe VachaudezPublisher: Flammarion-Pere CastorPublished: 03/26/2019Pages: 720Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 17.75lbsSize: 13.90h x 12.00w x 3.90dISBN: 9782080203786About the AuthorFrançois Chaille wrote Cartier: Creative Writing, the three volumes of The Cartier Collection (Jewelry, Timepieces, and Precious Objects), and Audemars Piguet: Master Watchmaker...
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Streetwise San Diego Map: Laminated City Center Map of San Diego, CaliforniaREVISED 2019 Streetwise San Diego Map - Laminated City Center Street Map of San Diego, California - Folding pocket size travel map with trolley lines & stationsThis map covers the following areas: Main San Diego Map 1:18,000 San Diego Area Map 1:55,000 Old Town...
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Mirror On 1939: 'Newspaper Yearbook' containing 120 front pages from 1939 - Unique birthday gift / present idea.Mirror On 1939 contains 120 original Daily Mirror (British) newspaper front pages from 1939 and is sure to bring memories flooding back of times gone by. This wonderful archive covers all the major news events from the year and would make a super gift...
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Western Towns: MARX PlaysetsI have revised my first publication to an 8.5" x 11" format.I have collected MARX Playsets for over thirty years.Until I retired they sat in my attic collecting dust. After I retired I dusted them off and set them up taking pictures which I...
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The Alamo Playset: Marx ToysI have revised my first publication to an 8.5" x 11"format.I have collected MARX Playsets for over thirty years.Until I retired they sat in my attic collecting dust. After I retired I dusted them off and set them up taking pictures which I then...
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Handbook Of Marks On Pottery & PorcelainThis is a black-and-white facsimile reprint of the 1909 edition of "Handbook Of Marks On Pottery & Porcelain". Although it has been checked manually, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.Author: R. L. Hobson, W. BurtonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing...
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