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20 Veronica Lake Movie PostersPresenting 20 Veronica Lake Movie Posters... A collection of posters from the films of Veronica Lake, one of the most popular film actresses in the 1940s, known for her blonde peak-a-boo hairstyle. Included in this mini-book are full-sized, color posters, printed on 8 x...
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Trittons furniture catalogue (1935)A domestic furniture catalogue from a Brisbane based furniture company showcasing the interior design of the era. The company was based in George Street in Brisbane City, with factories in South Brisbane and West End. The catalogue includes illustrations for bedroom suites, dining tables,...
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Dowsing for Treasure: The New Successful Treasure Hunter's Essential Dowsing ManualDOWSING for TREASURE: THE NEW SUCCESSFUL TREASURE HUNTER'S ESSENTIAL DOWSING MANUAL reveals secrets known only to a few amazingly successful treasure hunters. If you want to find all the treasure you can handle - gold, silver, coins, jewels or anything else you call treasure...
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Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book TradeThe American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960s New York City has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of Fourteenth Street in Manhattan, on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square...
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Audrey Hepburn Movie Poster BookHer on-screen persona somehow "blended sleek European sophistication and a vulnerable, waif-like innocence," wrote the Los Angeles Times. With that persona, she emerged as one of Hollywood's premier leading ladies. She was Audrey Hepburn. In the 1950s, Hepburn enchanted moviegoers in such films as...
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Elephant's Breath and London Smoke: Historical Color Names, Definitions, and Uses in Fashion, Fabric and ArtHave you ever read about a Victorian dress, and wondered: "What color, exactly, is heliotrope?"Did you ever read an Elizabethan novel and say: "Did anyone really wear Puke?"When Chaucer wrote: "his eyen bright citrin" - did you wonder about what color is citrin?This book...
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La Crosse Fish DecoysLa Crosse Fish Decoys is the first and only book covering this subject matter. It should interest fish decoy collectors, hobbyists, fishermen, and anyone interested in a hobby that has a solid financial return. The heyday for spearfishing in La Crosse, Wisconsin, was 1890...
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100 Years of Who's Who in BaseballIn celebration of the 100th issue of Who's Who in Baseball--one of the game's most venerable publications--comes a century's worth of the annual's iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each...
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The Art and Science of Grading CoinsGrading coins is the single most important skill for a coin collector to have. Plenty of books will show you pictures of coins in various grades, and ask you to match the coin to a picture. Very few books go through each facet of...
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Bringing Sundance Home: *Butch Cassidy's Partner - My Great Grandfather*BRINGING SUNDANCE HOME Like most children I was fascinated with Cowboys. Roy Rogers, Whip Wilson, Gene Autry and the like, were great for my young soul. I was decked out with a Cowboy hat, chaps and boots: riding on a broom stick for a...
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A Guide To Treasure In California, 2nd Edition: Treasure Guide SeriesSo You're hearing alarm bells ringing in the State of California There are some times - some, more than others - that humans show their ancestral DNA. When your brain is suddenly set on fire by a new idea, then a new plan begins...
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Tank Battles of World War IFailure to exploit the potential of an original idea is a recurring phenomenon in our national history. Few failures, however, can have been so costly in human life as that of our military commanders early in 1916 to appreciate that the tank was a...
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The Tower Clock and How to Make it - A Practical and Theoretical Treatise on the Construction of a Chiming Tower Clock, with Full Working Drawings PhoThis vintage book contains complete directions for making a chiming tower clock. With simple, clear instructions and complete working drawings, this volume will be of utility to those with an interest in making clocks and timepieces. "The Tower Clock and How to Make it"...
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Ordnance Maintenance Wrist Watches, Pocket Watches, Stop Watches and ClocksThis vintage book contains a handbook of watch repair and maintenance for ordnance maintenance personnel published by the American War Department in 1945. With useful diagrams and full instructions, this volume will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in vintage military...
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The Hand GrenadeThe Hand Grenade is the dramatic story, covering its origins, development, use - in the World Wars and into the present day - and lasting influence on close-quarter combat and infantry tactics. Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range...
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Lessons from Armed AmericaWhether you are new to the concept of armed defense or have long since made it a part of a prudent lifestyle, you'll find much that is useful in this book. Read it the way Kathy and Mark wrote it, that is, don't just...
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Clock Cleaning and Repairing - With a Chapter on Adding Quarter-Chimes to a Grandfather ClockThis vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks. Complete with simple step-by-step instructions and a plethora of detailed, useful illustrations, this timeless text is ideal for anyone looking for a simple and easy-to-digest guide pertaining to watch repair....
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Beautiful Examples of American Antique Sideboards and Kitchen Furniture - Including Sideboards from Hepplewhite, Sheraton and in the Empire StyleContained within this antique book is a detailed catalogue of exquisite American antique sideboards and kitchen furniture, including sideboards from Hepplewhite, Sheraton, and in the Empire style. This text contains a large number of interesting and beautiful examples of American kitchen furniture, each one...
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Clock Cleaning and Repairing - With a Chapter on Adding Quarter-Chimes to a Grandfather ClockThis vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks. Complete with simple step-by-step instructions and a plethora of detailed, useful illustrations, this timeless text is ideal for anyone looking for a simple and easy-to-digest guide pertaining to watch repair....
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Professional Gunsmithing - A Textbook on the Repair and Alteration of Firearms - With Detailed Notes and Suggestions Relative to the Equipment and OpeMany of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.Author: Walter J. HowePublisher: Young PressPublished:...
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