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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Ssef Diamond-Type Spotter and Blue Diamond Tester Made Easy: The Right-Way Guide to Using Gem Identification ToolsExplains in non-technical terms how to use the SSEF Diamond-Type Spotter and SSEF Blue Diamond Tester to identify diamonds, and how to separate natural diamonds from imitations, treated diamonds, synthetics, and look-alikes. The approach is direct and practical, and its style is easy to...
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Darin Mickey: Death Takes a HolidayIn 2014, New York-based photographer Darin Mickey (born 1974) began documenting a handful of record shops in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania--independently run stores that opened primarily in the 1960s, '70s and '80s, many of which are now on their last legs, or...
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The Boomer Book of Christmas MemoriesNo holiday can thrill kids more than Christmas If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you enjoyed some of the greatest inventions in the world of toys, food, and entertainment. But just how much do you know about the history, fun, and controversy...
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Gold Production from Beginning to End: What Gold Companies Do to Get the Shiny Metal into our HandsGold mining is arguably one of the most misunderstood industries in the field of investing. Many investors lack a basic understanding of how gold is produced and have unrealistic expectations about how long it actually takes. They are confused when mining companies encounter hurdles...
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Digital Restoration Secrets: Restore Antiques, Arcade Games,& PinballLearn how to scan, touch-up, and print your own restoration artwork. Do you have an arcade game with a bad marquee, a pinball game with a damaged back glass, a slot machine with a faded instruction sticker, an otherwise beautiful mechanical gun game with...
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The Christian Gentleman's Smoking Companion: A Celebration of Smoking to the Glory of GodWhat do a Christian pop star, a pope, a Puritan, and a full-fledged member of The Gospel Coalition have in common? A love for cigars and pipes.Are you aware of the smoking progression from seminarian to senior pastor? Did you know you're probably lighting...
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Homebuilt Clocks"Homebuilt Clocks" provides step by step details for building large, beautiful, antique style heirloom Grandmother Wall Clocks and mantle clock variations using attractive Hardwoods, dials, weights and Brass hardware. The finished clocks are attractive and functional and will give the builder great pleasure in...
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How to Sell Vintage & Gold Jewelry Online: A snarky, opinionated guide to selling smalls and all.Do not surrender good jewelry to the gold buyers Written with heart and humor, this sassy little book explains how to sell vintage and gold jewelry on eBay for top dollar. Since success can lead to obsession, the author explains how to buy online...
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Aggro Rag Freestyle Mag! Plywood Hoods Zines '84-'89: The Complete CollectionAggro Rag Freestyle Mag Plywood Hoods Zines '84-'89: The Complete Collection contains all 12 issues of the underground BMX freestyle fanzine that rider and indie publisher Mike Daily made from '84 through '89. Limited to small print runs from the Xerox machine at a...
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Ñandutí, Encaje del ParaguayEsta publicaci n traza la historia de la introducci n de encajes espa oles en el Paraguay por las mujeres que lo poblaron durante el tiempo de la colonia y delinea el proceso evolutivo en la creaci n del andut , este particular encaje...
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Grace Bros. Breweries, History & Memorabilia: Santa Rosa - Los Angeles - Sacramento - FresnoAmong California brewery collectibles, Grace Bros. is one of the most desired by collectors. At one time during the 1940s they were the fourth largest brewer in California. The graphics on their beer cans and paper labels and rarity of advertising are what makes...
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Tokens & Traders of Kent in the Seventeenth, Eighteenth & Nineteenth CenturiesThe Provincial Token-Coinage Coins traditionally contained the value of the metal they were made from, less a nominal amount for the monarch and mint master and could only be produced by Royal decree. By the sixteenth century the penny and its fractions had been...
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Engagement & Wedding Rings (3rd Edition): The Definitive Buying Guide for People in LoveThe book couples in love have been waiting for. . .revised and updated Engagement & Wedding Rings takes the fear and anxiety out of buying an engagement or wedding ring, restoring the romance and the magic of this once-in-a-lifetime experience.Inside Engagement & Wedding Rings,...
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Whitefriars Glass: The Art of James Powell and SonsA study of one of the most creative glass factories Britain has ever produced.Author: Lesley JacksonPublisher: Richard Dennie PublicationPublished: 08/10/2006Pages: 160Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.71lbsSize: 11.70h x 8.28w x 0.58dISBN: 9780903685405This title is not returnableThis title is only available via back order
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Girl Scout Collector's Guide: A History of Uniforms, Insignia, Publications, and Memorabilia (Second Edition)In more than nine decades of Girl Scouting, a vast popular and material culture has given rise to a wealth of Girl Scout history collections. More than an identification guide to uniforms, insignia, and other Girl Scout objects, this work also documents when changes...
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Beginner's Guide to Oriental Rugs - 2nd EditionPublishers Weekly Review: This basic guide to oriental rugs is organized to the advantage of the novice collector. A comprehensive section describes and illustrates the 41 most common motifs (geometric, floral and medallion styles and their variations) and the geographic areas where these motifs...
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Persian Ceramic DesignsIncludes motifs of birds, flowers, and abstract designs in the form of black-and-white rendered drawings.Author: Mehry M. ReidPublisher: Stemmer House PublishersPublished: 09/15/1994Pages: 1Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 10.99h x 8.47w x 0.18dISBN: 9780880450249This title is only available via back order
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Jewels of Ancient NubiaAn authoritative history on the exquisite jewelry of ancient NubiaLocated at the intersection of trade routes from central Africa, the ancient Near East and the Classical world, ancient Nubia ruled the entire Nile Valley at the height of its power in the eighth century...
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Edward Eberstadt and Sons: Rare Booksellers of Western AmericanaAn unlikely bookseller in New York City became the leading dealer in rare Western Americana for most of the twentieth century. After working in western-U.S. and South American gold mines at the turn of the twentieth century, Edward Eberstadt (1883-1958) returned to his home...
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The Hummingbird Cabinet: A Rare and Curious History of Romantic Collectors"This book is... a romantic history of romantic collecting. It takes seriously, and by necessity shares, the tendency of romantic histories to dwell upon their own fragmentariness, on the impossibility of capturing an intact history.... It traces the particular ways in which objects stepped...
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