| Author: | Toby Faber |
This is the story of Faberge's Imperial Easter eggs - of their maker, of the tsars who commissioned them, of the middlemen who sold them and of the collectors who fell in love with them. It's a story of meticulous craftsmanship and unimaginable wealth, of lucky escapes and mysterious disappearances and ultimately of greed, tr... read more
| Author: | Ben Boos |
Brave men and women have taken up the sword since ages of old, and a fascination with this formidable weapon grips dedicated followers to this day. Here is a celebration of swords and swordsmen that spans time and place
| Author: | Kevin Johnson |
Over 330 clear color photos display the wide array of equipment once used to log high timber that are now eminently collectible, including axes, saws, filing tools, springboards, oil bottles, undercutters, wedges, marlin spikes, drag saws, and venerable chainsaws. Historical photos display towering giants of old growth forest... read more
| Author: | Harriet Wilson (ed.) |
One complete source book of identification marks Sterling silver - Electroplate - Pottery Porcelain - Pewter Double-entry marks index Perfect for enthusiasts and antique-market browsers You don't have to know anything about the piece to identify it A simple and effective system based on what you see on the item
| Author: | Jonty Hearnden |
"Miller's Antiques Price Guide" 2007 is the definitive antiques price guide with a brand-new makeover. Whether you are buying or selling, with nearly 8,000 colour items - all sourced new each year from the antiques trade - this is the one book no collector can afford to be without. As well as traditional antiques such as furn... read more
| Author: | Philipp Blom |
History of Collectors and Collecting. From amassing sacred relics to collecting celebrity memorabilia, the impulse to hoard has gripped humankind down the centuries. But what drives people to possess objects they do not use? To Have and to Hold is a captivating tour of collectors and their treasures from medieval times to the... read more
| Author: | William Hall |
This book is about many of the mid 20th Century products that have become, or are likely to become, collectables in Australia. One reason for today
| Author: | Diana Callow |
The Beswick Animals, 9th Edition: A Charlton Standard Catalogue was released January 23rd, 2007, just two years after the release of the 8th edition. This underlines the collectors demand for information on the animals produced by the John Beswick Studios, which was situated in Longton, Staffordshire, England. Written by f... read more
| Author: | David Usborne |
This miscellany of mysterious objects celebrates the beauty of simple, useful things. If you have ever thatched a roof, measured a skull, stuffed a rabbit or walked on a whale, you may well recognize some of these tools. If you haven't, but admire the work of, say, Miro, Duchamp and Cornell, you will appreciate these accident... read more
| Author: | Jolyon Fenwick |
What is the value of Gandhi's glasses or a collection of Braille editions of "Playboy"? And how much is an artwork consisting of ten million $100 banknotes worth? In this gloriously eclectic overview of 2009's most ownable objects, Jolyon Fenwick and Marcus Husselby present a treasure trove of over 100 desirable things bought... read more
| Author: | ed. |
The very tools that literally helped build a nation are among today's most coveted collectibles. Elegant and ingenious in design, antique hand tools are as beautiful today as they were once essential, and in this skillfully crafted price guide these tools take centre stage. This new, full-colour edition covers the most popula... read more
| Author: | Fay Sweet |
"Vintage Furniture" is a celebration of the inspiring designs, leading designers, and amazing advances in furniture manufacturing of the past century and up to the present day. With public interest in retro styling stronger than ever, "Vintage Furniture" is an invaluable historical reference and source book for every collecto... read more
| Author: | Judith Miller |
Contains all-new colour photographs, specially commissioned for this edition.Draws together an ambitious collection of items, from marbles to militaria, posters to paperweights, and teapots to teddy bears.Provides the reader with up-to-date valuations based on real prices at dealers and auctioneers.Closer Look features highli... read more
| Author: | John Andrews |
Furniture is a prime interest of most antique collectors, but few books attempt to give the beginner an overall view of the history and development of furniture design. This book, structured chronologically and then by country within each time period, starts with the primary medieval period and follows right through the domin... read more
| Author: | Bly, John |
Miller's Pocket Fact Files are compact reference guides for the specialist collector and enthusiast. Packed with lists of key manufacturers, designers, patterns, and marks, and supported by detailed glossaries, these pocket books are invaluable. Line drawings illustrate the different styles and patterns, where relevant, provi... read more
| Author: | Judith Miller |
The bestselling all-new, all-colour price guide to help you identify and value your collectables quickly and easily. Clear and easy to use, and showcasing over 5,000 collectables, this is the surest route to getting real value for money.
| Author: | Miller |
A practical price guide to buying genuine antiques without breaking the bank, with item comparisons and the best places to buy. "Miller's Buying Affordable Antiques Price Guide 2006" features over 1,500 antiques, illustrated in full colour, each fully captioned and priced, explaining what characteristics determine the price -... read more
| Author: | John Martin Robinson |
Queen Mary's dolls' house is the largest, most beautiful and most famous dolls' house in the world. It is on permanent display at Windsor Castle and is one of the castle's most popular attractions. Built for Queen Mary by the leading British architect Sir Edwin Lutyens between 1921 and 1924, the Dolls' House includes contribu... read more
| Author: | Claudia Chan Shaw |
At a young age Claudia Chan Shaw developed a penchant for collecting of all kinds -- tin robots, Humphrey Bogart posters, snow domes and fashion, As she grew older she realised it had become an obsession and that there were others who felt the same. As host of the ABC TV series, THE COLLECTORS, Claudia would encounter many pe... read more