The Magpie and the Wardrobe A Curiosity of Folklore, Magic and Spells, is a lovingly curated compendium of time-honoured traditions and curious customs that have bewitched us for generations.
Accumulated over many years, 'Granny', the enigmatic collector behind this book, presents a selection of quirky post-war goods, advertising and kitchen items.
Since Spring 2013, Francesca Hornak has been writing a hugely popular column in the Sunday Times Style section, 'History of the World in 100 Modern Objects'.
In this latest collection of her newspaper columns, Mary Langton once again turns her sharp eye and keen wit on everything from popular culture to sports to the mysteries of the universe.
Many large or academic libraries have staff specifically trained to care for their collections, but public and other small libraries don't have that luxury.
This is a modern, stylish and practical guide to the traditional craft of bookbinding, written by the founders of the London Centre for Book Arts, a destination workshop space that attracts visitors from all over the world.
'A delightful compendium of the kind of facts you immediately want to share with anyone you encounter' New York Times'An ebullient, irrepressible spirit invests this book.
From around 1880, for almost a hundred years, shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted their magnificent liners as well as the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life onboard.
From around 1880, for almost a hundred years, shipowners commissioned a wealth of paintings that depicted their magnificent liners as well as the routes they travelled, their exotic destinations, and life onboard.
Una collezione di 165 antiche cartoline del maestro Nicola Magliocca con vedute della citta dagli anni precedenti la seconda guerra mondiale agli anni '60.
The collection comprises 165 postcards of Gaeta with views of the city from the years preceding World War II up through the 1960s, which belonged to the authors grandfather, Nicola Magliocca, an accomplished and beloved Gaetano.
Celebrating the pop culture phenomenon that redefined what it meant to be Asian-American with tributes from Margaret Cho, Randall Park, Jia Tolentino, and more.
An introduction to and advice on book collecting with a glossary of terms and tips on how to identify first editions and estimated values for over 20,000 collectible books published in English (including translations) over the last three centuriesabout half are literary titles in the broadest sense (novels, poetry, plays, mysteries, science fiction, and childrens books); and the other half are non-fiction (Americana, travel and exploration, finance, cookbooks, color plate, medicine, science, photography, Mormonism, sports, et al).
Many large or academic libraries have staff specifically trained to care for their collections, but public and other small libraries don't have that luxury.
In celebration of the 100th issue of Who's Who in Baseballone of the game's most venerable publicationscomes a centurys worth of the annuals iconic covers, insightful breakdowns of the players featured on those covers, and informative accounts of the baseball history tied to each year's issue.
"En esta obra se muestra la manera como funcionó el proceso de censura inquisitorial en los libros en la Nueva Granada, específicamente en las bibliotecas de Santafé.
El Archivo de la Catedral de Valencia custodia en la actualidad una coleccion de 117 ejemplares incunables correspondientes a 85 ediciones, la mas antigua de las cuales se remonta al ano 1468.
Esta serie de imágenes repetidas sirvieron para armar una secuencia de dípticos que hablan sobre la memoria, sobre las maneras de ver, registrar y recordar.
The Beast in the Jungle Henry James - The Beast in the Jungle is a 1903 novella by Henry James, first published as part of the collection, The Better Sort.
Extrait : " Inflexible comme le destin, il enregistre avec le même sang-froid les actes de tous les gouvernements qui se sont succédé depuis quarante ans.
If you were a baseball fan in the '60s, '70s, or '80s-or if your passion for the game and its history is more recent-Waiting for a Sign will be a page-turner you can't put down.
Cardboard Gods is the memoir of Josh Wilker, a brilliant writer who has marked the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child.
