Antiques, vintage and collectables

'Atlanta and Dave's unique blend of nostalgic romanticism combined with a thoughtful approach to sustainability and slow living, makes this book a dream for anyone interested in how to live with vintage and antiques without succumbing to clutter or consumerism.

Everything you need to know about this popular hobby and its history-including a guide to creating your own puzzles!

A comprehensive and authoritative overview of the diversity, range and impact of the newspaper and periodical press in nineteenth-century Britain.

Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now found its way into law-enforcement arsenals too.

Collecting Japanese Antiques is an excellent overview of the uniquely Japanese aesthetic and how it relates to Japanese culture.

At a time when most handguns were limited to six rounds, the ten-shot Mauser caught the attention of the world for its unprecedented firepower and formidable high-velocity 7.

'Oozes charm, wit and bloody murder' JONATHAN WHITELAW, author of THE BINGO HALL DETECTIVES'Beautifully unguessable .

Commercial vehicles comprise delivery vans, trucks, articulated tractor-trailers, tankers and service vehicles.

During World War I, the British adopted the US-designed Lewis gun as an infantry weapon, realizing that its light weight and the fact that it could be fired both prone and on the move made it ideal for supporting advances and defending captured trenches.

This early collection is thoroughly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of all horologists.

This antiquarian work contains a comprehensive guide to the many variations in the lever escapement of clocks, with information on history, manufacture, popularity, and evolution.

Essays centred round the representation of weaving, both real and imagined, in the early middle ages.

This book can save your life!

Discover a new hobby or refine your existing techniques with this practical coin collecting handbook In Coin Collecting For Dummies, professional rare coin dealer Neil Berman delivers a hands-on and fun guide to the intriguing hobby of numismatics also known as coin collection!

A visual history of one of childhoods most beloved iconsthe Little Red Wagontold through a rich collection of photos and stories that highlight its unique place in American culture.

Eberhardt (1758-1839) was master clockmaker in Salem for more than thirty-eight years.

The Enlightenment was a time of monetary turmoil and transformation in Europe.

All entries new for each edition.

A doe-eyed doll, a smiley-faced cupcake, a sweet plush kitten: they're cute?

A fascinating, detailed and well illustrated collection of 106 toy games and toy making instructions from Victorian times.

In celebration of its 100th anniversary of Boy Scouts of America and its publication Boys' Life, this book is a collection of the best Boys' Life pages of news, nature, sports, history, fiction, science, comics, and Scouting information.

Das ultimative Quizbuch für echte Nullfünfer-FansBeschreibung:Bist du ein echter Fan des 1.

This vintage work comprises a detailed discussion on classic grandfather clocks, with information on long cases, dials, hands, corner pieces, and more.

Money as a weapon.

This vintage text contains an accessible and novice-friendly guide to cleaning and repairing clocks.

This early work is a fascinating read for amateur and professional antiquarians, thoroughly recommended for use as a reference on all aspects of antique chairs.

A creative guide to a unique and beautiful form of Korean art, steeped in ancient tradition.

Jewelry isnt ordinarily a tool of political persuasion, but in this beautiful book, Madeleine Albright, American ambassador to the United Nations and then the nations first female secretary of state, tells the compelling story of how these small objects became part of her personal diplomatic arsenal.

The story of how a summer job spawned a long and rewarding career as an artistCoca-Cola is a true American original and one of the world's most recognized and popular American products.

Der Beruf des Uhrmachers beinhaltet die Fehlersuche, Wartung, Pflege, Prüfung und Justage von modernen und historischen Uhren aller Art.

Two of World War II's most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges.

Tourism brings in large amounts of income in payment for goods and services available, accounting for 30% of the world's exports of services, and 6% of overall exports of goods and services.

This vintage book contains a detailed guide to the vibrant history of English furniture, with information on early its development, famous styles, popularity, manufacturing techniques, materials, and many other related aspects.

"e;Copper Work"e; is a vintage high school coursebook on metalworking with copper, with chapters on everything from tools and their proper use, to designing, producing and beyond.

You wouldn't do this to your AR, but Sweeney did it here!

During the Cold War, the G3 was one of the world's pre-eminent battle rifles.

Canada's furniture history includes hitherto unrecognized work of international significance in modern design.

This book highlights new cross-cultural and comparative scholarship and methodological approaches to ancient seals and sealing.

From the army of Marc Antony in the 1st century BC, Roman generals hired Oriental heavy armoured cavalry to serve in their military alongside the legions.

The current revision of this popular work marks a radical departure from the envisioned aims of the original edition.

This antique book contains a concise yet comprehensive guide to the restoration and maintenance of household furniture.

A large gap exists in the literature of ancient numismatics between general works intended for collectors and highly specialized studies addressed to numismatists.

During the Italian Wars of 1494 to 1559, with innovations in military technology and tactics, armour began to disappear from the battlefield.

This historic reference work for British coins is still the only catalogue to feature every major coin type from Celtic to the present day, arranged in chronological order and divided into metals under each reign, then into coinages, denominations and varieties.

The cardinal role of Anglo-Saxon libraries in the transmission of classical and patristic literature to the later middle ages has long been recognized, for these libraries sustained the researches of those English scholars whose writings determined the curriculum of medieval schools: Aldhelm, Bede, and Alcuin, to name only the best known.

From 1923 until May 1948, Palestine was under a British Mandate.

The first book devoted exclusively to the subject, this invaluable volume will aid collectors, curators, historians.

This vintage book contains a reference book of recipes and processes commonly used by watchmakers, jewellers, silversmiths, etc.

This vintage book contains a comprehensive guide to the inner workings of a watch, with information on the mechanics of clockwork lever escapements, cylinder escapements, verge escapements, shockproof escapements, and their maintenance and repair.