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Wehrmacht Combat Helmets 1933-45
Written by Brian Bell
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $14.95
The German Stahlhelm is perhaps the most recognizable image of World War II (1939-1945). Manufactured in its millions, it was used or copied by many countries. It is still one of the most collected relics of the war; but despite its relative availability, prices have reached levels that challenge collectors to... Read more >
Written by Brian Bell
Illustrated by Kevin Lyles
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2012
Price: $14.95
The German Stahlhelm is perhaps the most recognizable image of World War II (1939-1945). Manufactured in its millions, it was used or copied by many countries. It is still one of the most collected relics of the war; but despite its relative availability, prices have reached levels that challenge collectors to... Read more >
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Maling and other Tynside Pottery
Written by R.C. Bell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $11.95
In its centenary year of 1862 the Maling factory was producing 90 per cent of the jam jars used in England and Scotland. Thousands more were exported and they became synonymous with Rington's tea and Keillers marmalade, other uniquely British companies. With the aid of over 50 illustrations, this book traces... Read more >
Written by R.C. Bell
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: August 24, 2010
Price: $11.95
In its centenary year of 1862 the Maling factory was producing 90 per cent of the jam jars used in England and Scotland. Thousands more were exported and they became synonymous with Rington's tea and Keillers marmalade, other uniquely British companies. With the aid of over 50 illustrations, this book traces... Read more >
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English Drinking Glasses 1675-1825
Written by L Bickerton
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
In 1675 George Ravenscroft invented the lead glass formula which was to transform glass selling in England. Previously table glass was imported from the continent, mostly from Venice, but now an indigenous industry developed rapidly, producing drinking glasses of such quality and fascinating design as to capture the entire home market... Read more >
Written by L Bickerton
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
In 1675 George Ravenscroft invented the lead glass formula which was to transform glass selling in England. Previously table glass was imported from the continent, mostly from Venice, but now an indigenous industry developed rapidly, producing drinking glasses of such quality and fascinating design as to capture the entire home market... Read more >
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Wedgwood Jasperware
Written by Gaye Blake-Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $12.95
'Jasper' refers to the highly distinctive blue-and-white wares that have been produced by the Wedgwood company for more than two centuries. It was arguably Josiah Wedgwood's most important contribution to ceramic art and was a direct result of several thousand experiments over many years. It has been by far the most... Read more >
Written by Gaye Blake-Roberts
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: July 19, 2011
Price: $12.95
'Jasper' refers to the highly distinctive blue-and-white wares that have been produced by the Wedgwood company for more than two centuries. It was arguably Josiah Wedgwood's most important contribution to ceramic art and was a direct result of several thousand experiments over many years. It has been by far the most... Read more >
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English Furniture
Written by John Bly and Eric Knowles
Format: Trade Paperback, 136 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $19.95
The story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when the crudities of medieval domestic tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity and it is where John Bly's classic history of English furniture sets out... Read more >
Written by John Bly and Eric Knowles
Format: Trade Paperback, 136 pages
On Sale: July 20, 2010
Price: $19.95
The story of English furniture really begins in the sixteenth century, when the crudities of medieval domestic tables and stools gave way to more sophisticated, jointed designs. This Tudor furniture is the earliest to survive in any quantity and it is where John Bly's classic history of English furniture sets out... Read more >
Phantoms on the Bookshelves
Written by Jacques Bonnet
Translated by Sian Reynolds
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 3, 2013
Price: $22.95
This enchanting study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true nature: far more than just places, they are living labyrinths of our innermost feelings.
The author, a lifelong accumulator of books both ancient and modern, lives in a house large enough to accommodate his... Read more >
Written by Jacques Bonnet
Translated by Sian Reynolds
Format: eBook
On Sale: December 3, 2013
Price: $22.95
This enchanting study on the art of living with books considers how our personal libraries reveal our true nature: far more than just places, they are living labyrinths of our innermost feelings.
The author, a lifelong accumulator of books both ancient and modern, lives in a house large enough to accommodate his... Read more >
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Buttonhooks and Shoehorns
Written by Sue Brandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $11.95
The everyday need for a buttonhook began in the early nineteenth century when it was used to fasten leather button boots. However, it was in the 1880s that saw the development of a wide range of buttonhooks in varying sizes, shapes and materials, following the fashion for a line of buttons... Read more >
Written by Sue Brandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $11.95
The everyday need for a buttonhook began in the early nineteenth century when it was used to fasten leather button boots. However, it was in the 1880s that saw the development of a wide range of buttonhooks in varying sizes, shapes and materials, following the fashion for a line of buttons... Read more >
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The British Toy Industry
Written by Kenneth Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $12.95
Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. It was not to last, however, and foreign... Read more >
Written by Kenneth Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $12.95
Toys have been made in Britain for hundreds of years, but it was in the twentieth century that the British toy industry reached its peak. Names such as Meccano, Chad Valley, Dinky, Scalextric, Bayko and Hornby dominated the trade at home and abroad. It was not to last, however, and foreign... Read more >
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Triang Toys
Written by Kenneth Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $12.95
Wherever in the world today children play with toys, the odds are that their playthings will have been made in the Far East and carry the imprint of a major American Corporation like Mattel or Hasbro. It was not always so: for much of the twentieth century, it was the British... Read more >
Written by Kenneth Brown
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: August 21, 2012
Price: $12.95
Wherever in the world today children play with toys, the odds are that their playthings will have been made in the Far East and carry the imprint of a major American Corporation like Mattel or Hasbro. It was not always so: for much of the twentieth century, it was the British... Read more >
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Pop Sculpture
How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues
Written by Tim Bruckner, Zach Oat and Ruben Procopio
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $29.99
Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals
Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop... Read more >
How to Create Action Figures and Collectible Statues
Written by Tim Bruckner, Zach Oat and Ruben Procopio
Format: Trade Paperback, 272 pages
On Sale: October 19, 2010
Price: $29.99
Sculpt toys and collectibles with modern-day tools, techniques and applications used by today’s top industry professionals
Ever since a 12-inch G.I. Joe took toy soldiers to a whole new level by giving them the ability to pose via moveable parts, as well as interchangeable clothing and accessories, the business of creating pop... Read more >
