Coin Finds in Britain
A Collector's Guide
Written by Michael Cuddeford
Format: eBook, 64 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $7.95
The purpose of this book is to provide the reader with an overview of the types of coins commonly found in the soil of Britain. Coin finds occur with surprising regularity and are commonly uncovered by gardeners and building workers, but more often by archaeologists and metal detector users. Although there...
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British Railway Tickets
Written by Jan Dobrzynski
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: October 18, 2011
Price: $12.95
In 1838 Thomas Edmondson, an employee of the fledgling Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, revolutionized the ticket issuing process in Britain and left an enduring legacy: the Edmondson ticket. Purchased as proof of the contract between passenger and railway company, the ticket was a receipt, travel pass and an ephemeral record of...
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British Railway Tickets
Written by Jan Dobrzynski
Format: eBook, 72 pages
On Sale: February 19, 2013
Price: $7.95
In 1838 Thomas Edmondson, an employee of the fledgling Newcastle & Carlisle Railway, revolutionized the ticket issuing process in Britain and left an enduring legacy: the Edmondson ticket. Purchased as proof of the contract between passenger and railway company, the ticket was a receipt, travel pass and an ephemeral record of...
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Biscuit Tins
Written by Tracy Dolphin
Format: Trade Paperback, 40 pages
On Sale: March 22, 2011
Price: $11.95
Advertising and consumer spending among the middle classes expanded rapidly in the mid-nineteenth century. One of the ways of appealing to the new shoppers was packaging, and biscuit tins were a very discreet form of this kind of promotion. They found their way into middle class households as gifts, and because...
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Light of India
A Conflagration of Indian Matchbox Art
Written by Warren Dotz
Format: Boxed Set, 144 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2007
Price: $16.95
With all the zany vibrancy of a Bollywood musical, the colorful matchbox labels of LIGHT OF INDIA present a fascinating confluence of popular culture and a sophisticated graphic arts tradition that stretches back for centuries. Populated with pouncing Bengal tigers, regal jungle elephants, and Hindu gods and goddesses, these miniature masterpieces...
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Light of India
A Conflagration of Indian Matchbox Art
Written by Warren Dotz
Format: eBook, 144 pages
On Sale: May 28, 2013
Price: $9.99
With all the zany vibrancy of a Bollywood musical, the colorful matchbox labels of LIGHT OF INDIA present a fascinating confluence of popular culture and a sophisticated graphic arts tradition that stretches back for centuries.
Populated with pouncing Bengal tigers, regal jungle elephants, and Hindu gods and goddesses, these miniature masterpieces...
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