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The Insider's Guide to U.S. Coin Values 2010
Written by Scott A. Travers
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $7.99
DON’T BE OVERCHARGED WHEN YOU BUY. DON’T BE SHORTCHANGED WHEN YOU SELL.
America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. His mission is to make sure you never fall prey to unscrupulous buyers or sellers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all... Read more >
Written by Scott A. Travers
Format: Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: November 24, 2009
Price: $7.99
DON’T BE OVERCHARGED WHEN YOU BUY. DON’T BE SHORTCHANGED WHEN YOU SELL.
America’s #1 consumer advocate for coin hobbyists, collectors, and investors is Scott Travers. His mission is to make sure you never fall prey to unscrupulous buyers or sellers. Now he has created a guide that provides comprehensive facts on all... 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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Identification of Lace
Written by Pat Earnshaw
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
This book guides the reader through the intricacies of identifying a piece of lace, listing and illustrating the points to look through in each lace. It covers the whole range of lace from all parts of the world, selecting for examination those major types which the collector or dealer is most... Read more >
Written by Pat Earnshaw
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $19.95
This book guides the reader through the intricacies of identifying a piece of lace, listing and illustrating the points to look through in each lace. It covers the whole range of lace from all parts of the world, selecting for examination those major types which the collector or dealer is most... Read more >
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Jugs
Written by R.K. Henrywood
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
Before the days of modern packaging, the only vessel available for fetching, storing or serving liquids was the simple jug. Jugs were the staple product of many pottery firms and, since most households would need several, the potential market was vast and there was great competition among the manufacturers. Decorative jugs... Read more >
Written by R.K. Henrywood
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
Before the days of modern packaging, the only vessel available for fetching, storing or serving liquids was the simple jug. Jugs were the staple product of many pottery firms and, since most households would need several, the potential market was vast and there was great competition among the manufacturers. Decorative jugs... Read more >
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Morris Minor
Written by Ray Newell
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
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Written by Ray Newell
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
Read more >
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The Official Overstreet Identification and Price Guide to Indian Arrowheads, 11th Edition
Written by Robert M Overstreet
Format: Trade Paperback, 1232 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $31.99
For more than a decade, there’s been one authoritative resource for true enthusiasts. Determined collectors, top dealers, and serious historians agree: The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification and Price Guide is the best book of its kind.
This eleventh edition of the classic guide features:
•More than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many... Read more >
Written by Robert M Overstreet
Format: Trade Paperback, 1232 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $31.99
For more than a decade, there’s been one authoritative resource for true enthusiasts. Determined collectors, top dealers, and serious historians agree: The Official Overstreet Indian Arrowhead Identification and Price Guide is the best book of its kind.
This eleventh edition of the classic guide features:
•More than 12,000 actual-size photographs of arrowheads, many... Read more >
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The Potteries
Written by David Sekers
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
The Potteries is the name given to the industrial area in the English Midlands that was home to hundreds of pottery-making companies and until recently supllied most of the country's crockery and decorative ceramics.
Although generations of collectors have studied the products of these companies, the story of the industry behind is... Read more >
Written by David Sekers
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $12.95
The Potteries is the name given to the industrial area in the English Midlands that was home to hundreds of pottery-making companies and until recently supllied most of the country's crockery and decorative ceramics.
Although generations of collectors have studied the products of these companies, the story of the industry behind is... Read more >
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Star Pieces
The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture
Written by David Linley, Charles Cator and Helen Chislett
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
Furniture has star qualities unlike any other object:
It is both functional and decorative, yet it can connect us to history and far-flung places around the globe in the same way a Renaissance painting sends us back in time or a photograph takes us to a beloved overseas locale. Furniture also... Read more >
The Enduring Beauty of Spectacular Furniture
Written by David Linley, Charles Cator and Helen Chislett
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $65.00
Furniture has star qualities unlike any other object:
It is both functional and decorative, yet it can connect us to history and far-flung places around the globe in the same way a Renaissance painting sends us back in time or a photograph takes us to a beloved overseas locale. Furniture also... Read more >
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Toy Steam Engines
Written by Bob Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
This title gives a fascinating survey of the different kinds of toy steam engines of the stationary type, and especially those produced during the heyday of steam toys between 1900 and 1930. Dealing mainly with the German manufacturers, the pioneers of the mass-produced steam toys, it explains how the engines work... Read more >
Written by Bob Gordon
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
This title gives a fascinating survey of the different kinds of toy steam engines of the stationary type, and especially those produced during the heyday of steam toys between 1900 and 1930. Dealing mainly with the German manufacturers, the pioneers of the mass-produced steam toys, it explains how the engines work... Read more >
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Vanished Armies
A Record of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914
Written by AE Haswell Miller
Edited by John Mollo
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
In the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller, a young artist, traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the... Read more >
A Record of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914
Written by AE Haswell Miller
Edited by John Mollo
Format: Hardcover, 128 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $35.00
In the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller, a young artist, traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the... Read more >
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Vintage Motorcycles
Written by Jeff Clew
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
After the close of the First World War, the British motorcycle industry rose to prominence as British motorcycles became almost unbeatable in competitions. However, a shortage of these new model bikes pushed prices to a premium and most people were forced to settle for prewar designs. These high prices led to... Read more >
Written by Jeff Clew
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $11.95
After the close of the First World War, the British motorcycle industry rose to prominence as British motorcycles became almost unbeatable in competitions. However, a shortage of these new model bikes pushed prices to a premium and most people were forced to settle for prewar designs. These high prices led to... Read more >
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Beckett Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2010, Edition #19
Written by Dr. James Beckett
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $8.99
Written by the leading authority on sports card values, this fully-updated manual is the most trusted source for organizing and pricing basketball card collections. It includes:
•Over 50,0000 price listings for cards from 1948 to the present, with each card clearly identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team and player
•More than 25... Read more >
Written by Dr. James Beckett
Format: Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 10, 2009
Price: $8.99
Written by the leading authority on sports card values, this fully-updated manual is the most trusted source for organizing and pricing basketball card collections. It includes:
•Over 50,0000 price listings for cards from 1948 to the present, with each card clearly identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team and player
•More than 25... Read more >
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The 1940s Home
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the impacts Second World War. In the first five years of the decade, homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape on the windows... Read more >
Written by Paul Evans
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The history of the British home in the 1940s is dominated by the impacts Second World War. In the first five years of the decade, homes were adapted to better survive the affects of bombing. The 1930s home became the wartime home with the addition of anti-blast tape on the windows... Read more >
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British Porcelain
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $19.95
Porcelain has been produced in England since the eighteenth century. Early porcelain was often produced in styles imitating imported Chinese wares but England's makers soon developed distinctive styles reflecting the fashions of the day. At one time England had dozens of porcelain makers, including such well-known names as Bow, Chelsea, Coalport... Read more >
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 112 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $19.95
Porcelain has been produced in England since the eighteenth century. Early porcelain was often produced in styles imitating imported Chinese wares but England's makers soon developed distinctive styles reflecting the fashions of the day. At one time England had dozens of porcelain makers, including such well-known names as Bow, Chelsea, Coalport... Read more >
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The British Soldier of the Second World War
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The story of the British soldier in the Second World War has so far not been adequately told. This small book will redress the balance, addressing these soldiers' endurance through six long years of conflict in theaters as diverse as Europe, the Western Desert, the Arctic and the Far East.
The book... Read more >
Written by Peter Doyle
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
The story of the British soldier in the Second World War has so far not been adequately told. This small book will redress the balance, addressing these soldiers' endurance through six long years of conflict in theaters as diverse as Europe, the Western Desert, the Arctic and the Far East.
The book... Read more >
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Church Misericords and Bench Ends
Written by Richard Hayman
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Although misericords were originally installed on the hidden undersides of church folding seats to provide comfort to those standing for long periods of prayer, the have gradually become more ornately carved and decorated. Now they, along with the benches installed in parish churches in the later middle ages, are the objects... Read more >
Written by Richard Hayman
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Although misericords were originally installed on the hidden undersides of church folding seats to provide comfort to those standing for long periods of prayer, the have gradually become more ornately carved and decorated. Now they, along with the benches installed in parish churches in the later middle ages, are the objects... Read more >
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Scalextric
Written by Jon Mountfort
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Scalextric, the ultimate boys' toy, hit the toyshops in 1957. The first ever electric slot-car system, with uncontrollable tinplate cars running on heavy rubber track, it brought the speed and glamor of motor racing to suburban living rooms up and down the land. Classic marques of the day such as Aston... Read more >
Written by Jon Mountfort
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $12.95
Scalextric, the ultimate boys' toy, hit the toyshops in 1957. The first ever electric slot-car system, with uncontrollable tinplate cars running on heavy rubber track, it brought the speed and glamor of motor racing to suburban living rooms up and down the land. Classic marques of the day such as Aston... Read more >
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The Silk Industry
Written by Sarah Bush
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $11.95
Silk was first developed in ancient China as early as 2600 BC and over the centuries to follow it gradually spread first to South East Asia and then to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe along the silk route, becoming established in England in the fourteenth century. The early centers... Read more >
Written by Sarah Bush
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: October 20, 2009
Price: $11.95
Silk was first developed in ancient China as early as 2600 BC and over the centuries to follow it gradually spread first to South East Asia and then to the Middle East, North Africa and Europe along the silk route, becoming established in England in the fourteenth century. The early centers... Read more >
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Discovering Edged Weapons
Written by John Wilkinson-Latham
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $11.95
This book traces the development of cutting, thrusting and slashing weapons in all their forms - sword, knife, dagger, arrow, spear, axe, halberd, pike, etc. - from the primitive flints of the Stone Age, through the ancient and medieval periods, to the ornate duelling weapons of the eighteenth century and the... Read more >
Written by John Wilkinson-Latham
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $11.95
This book traces the development of cutting, thrusting and slashing weapons in all their forms - sword, knife, dagger, arrow, spear, axe, halberd, pike, etc. - from the primitive flints of the Stone Age, through the ancient and medieval periods, to the ornate duelling weapons of the eighteenth century and the... Read more >
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Old Television
Written by Andrew Emmerson
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
Old television embraces more than eighty years of progress, from the crude experiments of John Logie Baird in 1925, through the pioneering 405-line days at Alexandra Palace just before the Second World War, to the era when television entered most homes in the 1950s, and the growing sophistication of the 1960s... Read more >
Written by Andrew Emmerson
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
Old television embraces more than eighty years of progress, from the crude experiments of John Logie Baird in 1925, through the pioneering 405-line days at Alexandra Palace just before the Second World War, to the era when television entered most homes in the 1950s, and the growing sophistication of the 1960s... Read more >
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Roman Coinage in Britain
Written by P Casey
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $13.95
Accessible to archaeological experts and students alike, PJ Casey's Roman Coinage in Britain is a fascinating investigation of the Roman Empire's economic presence in Britain. Drawing from a wealth of archaeological sources, this book places Roman coinage in its rightful economic and political context to better understand the chronology and lives... Read more >
Written by P Casey
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $13.95
Accessible to archaeological experts and students alike, PJ Casey's Roman Coinage in Britain is a fascinating investigation of the Roman Empire's economic presence in Britain. Drawing from a wealth of archaeological sources, this book places Roman coinage in its rightful economic and political context to better understand the chronology and lives... Read more >
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Whitby Jet
Written by Helen Muller
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
Jet, a hard, black, shiny gem closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewelry and trinkets for generations. During the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. Although jet is found elsewhere in the world, it... Read more >
Written by Helen Muller
Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $12.95
Jet, a hard, black, shiny gem closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewelry and trinkets for generations. During the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. Although jet is found elsewhere in the world, it... Read more >
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British Family Cars of the 1950s and 60s
Written by Anthony Pritchard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $12.95
With the end of the Second World War, it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names, and the streets of Britain's suburbs began to fill with modern-looking saloon cars, designed... Read more >
Written by Anthony Pritchard
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $12.95
With the end of the Second World War, it was not long before increasing wealth, cheaper cars, and social pressures made a family car the aspiration of thousands. Ford, Hillman, Standard, Morris and Vauxhall became household names, and the streets of Britain's suburbs began to fill with modern-looking saloon cars, designed... Read more >
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Keys
Their history and collection
Written by Eric Monk
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $16.95
The oldest keys known to exist date from around 4,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. These were simple wooden cylinders that were part of a mechanism to secure doors. By the time of the Roman Empire, metal keys were in common usage and had begun to adopt the recognizable pattern of keys... Read more >
Their history and collection
Written by Eric Monk
Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $16.95
The oldest keys known to exist date from around 4,000 BC in Ancient Egypt. These were simple wooden cylinders that were part of a mechanism to secure doors. By the time of the Roman Empire, metal keys were in common usage and had begun to adopt the recognizable pattern of keys... Read more >
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Worcester Porcelain
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $12.95
Worcester is the single most collected British porcelain manufacturer in the world. Produced since 1751, it is most notably renowned for several styles, which define marked periods in an illustrious career: the early blue and white porcelain, which imitated Chinese styles, and the cream-colored, highly gilded and painted ware of the... Read more >
Written by John Sandon
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 18, 2009
Price: $12.95
Worcester is the single most collected British porcelain manufacturer in the world. Produced since 1751, it is most notably renowned for several styles, which define marked periods in an illustrious career: the early blue and white porcelain, which imitated Chinese styles, and the cream-colored, highly gilded and painted ware of the... Read more >
