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Author : Harry L. Rinker
Publisher : Antique Trader
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Board games
ISBN : 0930625625
Covers 150 years of product development with a strong emphasis on the history and production of American manufacturers. A team of experts provides current values, along with collector insights for hundreds of items.
Author : Eric Bradley
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 2183 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-09-06
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440217159
America's No. 1 Selling Price Guide For nearly 30 years, Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has been the leading source for information on antiques and collectibles. Filled with expert advice, vetted values and 4,500 color photographs, Antique Trader provides the clearest and most dependable picture of this amazingly diverse and magnificent market. Inside you will enjoy a variety of new collecting areas, as well as old favorites. Including: Asian art, bottles, ceramics, Civil War collectibles, clocks, comic books, cookie jars, figurines, furniture, glass, Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, illustration art, kitchenware, perfume bottles, petroliana, toys, vintage clothing and Zippo lighters. Also new this year is Top Lots, a feature highlighting the bestselling results from some of the finest auction houses nationwide.
Author : Frank Hoffmann,Frederick J Augustyn, Jr,Martin J Manning
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781135418465
Keep the information you need on playthings and pop culture at your fingertips! The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture is an A-to-Z reference guide to the playthings that amused us as children and fascinate us as adults. This enlightening—and entertaining—resource, complete with cross-references, provides easy access to concise but detailed descriptions that place toys and board games in their social and cultural contexts. From action figures to yo-yos, the book is your tour guide through the museum of sought-after collectibles and forgotten treasures that mirror the fads and fashions that helped define pop culture in the United States. The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture is a historical, yet current, reflection of society’s ever-changing attitudes toward childhood and its cultural touchstones. The book is filled with physical descriptions of each entry, including size, color, and material composition, and the age group most often associated with the item. It also includes biographical sketches of inventors, manufacturers, and distributors— a virtual “Who’s Who” of the American toy industry, including Milton Bradley, Walt Disney, and Jim Henson. With a brief glimpse through its pages or a lengthy look from cover to cover, you’ll discover (or re-discover) real hero action figures, toys with commercial tie-ins, fast-food promotional giveaways, penny prize package toys, and advertising icons and characters in addition to beloved toys and board games like Etch-a-Sketch®, Lincoln Logs®, Colorforms®, Yahtzee®, and Burp Gun, the first toy advertised on nationwide television. The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture presents easy-to-access and easy-to-read descriptions of such toys as: Barbie®, bendies, and Beanie Babies® Monopoly®, Mr. Machine®, and Mr. Potato Head™ Pez®, Plah-Doh®, and Pound Puppies® Scrabble®, Silly Putty®, and Slinky® Tiddly Winks®, Tinker Toys®, and Twister™ and looks at the people behind the scenes of the biggest names in toys, including LEGO® (Ole Kirk Christiansen) Fisher-Price® (Homer G. Fisher) Mattel® (Ruth and Elliott Handler) Hasbro™ (Alan, Merrill, and Stephen Hassenfeld) Toys R Us® (Charles Lazarus) Parker Brothers® (Edward and George Parker) F.A.O. Schwartz (Frederick Schwartz) Kenner® (Albert Steiner) Tonka® (Russell L. Wenkstern) The Dictionary of Toys and Games in American Popular Culture also includes an index and a selected bibliography to meet your casual or professional research needs. Faster (and more entertaining) than searching through a vast assortment of Web sites for information, the book is a vital resource for librarians, toy collectors and appraisers, popular culture enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in toys—past and present.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1192 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Education
ISBN : CUB:U183048519213
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 648 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Antiques
ISBN : PSU:000043744428
Author : DK Travel
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2016-10-18
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781465461643
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. From taking in the magnificent sight of Big Ben and Parliament Square from the great heights of the London Eye to walking across Tower Bridge after visiting the historic Tower of London to treating yourself to a night at the theatre on the city's West End, London truly offers a little bit of everything. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights and restaurants. + Detailed city maps include street finder index for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Suggested day-trips and itineraries to explore beyond the city. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London truly shows you what others only tell you.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 442 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2014-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781465433336
The DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. This fully updated guide will lead you straight to the best attractions London has to offer, whether you are looking for the "real" London Bridge, planning to ride the London Eye, or want to take in the best theater performances. This guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans, and reconstructions of the must-see sites, plus street-by-street maps of all the fascinating cities and towns. This new-look guide is also packed with photographs and illustrations that lead you straight to the best attractions. This uniquely visual DK Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you discover everything region-by-region, from local festivals and markets to day trips around the countryside. Detailed listings will guide you to the best hotels, restaurants, bars, and shops for all budgets, while detailed practical information will help you to get around, whether by train, bus, or car. Plus, DK's excellent insider tips and essential local information will help you explore every corner of London effortlessly.
Author : Kyle Husfloen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Antiques
ISBN : 0930625064
Author : Mark Moran
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2003-08-18
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 9781440225093
LOSE YOURSELF in the mysterious allure of the Far Easy with Antique Trader Oriental Antiques & Art, 2nd Edition by Mark Moran and Sandra Andacht. This wide-ranging guide to Asian treasures provides you with the information you need to catalog and evaluate your collection. Each section includes historical backgrounds, current values, and detailed descriptions of plethora of objects ranging from apparel and textiles, rugs and carpets, Chinese porcelain and pottery, to furniture, paintings, Japanese armor and weaponry, and Southeast Asian ceramics. • Chinese Porcelain & Pottery • Japanese Ceramics • Furniture • Ivory, Horn, Shell, Tortoiseshell • Lacquer • Rugs & Carpets • Glass • Jewelry • Cloisonne
Author : Kyle Husfloen
Publisher : Antique Trader Books
Page : 918 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1994-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0930625102
The 11th edition of this thorough, dependable guide features information on 65,000 items, plus "special focus" articles by artists highlighting collecting categories of special importance in the current marketplace. All items are diligently researched and clearly described, and all categories are carefully indexed. 1,500 photos.
Author : Ralph M. Kovel,Terry H. Kovel
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0609804170
Need an eye for your teddy bear? Searching for another soup spoon to complete Grandma's silver? Looking for someone to repair your porcelain doll? Wondering if restoring your carousel horse will lower its value? Kovels' Yellow Pages is the ultimate directory for collectors. It helps you find sources for repair, restoration, and parts, and it lists matching services, appraisers, and auction houses--all you need to help you maintain the value of your antiques and add to your enjoyment of collecting. America's antiques experts, Ralph and Terry Kovel, also give you "insider" information on how to navigate the complicated world of buying, selling, and collecting antiques. They have distilled a lifetime's worth of information to give you the last word on Where to start when you've inherited a house full of stuff How to know if you need an appraiser and where to find one When giving away an antique is more profitable than selling it If repairing or restoring an object will lower or enhance its value How to bid in out-of-town auctions Kovels' Yellow Pages gives you firsthand information from more than 3,000 suppliers, clubs, auctions, services, and industry sources nationwide. You'll find names, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, plus e-mail and Internet addresses. There's also an extensive bibliography of price books and reference books most helpful to collectors. With this guide, you have at your fingertips the most complete and up-to-date collector's reference available anywhere.
Author : Harry L. Rinker
Publisher : House of Collectibles
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0676601596
This fourth edition of the Harry L. Rinker Official Price Guide to Collectibles has more coverage of collectibles than any other book on the market. Here you'll find furniture, decorative accessories, and giftware along with the traditional character and personality items, ceramic, glass, and toys. Each category includes a brief history, collecting tips, reference books, periodicals, collector clubs, and vital information on reproductions. It's a complete document of the 20th-century American lifestyle.
Author : Ellen T. Schroy
Publisher : Chilton Book Company
Page : 594 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1997-04
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0870697501
Collectors of miniature paintings, lace, Lefton china, Tucker china and yard-long prints will find their favorite pieces listed in "Warman's Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide". This 31st edition has added these categories to the numerous old favorites. Hundreds of photographs, factory marks, and illustrations aid in identifying antiques and collectibles.
Author : Kyle Husfloen
Publisher : Landmark Specialty Publications
Page : 916 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1989-09
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : 0930625056
Author : Constance Richards,Kenneth Richards
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2010-07-13
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9780762766192
Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Mountains is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to the region that includes Asheville, Biltmore Estate, Cherokee, Blue Ridge Parkway, and other nearby environs. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of the area and its surrounding environs.