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Tom Wolfes Treasury of Patterns
- Features 90 Patterns for Dog Carvers
- 275 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 64 PGS.
$9.95
Sporting Collectables
- Will Fascinate Readers with this Exciting Field of Collecting Interest
- 400 Color Photos Feature Unusual and Interesting Sporting Collectibles
- All Items Listed with Text, Rarities Scale, and Identifying Captions
$29.95
Pocket Watches From The Pendant Watch To The Tourbillon
- Covers the Growing Popularity of Pocket Watch Collecting
- Thoroughly Illustrated with 160+ Photos
- Even a Novice Collector can Understand Complex Mechanisms
$79.95
Mustache Cups: Timeless Victorian Treasures; with Price Guide
- Brushes Away the Myths & Mystery from a Well-Kept Victorian Secret
- Features a Wide Variety of Mustache Cups & Accessories
- 640+ Items Pictured in Color With Current Market Values
$49.95
Old Telephones
- Tells the Story of one of the Most Important Inventions of All Time
- Shows the Telephone in All its Varied Shapes & Forms, Past to Present
- Generously Illustrated with Numerous Early Photos & Illustrations
$8.95
ABC Plates and Mugs Identification and Value Guide
- Contains Hundreds of Examples of These Charming Wares
- Items Pictured in Full-Color With Descriptions & Current Values
- Includes English Staffordshire Plates, German & American Ware, and More
$24.95
Willow Ware: Ceramics in the Chinese Tradition
- 100's of Detailed Color Photos Depict Willow Ware of All Kinds
- Includes Legends, Poems, Factual Info, and Price Guide
- Learn to Sort Out the Makers, Dates, Marks & Ranges of Values
$29.95
Warman’s Depression Glass
- Features 10,000+ Values for 155 of the Most Popular Glass Patterns
- Beautifully Illustrated in Full-Color and Includes Current Values
- Contains Patterns Such as Adam, Colonial, Old English, Patrick, Windsor,etc
$25.95
Collector’s Encyclopedia of Depression Glass 17th Edition
- A Glass Collector's Dream Come True
- Features Color Photos, Complete Descriptions, Values and More
- Patterns Include: Adams Rib, Mt. Pleasant, Old English, Waterford, etc.
$19.95
Collector’s Guide To Trenton Potteries
- Beautifully Illustrated in Full-Color Photos
- Features: Deco Vases, Lamps, Wall Pockets, Centerpieces, Jardinieres, etc.
- Includes Descriptions, Collector's Info and Current Values
$39.95
About Buttons: A Collector’s Guide, 150 AD to the Present
- Most Informative Book Available for Button Collector's
- 1100 Color Photos
- 9" x 12", 320 PGS.
$79.95
Price Guide to Miniature Lamps
- Features Up-to-Date Information & Current Values
- 595 Photos
- 6" x 9", 112 PGS.
$14.95
Shirley Temple Dolls and Fashions: A Collector’s Guide to The World’s Darli
- Features Ad Reprints, Publicity Shots, Movie Chronology, etc.
- 390 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 144 PGS.
$29.95
Weapons and Field Gear of the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong
- Includes Helpful Value Guide
- Over 400 Color And Black & White Photographs
- 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$39.95
Marks on German, Bohemian, and Austrian Porcelain 1710 to the Present
- Over 3300 Marks, Many Never Before Published
- 336 Photos
- 7" x 10", 640 PGS.
$95.00
Fenton Glass Compendium
- Includes Vases, Pitchers, Trays, Teacups, Bowls, and More
- 913 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 224 PGS.
$29.95
Fine Wicker Furniture
- Indepth Study of Wicker Furniture Styles and Manufactures
- 100's of Pieces of Fascinating Furniture Shown in 250+ Full-Color Photos
- Also Discusses Care and Restoration
$24.95
Early L. & J.G. Stickley Furniture From Onondaga Shops to Handcraft
- Extremely Rare Reprints of 2 Sets of Promotional Literature Ca. 1906-1909
- Includes Over 200+ Detailed Illustrations & Informative Introduction
- Features First-Rate Examples American Arts & Crafts Style
$14.95
Building Architectural Models
- Learn to Design & Produce Professional Architectural Models
- 64 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 64 PGS.
$14.95
Pens From the Wood Lathe
- Techniques on Making a Well-Working & Spectacular-Looking Pen
- 273 Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 64 PGS.
$12.95
1874 Gurley Catalog
- Early Surveying Instruments
- Copiously Illustrated
- Early and highly detailed
$22.95
Marble Clocks
- Illustrated Guide to Collectible Marble Clocks & Their Workings
- Covers the Casework, Mechanisms, Makers, Markings & Logos…etc.
- Features a Section on Collecting & Numerous Detailed Black & White Photos
$8.95
Gambling Collectibles
- Guide to Highly Collectible Items Valued by a Growing Number of Aficionados
- Features Wide Array of Items 400+ Great Illustrations and Price Guide
- Will Inform and Amuse Both the Novice and Established Collector
$29.95