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The Great American Antique Toy Bazaar 1879-1945

  • Filled With Catalog Reprints from Countless Companies
  • Beautifully Illustrates Dolls, Rocking Horses, Jack Knives, Toy Guns, etc!
  • Absolute Must for Any Antique Toy Fanatic
$13.95

Illustrated Mission Furniture Catalog. 1912-13

  • Unabridged Reprint of a Rare Original Copy
  • Contains 400+ Items: Beds, Rockers, Armchairs, Lace Curtains, Highboys, etc
  • Each Item Superbly Illustrated With a Detailed Caption
$12.95

A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern

  • Quickly Identify Over 10,000 Dealing With Apparel and Fashion
  • 950+_Illustrations Depict Stitches, Weaves, Garments, Hair Styles, etc.
  • a Must for Costume Designers & Anyone Interested in the History of Fashion
$23.95

The Penny Bank Book: Collecting Still Banks

  • 1670+ Banks Illustrated in Color Photos With Values
  • Includes Catalog Reprints, Histories of Makers, Foreign Banks, etc.
  • This Excellent Guide Makes it's Predecessors Obsolete
$49.95

3000 Shoes From 1896: With Values

  • Finely Detailed Illustrations of the Styles of 3000 Shoes
  • Includes Mens, Womens and Childrens Shoes of All Kinds
  • Includes Amusing Advertising Reprints and Value Guide
$19.95

Horse-drawn Carriage Catalog 1909

  • Reprint of the Rare 1909 Elkhart Manufacturing Co. Catalog
  • 350+ Detailed Illustrations of: Surreys, Cabriolets, Buggies, Wagons, etc.
  • Each Vehicle Features a Full Description and Values
$23.95

The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice

  • Contains All the Tools & Techniques for Modern & Traditional Rigging
  • Covers: Knots, Repairing a Mast & Shroud, Rope Trcks, and Much More
  • Features Clear Directions & Dozens of Helpful Illustrations
$39.95

Collector’s Guide to Antique Radios 6th Edition

  • Colored close up photo showing unique detail!
  • Organized, easy to use item listing with descriptions!
  • A complete explanation of pricing, terms and keys!
$24.95

Yesterday’s Children: The Antiques and History of Childcare

  • An In-Depth Look at the History of Child Raising
  • Covers the Superstition and Ignorance, and the Mothers Love
  • Beautifully Illustrated in Full-Color Photos
$49.50

The Angler’s Bamboo

  • First of Its Kind on the Angler's Rod's Basic Component – Tonkin Bamboo
  • Illustrates & Describes the Entire Process
  • Features Detailed Photos Both in Color and Black & White
$25.00

Wearable Art 1900-2000

  • Features a Glossary, Bibliography & Value Guide
  • 512 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 208 PGS.
$49.95

Icart: The Complete Etchings

  • Gives a True Representation of Icart's Work
  • 500 Color Illus.
  • 9" x 12", 248 PGS.
$79.95

Josef Originals

  • Invaluable Aid to Dating & Identification
  • 574 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 128 PGS.
$24.95

Playtime Pottery and Porcelain from Europe and Asia

  • Represents 24 Countries & Contains Items from 1770 to Present
  • 800+ Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 192 PGS.
$29.95

More Motorcycle Collectibles

  • Includes a Rich Spread of Information & Photography
  • 600 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 192 PGS.
$29.95

The Complete Pinball Book

  • Includes Statistics, Listing of Games, Pricing Info & More
  • 911 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 256 PGS.
$59.95

Hot Wheels?: 1968-1972 Includes Gran Toros History

  • Newly Revised & Expanded Edition, With Valus
  • 221 color photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11 " 219 pgs.
$29.95

Twentieth Century Lefton China and Collectibles: A Numbered Price Guide for

  • Most Comprehensive Book on Lefton China Yet
  • 336 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 168 PGS.
$29.95

Santa and His Friends: Carving with Tom Wolfe

  • Great Guide for Carvers Both Expert & Novice
  • 250+ Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 64 PGS.
$9.95

Decorating Gourds: Carving, Burning, Painting

  • Learn to Make a Variety of Gourd Decorating Projects
  • 190 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 48 PGS.
$14.95

German Artillery in World War II 1939-1945

  • Looks Into the Operations, Action & Everyday Life
  • Over 400 Black & White Photographs
  • 7" x 10", 176 PGS.
$24.95

Camouflage Uniforms of the Soviet Union and Russia

  • Covers Uniforms 1937 to the Present
  • Over 200 Color Photographs
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$45.00

Annual Subscription Auction Catalog 2022

  • Nine Great Antique Tool Auctions
  • Fully Indexed and Documented
  • Includes Prices Realized After Each Sale
$75.00

25 Full Color Auction Catalogues

  • W/ Prices Realized
  • All Near New Cond.
  • Thousands of Tools in Full Color
$99.00
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