Antiques category: 2714 books
Gun Digest's Speed Reloading the Revolver Concealed Carry eShort
Learn tactical reload, defensive reloading, and competition reload, plus fast reloading tips for speed loaders and moon clips.
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2012
In this excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of the Revolver, Grant Cunningham teaches you the defensive reload, tactical reload, competition reload and other techniques to keep your sixgun running. Also covered are speed loaders and moon clips.
Mission Furniture (Part 1) (Illustrated)
How to Make It
Language: English
Release Date: February 26, 2015
This book is one of the series of Handbooks on industrial subjects being
published by the Popular Mechanics Company.
Like Popular Mechanics Magazine, and like the other books in this
series, it is "written so you can understand it."
The purpose of Popular Mechanics Handbooks...
Miller's Arts & Crafts
Living with the Arts & Crafts Style
Language: English
Release Date: March 9, 2017
'...one of the most friendly, easygoing and instructive books on the design movement' Chicago Tribune
Arts & Crafts is one of the most influential design movements of all time, beginning in the late 19th century and still being explored by designers today. The Arts & Crafts ethos -...
Guy Wolff
Master Potter in the Garden
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2013
If you mention Guy Wolff to a serious gardener, that gardener will almost certainly admit to either owning a Guy Wolff flowerpot or coveting one. Wolff’s pots—some small and perfect for a sunny windowsill, others massive and just right for a favorite outdoor spot—are widely considered to be...
by Kyle Husfloen, Penny Dolnick
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2009
A precious commodity since ancient times, the powerful presence of perfume lies not in the fragrance alone, as you'll discover after spending just a few minutes with the beautiful new reference to the regal world of antique and vintage perfume bottles.
Each of the bottles in this book (which...
Illustrated Guide to Jewelry Appraising (3rd Edition)
Antique, Period & Modern
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2013
In this companion volume to Gems & Jewelry Appraising, 2nd Edition, the first comprehensive book on appraising, Registered Master Valuer Anna M. Miller offers a comprehensive guide to antique, period and contemporary jewelry identification and appraisal.
Offering clear, practical, insightful...
by Jill Gorski
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 4, 2009
For years, buttons have been more than a device that holds it all together. A popular category of collectible buttons are a staple (40,000 plus auctions) on eBay, and a topic discussed by sewing enthusiasts and crafters around the world. This new book bears all the color and attitudes of a favorite...
Warman's Vintage Jewelry
Identification And Price Guide
Language: English
Release Date: June 26, 2008
Trinkets and treasures, that's the story of vintage jewelry.
Today, jewelry is one of the most popular areas of collecting, and with millions of pieces on the market, there are plenty of possibilities for finding the piece that fits your interest and budget. Warman's Vintage Jewelry contains...
Jewelry & Gems—The Buying Guide (7th Edition)
How to Buy Diamonds, Pearls, Colored Gemstones, Gold & Jewelry with Confidence and Knowledge
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2012
Over 400,000 Copies in Print
Know What You Want, Know What You’re Buying,
Learn the Secrets to Get the Most for Your Money
Easy to Read Easy to Understand
Practical Complete
Instant Answers ... to All Your Questions
Completely Updated & Expanded 7th Edition!
Purchasing gems...
by Maurice Dufrène
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2012
The Art Nouveau movement that flourished at the turn of the 20th century had profound influence on the decorative arts, including jewelry. The style's sweeping, rhythmic curves and use of stylized floral and animal forms lent themselves well to adaptations in precious stones and rare metals. Lalique,...
by Marijan Dundek
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2011
'Diamonds' is the leading guide of its kind to these prized and fascinating gems. Written in clear, concise and jargon-free language, it provides all the essential information about diamonds as well as extra features that will both inform and fascinate the reader.
SSEF Diamond-Type Spotter and Blue Diamond Tester Made Easy
The "RIGHT-WAY" Guide to Using Gem Identification Tools
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Explains in non-technical terms how to use the SSEF Diamond-Type Spotter and SSEF Blue Diamond Tester to identify diamonds, and how to separate natural diamonds from imitations, treated diamonds, synthetics, and look-alikes. The approach is direct and practical, and its style is easy to understand. With...
by Dinah Eastop, Kathryn Gill
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
This well referenced book provides an amply illustrated publication on upholstery conservation which discusses and reviews the issues related to the care, interpretation and treatment of upholstered furniture.
Through many well illustrated case studies the inter-disciplinary collaboration fundamental...
by Q. David Bowers, David M. Sundman
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2006
In this beautifully illustrated book, two of America’s best-known numismatists take the reader on a personal guided tour of our nation’s greatest currency notes. They’re all inside: the Lazy Deuce, the Tombstone Note, the Buffalo Bill, and more. You’ll see some familiar faces, such as Abraham...