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The Clock Repairer's Handbook
The Clock Repairer's Handbook
by Laurie Penman
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Laurie Penman has written an indispensable guide for both the absolute beginner and the experienced clock enthusiast. The Clock Repairer's Handbook provides information on how to repair and maintain a clock's delicate mechanics and teaches the basics of... (read more)

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Lights #01: 1000 Lights: Vol. I: From 1879 to 1959
Lights #01: 1000 Lights: Vol. I: From 1879 to 1959
by Charlotte Fiell
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Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this two-volume edition contains an awesome selection of over 1200 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light bulb to... (read more)

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Leather Bound Books: Identification & Values
Leather Bound Books: Identification & Values
by Arthur Boutiette
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Book lovers and collectors will want to read this! Arthur Boutiette has compiled the very first book to specialize in antique leather bound books and bindings for collecting and investment. Spanning over 500 years of leather bound book examples, the book... (read more)

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Colonial and Early American Lighting
Colonial and Early American Lighting
by Arthur H Hayward
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This fascinating text presents what is probably the largest selection of antique lamps illustrated anywhere — 647 in all. Included are "Betty" lamps; petticoat and tumbler lamps; pierced tin lanterns; candle lanterns; Sandwich glass... (read more)

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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lace and Embroidery in the South Kensington Museum
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Lace and Embroidery in the South Kensington Museum
by Fanny Bury Palliser
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor... (read more)

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Hake's Guide to Presidential Campaign Collectibles: An Illustrated Price Guide to Artifacts from 1789-1988
Hake's Guide to Presidential Campaign Collectibles: An Illustrated Price Guide to Artifacts from 1789-1988
by Ted Hake
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The road to the Whitehouse is paved with buttons, trinkets, and banners! Ted Hake showcases more than 1,700 pieces of memorabilia, spanning the history of presidential elections. Includes photos, descriptions, dates and values. An unimpeachable resource!... (read more)

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Stamp Collecting for Dummies (For Dummies)
Stamp Collecting for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Richard L Sine
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Postage stamps have evolved quite a bit since Great Britain’s 1840 Penny Black, the world’s first adhesive postage stamp. From simple designs featuring the monarch to works of art literally condensed to postage stamp size, hundreds of... (read more)

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The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass
The Original Pink Flamingos: Splendor on the Grass
by Don Featherstone
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If you have never seen a pink plastic flamingo, you will not buy this book. Everyone else should. Over 100 color photos of pink plastic flamingoes in amazing, funny, and strange settings appear here to provide fun and a lot of humor. "In 1957, Don... (read more)

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Vintage Shoes
Vintage Shoes
by Caroline Cox
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Decade by decade, Vintage Shoes recounts more than one hundred years of the history of shoe design, highlighting the key designers and cultural influences that have shaped shoe fashions throughout the century. Vintage Shoes includes stunning fashion... (read more)

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What a Character!: Twentieth-Century American Advertising Icons
What a Character!: Twentieth-Century American Advertising Icons
by Warren Dotz
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From the Jolly Green Giant to bumbling Cap'n Crunch, advertising characters are as much a part of twentieth-century America as the familiar products they symbolize. Culled from one of the world's most extensive collections of promotional product icons... (read more)

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Collectible Souvenir Spoons: Identification & Values (Collectible Souvenir Spoons: Identification & Values)
Collectible Souvenir Spoons: Identification & Values (Collectible Souvenir Spoons: Identification & Values)
by Wayne Bednersh
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When a collector opens the pages of this fine book, he will find that it is the most comprehensive book on American souvenir spoons ever published. The book contains pictures of collectible spoons, examples of hand-engraved artwork on silver, and... (read more)

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2011 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards)
2011 Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards (Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards)
by Bob Lemke
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Real-World Pricing for More Than One Million Cards Standard Catalog of® Baseball Cards is not only the longest-running and most trusted large-format baseball card price guide, it's the most comprehensive fact and photo-filled guide in the collecting... (read more)

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Labeling America: Cigar Box Designs as Reflections of Popular Culture: The Story of George Schlegel Lithographers, 1879-1965
Labeling America: Cigar Box Designs as Reflections of Popular Culture: The Story of George Schlegel Lithographers, 1879-1965
by John Grossman
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Cigar box labels in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were not only amusing and beautiful to admire, they were a testament to the printing process of chromolithography and an important precursor to today’s methods of product advertising... (read more)

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The Official U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters Complete 100 Hole Collector's Folder: Complete Collection 1999-2008
The Official U.S. Mint 50 State Quarters Complete 100 Hole Collector's Folder: Complete Collection 1999-2008
by H E Harris & Company
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This quality U.S. Mint Brand folder holds State Series Quarters 1999-2008 both Philadelphia and Denver Mints. 100 openings.... (read more)

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The Error World: An Affair with Stamps
The Error World: An Affair with Stamps
by Simon Garfield
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From the author of Mauve, an obsessively readable memoir that brings the mania for stamp collecting to life From the Penny Red to the Blue Mauritius, generations of collectors have been drawn to the mystique of rare stamps. Once a widespread pastime of... (read more)

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Objects for Use: Handmade by Design
Objects for Use: Handmade by Design
by Paul Smith
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In our age of technology and mass production, the exquisitely handcrafted, one-of-a-kind object continues to delight the imagination and inspire reverence. Objects for Use is the first panoramic survey of American contemporary craft in over a decade, and... (read more)

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Comics Values Annual 2008 (Comics Values Annual)
Comics Values Annual 2008 (Comics Values Annual)
by Alex G Malloy
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Comic book heroes are enjoying a pop culture focus unlike any other time in history. Whether one is a seasoned comic book collector looking for reliable details, or a box office junkie just discovering story lines behind big screen heroes, this book... (read more)

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Old fishing Lures & Tackle
Old fishing Lures & Tackle
by Carl F. Luckey
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The long-awaited 8th edition of Old Fishing Lures & Tackle- "the bible for lures collectors" - has been thoroughly updated, combining the time-honored research of the late Carl F. Luckey with essential updates from author Russell E. Lewis. It now... (read more)

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Lunchbox: Inside and Out
Lunchbox: Inside and Out
by Jack Mingo
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From outer space to super heroes, from cowboys to cartoons, in metal or nifty vinyl--here, for the first time, is the whole colorful history of the lunchbox, one of the coolest--and most overlooked--collectibles of our time.... (read more)

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Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975 (Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records)
Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records, 1950-1975 (Goldmine Standard Catalog of American Records)
by Tim Neeley
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More vinyl values than you can ever imagine This new edition of the premiere U.S. record album identification and price guide contains double the listings (150,000) of any other vinyl values book, plus extensive notes about variations of labels, record... (read more)

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