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1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue
1897 Sears Roebuck & Co. Catalogue
by Nick Lyons
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Imagine it's the end of the nineteenth century, and, with one catalog, you can buy everything from beds and tools to clothing and opium. (Yes, opium.) Not to mention ear trumpets, horse buggies, and Bibles. The "1897 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalogue... (read more)

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All the Best Rubbish: The Classic Ode to Collecting
All the Best Rubbish: The Classic Ode to Collecting
by Ivor Noel Hume
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One person's trash is another's treasure In his newly revised classic, All the Best Rubbish, Ivor NoEl Hume traces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and describes the remarkable detective work that goes into establishing... (read more)

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Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes: An Insider's Guide to PBS's #1 Weekly Show
Antiques Roadshow Behind the Scenes: An Insider's Guide to PBS's #1 Weekly Show
by Marsha Bemko
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An all-access pass to America's first (and favorite) reality television program -- boasting over ten million viewers each week -- Antiques Roadshow If you're a fan of PBS's top-rated Antiques Roadshow, you've probably wondered -- what would it take to... (read more)

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Antique Medical Instruments 6TH Edition
Antique Medical Instruments 6TH Edition
by C Keith Wilbur
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Family physician and artist Dr. C. Keith Wilber presents a hand-illustrated tour of medical history via the doctors' instruments. This study chronicles the evolution of a wide range of medical instruments from the mid-1700s through current usage. It... (read more)

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Buying and Selling Antiques: A Dealer Shows How to Get Into the Business
Buying and Selling Antiques: A Dealer Shows How to Get Into the Business
by Don Cline
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A Dealer Shows How To Get Into The Business Author Sara Pitzer has teamed up with a veteran buyer and seller of antiques, Don Cline, to give the reader an instructive and entertaining inside view of how to deal and profit in antiques. For those eager to... (read more)

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Collectibles Price Guide (Collectibles Price Guide)
Collectibles Price Guide (Collectibles Price Guide)
by Judith Miller
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World-renowned antiques and collectibles expert Miller provides buyers and sellers with all the information they need to identify and determine an items value.... (read more)

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Antiques of the Future
Antiques of the Future
by Lisa S Roberts
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Early in the 1980s, some of the world’s most famous architects and industrial designers began to design a wide variety of everyday objects for the home. From tea kettles and toasters to desk lamps and dustpans, these highly designed, often whimsical... (read more)

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Antiquing for Dummies
Antiquing for Dummies
by Ron Zoglin
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Antiquing For Dummies gets you up and running with what you need to know to find, research, and negotiate prices like a pro.... (read more)

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Miller's Antiques Price Guide (Miller's Antiques Price Guide)
Miller's Antiques Price Guide (Miller's Antiques Price Guide)
by Judith Miller
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For 30 years, Miller’s Antiques Price Guide has been the benchmark for authority and accessibility, acknowledged as the most comprehensive illustrated guide to antiques from around the world. The tradition continues in the latest version, now in a... (read more)

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Christie's Arts and Crafts Style
Christie's Arts and Crafts Style
by Michael Jeffery
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Pioneered by the unmistakable William Morris in England and Gustav Stickley in the United States, and in radical reaction to strict Victorian dictates and grandiose interior design, the Arts and Crafts movement urged a return to craftsmanship. Starting... (read more)

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The Unofficial Guidetm to Collecting Antiques
The Unofficial Guidetm to Collecting Antiques
by Sonia Weiss
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The inside scoop... for when you want more than the official line Only a few years ago, antiquing seemed to be only for the wealthy. Then came the Internet, with its profusion of Web sites, bulletin boards, and online auctions. Almost overnight... (read more)

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Thrift: A Cyclopedia
Thrift: A Cyclopedia
by David Blankenhorn
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In today's consumer-driven society, extolling the virtues of thrift might seem like a quaint relic of a bygone era. Americans have embraced the ideas of easy credit, instant gratification, and spending as a tool to combat everything from recessions to... (read more)

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Omega & After: Bloomsbury & the Decorative Arts
Omega & After: Bloomsbury & the Decorative Arts
by Isabelle Anscombe
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Draws on hitherto unpublished sources, aiming to convey the flavour of Bloomsbury and its characters, from bohemians to "haut monde". It examines their decorative art, produced from a background of painting rather than crafts, and features Vanessa Bell... (read more)

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Primitives: Our American Heritage, Second Series
Primitives: Our American Heritage, Second Series
by Kathryn Mcnerney
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This series is a guide to hundreds of primitive tools, furniture, and household items. The second series has hundreds of photographs with no repeats from the first book.... (read more)

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Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: The Complete Guide to Collecting 20th-Century Toys, Glassware, Costume Jewelry, Memorabilia, Ceramics & More from the
Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: The Complete Guide to Collecting 20th-Century Toys, Glassware, Costume Jewelry, Memorabilia, Ceramics & More from the
by Carol Prisant
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Thanks to Antiques Roadshow, the highest rated, long running prime-time series on PBS, with millions of viewers a week, we are a nation seeking fortune in our attics. And thanks to Antiques Roadshow Primer, with 572,000 copies in print, we are highly... (read more)

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The Collector's Guide to Ebay: The Ultimate Resource for Buying, Selling, and Valuing Collectibles
The Collector's Guide to Ebay: The Ultimate Resource for Buying, Selling, and Valuing Collectibles
by Greg Holden
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Thrive in the collectibles market on eBay--as a buyer and a seller. This essential guide explains how to find rare items and reap huge profits. You’ll learn to establish yourself on eBay as a prominent collector in your field, assess the value of... (read more)

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Good, Better, Best: Trade Secrets for Spotting a "Find"
Good, Better, Best: Trade Secrets for Spotting a "Find"
by Carol Prisant
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The author of the New York Times bestseller Antiques Roadshow Primer presents a breakthrough concept in buying guides An appraiser and former antiques dealer, Carol Prisant wrote the popular Good, Better, Best column for House Beautiful for several years.... (read more)

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Wiener Werkstatte: 1903-1932
Wiener Werkstatte: 1903-1932
by Gabriel Fahr Becker
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A TOTAL WORK OF ART. IN 1928 JOSEF HOFFMANN DESCRIBED THE WIENER WERKSTATTE, A GROUP OF STUDIOS AND WORKSHOPS WHICH HE HAD FOUNDED 25 YEARS PREVIOUSLY WITH KOLOMAN MOSER AND FRITZ WAERNDORFER, AS FOLLOWS: "THE WIENER WERKSTATTE, ESTABLISHED IN 1903, IS... (read more)

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Decorative Arts
Decorative Arts
by Judith Miller
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More than three thousand full-color photographs accompany a comprehensive, global view of the history of decorative arts, encompassing a close-up look at ceramics, glass, silver, metalware, textiles, furniture, and other decorative arts and the designers,... (read more)

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Legal Guide to Buying and Selling Art and Collectibles
Legal Guide to Buying and Selling Art and Collectibles
by Armen R Vartian
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This indispensable buy and sell reference is written to protect everyone who collects items of value. As a consultant to galleries and individual collectors, Mr. Vartian has seen virtually every type of scam and forgery.... (read more)

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