Antiques

HERITAGE PR (Adobe Reader) eBook

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HERITAGE PR (Adobe Reader) eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

HERITAGE PR (Adobe Reader) eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

Heritage Press Catalog & Checklist: The Ultimate Book Collector's Resource (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Berman, Neil Coin Collecting For Dummies eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

Synopsis: "Coin Collecting For Dummies, 2nd Edition," provides the latest information on how to get started in coin collecting, how coin grading works, determining coin values, and navigating the ever-growing trend of buying and evaluating coins on the Internet. From the a child looking to evaluate his buffalo nickel to an expert in search of the elusive 1933 Gold Double Eagle, "Coin Collecting, 2nd Edition" is the perfect resource for coin collectors of all ages! Synopsis: Covers the essentials of coin collecting at an affordable price Spend wisely and then keep your collection in mint condition Can't make heads or tails of numismatics? Welcome to a treasure-trove of information on numismatics or rather, coin collecting. This hands-on guide escorts you through the world's oldest hobby, covering topics such as how to decide which coins to collect, ways to protect them, buying andselling on the Internet, attending coin shows, to assembling and diversifying your collection. Discover how to: Store your collection correctly Understand how age affects value Locate rare and expensive coins Get savvy with avoiding fakes Get kids or loved ones involved

Scouts in Bondage: And Other Violations of Literary Propriety eBook

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Step inside Michael Bell's antiquarian bookshop, stocked with rare and fine collectibles of infinite variety, from Book of Blank Maps, With Instructions, to Autobiography of the Best Abused Man in the World. By perusing these curious works from bygone times, inquiring readers will be rewarded with instruction on such rarely understood pursuits as Single-Handed Cruising and Girls' Interests. A treasure trove of the best of bookmaking, here is a library of laughs.

Sweeney, Alan JOURNEY ALONG THE DELAWARE LAC (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Ann, Brandy Sylvan Beach and The Rock (Adobe Reader) eBook

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A light history of the Golden Years in Sylvan Beach and the people involved. Concentrating on the Golden Years of Sylvan Beach from the late 1800s to around 1917. This has been accomplished by presenting photographic postcards and a few tintypes along with interesting fact. A few of the messages written on the postcards have been included to show people really haven't changed.

Anthony, David L TIDIOUTE (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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Nestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever.

Tidioute: A Town With an Edge relates the history and development of this unique stronghold of cutlery companies and how they competed with one another in the area known as the "Magic Circle" of cutlery firms. These manufacturers included the Tidioute Cutlery Co. (LTD), Union Razor/Union Cutlery, Baldwin Cutlery, Tidioute Cutlery Co. and Penn Cutlery.

With an ardent sense of detail, David Anthony shows how the cutlery tradition was handed down over multiple generations and involved keen business sense mixed with tragedy and luck. Anthony also includes photos of the various tang stamps used by the companies and a price guide to help determine the value of cutlery from this historic town.

A must-have for the serious collector of fine antique knives, particularly those manufactured in Tidioute, this guide is also an in-depth, well-researched record of this unique Pennsylvania community.

Mallory, Tommy CORVETTE STORIES FROM THE BACK (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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The Corvette is powerful, but the dream is more powerful.

The Chevrolet Corvette is a legend in the automobile world and has been a dream car for many a youngster while growing up. From young military men to middle-aged family men looking for the one-of-a-kind thrill offered by America's favorite sports car, Corvette Stories from the Backbone of America tells the stories of those who dream about, own, drive, and even love these cars.

In "Dreams Answered", the distraction provided by thinking about which Corvette he would buy if and when he returns home sustains a U.S. Marine through the Vietnam War. One man's entertaining road trip shows us that sometimes winging it can be more fun than planning every last travel detail in "Caravanning with No Clothes".

Corvette Stories from the Backbone of America shares the sometimes funny and sometimes heart-tugging stories of how people fulfilled their dreams and how the Corvette stimulated emotions beyond any other common car. You don't have to be a car or Corvette fan to enjoy this collection-just remember your experiences in life as you behold the element of the human spirit.

Schwerdt, Arthur The Antique Story Book (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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The most fun you'll ever have learning about antiques, from the man the Philadelphia Daily News has called "the godfather of Cape May County antiquing," can be found in The Antique Story Book: Finding the Real Value of Old Things. From his columns, lectures, and classes on antiques, author Arthur Schwerdt, a certified appraiser and dealer for nearly a quarter of a century, shares some of his favorite stories-the ones that make antiques so fascinating to so many people.

In "Love and Sex-Victorian Style," Schwerdt tells how he learns about intimacy in that era and wonders what future antique hunters will learn about our sexuality. "The Mysterious Creator(s) of Nancy Drew" discusses the identity of the man who conceptualized Nancy Drew and her character's influence on future literature. Most importantly, Schwerdt divulges the most enjoyable, valuable, and meaningful aspect of antiquing-the stories behind each treasure.

Long ago, every item in today's antique shops existed as a product of its time. The Antique Story Book makes these items come alive again, making astute antique-lovers of us all.

Maples, J. Fred NATL BANK NOTES FROM FREDERICK eBook

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The hobby of collecting paper money is red hot. More and more people are becoming interested in this fascinating hobby combining banking, history, art, and even genealogy. Hobbyists have taken to collecting national bank notes as a fun way to stay connected to their hometown. National Bank Notes from Frederick Md. provides the reader with a basic understanding of national bank notes, and explores in detail the currency and bank officers from Frederick, Maryland.

This non-fiction highlights years of work by the author including dozens of interviews and hundreds of research hours. The research involved cataloging surviving bank notes, documenting history of the banks, and finding biographies of the bank's officers who signed the bank notes. The research pulled extensively from the U.S. National Archives, Smithsonian Institution, Historical Society of Frederick County, Maryland Room of the Frederick County Library, and Comptroller of Currency Annual Reports.

From 1865 to 1935 Frederick supported six national banks, with one of those banks being re-chartered. The banks include the Central National Bank, Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, Frederick County National Bank (later re-chartered), First National Bank, and Citizens National Bank. Notes are known from all six charters, with three charters being common and the other three fairly rare.

Trading Equities Investment Research Gro Buying the Iraqi Dinar at Exchange Rates and Investing in the Iraqi Stock Market (Adobe Reader) eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

This guide shows the reader step-by-step how to open a foreign bank account in a bank authorized to exchange the Iraqi Dinar with the currency of the account holder so they can receive the Dinar at the exchange rate. A list of several banks is provided from which to choose. As well, the reader is also shown how to open a foreign brokerage account in order to invest in the "red hot" Iraqi Stock Exchange. While some of the risks in these speculative investment alternatives is discussed, this guide has as its sole purpose to provide the information how to invest directly in the Dinar and the Iraqi stock market.

Rocco, Alicia You're Dead and You Don't Even Know It (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Who am I? Who is God? What's this all about? What is a soul? Discover your soul's evolution.

Siegel, Jeanne The Collector's Dilemma (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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Collecting has become a national pastime, but what happens to collectors and their collections is a topic that is rarely discussed. If collectors are savvy, fate can be very kind; if not, they and their heirs will be disappointed.

The Collector's Dilemma is for collectors who are undecided about the destination of their collection. Author and appraiser Jeanne Siegel discusses reasons to keep a collection intact and the procedures that new collectors should follow. She also offers expert advice on the following topics:

Deals with selling options
Compiling an inventory
Auction advice
Dealer information
Restoration
Wills
Inherited collections
Donations
Tax forms

In addition, The Collector's Dilemma debunks misconceptions about collecting. For instance, television road and auction shows highlight single pieces worth small fortunes instead of featuring entire collections. When thinking of moving a collection, collectors should realize that this in itself does not imply a loss. Instead, considering an exchange for a collection can be a smart move leading to cash to sweeten a retirement account, finance dream vacations, or fund college for grandchildren. Collectors may consider the prestige and pleasure of donating their collections to a museum, university, or library.

Perfect for new and old collectors, heirs of collectors, estate lawyers, and dealers, The Collector's Dilemma will help those who are in the process of building or disposing of collections.

On the Trail of a Lost Morningside Heights Manuscript (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Essay on a Lost Morningside Heights Manuscript

Kaufeld, John TRADING CARD GAMES FOR DUMMIES (Adobe Reader) eBook

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A step-by-step guide through the wild and wildly popular world of collectible gaming Here's the perfect guide for anyone interested in this fast-growing hobby, as well as for parents who'd like to know a little more about what their kids are into. In trading card games, players build a deck through purchases and trades, then compete for ultimate hands or points. This book explains how the games work, defines key terms like starters, boosters, draft packs, anthology sets, and sealed tournaments, and covers some of the most popular games, including Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh, Pokemon, Lord of the Rings, and others. John Kaufeld (Fort Wayne, IN) operates a card and board game shop. An officer of the Game Manufacturers Association, he is currently Press Liaison for the Origins International Game Expo.

Stevens, Mark Pedlar of Dreams (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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In the early '30s Howard Kron took a bus to Hollywood to pursue his acting dreams. Before the decades end he had traveled the nightclub circuit as a popular singer, and discovered the world of pottery design, the arena in which he would excel. Although a relative unknown today, his extensive body of work includes some of the most memorable icons of mid-century dcor, including numerous TV lamps that are treasured by collectors for their distinctive style. Pedlar of Dreams examines Kron's early aspirations, disappointments and final triumph as a ceramics designer and engineer. As the creative force behind Texans Incorporated, a pottery located in the unlikely Texas town of Bangs, he imbued his creations with a unique blend of classic and modern sensibilities, taking mass-produced pottery to a new level.

Cumpston, Mike PERCUSSION PISTOLS & REVOLVERS (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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In the early transition from the long-lived flintlock system, handgun development closely paralleled that of the long arms. With the advent of the revolving pistols, however; came patents that created monopolies in revolver production and the through-bored cylinder necessary for self-contained metallic cartridges. The caplock revolvers took on a separate evolution and remained state of the art long after the widespread appearance of cartridge firing rifles and shotguns. They rode in the holsters of of explorers and adventurers across the world and granted safe conduct in the back-alleys of the Industrial West right up until the last quarter of the 19th Century.
Handguns possess a mystique distinctly different from that of other firearms. They are tools of personal empowerment-chosen by their owners to provide independence and freedom of movement. In the ambitious, optimistic early years of western industrial civilization they were the emblem of liberty and equality and the bane of repressive governments and social movements. Largely because of the traditions that emerged in the time of the caplock pistols and revolvers, they remain so in the early years of the 21st Century.

Avram, Paul The Old Craiova - Historical Photo Album (Adobe Reader) eBook

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If you are a lover of old times and places, you should see this. Craiova is one of the biggest cities of Romania that mostly preserved the specific atmosphere between the end of 19th century and the middle of 20th century, in which Romania was becoming an European country with high-level culture and civilization. This is the period in which Bucharest won the nickname of "Little Paris". This photo album is a walk in time, on the streets and boulevards of the beautiful town of Craiova, from the beginning of the nineteenth century, until the middle of twentieth century, trying to make revive the atmosphere of that epoch. It is a great collection of over 100 high quality pictures from old Craiova, even from eighteenth century, until 1940. The images are reproductions from publications of that time, engravings, postcards and photos and each has an explication label attached. The album also contains a personal photo collection of the most representative old houses from Craiova, which still stand today. A brief history of Craiova is also included. This ebook is a bilingual edition (English / Romanian) and has 118 pages, from which 104 contain pictures that you may copy or print.

Avram, Paul The Little Paris - Historical Photo Album of Old Bucharest (Adobe Reader) eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

If you are a lover of old times and places, you should see this. For the people initiated in French architecture, who see images from Bucharest, the capital of Romania, this could only be in France, or maybe Belgium. From the 1870s until the late 1920s the city began its most beautiful metamorphosis from a giant village with muddy streets to the most attractive destination of Eastern Europe. The extravagant architecture and cosmopolitan high culture of this period won Bucharest the nickname of Little Paris. This photo album is a walk in time, on the streets and boulevards of this beautiful town, from the beginning of the nineteenth century, until the middle of twentieth century, trying to make revive the atmosphere of that epoch. It is a great collection of over 150 high quality pictures from old Bucharest, even from seventeenth century, until 1949. The images are reproductions from publications of that time, engravings, lithographies, postcards and photos and each has an explication label attached. A brief history of Bucharest is also included and a chronological list of civic events as well. This ebook is a bilingual edition (English / Romanian) and has 175 pages, from which 154 contain pictures that you may copy or print.

Munoz-Vinas, Salvador CONTEMP THEORY OF CONSERVATION (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Classical theories of conservation are well known in the heritage community, but in the last two decades thinking has shifted, and classical theory has faced increasing criticism. Contemporary Theory of Conservation brings together current ideas in conservation theory, presenting a structured, coherent analysis of the subject for the first time. This engaging and readable text is split into 3 parts. The first, Fundamentals of conservation, addresses the identity of conservation itself, and problems arising when classical conservation theories are applied. The second part, Questioning classical theories, delves deeper into the criticism of classical ideas such as reversibility. This leads on to the creation of new paradigms such as sustainability, which are covered in the final part of the book, Conservation ethics. * Captures current thinking in one volume to give a coherent view of the subject for the first time * Learn about the evolution of contemporary conservation theory * Clear, concise writing style distils all the necessary information into a short, easily digestible text

Maples, J. Fred NATL BANK NOTES FROM BOWLING G (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

Mon, 06 Oct 2008 29:10:07 GMT

The hobby of collecting paper money is red hot. More and more people are becoming interested in this fascinating hobby combining banking, history, art, and even genealogy. Hobbyists have taken to collecting national bank notes as a fun way to stay connected to their hometown. National Bank Notes from Bowling Green, KY assumes the reader has a basic understanding of national bank notes and explores the author

Ruthven, K. K. FAKING LITERATURE (Adobe Reader) eBook

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Literary forgeries are usually regarded as spurious versions of genuine literature. Faking Literature argues that the production of a literary forgery is an act that reveals the spurious nature of literature itself. Literature has long been under attack because of its alliance with rhetoric (the art of persuasion) rather than with logic and ethics. One way of deflecting such attacks is to demonise literary forgery: literature acquires the illusion of authenticity by being dissociated from what are represented as ersatz approximations of the real thing. Ruthven argues that literary forgery is the creative manifestation of cultural critique. As a powerful indictment of dubious practices in such activities as literary criticism, book-reviewing and the awarding of literary prizes, literary forgery merits serious attention from cultural analysts, and should be a key component of literary studies. This intriguing book will be of interest to all teachers, students and readers of English literature.

Ludlow, Brian HT COLLECT RACING AUTOGRAPHS B (Portable Document Format (PDF)) eBook

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In How to Collect Racing Autographs by Mail, Brian Ludlow provides racing fans with a single source for:

Learning how to obtain autographs from current and former racing greats
Gaining access to a compiled list of racing-related addresses
Creating a request letter from the sample letters included in the guide
Understanding racing terminology and the meaning of the flags used during a race
Accessing lists of past champions, rookies of the year, race winners, birthdays, Hall of Fame inductees, and much more

Want to start your own collection of racing autographs? Well, look no further! In this book Brian gives you simple, complete, step-by-step instructions for assembling a collection you will treasure the rest of your life.