Category: Antiques & Collectibles

Creating French Culture: Treasures from the Bibliotheque nationale de France

Price: $1.49

Publisher: Yale University Press : 1995-11-29

Seller ID: mon0000205272

ISBN-13: 9780300062830

Condition: Good

From monastic cloisters in the time of Charlemagne to the book-lined studies of 20th-century authors, this study presents an overview of the literary and artistic world in France. The Bibliotheque nationale de France, rich in collections of illuminated manuscripts, books, medals, maps and prints, had its beginnings when Charles V established his library in the falcon tower of the Louvre. During the Middle Ages, culture was the handmaiden of church and government; during the absolute monarchy, it became an instrument of propaganda; in the 18th century it developed an independent voice. This boo...
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Historical and Philosophical Issues in the Conservation of Cultural Heritage (Readings in Conservation)

Price: $16.46

Publisher: Getty Conservation Institute : 9/26/1996 12:00:01 A

Seller ID: mon0000695504

ISBN-13: 9780892363988

Condition: Acceptable

Contains some, or all, of the following: highlights, notes, and underlining.
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History in Their Hands: A Book of Jewish Autographs

Price: $2.10

Publisher: Jason Aronson, Inc. : 2/1/1996 12:00:01 AM

Seller ID: mon0000683081

ISBN-13: 9781568212906

Condition: VeryGood

The people presented in this book are as varied as their signatures. Some were religious, some secular; some made their mark in science, others in humanities. Despite their diverse roots, they all shared a common goal: to advance the Jewish name, the Jewish people, and the Jewish cause. Lutske has grouped these personalities into nine categories: Sages and Saints, including the Baal Shem Tov, Moshe Feinstein, Abraham Isaac Kook, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe; Scientists, including Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, and Dr. Bela Schick; Scholars and Philosophers, including Simon Dubnow, Abraham Joshua...
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Jewelry: A Pictorial Archive of Woodcuts and Engravings

Price: $2.10

Publisher: Dover Publications : 1981-08-01

Seller ID: mon0000653301

ISBN-13: 9780486241616

Condition: Good

Excellent pictorial archive of woodcuts and engravings includes jewelry samples from over a 4,000-year period. Traces historical, technical and esthetic development of this timeless artcraft. Clear, well-written text and over 1,000 finely rendered copyright-free illustrations.

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Old Books, Rare Friends: Two Literary Sleuths and Their Shared Passion

Price: $1.49

Publisher: Doubleday : 5/19/1997 12:00:01 A

Seller ID: mon0000679318

ISBN-13: 9780385485142

Condition: VeryGood

The dual memoir of two octogenarian antiquarian booksellers and Alcott authorities, this book explores the combined century of literary sleuthing done by Rostenberg and Stern. Like a precious gem, Old Books, Rare Friends is a book to treasure about the companionship of two rare friends and their shared passion for old books. 36 photos.
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Seven Thousand Years of Jewellery

Price: $7.08

Publisher: British Museum Pubns Ltd : 3/31/1989 12:00:01 A

Seller ID: mon0000689357

ISBN-13: 9780714117102

Condition: VeryGood

Sister Brother: Gertrude and Leo Stein

Price: $2.14

Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Pre : 10/27/1997 12:00:01

Seller ID: mon0000681059

ISBN-13: 9780801858079

Condition: VeryGood

The year is 1906, the setting a Paris atelier. A new literature is born amidst brazen canvases that pack the walls of a high-ceilinged room. Artists, students, writers, and musicians come to talk and listen and look. They come to see paintings by an unknown Picasso, and by Matisse, and by Czanne, artwork different from anything they find elsewhere. And they come to meet the compelling, eccentric sister-brother team at the center of it all: Gertrude and Leo Stein. In a fascinating dual biography of these two American expatriates, Brenda Wineapple tells the story of a powerful, poignant relation...
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Teddy Bear Treasury a Salute to Teddy: Identification & Values

Price: $1.98

Publisher: Collector Books : 2002T

Seller ID: mon0000681252

ISBN-13: 9781574323139

Condition: Good

Antique Furniture (Starting to Collect Series)

By: Andrews, John

Price: $2.34

Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Ltd : 1997T

Seller ID: mon0000703238

ISBN-13: 9781851492411

Condition: Good

This is a concise yet wide ranging survey of collectable antique furniture. The new collector will use it as an accessible reference tool enabling him to be confident in identifying key features of a wide variety of items. The book is structured chronologically by century and within each period by country. Periods, woods, jargon are intimidating - this is a guide to overcome initial confusion, Numerous illustrations complement the text.
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Tiffany

By: Baal-Teshuva, Jacob

Price: $3.41

Publisher: TASCHEN : 2001-06-15

Seller ID: mon0000635272

ISBN-13: 9783822862193

Condition: Good

Some edge wear and chipping to jacket.
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Banned Books: Literature Suppressed on Religious Grounds

By: Bald, Margaret

Price: $1.49

Publisher: Facts On File : 1998-04-01

Seller ID: mon0000645042

ISBN-13: 9780816033065

Condition: Acceptable

Ex-library book with usual markings.
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Patience & Fortitude: A Roving Chronicle of Book People, Book Places, and Book Culture

By: Basbanes, Nicholas A

Price: $2.34

Publisher: Harper : 2001-10-02

Seller ID: mon0000707929

ISBN-13: 9780060196950

Condition: VeryGood

In 1995 Nicholas Basbanes introduced a resonant phrase to describe the obsessive passion people have had over the past twenty-five hundred years to possess books, a condition more commonly known as bibliomania, one he christened in his book A Gentle Madness. Reviewing the work in the Washington Post, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda judged it to be a gallery of wonderful characters, "each more appealing than the last."Now, in Patience & Fortitude, Basbanes continues his discursive adventures among the gently mad, expanding his focus to probe the more comprehensive concept of book...
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English Enamel Boxes

By: Benjamin, Susan

Price: $2.34

Publisher: Little, Brown : 1/30/1978 12:00:01 A

Seller ID: mon0000705481

ISBN-13: 9780316909396

Condition: Good

Small tear to dust jacket.
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The Art of Chair in Eighteenth-century France

By: Bill G.B. Pallot

Price: $414.20

Publisher: Art Creation Realisation : 1989-09-01

Seller ID: mon0000663159

ISBN-13: 9782867700392

Condition: Good

Tear in front of dust jacket.
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Collecting Transistor Novelty Radios

By: Breed, Robert

Price: $1.49

Publisher: Collector Books : 1990-06-01

Seller ID: mon0000671092

ISBN-13: 9780891454465

Condition: Good

Creased front cover. General age/use-related wear.
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How to Restore Your Collector Car (Motorbooks Workshop)

By: Brownell, Tom

Price: $13.98

Publisher: Motorbooks : 1999-12-24

Seller ID: mon0000707801

ISBN-13: 9780760305928

Condition: Good

Following the popular first edition, this all-Color edition features updated chapters that reflect the changes and advances in products, techniques and laws. This hands-on guide covers all major restoration processes in an easy-to-understand, easy-to-use format. Expert chapters explain tasks such as degreasing, welding, metal repair, electrics, painting, and more. Step-by-step color photos help you restore it right and save money too
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100 Years of Magic Posters

By: Charles and Regina Reynolds

Price: $48.95

Publisher: Putnam Pub Group (Paper) : 1976-06T

Seller ID: mon0000702536

ISBN-13: 9780448122847

Condition: Acceptable

Water damage, good readable copy.
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Check points on how to buy oriental rugs

By: Charles W. Jacobsen

Price: $1.95

Publisher: C. E. Tuttle Co : 1969-01-01

Seller ID: mon0000626594

ISBN-13: 9780804807142

Condition: VeryGood

Buying & Selling Antiques: A Dealer's Inside View

By: Cline, Don,Pitzer, Sara

Price: $2.34

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC : 1/4/1986 12:00:01 AM

Seller ID: mon0000705487

ISBN-13: 9780882664064

Condition: VeryGood

A professional guide to getting started with minimal investment, identifying antiques that retain their value, even advice on auctions and auctioneers.
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Ultimate Teddy Bear Book

By: Cockrill, Pauline

Price: $2.34

Publisher: DK ADULT : 9/15/1991 12:00:01 A

Seller ID: mon0000705220

ISBN-13: 9781879431065

Condition: Good

No dust jacket.
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Category: Antiques & Collectibles