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With more than 200 photographs and specifications for 32 watches, this book provides a comprehensive history of one of Germany's finest watchmakers and its timepieces. Since its founding in 1845, A. Lange and Sohne has been at the core of fine...

More than 700 striking photographs and a detailed text about Zippo cigarette lighters, their history and current values, as well as the Viet Nam War comprise this important new book. It provides not only photographs of authentic and counterfeit Zippos...

Sandra "Johnsie" Bryan has curated an extraordinary array of Barbie (R) dolls and their companions, a collection sure to captivate and enchant even the most casual of readers. These dolls are meticulously staged within authentic settings that artfully...

GAME BOY MODDING will provide readers with a detailed process for purchasing, refurbishing, modding, and customising several Nintendo handheld consoles. The consoles and customisations are widely available and affordable for all gamers to try on their...

The hardcover, fully updated edition of the only multi-craft trade guide Respected by generations of skilled workers, Audel Millwright's and Mechanic's Guide is the only trade manual to cover maintenance and troubleshooting for all the mechanical trades...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781602393578Author Donald de CarleFormat PaperbackPage Count 336Imprint Sterling JuvenilePublisher Sterling JuvenileWeight(grams) 411gDimensions(mm) 229mm *...

Santa Claus, elves, gnomes, wizards. These fanciful characters delight and mesmerize us. All of them are magical creatures, possessing great and wondrous powers. Tom Wolfe has a bit of this magic himself. In his hands a piece of wood, carved with the...

With step-by-step guidance and a reader-friendly style, ELECTRICAL WIRING INDUSTRIAL, Seventeenth Edition, helps you gain the basic knowledge and skills you need to safely install wiring systems in an industrial building. Packed with vivid, full-color...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780451498120Author Nicholas SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Crown PublicationsPublisher Random House USA Inc

This range of clocks used to be considered the common, household clock which many people recognized but for which little documentation was available. Rick Ortenburger now presents the book that will fill this void. Vienna regulator clocks were first...

These styles will ring a bell not only with America's baby-boomers, but also with current fashion trend watchers. Today's interest in retro fashions makes this book as current as it would have been more than thirty years ago, but the quality is much...

Movado is one of the world's most recognized watch brands. This lavishly illustrated book, certain to delight collectors, presents the evolution of Movado from its roots in the Jura Mountains in 1881 through more than a century of tradition and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879335660Author Donald StreeterFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Astragal PressPublisher Astragal PressWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

This collection of priceless tips, tricks, skills, and experiences from a veteran of the trade is presented in a way that captures the attention of users and engages them in the process of furthering the art. It includes shop-tested descriptions and...

Nearly 900 beautiful color photographs display End of Day antique glass marbles produced, by glass artists after hours to prove their skill, during handmade marble's "Golden Age," from the mid-1880s through c. 1918. End of Day Cloud, English style,...

A standard reference for decades, this new edition of Pipe Welding Procedures continues to reinforce the welder's understanding of procedures. Drawing on his extensive practical and teaching experience in the field, the author describes in detail the...

Fabric of the 1970s was as distinct as the clothing into which it was made. Bold colors and patterns that dominated fabric design ranged from flamboyant to garish. Dizzying complementary color and pattern combinations, called psychedelic, were adapted...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780770435141Author Charlotte RiversFormat HardbackPage Count 176Imprint Potter CraftPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/RodaleWeight(grams)...

In commemoration of our 125th Anniversary, we are proud to present the Collector's Edition Replica of the original first edition of the Machinery's Handbook, published in January, 1914. It's the perfect gift for your favorite machinist or to add to your...

Fitting and Pattern Alteration: A Multi-Method Approach to the Art of Style Selection, Fitting, and Alteration, Fourth Edition, shows readers how to recognize, evaluate, and correct fit for a variety of body types, sizes, for women, men, and children...

This wonderful book has become the standard pocket guide in the field. It is just what collectors need for quick and easy reference...and its newly updated prices make it invaluable. Both handy and beautiful, it shows over 500 pens and pencils in nearly...

From the moment American Greetings introduced the Care Bears (R) in 1982, they had a firm bear hug on the hearts of both children and adults. The delightful bears wore their feelings on their bellies: happiness, joy, love, celebration, and hope. And when...

A groundbreaking study of the development of mechanical and metal cased pencils in the nineteenth century. Illustrated with over 700 photographs, the book provides examples of the extraordinary variety of propelling pencils that were created between 1800...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780982358450Author Richard WatkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 138Imprint NawccPublisher NawccWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm) 277mm * 216mm * 13mm

This new book is everything the toy gun collector could ever wish for, with over 600 full-color photographs of cap guns and gun accessories and a current value guide! Cap guns have been mass-produced since the post-Civil War era, made of wood, lead and...

The very popular, high quality tinplate toys of the mid-20th century from Nuremberg, Germany, are discussed in a historical setting in this delightful book. The chapters include 300 color photographs, information about the manufacturers(especially Schuco...

Both American and Japanese Beast Wars Transformer toys, popular from 1995 to the close of the millennium, are discussed and displayed in this all-encompassing guide. Robots from Armordillo and Cheetor to Megatron and Optimus Primal, are shown in over 870...

Domestic Abuse Safety Planning with Young Children is a set comprised of a beautifully illustrated storybook and accompanying guide which focus specifically on safety planning with young children, aged 5-7, experiencing domestic abuse. This book aims to...

Scenes from nature spring to life in Mike Doyle's latest curated collection of LEGO art, Beautiful LEGO: Wild! From botanical marvels to adorable critters such as a sea otter family made from 3,500 LEGO pieces every page is sure to delight the artist and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781473338128Author F L WestFormat PaperbackPage Count 80Imprint Old Hand BooksPublisher Old Hand BooksWeight(grams) 113gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 5mm

Virtually every American woman has a charm or two tucked away somewhere or has inherited a charm bracelet from a relative. Charm collecting has grown into a competitive and popular pastime with an international following. Consider the evidence - eBay...

Ashtrays have always been popular as collectibles, as they are available in a endless variety of forms. Originally designed and manufactured to be purely functional, ashtrays soon found their way into the advertising world as both promotional items and...

This beautifully illustrated book showcases over 300 elegantly designed paisley shawls woven in the Victorian era from 1830 through the early twentieth century. Shown in rich full color are the distinctive scrolled leaf designs on shawls of various sizes...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846641411Author George SturtFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Read BooksPublisher Read BooksWeight(grams) 207gDimensions(mm) 216mm * 140mm * 9mm

This informative book is full of wonderful international fountain pens and pencils, showing a great variation in more than 1,300 illustrations. The limited and standard production pens of the famous makers Montblanc, Parker, Pelikan, Sheaffer, and...

Requiring only a basic knowledge of the physics of fluids, Engineering Applications of Pneumatics and Hydraulics provides a sound understanding of fluid power systems and their uses within industry. It takes a strongly practical approach in describing...

Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Early 1950s focuses on wearable, collectible vintage clothing and accessories. The Sears catalogs provide the basis for a comprehensive evaluation of the fashions of this period. There is no guessing as to...

This title presents 25 creative handmade projects that is shown step by step. The versatility of papermaking is celebrated in 25 stunning handmade paper projects. You can revive the ancient craft of papermaking - with an inspirational modern approach. A...

The Incredible Ball Point Pen tells the story of the ball point pen's painful development, its cacophonous launching, the public hysteria accompanying its debut, and its outrageous and scandalous promotion. It recounts the fabulous riches which followed,...

The year was 1930. Ferdinand de Vazeilles of Nanterre, France, had been asked by the makers of Gergovia spark plugs to produce a promotional item to advertise their product. His design of a spark plug on wheels, complete with fenders and running boards,...