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Surfing by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $54.02Over 400 dynamic color photos and a concise text rich in facts show important developments in surfing over the last century. The ancient Polynesian heritage of surfing is presented here... -
Matchbox Toys by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $25.80This revised 6th edition of the classic reference features all the Matchbox die-cast metal toys made between 1947 and 1982 in color photographs with history of the manufacturers and descriptions of... -
Baskets by Nancy Schiffer 9780764313806
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $41.13In 176 pages of gorgeous color and black-and-white photographs, Nancy Schiffer pays homage to baskets as functional objets d'art and includes hundreds of baskets from all over the United States and... -
Turquoise Jewelry Nancy Schiffer 9780764328435
RRP: $19.48Booksplease Price: $14.92This newly revised 4th edition edition displays a wide variety of Southwest Indian-made jewelry which features the many different colors and types of turquoise, depending on their origins. The... -
Silver Jewelry Treasures by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $23.09This is a treasury of silver jewelry from 20th century European, American Indian, Mexican, and modern designers. Hand-wrought, filigree, openwork, repousse and inaly designs are carefully described... -
Trical Shirts and Clothing by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $30.71Over 300 beautiful print shirts, dresses, and bathing suits-acquired on vacation in the tropics-brought home to preserve the memory, cherished, and shown here to recall and enjoy. Lovely florals,... -
Indian Dolls by Nancy Schiffer 9780764303050
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $28.55These endearing little emissaries personify and spread the spirit of the diverse native people from across North America and into the arctic reaches of Canada. Whether made for childrens' play or as... -
Fun Jewelry by Nancy Schiffer 9780764313738
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $40.68Whimsical jewelry that incorporates images of people, animals, flowers, birds, fish, insects, ingenious tremblers and duets, and totally imaginary beasts are featured here, comprising a delightful... -
Best of Costume Jewelry, The by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $41.18Many of the most beautiful costume jewelry pieces made since the 1940s are presented with full color photographs. In chapters arranged chronologically, the jewelry reflects the changing retail market... -
Masters of Contemporary Indian Jewelry by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $68.95The artist-makers represented here come from every region of the United States, making this book a compilation of many native traditions as well as modern styles. Exciting background ideas are... -
Navajo Arts and Crafts by Nancy Schiffer 9780887403200
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.41The diverse and lively crafts of today's Navajo people in the Southwest are investigated through this new all color pictorial presentation. The traditional arts are joined by several newly evolving... -
Knoll Home and Office Furniture by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $142.33Booksplease Price: $105.85The name Knoll is synonymous worldwide with the best in modern furniture design. Visually exciting, comprehensive in content, this new book documents the modern furniture sold and produced by Knoll... -
America's Oak Furniture by Nancy Schiffer 9780764305801
RRP: $44.83Booksplease Price: $33.31Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780764305801Author Nancy SchifferFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Schiffer Publishing... -
Pictorial Weavings of the Navajo by Nancy Schiffer 9780887403187
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.34Sometimes referred to as a Navajo folk art, these representations of recognizable objects occasionally have been designed into Navajo weavings at least since the middle of the nineteenth century... -
Contemporary Hi Kachina Dolls by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $55.13Beautifully carved and painted wooden kachina dolls represent the many spirits and dancers in Southwest Indian Hopi ceremonies that appeal to higher forces for rain, fertile crops, and the goodness... -
Miniature Arts of the Southwest by Nancy Schiffer 9780887403170
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.20The delightful arts of American Indian tribes in the Southwest are occasionally made in miniature by especially talented artists who dare to work in tiny scale. This book presents, for the first... -
Navajo Weaving Today by Nancy Schiffer 9780887403194
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.47The tradition of weaving textiles and rugs among the Navajo people in the Southwest is glimpsed in its present form in this new pictorial study. The regional styles long associated with Navajo... -
Jensen Silver: The American Designs Nancy Schiffer 9780764327384
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $69.05Sterling Silver jewelry and tableware that was sold at the Jensen store in New York City included designs by American craftsmen, especially William De Matteo and Alphonse La Paglia, in the late 1940s... -
Shape and Decoration in Japanese Export Ceramics by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $68.62Ceramics, made in Japan for export in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are fascinating collectibles, possessing an almost endless variety of shape and diversity of decoration. In fact, it is... -
Costume Jewelry: The Fun of Collecting by Nancy Schiffer 9780764312168
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $41.28The delight in owning colored and large-stone costume jewelry has grown over the last ten years among an international group of enthusiasts. This popular field of collecting is imaginatively conveyed... -
Rhinestones!: A Collectors Handbook and Price Guide by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $31.18Booksplease Price: $23.40Rhinestones (colored glass imitation gemstones) comprise the most popular form of jewelry. High-fashion as well as costume designers produce rhinestone jewelry, which has been an important fashion... -
Figural Japanese Export Ceramics by Nancy Schiffer 9780764315039
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $68.70Figures of courtesans, gods, demons, special characters, and animals in Japanese export ceramics of the late 19th and early 20th centuries are highly decorative and appealing to many collectors today... -
Shamelessly, Jewelry from Kenneth Jay Lane by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $107.23Booksplease Price: $77.90Immerse yourself in the flamboyant world of designer Kenneth Jay Lane, whose gorgeous costume jewelry has ornamented the world's most famous and powerful women for more than forty years. Over 670... -
Imari, Satsuma and Other Japanese Export Ceramics by Nancy Schiffer
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $65.95The popularity of Japanese ceramics in the West caused a vast and delightful variety of wares to be made in the late nineteenth century for export. Colorful Imari porcelain in deep blue, orange-red,... -
Japanese Export Ceramics: 1860-1920 by Nancy Schiffer 9780764310430
RRP: $89.68Booksplease Price: $66.09The world now applauds the exquisite ornamental ceramics made in Japan in the late 19th century for export to Europe and America. They dazzle the public today as they originally did when introduced... -
Silver Jewelry Designs: Evaluating Quality Good * Better * Best by Nancy Schiffer 9780764300523
RRP: $107.23Booksplease Price: $79.93The innovative designs in silver jewelry made in Europe and North America in the 20th century are fascinating and highly popular today. This new book starts with the end of Victorian styles, just... -
China for America, Export Porcelain of the 18th and 19th Centuries by Herbert, Peter, and Nancy Schiffer 9780916838232
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $53.94Enthusiasts of Chinese porcelain and American commercial history alike welcomes this study of the porcelain dishes made in China for Americans in the 18th and 19th centuries. The tea, yardgoods, and... -
Before You Buy An Engagement Ring: With a 4-step Guide for Making the Right Choice by Nancy Schiffer 9780764306112
RRP: $23.38Booksplease Price: $17.26What should one know to choose an engagement ring? The answers are all here, with facts and practical advice that is easy to understand. Learn how to determine what you should pay, where diamonds... -
Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard Patterns and Forms, 1780-1880 by Herbert Schiffer 9780916838010
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $59.75Chinese Export Porcelain, Standard Patterns and Forms contains over 1000 items illustrated in black and white and 49 color plates. This book tells the story of the exciting and dangerous "China Trade... -
Pueblo Pottery Families by Lillian Peaster
RRP: $37.03Booksplease Price: $26.36The 17 Southwest Pueblos along the Rio Grande, and in the rising mesas and bluffs to the west, have a long tradition of beautiful pottery vessels for practical and ceremonial use. In this book, more... -
Hawaiian Shirt Designs Nancy N. Schiffer 9780764300547
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $59.26Beautiful and wild print shirts evolved from the special culture of Hawaii, a paradise of mild climate, clean water, and abundant flowers. With their beautiful Island landscapes, colorful tropical... -
Hawaiian Shirts: Dress Right for Paradise Nancy N. Schiffer 9780764321436
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $58.13If you plan to enter paradise, you'll want to dress for it. Here are over 1000 glorious color photgraphs of Hawaiian-inspired textile designs on shirts that will thrust wide the pearly gates... -
Antique Iron, English and American: 15th Century Through 1850 by Herbert Schiffer 9780887405587
RRP: $107.23Booksplease Price: $79.52Out of print for a while, this classic reference work on antique ironware is available once again. Antique collectors, iron buffs, and industrial historians will welcome the opportunity to browse... -
Pine Furniture: The Country Look Nancy N. Schiffer 9780764307423
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $40.15The pine furniture and tools gathered in this book have come from distant places in Europe, the United Kingdom, and Scandinavia. Painted with cheerful colors, they served every practical function in... -
Art Deco Bakelite Jewelry and Boxes: Cubism for Everyone by Deborah Keresztury
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $55.13The Art Deco style of the early 1930s can be seen as domesticated Cubism. As with cubist paintings, the elements of design were reduced to their minimal essence and applied to everyday items for... -
Weller, Reville, and Related Zanesville Art Pottery and Tiles by Betty Purviance Ward
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $44.03This comprehensive study combines a fantastic historical account with exciting, newly-discovered examples. Art pottery and tiles from the Weller, Roseville, J.B. Owens, and related companies were... -
Pueblo and Navajo Contemporary Pottery: and Directory of Artists by Guy Berger
RRP: $54.58Booksplease Price: $39.94This special pottery combines the traditions of Pueblo and Navajo artists from Arizona and New Mexico with daring new interpretaions by the modern generation. In hundreds of beautiful color photos,... -
Matchbox and Lledo Toys by Edward Force 9780887401275
RRP: $27.28Booksplease Price: $21.06Whether you are wondering what the toy cars, and trucks at the bottom of your toychest are worth, or are a serious collector, this new book will be useful to you. Ed Force, one of America's foremost... -
Kenneth Jay Lane FABULOUS: Jewelry and Accessories by Nancy N. Schiffer
RRP: $107.23Booksplease Price: $80.24Kenneth Jay Lane, "the hottest costume jewelry designer around" according to Elle Magazine, has created high-fashion styles for over forty years for royalty, first ladies, celebrities, socialites,... -
High Fashion Handbags: Classic Vintage Designs Adrienne Astrologo 9780764325083
RRP: $72.13Booksplease Price: $55.38An essential part of the well dressed woman is her handbag. Here over 300 exquisite color photographs of handbags from the world's top fashion designers are brought together to vie for the attention...