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Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages: A Review of its Characteristics, Decoration, Folklore, and Symbolism

by Stanley Charles Nott

First published in 1936 and since then a collector's item of increasing rarity, Chinese Jade Throughout the Ages comprises a review of the characteristics, decorations, folklore, and symbolism of this esteemed...


Contemporary Netsuke

by Miriam Kinsey

Netsuke, the treasure first mined by Brockhaus and Weber has been ably refined and mounted by many latter-day scholar collectors and enhanced by the miracles of modern photographic reproduction, so that we now...


Chinese Jade of Five Centuries

by Joan M. Hartman

Chinese Jade of Five Centuries was originally published in print form by Tuttle Publishing in 1969.

In Chinese Jade of Five Centuries, Mrs Hartman provides an encompassing look at one of the minor arts which...


The Wonderful World of Netsuke: With One Hundred Masterpieces of Miniature Sculpture in Color

by Raymond Bushell

Roughly a century ago, when Japan emerged from the long seclusion of the Edo period and opened her doors to the West, a treasury of fascinating objets d'art was exposed to view. By no means the least fascinating...


Buying & Selling Antiques & Collectibles: For Fun & Profit

by Joan Bingham & Don Bingham

Written for both beginners and experienced collectors, this guide provides descriptions of some of the more prized antiques and collectibles, and explains how to find them and how to resell them. The Binghams...


Things Korean

by O-Young Lee & John Holstein

Things Korean is a useful guide to traditional life in Korea, presented in an accessible and attractive format. O-Young Lee, former Korean Minister of Culture gives us a survey of native objects from Korea,...


Don't Call the Thrift Shop: What to Do With a Lifetime of Well-Loved Possessions

by Susannah Ryder

What do you do with a lifetime of well-loved possessions when Mom moves to the retirement home, or there's a death in the family, or you are ready to move to a smaller home? Is that old chest a valuable antique...


Portmeirion

by Will Farmer

Portmeirion pottery evolved from gift shop designs for the Portmeirion holiday village in north Wales to a global business thanks to the design flair of Susan Williams-Ellis. She captured the sprit of the kitchens...


Beswick Pottery

by Val Baynton

Beswick is typical of the numerous small scale ceramic factories founded towards the end of the Victorian era and manufacturing through the first two thirds of the 20th century. Like many of these companies...


Things Chinese: Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles

by Ronald G. G. Knapp & Michael Freeman

A source of fascination to the West, China's renowned art objects and traditional manufactured products have long been sought by collectors. Things Chinese presents sixty distinctive items that are typical of...


Collecting Japanese Antiques

by Alistair Seton

Collecting Japanese Antiques shows what makes Japanese aesthetics so different from other countries. Antique hunters will benefit from the practical and cautionary advice in this book; newcomers will appreciate...


Antiques on the Cheap: A Savvy Dealer's Tips: Buying, Restoring, Selling

by James W. McKenzie

Get the inside scoop on every aspect of antiquing - buying, cleaning, repairing, embellishing, refinishing, restoring, and selling. You'll find expert advice for getting great deals at auctions, flea markets,...


Money and Exchange in Canada to 1900

by A.B. McCullough

Of special interest to coin and bill collecters, as well as history buffs and students, is this clear, concise and intriguing explanation of the various coins and currencies used in Canada between 1600 and 1900....


Things Thai: Antiques, Crafts, Collectibles

by Tanistha Dansilp & Michael Freeman

Things Thai presents over 60 different items from Thailand, each a collectible with cultural relevance or a story to tell. Each object represents an aspect of Thai life, from devotional objects to examples of...


Old fishing Lures & Tackle

by Carl F. Luckey

The long-awaited 8th edition of Old Fishing Lures & Tackle—"the bible for lures collectors"—has been thoroughly updated, combining the time-honored research of the late Carl F. Luckey with essential updates...


Antiques 101

by Frank Farmer Loomis IV

Master Antique Styles Painlessly Not sure how to tell Chippendale from Queen Anne, or Art Deco from Art Nouveau? Learn the easy way with the author's entertaining style. Frank Farmer Loomis IV is an expert communicator...


Heddon Catalogs 1902-1953

by Clyde Harbin

Invaluable history Heddon lures are the most popular lures to collect. Heddon catalogs provide the most complete record available to collectors regarding what lures they might seek for their collections. This...


British Campaign Medals of the First World War

by Peter Duckers

Britain has issued medals rewarding war service since at least the early nineteenth century, and increasingly through the period of its imperial expansion prior to 1914, but examples of many of the early types...


Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles 2012 Price Guide

by Eric Bradley

Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide provides the best coverage of the American antiques and collectibles market, as well as popular foreign-made wares. We provide 8,000 listings with comprehensive...


Picker's Bible: How To Pick Antiques Like the Pros

by Joe Willard

The Science of Scrounging

Whether readers are dumpster divers, estate sale addicts or modern archaeologists, this easy-to-use and informative guide to "picking" is guaranteed to improve their antiquing skills....