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Through step-by-step instructions and color photographs, children of all ages can learn basic carving techniques on an inexpensive and easy-to-use medium: soap! In this book, Dr. Howard K. Suzuki describes and illustrates with color photographs basic carving and sculpturing techniques...
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A fantastic presentation of history and culture, of designers and automobiles. The author has explored family history and far beyond to explain how pedal cars were made, and why they ultimately lost favor in the marketplace. Workers who actually made...
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Monsters of all shapes and sizes stalk the pages of this entertaining and informative "creature-feature." Over 600 color photos capture the incarnations of all the ghouls, mutants, and vampires that ever sent chills up your spine at the theater or...
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Florida is the land of pink flamingos, bathing beauties, palm trees, coconuts, and beaches. It is a tourist mecca and a treasure trove of souvenirs. This book is a salute to the popular Florida tourist culture of the 1940s through...
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Over 350 photos of superb vintage neon signs. During the middle of the 20th century, neon signs turned North America's roadside into a luminous wonderland. The most compelling signs were figural: imaginative, cartoon drawings in light. These unforgettable depictions of...
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The art of history in motion, with the thrill only motorcycles can bring! Between these covers is a spectacular collection of clockwork motorcyles from Europe, Japan, and America. The beauty and complexity of these early toy designs is matched only...
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The first in-depth study on the uniforms, equipment, insignia, weapons, vehicles, and personal items of the British and Commonwealth Airborne soldier of WWII. This volume covers the 1st and 6th Airborne Divisions, and the 1st Polish Independent Parachute Brigade. With...
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Discover the fascinating world of British commemorative produced for a variety of royal events--coronations, jubilees, marriages, wedding anniversaries, births and visits. You will see china and pottery commemorative mugs, plates, cups and saucers, loving cups, covered boxes, tea services and...
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The Duncan & Miller Glass Company, of Washington, Pennsylvania, was one of the glassmaking giants of the 1920s -1940s. This book focuses on the company's prolific Depression Era production and includes a valuable prologue about the Victorian wares and an...
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230+ photographs, many full page, present exquisite examples of three centuries of American fraktur, interwoven with insightful historical details, information on the making of fraktur, and techniques for preserving these delicate documents. The American fraktur tradition began about 1740 in...
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Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were put on everything from pocket mirrors to memo pads, the sides of barns to the...
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Step back into the fabulous world of the 1950s! Popular culture was stimulated as products were mass produced and the middle class emerged. After World War II, America prospered and took the lead in popular culture as people rebuilt their...
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This inclusive guide provides a detailed look at the beautiful Blue Ridge China wares produced by Southern Potteries of Erwin, Tennessee, from 1938 through 1957. Over 1400 color photographs display the hand decorated wares, including items never before displayed in...
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Images of bears are found throughout the world on many objects in everyday life, from advertising and postage stamps to clothing and tablewares. The intense popularity of stuffed toy Teddy Bears today has ignited the search for images of bears...
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Here, over 300 color photos and text document hundreds of Anchor Hocking's very collectible red glassware known as Royal Ruby. Many pieces in this book have never been included in a reference volume before. Here are uncommon patterns, such as...
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Here are 72 all-new scrollsaw projects, featuring original patterns and designs ranging in difficulty from simple to quite challenging. These unique stand-up puzzles, irresistible holiday decorations, and imaginative project designs are perfect for all skill levels. Creating these clever crafts...
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Enter an ultra-patriotic era of "military mood" fashions, replete in red, white, and blue. One in a series of books from Schiffer Publishing documenting fashion trends in America, this is an invaluable resource for fashion designers looking to revive and...
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Brilliant colors, eye-popping designs, luxurious fabrics--all these and more characterize the unforgettable fashion trends of the late 1960s and early 1970s. This was a turbulent, exciting era in our history, and clothing styles clearly reflected the fast-moving, youth-oriented culture we...
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Beginning operations in April 1942 with a shoestring flight of four Lockheed F-4 Lightnings (the photo-recon version of the famed P-38), the 8th Photo Squadron gave the American Army Air Forces its only aerial reconnaissance coverage of the Southwest Pacific...
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X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II Three Horten Ho 9s were constructed prior to war’s end: the V1 sailplane, the twin 004B powered prototype V2, and the serial...
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A nostalgic look at baby and children's wear from the Victorian Era to the first half of the 20th century. The Well-Dressed Child chronicles the changes in children's fashions over the decades and centuries, from the popularity of tartans and...
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X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II The Focke-Wulf Ta 183 “geheim projekt” came from the mind of aircraft design genius Hans Multhopp. With its single HeS 011A turbojet...
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X PLANES OF THE THIRD REICH SERIES An Illustrated Series on Germany's Experimental Aircraft of World War II Powered by a single HeS 001A turbojet engine, Woldemer Voigt, who had artfully crafted the Me 262, ran out of time before...
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This new book by famed U.S. ace Walker “Bud” Mahurin, is an examination of Germany’s Luftwaffe by one who fought against them in the skies over Europe, and who befriended them after the war. Having found himself lucky enough to...