Schiffer Books Collections | Schiffer Publishing

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An extensive and in-depth study of the non-military and civilian toy figures made by Britains, covering the early mechanical toys of the 1880s through to the final hollow cast toys from 1966. During the inter-war period, the British toy-buying public...

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Explore the beautiful glassware produced in West Virginia from the 1920s through the 1940s. This valuable resource shines a spotlight on the diverse forms of glassware produced in West Virginia in the years between the world wars.   Features more than...

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The Florence Ceramics Company of Pasadena, California, produced historical and literary figurines, birds, animals, figural pairs, and an extensive line of artware from the early 1940s to 1964. This wonderfully illustrated book identifies them all, complete with names, sizes, colors,...

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The teddy bear turns 100 this year! Celebrate the origins of the delightful toy bears that have charmed adults and children around the world for a century. Here are stories and over 350 color photographs of some of the most...

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When Midway Manufacturing introduced the Pac-Man™ arcade game in late 1980, there were many who doubted that a maze-based game could compete against the “space invader” games that were so prevalent. They were wrong! Pac-Man experienced a meteoric rise in...

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Historic tattoo photographs from the invention of the camera through the 1970s. Enter a visual smorgasbord of tattoo imagery. Hundreds of photographs, thousands of tattoos. This incredible assembly of historic tattoo images dates back to the invention of the camera...

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This reprint of jewelry and hollowware catalog pages from Georg Jensen brings eagerly sought information together in one volume. Hard to find, the original catalogs have been widely dispursed and costly, yet they provide primary information to enable identification of...

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Since the earliest days of cameras and photography, the idea that an event or a person could somehow be frozen in time and preserved forever has fascinated people. This absorbing book features many of the most famous and historically significant...

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During the Great Depression, glass companies turned to machine made methods to produce inexpensive, colorful glass for the table and kitchen. Green was a popular color for this glassware and its popularity is very evident today among collectors. This book,...

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Paden City Glass Manufacturing Company, of Paden City, West Virginia, manufactured popular etched tableware in many colors between 1916 and 1951. Information about the company and its many products is documented, much of it for the first time, in this...

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Here is a dream book of styles to pour over. These images illustrate cabinetry, floor and counter surfaces, and options in everything from bidets to washbasins. These designer rooms will help you choose a color palette, textures, and the style...

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Color is one of the most interesting qualities of glass, and many people collect according to color. Purple Glass is a sample of various collectible glassware made in the United States and Europe. Included are examples of Depression Era glass...

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A showcase of the tattoo work of 100 talented tattoo artists of Arizona and New Mexico.  Thirty hand-picked tattoo shops and the work of over one hundred artists are included in this book, showcasing the blossoming body art communities in...

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Figures 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. This study presents an engaging text and over 300 beautiful...

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Over 300 color photos demonstrate how specific concrete paver patterns, colors, and textures enhance every outdoor environment.  Concrete pavers are one of the hottest pavements around homes, commercial buildings, and urban spaces. Designers know that the selection of pavement patterns...

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This book illustrates over 450 World War I posters that were produced in the US, Canada, and Europe, with attention to issues relevant to collectors: condition, conservation, display, and value. World War I was the first war in which the...

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This delightful, beautifully illustrated book showcases hundreds of dolls and accessories made in the United States and Canada during the 1930s and 1940s, all highly collectible today. Shown are dolls made of composition, cloth, rubber, and painted bisque, each with...

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This beautifully illustrated book features over 500 different cats and dogs made by the Fenton Art Glass Company in Williamstown, West Virginia, from 1933 to the present. The book includes many styles that were made in the regular line, sold...

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The complete story of pin-up girl Bunny Yeager, told in her own words! Before Bunny Yeager was old enough to be a pin-up girl, she fantasized about becoming one. She realized her dream and much more. After building a successful...

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In this, their fifth collaboration, award-winning authors Timothy C. Fabrizio and George F. Paul examine the fascinating and collectible field of phonograph advertising. Whether pragmatic, inspirational, or merely avaricious, talking machine promotion assumed a variety of mantles during its first...

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A classic reborn, here is a book that opened new territory in 1979, revealing the bodies of those who patronized underground artists. The bodies of these tattooed men and women stand in testament to an ancient art, long forbidden in...

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Since the revival of the Olympic Games in 1896, the Olympics have grown to be among the most anticipated and watched events of any type in world. Today, almost 200 nations send athletes to participate in the Games and over...

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Here is a grand review of the home video games that entertained the nation, and much of the world, during the 1970s and 1980s. In over 1000 color photographs, many of the video games for the extremely popular Atari™, Colecovision™,...