Schiffer Books Collections | Schiffer Publishing

$45.00

A beautiful waterfowl source book for carvers, taxidermists, ornithologists, and waterfowl enthusiasts. Close-up photographs show detailed feather patterns, color, and species information. Full species descriptions accompany these beautiful and important illustrations. A comprehensive state-by-state guide for observing the waterfowl in...

$29.95

A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool you can own. This book is one of a series of guide books that describes every type...

$15.00

A manual of orchid growing, this book covers all you need to know in order to grow the queen of flowering plants, the orchid.[AuthorName][/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]10 line drawings, 24 color plates, 66 b/w photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]10 line drawings, 24 color plates, 66 b/w photos[/ColorPattern]

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Stories about the lumber and the loggers that helped build the West Coast cities in the United States. For anyone who has ever pondered the grandeur, the extent, the million board feet a day production...the entire meaning of the forests...

$79.95

The histories of 17 leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland. In Time in Gold, the histories of the 17 leading luxury wristwatch companies of Switzerland are presented together for the first time, Beautifully illustrated with color and black and white...

$27.50

Tin has been used since ancient times to make vessels of many sorts. Here is a tribute to the men and women who made and decorated utilitarian tinwares on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. Shirley DeVoe has gathered a...

$5.95

Many people are looking for alternative heat sources from oil, wood, and electricity. This book will tell them all they need to know about coal heat. Coal is cheaper in many parts of the country than other fuels. It is...

$14.95

The interest in America's favorite pastime is at an all-time high, especially among collectors. From children collecting the latest baseball cards, to adults who seek any object related to baseball. In this book Peter Capano explores the great variety of...

$35.00

Here's a whole new insight on that part of the day so common we usually take it for granted. In 1511 the first of many decrees had been issued banning coffee consumption, but nothing could halt the spread of the...

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Packed with useful information about historic Chester County, one of the original sections of Pennsylvania, this small, photo illustrated book introduces the distinctive land, buildings, furnishings and library which comprise the Chester County Historical Society in the old Quaker-settled town...

$19.95

This nineteenth century catalog of the Society de Beaux Arts of Paris displays a wide variety of bronze editions of the successful sculptures of the period. Such popular artist as the talented Moreau family, especially Auguste Moreau, Lemony and Allouard...

$35.00

In some 300 large-size illustrations, this book shows the whole development of German passenger ships from the first paddle steamers on rivers and lakes, via the early ocean liners still equipped with auxiliary sails and the luxury high-speed steamers before...

$16.95

Here, at last, is a long-awaited volume for collectors of miniature vehicles. After a span of several years, noted authority Edward Force turns his eye toward the vehicles produced in northern Europe from the early to mid-20th century. From Scandinavia...

$23.50

A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool you can own. This book is one of a series of guide books that describes every type...

$29.95

A book that will guide you when you are in the process of buying or appraising Sandwich glass is the most important tool you can own. This book is one of a series of guide books that describes every type...

$19.95

Vallona Starr Ceramics started in Los Angeles in the 1930s and later moved to El Monte, California where it manufactured ceramics until 1953. Known for their whimsical designs like the Winkies, the Up Family, and lower fairies, as well as...

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[AuthorName]By Marian E. Rodee and James Ostler[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Marian Rodee is the curator of the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque. James Ostler is the resident manager of the Pueblo of Zuni Arts and Crafts enterprise.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]66...

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The many practical industries that supported this earliest county in Pennsylvania are documented in this illustrated and detailed study. Here is information on the architecture, stone work, metalsmiths, needlework, ceramics, and pictures made by and of county residents from the...

$45.00

Unquestionably, this is the most comprehensive study ever written on the subject of Connecticut working decoys. The author has documented and shown examples of decoys from eighty-odd carvers throughout the state. Henry C. Chitwood begins his book with a table...

$35.00

Dabbling Ducks and Whistling Ducks covers our most-colorful group of waterfowl: ducks on the ponds, lakes, and rivers.[AuthorName]By Bruce Burk[/AuthorName][AuthorBio][/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]94 color plates/481 b/w illustrations[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]Volume I: Dabbling Ducks and Whistling Ducks[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]94 color plates/481 b/w illustrations[/ColorPattern]

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An elementary work on color, dealing with traditional principles of harmony, as well as advanced principles derived from modern studies of the psychology of human color perception. Color consultant and authority Faber Birren tells a well-organized story of how to...

$19.95

Tape measures, those useful sewing tools in imaginative cases, are now becoming a collecting passion. Presented here are over 700 tape measures in brass, wood, celluloid and porcelain figural shapes, dating back to the 1820s and up to the present....

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Aunt Jemima's familiar beaming, warm smile and laughing eyes have been associated with breakfast pancakes for generations of Americans. "Invented" in 1888 to help market a new type of pancake flour, Aunt Jemima has been represented by a good number...

$24.95

Of all the French dollmakers, for over half a century, Jumeau reigned supreme. Originally made as playthings, many of these dolls are, today, among the most sought after antiques, being fought-over at international auctions by some of the leading collectors....