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Sub-Categories of Antiques & collectables
- Antiques & collectables: buyer's guides 16
- Care & restoration of antiques 19
- Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics) 96
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- Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata 48
- Militaria, arms & armour 84
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- Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models 80
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The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting:...
Paul Martin, Rosemary Flanders, Fiona Morton
Museums & museology; Social & cultural history; Cultural studies; Antiques & collectables
Hardback
This volume focuses on the nature and study of collectors and collecting from 1960 onwards. Concentrating on new collecting,... [more]
Historic Maps And Views Of New York
Vincent Virga
History; Antiques & collectables: pictures, prints & maps; Travel maps
Paperback
Relief shown by shading and gradient tints. [more]
A Man and His Watch
Matthew Hranek
Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Clocks, chronometers & watches (horology); Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata
Hardback
A covetable celebration of watches and the stories at the heart of men's obsession with them. [more]
Coinage and History of the Roman Empire
David Vagi
General & world history; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
Hardback
This study in the fields of Roman history and numismatics includes hundreds of significant updates in chronology, historical... [more]
The Collector's Voice: Critical Readings in the Practice of Collecting:...
Kenneth Arnold, Rosemary Flanders, Fiona Morton, Professor Susan Pearce
Antiques & collectables; Hobbies, quizzes & games
Hardback
The study of collection is a growth point in cultural studies, conceived as a study of practice, of the ways in which people... [more]
Encyclopedia of Ephemera: A Guide to the Fragmentary Documents of Everyday...
Maurice Rickards
Reference works; Society & culture: general; Antiques & collectables
Hardback
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. [more]
Wittelsbach State and Ceremonial Carriages
Rudolf H. Wackernagel
History: specific events & topics; Other manufacturing technologies; Antiques & collectables; Transport: general interest
Hardback
The first complete survey of the Munich state carriages. In Vol. 1 (plates) the carriages are succinctly and clearly presented... [more]
Conservation Skills: Judgement, Method and Decision Making
Chris Caple
Archaeological methodology & techniques; Conservation of buildings & building materials; Care & restoration of antiques
Hardback
This work not only describes the nature of conservation but also provides an ethical framework to which the conservation of... [more]
Perspectives on the Renaissance Medal: Portrait Medals of the Renaissance...
Stephen K. Scher
History of art: Byzantine & Medieval art; Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
Hardback
The papers in this book were delivered at two conferences held in conjunction with the exhibition, The Currency of Fame: Portrait... [more]
That Wonderful Walnut Whatnot: A shoppers' guide to antiques and collectables...
William Hall, Dorothy Hall
Antiques & collectables
Paperback
From emporium to storeroom, antique to bric-a-brac, kitchenalia to militar... [more]
The Reformation and the Book
Jean-Francois Gilmont
European history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Protestantism & Protestant Churches; History of ideas; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Hardback
This collection of reviews deals with the role of the book in the spread of the Protestant Reformation all over the continent,... [more]
`A Miracle of Learning': Studies in Manuscripts and Irish Learning: Essays...
Dr Daibhi O Croinin
Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Hardback
Some of the 14 essays focus on technical issues of manuscripts such as the earliest dry-point glosses in Codex Usserianus... [more]
Greek Painted Pottery
R. M. Cook
History of art: ancient & classical art; Ceramics: artworks; Multicultural education; Health psychology; Psychotherapy; Antiques & collectables: ceramics & glass
Paperback
This is the first ever paperback edition of this classics text, which has been extensively revised and includes a fully updated... [more]
Books and Libraries in Early England
Helmut Gneuss
Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Library & information services; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Hardback
The articles in this volume, both in English and German, are devoted to the study of books, readers and libraries in medieval... [more]
Piety and the People: Religious Printing in French, 1511-1551
Francis M. Higman
Bibliographies, catalogues, discographies; Religion: general; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Hardback
This is a listing of all religious printing in French between 1511 and 1551. Also included are lists of printers, arranged... [more]
The Jewellery Of Roman Britain: Celtic and Classical Traditions
Catherine Johns, Catherine Johns
Precious metal & precious stones: artworks & design; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Antiques & collectables: jewellery; Antiques & collectables: gold & silver (other than jewellery)
Hardback
This work provides a survey of the jewellery of Roman Britain. Fully illustrated and accessible to both the specialist and... [more]
Collecting in a Consumer Society
Russell W. Belk (York University, Canada)
Acquisitions & collection development; History: specific events & topics; Consumerism; Anthropology; Antiques & collectables
Hardback
This work examines the relationship between the development of the consumer society and the rise of collecting by individuals... [more]
Monnaie et finances a Byzance: analyses, techniques
Ms Cecile Morrisson
Asian history; Early history: c 500 to c 1450&1500; Economic history; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
Hardback
An analysis of the way in which money - both finances and coinage - was dealt with in the Byzantine Empire. The influence... [more]
Maps Of Mughal India
Susan Gole
Drawing & drawings; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Hardback
First published in 1990. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. [more]
Roman Coins from India
Paula J. Turner
Archaeology; Coins, banknotes, medals, seals (numismatics)
Hardback
Presents a collation of the recorded finds of Roman coins on Indian soil. This book includes chapters on the historical significance... [more]
Chaumet in Majesty: Jewels of Sovereigns Since 1780
Jean-Marc Mansvelt, Stephane Bern, Christophe Vachaudez, Romain Condamine
Antiques & collectables: jewellery
Paperback
An homage to the royal tiara, the crowning diadem of beauty and power.<br... [more]
St Cecilia's Hall: Museum Highlights
Sarah Deters
Concert halls, arenas, stadia; Musical instruments & instrumental ensembles; Museums & museology; Antiques & collectables: scientific & musical instruments
Paperback
A beautifully illustrated selection of historical musical instruments from the collection of St Cecilia's Hall, Edinburgh.... [more]
Barns Across America: A Photographic Journey
,Jeffrey Steccato
Photographs: collections; Architecture; Antiques & collectables
Paperback
An award-winning photographer, Steccato has been driving the back roads of America, from Arizona's ghost towns to the Blue... [more]
Farming in Miniature: Volume 1: A review of British-made toy farm vehicles...
Robert Newson, Peter Wade-Martins, Adrian Little
Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models; Tractors & farm vehicles: general interest
Paperback
Farming in Miniature is an essential guide for collectors of British toy models interested in farm tractors, farm horses and... [more]
Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade...
Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador
Memoirs; Publishing industry; Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter
Paperback
The American Story of the Bookstores on Fourth Avenue from the 1890s to the 1960s New York City has eight million stories,... [more]
