This book is the first in a series which will feature the colonels of the Union Army in the Civil War. Most of them were citizen soldiers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Motivated by...
At last, the most complete book devoted exclusively to oil cans, containing over 750 color photographs of cans spanning 120 years, and over 90 brands. The cans are presented alphabetically by company, and a detailed...
Over 600 beautiful color photographs explore the fascinating art of encasing molded sulphide figures in glass marbles. Encased in clear or colored glass, molded sulphides come in many clever forms, including animals, birds, humans, mythological...
This comprehensive guide displays many of the impressive artwares produced by Gonder Ceramic Arts of Zanesville, Ohio, in over 540 beautiful color photographs and 37 black and white catalog pages. The featured artwares range from...
Like peering through the plate glass window of a Woolworth's, Kresge's, or J.J. Newberry's, this popular book reveals the wonderful array of dimestore merchandise that awaited homemakers and gardeners during our country's Depression era. Consumers...
Intended to be intriguing but not morbid, this book takes readers on an amazing journey through past, present, and evolving postmortem practices. The first of its kind, it deals with a topic that is rapidly...
Over 1000 dazzling color images display the beauty and elegance in glassware produced by the Fenton Art Glass Company from 1985 to today. These highly collectible and much sought after wares are from Fenton's General,...
More than 570 Pairpoint lamps with their distinctive glass shades are shown in this and the companion volume that comprise the catalog. They represent a broad sample of the production of Pairpoint lamps from 1900...
This book has been created as a primer showing the best available and rare photographs of Panzers with units at the front. Covered are the Panzers I, II, 38(t), III, IV, Panther and Tiger tanks...
Whimsical jewelry that incorporates images of people, animals, flowers, birds, fish, insects, ingenious tremblers and duets, and totally imaginary beasts are featured here, comprising a delightful cross-section of styles that all can be described as...
This compilation of helmets collected over the past thirty years, is an illustrated reference source on the elaborate head dress of the Imperial German Army from 1880–1916. Displaying many rare helmets in full color, large...
This new book is a detailed look at Germany's elite units of World War II. It covers the formation and combat use of the Waffen-SS, Fallschirmjager and mountain troops throughout the war and on a...