Hats

by HILDA AMPHLETT

""One must always wear a hat when lunching with people whom one does not know well,"" observed Coco Chanel, ""because one appears to one's best advantage."" The couturier's regard for the power of hats to confer dignity and attractiveness upon ...

ISBN: 9780486427461

Binding: Paperback

$36.99

Hillary Clinton Paper Doll Collectible Campaign Edition

by TIM FOLEY

""Dress them up! Mix and match! Cleverly play off the candidates' bios."" - USA TodayRegardless of your politics, this collectible Hillary Clinton paper doll deserves your support! The former Secretary of State - as well as New York Senator and ...

ISBN: 9780486811468

Binding: Paperback

$22.99

Historic American Costumes and How to Make Them

by MARY EVANS

This easy-to-use handbook presents step-by-step instructions and patterns for a tremendous variety of clothes and accessories from colonial times through the Civil War. More than eighty illustrations depict Puritan, Dutch, Quaker, and Native ...

ISBN: 9780486475967

Binding: Paperback

$27.99

Historic English Costumes and How to Make Them

by TALBOT HUGHES

Based on the most up-to-date information available, this awe-inspiring collection features all the popular dinosaurs - plus recent discoveries! Thirty highly detailed drawings spotlight the Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Velociraptor, ...

ISBN: 9780486469850

Binding: Paperback

$32.99

History of Costume

by CARL KOHLER

Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations. ""Landmark in the field of Western ...

ISBN: 9780486210308

Binding: Paperback

$32.99

History of Jewellery, 1100-1870

by JOAN EVANS

The history of jewelry has closely paralleled the history of mankind. Used as amulets to protect against harm and worn for ceremonial occasions, jewels also signaled wealth, power, and position. This engrossing scholarly study by a noted English

ISBN: 9780486261225

Binding: Paperback

$46.99

History of Playing Cards and a Bibliography of Cards and Gaming

by CATHERINE PERRY HARGRAVE

Most likely invented in the Far East, playing cards arrived in Europe at roughly the same time as paper money and gunpowder, and by the early eleventh century were in widespread use in France. This classic history, never superseded, not only ...

ISBN: 9780486412368

Binding: Paperback

$42.99

History of the American Automobile Coloring Book

by A. G. SMITH

Forty-four meticulously rendered, royalty-free line drawings of classic autos, including historic Roper steam carriage (1865), Ford Model A. Runabout (1903), Ford Model T touring car (1909), Studebaker Starlight Coupe (1951), Chevrolet Bel Air ...

ISBN: 9780486263151

Binding: Paperback

$9.99

History of Underclothes

by C. WILLETT CUNNINGTON

"". . . thoroughness and most impressive scholarship . . . much entertaining detail and . . . pleasant humour."" - The Times Literary Supplement (London)Underwear - practical garments with a utilitarian function or body coverings that serve an ...

ISBN: 9780486271248

Binding: Paperback

$24.99

Home Robotics

Maker-Inspired Projects For Building Your Own Robots

by Quarto UK

Learn to make your own robots with this approachable, illustrated guide for beginners to intermediate robotics enthusiasts. ...

ISBN: 9781781317006

Binding: Paperback

$27.99

How We Invented the Airplane

by ORVILLE WRIGHT

ISBN: 9780486256627

Binding: Paperback

$27.99

I Want You Poster

by JAMES MONTGOMERY FLAGG

High-quality reproduction of James Montgomery Flagg's classic World War I poster, in which Uncle Sam exhorts Americans to report to the nearest Army recruitment center. Printed on heavy stock and laminated; suitable for framing. ...

ISBN: 9780486592190

Binding: Poster

$14.99

Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Costume

by DOREEN YARWOOD

From the headgear of the ancient Greeks and Etruscans to Elizabethan farthingales and modern footwear, this authoritative resource presents a comprehensive history of clothing and accessories. It covers every world culture with 650-plus entries ...

ISBN: 9780486433806

Binding: Paperback

$56.99

Illustrated Encyclopedia of World Railway Locomotives

by P. RANSOME-WALLIS

In this volume, noted Columbia University Professor of Architecture Cyril M. Harris offers a unique tour through the entire history of architecture: an extraordinary compendium of clear, concise definitions for over 5,000 important terms. This ...

ISBN: 9780486412474

Binding: Paperback

$69.99

Illustrated Handbook of Western European Costume

by IRIS BROOKE

This valuable survey uses theatrical costumes as contemporary clues to the wearing apparel that was in vogue in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, and Flanders from 1260 to 1840. Enhanced with the author's charming, accurately rendered ...

ISBN: 9780486427478

Binding: Paperback

$36.99

Illustrated Jewelry Catalog, 1892

by NEW ENGLAND JEWELER

This hard-to-find catalog of jewelry from the Gilded Age offers a rare and generous look at late-nineteenth-century taste in diamonds, watches, and all manner of rings, lockets, charms, scarf and stick pins, earrings, bracelets, and scores of ...

ISBN: 9780486402963

Binding: Paperback

$32.99

Is Heathcliff a Murderer?

Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction

by John Sutherland

A brand-new, revised edition of John Sutherland's bestselling literary puzzle classic ...

ISBN: 9781785782992

Binding: Paperback

$19.99

Italian Girl and Boy Paper Dolls

by KATHY ALLERT

2 dolls, 32 costumes from Calabria, Lombardy, Sardinia, Piedmont, Trentino-Alto Adige, Emilia-Romagna, Valle d'Aosta, more. Map. 8 plates. ...

ISBN: 9780486274614

Binding: Paperback

$9.99

Japanese Kimono Paper Dolls

by MING-JU SUN

Embodying an intricate blend of pattern and colour, texture and composition, the Japanese kimono is a stunning garment with origins dating back to the Nara period (645-794). Its history is rich in tradition, culture, and art.Drawing her ...

ISBN: 9780486250946

Binding: Paperback

$18.99

Japanese Sword: A Treasure Celebrated for Over a Thousand Years

by KAZUHIKO INADA

Masterpieces forged by Japanese artisans accompanied by a glossary of specialised terms and a highly informative commentary. Discover ten ancient Japanese swords in museum collections reproduced in all their splendid detail on double pages with

ISBN: 9784054062948

Binding: Hardback

$135.00