If you are into Military History you might find these two releases of interest.
Curtiss Fighter Aircraft - Making use of primary Curtiss documents, as well as the combined resources of the world's leading historians of the subject, the authors have skillfully resolved myths and woven a comprehensive study of the often very confusing story of these classic airplanes.
Uniforms of the NSDAP - This book is the first in depth published work in over twenty years on Third Reich Political Leaders uniforms and their regalia. Some of the finest items in the collecting community – uniforms, insignia, headgear, flags, banners and other items – have been assembled in this large format, all-color book
Tuesday, November 28, 2006
Sunday, November 26, 2006
More On Coffee Table Books
As we move closer to the holiday season, you might find additional coffee table books good gifts for the difficult person to buy for:
Boudoir Art - The pictures of beautiful and powerful women by artists of the Boudoir art movement occupy an important place in the history of twentieth century art.
Generations of Jewelry - This beautiful history of the art form begins with a liberal discussion of fine jewelry's ancient history as exotic amulets and symbolic ornaments, and proceeds to explain and profusely illustrate developing trends in European jewelry as symbols to the growing middle classes.
The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues - Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston's black community during the crucial decades from the 1950s through the early 1980s, when the amplified pulse of rhythm and blues underscored the social changes sweeping the nation.
Waterfowl Illustrated - 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.
Baseball Treasures - From its earliest days in the mid-1800s, baseball has had a warm place in the heart of American men and women. So it was natural for them to keep mementos of the game.
California's Best - This is the most comprehensive study of Old West art and antiques from the Golden State to date. Best quality furniture, gold and silver objects, gold quartz jewelry, gambling tools, firearms, Bowie knives, and beer advertising items of California significance from 1850 to 1920 are shown in over 700 color photos with extensive descriptions and history.
Boudoir Art - The pictures of beautiful and powerful women by artists of the Boudoir art movement occupy an important place in the history of twentieth century art.
Generations of Jewelry - This beautiful history of the art form begins with a liberal discussion of fine jewelry's ancient history as exotic amulets and symbolic ornaments, and proceeds to explain and profusely illustrate developing trends in European jewelry as symbols to the growing middle classes.
The Early Years of Rhythm & Blues - Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston's black community during the crucial decades from the 1950s through the early 1980s, when the amplified pulse of rhythm and blues underscored the social changes sweeping the nation.
Waterfowl Illustrated - 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.
Baseball Treasures - From its earliest days in the mid-1800s, baseball has had a warm place in the heart of American men and women. So it was natural for them to keep mementos of the game.
California's Best - This is the most comprehensive study of Old West art and antiques from the Golden State to date. Best quality furniture, gold and silver objects, gold quartz jewelry, gambling tools, firearms, Bowie knives, and beer advertising items of California significance from 1850 to 1920 are shown in over 700 color photos with extensive descriptions and history.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
Coffee Table Books for the Holidays
Having a hard time finding a holiday gift for the that discrimating friend or relative. Maybe a coffee table book might just what you need. Not only do the books look attractive on the coffee table, but their usually very informative about its particular subject. It also keeps you in mind everytime that special someone sees the book. Here are some great coffee table books:
A Century of American Sculpture - For over a century the majority of America's major sculptors chose one particular foundry to cast their works in bronze.
Bronze Sculpture Casting & Patination - This magnificent and beautiful work includes an extensive and illuminating text paired with an exceptional collection of 646 color photographs and 78 line drawings of the processes involved in forming metal sculpture, as well as contemporary and historic examples.
The Power of Jewelry - Hundreds of stunning color photographs of magnificent jewelry and fascinating legends associated with all the different gemstones are combined to form a fresh, new approach to antique and modern jewelry.
Japanese Porcelain 1800-1950 - Hundreds of beautiful color pictures and recently-discovered, important information give this new study of 19th and 20th century Japanese porcelain a most refreshing approach.
Paperweights - Old books on glass paperweights are shattered by this beautiful new presentation of previously unknown facts! Hundreds of beautiful old and new paperweights are displayed in over 450 color photographs.
Contemporary Bird Carvings - This beautiful book traces the development of bird carving, a distinctly American art form, from the mid-1800s to the present. Displayed in stunning color photos are some of the very best examples of bird carving produced in both the United States and Canada.
A Century of American Sculpture - For over a century the majority of America's major sculptors chose one particular foundry to cast their works in bronze.
Bronze Sculpture Casting & Patination - This magnificent and beautiful work includes an extensive and illuminating text paired with an exceptional collection of 646 color photographs and 78 line drawings of the processes involved in forming metal sculpture, as well as contemporary and historic examples.
The Power of Jewelry - Hundreds of stunning color photographs of magnificent jewelry and fascinating legends associated with all the different gemstones are combined to form a fresh, new approach to antique and modern jewelry.
Japanese Porcelain 1800-1950 - Hundreds of beautiful color pictures and recently-discovered, important information give this new study of 19th and 20th century Japanese porcelain a most refreshing approach.
Paperweights - Old books on glass paperweights are shattered by this beautiful new presentation of previously unknown facts! Hundreds of beautiful old and new paperweights are displayed in over 450 color photographs.
Contemporary Bird Carvings - This beautiful book traces the development of bird carving, a distinctly American art form, from the mid-1800s to the present. Displayed in stunning color photos are some of the very best examples of bird carving produced in both the United States and Canada.
Monday, November 20, 2006
Looking at Astrology
Compendium of Astrology
This is the book I recommend to anyone who shows interest in Astrology. Published in 1983 it is probably one of the most complete (but not quite) books on the subject. If you are interested at all in Astrology, this is a must for a reference book shelf.
As its book description states: The Compendium of Astrology is the most comprehensive astrology book ever published. The Compendium contains the basic information needed to build a horoscope. It provides a step-by-step guide that will lead beginning astrologers to in-depth knowledge of principles and calculations. It also encourages them to pursue further study and research.
This is the book I recommend to anyone who shows interest in Astrology. Published in 1983 it is probably one of the most complete (but not quite) books on the subject. If you are interested at all in Astrology, this is a must for a reference book shelf.
As its book description states: The Compendium of Astrology is the most comprehensive astrology book ever published. The Compendium contains the basic information needed to build a horoscope. It provides a step-by-step guide that will lead beginning astrologers to in-depth knowledge of principles and calculations. It also encourages them to pursue further study and research.
Wednesday, November 01, 2006
November Releases
The following are book releases for November. Chick on the title to see more information on the book.
Egyptian Revival Jewelry & Design by Dale Reeves Nicholls and , Shelly Foote, & Robin Allison - Jewelry and decorative manufactured goods in Egyptian Revival style capitalized on public fascination resulting from the rediscovery of Egyptian monuments and artifacts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Museum exhibitions, movies, and political events popularized Egyptian architectural designs throughout the world.
The Alarm Wristwatch by Michael Philip Horlbeck - Finally, alarm wristwatches are recognized for their mechanical ingenuity and the beauty of their design.
Dolls & Accessories 1910-1930s by Dian Zillner - This important reference book includes over 520 photographs of dolls made from 1910 to the 1930s of bisque, celluloid, cloth, composition, metal, and wood.
100 Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956 by Ray T. Giles and & Daniel L. Shuey - BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST....Covering the 100 years that Winchester and its predecessor companies, Volcanic Repeating Arms Co., and New Haven Arms Co., produced cartridges in New Haven, this is the first detailed study ever done on cartridge boxes from the era of the modem gun.
Paperweights of the World by Monika Flemming and & Peter Pommerencke - Beautiful color photographs of over 1,000 paperweights bring to life the authors' passion for collecting these art treasures made of glass and crystal, color and imagination.
Sam Hyde Harris: 1889 – 1977 A Retrospective by Maurine St. Gaudens - Sam Hyde Harris, an early California plein aire landscape painter, earned his living as an artist from 1903, at the age of 14, until he passed away in 1977.
Shingle Style Homes by Ashley Rooney and with contributions by John C. McConnell AIA & Turner Brooks - Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation “cottages” for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atlantic coastline.
The following are book releases for November. Chick on the title to see more information on the book.
Egyptian Revival Jewelry & Design by Dale Reeves Nicholls and , Shelly Foote, & Robin Allison - Jewelry and decorative manufactured goods in Egyptian Revival style capitalized on public fascination resulting from the rediscovery of Egyptian monuments and artifacts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Museum exhibitions, movies, and political events popularized Egyptian architectural designs throughout the world.
The Alarm Wristwatch by Michael Philip Horlbeck - Finally, alarm wristwatches are recognized for their mechanical ingenuity and the beauty of their design.
Dolls & Accessories 1910-1930s by Dian Zillner - This important reference book includes over 520 photographs of dolls made from 1910 to the 1930s of bisque, celluloid, cloth, composition, metal, and wood.
100 Years of Winchester Cartridge Boxes, 1856-1956 by Ray T. Giles and & Daniel L. Shuey - BOOK WILL BE AVAILABLE DECEMBER 1ST....Covering the 100 years that Winchester and its predecessor companies, Volcanic Repeating Arms Co., and New Haven Arms Co., produced cartridges in New Haven, this is the first detailed study ever done on cartridge boxes from the era of the modem gun.
Paperweights of the World by Monika Flemming and & Peter Pommerencke - Beautiful color photographs of over 1,000 paperweights bring to life the authors' passion for collecting these art treasures made of glass and crystal, color and imagination.
Sam Hyde Harris: 1889 – 1977 A Retrospective by Maurine St. Gaudens - Sam Hyde Harris, an early California plein aire landscape painter, earned his living as an artist from 1903, at the age of 14, until he passed away in 1977.
Shingle Style Homes by Ashley Rooney and with contributions by John C. McConnell AIA & Turner Brooks - Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation “cottages” for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atlantic coastline.
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