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.
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