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Chinese dress : from the Qing Dynasty to the present day
Garrett, Valery
Tuttle Publishing
, 2020
; English
; 244 Pages
Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China.
A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and collectors, as well as lovers of beautiful clothes everywhere. Chapters include:
Dress of the Qing Manchu Rulers 1644-1911
Dress of the Manchu Consorts 1644-1911
Attire of Mandarins and Merchants
Attire of Chinese Women
Republican Dress 1912-1949
Clothing of the Lower Classes
Clothing for Children
Dress in New China 1950-2006
From Imperial robes to foot binding to the cheongsam, Chinese Dress spotlights traditional Chinese dress against a background of historical, cultural and social change, opening a fascinating window for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of China, Chinese culture and Chinese fashion history.
Garrett, Valery
Tuttle Publishing
, 2020
; English
; 244 Pages
Featuring over 450 archival photographs and line drawings, Chinese Dress traces the evolution of Chinese clothing from court and formal costumes to the fashions of modern China.
A comprehensive and sumptuously illustrated book, Chinese Dress is the essential reference for costume historians, fashion designers and collectors, as well as lovers of beautiful clothes everywhere. Chapters include:
Dress of the Qing Manchu Rulers 1644-1911
Dress of the Manchu Consorts 1644-1911
Attire of Mandarins and Merchants
Attire of Chinese Women
Republican Dress 1912-1949
Clothing of the Lower Classes
Clothing for Children
Dress in New China 1950-2006
From Imperial robes to foot binding to the cheongsam, Chinese Dress spotlights traditional Chinese dress against a background of historical, cultural and social change, opening a fascinating window for anyone seeking to deepen their understanding of China, Chinese culture and Chinese fashion history.
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Gun Digest book of modern gun values : the shooter's guide to guns 1900 to present
Peterson, Phillip; Johnson, Andrew
Gun Digest Books
, 2016
; English
; 714 Pages
The No. 1 Guide to the Most Popular Guns of All Time! Today's firearms are bought, sold and traded more than ever before. This updated 18th edition of Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values will help you buy and sell in this active market with the utmost confidence. It is the only illustrated price guide for firearms produced from 1900 to the present, and this volume sets the standard for gun buyers and sellers--the best insurance policy against paying too much or selling for too little. Inside you'll find:More than 25,000 prices for the firearms most frequently bought and sold today, including many new firearmsListings for more than 12,000 rifles, shotguns and handgunsThousands of detailed photos for quick and easy identificationIn-depth descriptions for every firearmBonus color section showcasing many spectacular custom 1911 handgunsIf you're looking for your next hunting shotgun or rifle, or a new personal-protection handgun, or if you've got a few guns you'd like to sell--Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values is your must-have, real-world guide to today's firearms and their values. Don't go shopping without it!
Peterson, Phillip; Johnson, Andrew
Gun Digest Books
, 2016
; English
; 714 Pages
The No. 1 Guide to the Most Popular Guns of All Time! Today's firearms are bought, sold and traded more than ever before. This updated 18th edition of Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values will help you buy and sell in this active market with the utmost confidence. It is the only illustrated price guide for firearms produced from 1900 to the present, and this volume sets the standard for gun buyers and sellers--the best insurance policy against paying too much or selling for too little. Inside you'll find:More than 25,000 prices for the firearms most frequently bought and sold today, including many new firearmsListings for more than 12,000 rifles, shotguns and handgunsThousands of detailed photos for quick and easy identificationIn-depth descriptions for every firearmBonus color section showcasing many spectacular custom 1911 handgunsIf you're looking for your next hunting shotgun or rifle, or a new personal-protection handgun, or if you've got a few guns you'd like to sell--Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values is your must-have, real-world guide to today's firearms and their values. Don't go shopping without it!
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The official gun digest book of guns & prices 2016, 11th edition
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2016
; English
; 1330 Pages
A field guide to today's hottest collectible rifles, pistols and shotguns, based on data collected from auctions, gun shows and retail gun shops
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2016
; English
; 1330 Pages
A field guide to today's hottest collectible rifles, pistols and shotguns, based on data collected from auctions, gun shows and retail gun shops
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Pennsylvania Dutch stuff : a guide to country antiques
Robacker, Earl F.
University of Pennsylvania Press
, 2016
; English
; 186 Pages
This authoritative work was, at the time of its first publication, the first full-length book to cover in detail the collecting of Pennsylvania "Dutch" furnishings and crafts. It was subsequently redesigned and enlarged, to make it again available in this more ample format it deserves.
The Pennsylvania Dutch country may be said to have been "discovered" by collectors in the 1920s and 1930s. These unique people, with their old-world customs and colorful folk art, have created in America an authentic genre, with a flavor much in vogue among experienced decorators, as well as amateur collectors.
Earl F. Robacker, a native Pennsylvanian and a collector himself, introduces this volume with a general discussion of characteristic Dutch country art forms and craftsmanship, emphasizing its authentic "peasant" quality in contrast to the more elegant styles of other early American furnishings. Chapter by chapter he discusses typical pieces of furniture, china, kitchenware and other articles, giving careful descriptions of each important piece, its availability, and most important, the rules for a collector to keep in mind when on the trail of real Pennsylvania Dutch "stuff."
This volume offers a thorough orientation in Pennsylvania Dutch country antiques and makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the general subject of old furnishings. As the first volume to assemble the scattered and fragmentary information on the subject, it is an invaluable guide for those who merely want to achieve authentic atmosphere in home decoration. Many fine illustrations supplement the text, and a partial list of museum collections gives additional guidance. The book contains a full discussion of the basic principles of Pennsylvania Dutch decoration, and an appraisal of the quality of reproductions available on the market.
Robacker, Earl F.
University of Pennsylvania Press
, 2016
; English
; 186 Pages
This authoritative work was, at the time of its first publication, the first full-length book to cover in detail the collecting of Pennsylvania "Dutch" furnishings and crafts. It was subsequently redesigned and enlarged, to make it again available in this more ample format it deserves.
The Pennsylvania Dutch country may be said to have been "discovered" by collectors in the 1920s and 1930s. These unique people, with their old-world customs and colorful folk art, have created in America an authentic genre, with a flavor much in vogue among experienced decorators, as well as amateur collectors.
Earl F. Robacker, a native Pennsylvanian and a collector himself, introduces this volume with a general discussion of characteristic Dutch country art forms and craftsmanship, emphasizing its authentic "peasant" quality in contrast to the more elegant styles of other early American furnishings. Chapter by chapter he discusses typical pieces of furniture, china, kitchenware and other articles, giving careful descriptions of each important piece, its availability, and most important, the rules for a collector to keep in mind when on the trail of real Pennsylvania Dutch "stuff."
This volume offers a thorough orientation in Pennsylvania Dutch country antiques and makes fascinating reading for anyone interested in the general subject of old furnishings. As the first volume to assemble the scattered and fragmentary information on the subject, it is an invaluable guide for those who merely want to achieve authentic atmosphere in home decoration. Many fine illustrations supplement the text, and a partial list of museum collections gives additional guidance. The book contains a full discussion of the basic principles of Pennsylvania Dutch decoration, and an appraisal of the quality of reproductions available on the market.
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The official gun digest book of guns & prices 2015, 10th edition
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 1330 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 1330 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
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2016 standard catalog of firearms : the collector's price & reference guide, 26th edition
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 1474 Pages
Reference catalog of firearms valuations and pricing, complete with identification pictures and in-depth descriptions
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 1474 Pages
Reference catalog of firearms valuations and pricing, complete with identification pictures and in-depth descriptions
eBook
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 570 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
eBook
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2015
; English
; 570 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
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2015 standard catalog of firearms the collector's price & reference guide
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2014
; English
; 1474 Pages
Reference catalog of firearms valuations and pricing, complete with identification pictures and in-depth descriptions
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2014
; English
; 1474 Pages
Reference catalog of firearms valuations and pricing, complete with identification pictures and in-depth descriptions
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Standard catalog of Ruger firearms
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2014
; English
; 290 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
Lee, Jerry
Gun Digest Books
, 2014
; English
; 290 Pages
There is no abstract available for this title.
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Collecting: An Unruly Passion: Psychological Perspectives
Muensterberger, Werner
Princeton University Press
, 2014
; English
; 320 Pages
From rare books, valuable sculpture and paintings, the relics of saints, and porcelain and other precious items, through stamps, textiles, military ribbons, and shells, to baseball cards, teddy bears, and mugs, an amazing variety of objects have engaged and even obsessed collectors through the ages. With this captivating book the psychoanalyst Werner Muensterberger provides the first extensive psychological examination of the emotional sources of the never-ending longing for yet another collectible. Muensterberger’s roster of driven acquisition-hunters includes the dedicated, the serious, and the infatuated, whose chronic restlessness can be curbed — and then merely temporarily — only by purchasing, discovering, receiving, or even stealing a new “find.” In an easy, conversational style, the author discusses the eccentricities of heads of state, literary figures, artists, and psychoanalytic patients, all possessed by a need for magic relief from despair and helplessness — and for the self-healing implied in the phrase “I can’t live without it!” The sketches here are diverse indeed: Walter Benjamin, Mario Praz, Catherine the Great, Poggio Bracciolini, Brunelleschi, and Jean de Berry, among others.
The central part of the work explores in detail the personal circumstances and life history of three individuals: a contemporary collector, Martin G; the celebrated British book and manuscript collector Sir Thomas Phillipps, who wanted one copy of every book in the world; and the great French novelist Honoré de Balzac, a compulsive collector of bric-a-brac who expressed his empathy for the acquisitive passions of his collector protagonist in Cousin Pons. In addition, Muensterberger takes the reader on a charming tour of collecting in the Renaissance and looks at collecting during the Golden Age of Holland, in the seventeenth century. Throughout, we enjoy the author’s elegant variations on a complicated theme, stated, much too simply, by John Steinbeck: “I guess the truth is that I simply like junk.”
Originally published in 1993.
Muensterberger, Werner
Princeton University Press
, 2014
; English
; 320 Pages
From rare books, valuable sculpture and paintings, the relics of saints, and porcelain and other precious items, through stamps, textiles, military ribbons, and shells, to baseball cards, teddy bears, and mugs, an amazing variety of objects have engaged and even obsessed collectors through the ages. With this captivating book the psychoanalyst Werner Muensterberger provides the first extensive psychological examination of the emotional sources of the never-ending longing for yet another collectible. Muensterberger’s roster of driven acquisition-hunters includes the dedicated, the serious, and the infatuated, whose chronic restlessness can be curbed — and then merely temporarily — only by purchasing, discovering, receiving, or even stealing a new “find.” In an easy, conversational style, the author discusses the eccentricities of heads of state, literary figures, artists, and psychoanalytic patients, all possessed by a need for magic relief from despair and helplessness — and for the self-healing implied in the phrase “I can’t live without it!” The sketches here are diverse indeed: Walter Benjamin, Mario Praz, Catherine the Great, Poggio Bracciolini, Brunelleschi, and Jean de Berry, among others.
The central part of the work explores in detail the personal circumstances and life history of three individuals: a contemporary collector, Martin G; the celebrated British book and manuscript collector Sir Thomas Phillipps, who wanted one copy of every book in the world; and the great French novelist Honoré de Balzac, a compulsive collector of bric-a-brac who expressed his empathy for the acquisitive passions of his collector protagonist in Cousin Pons. In addition, Muensterberger takes the reader on a charming tour of collecting in the Renaissance and looks at collecting during the Golden Age of Holland, in the seventeenth century. Throughout, we enjoy the author’s elegant variations on a complicated theme, stated, much too simply, by John Steinbeck: “I guess the truth is that I simply like junk.”
Originally published in 1993.
