Camden, NJ: Thomas Nelson, 1970. Hardcover. 7 x 10, 155 pgs, b&w drawings and photos. Not only does the book survey the history and the development of these historic products, from functional buttons and spoons to the more sophisticated candlesticks, tankards, coffee- and teapots, but more importantly it describes and..... More
New York: Bonanza Books, 1974. Hardcover. 8 x 11, 236 pgs, b&w illustrations. A detailed history and an indispensable reference work. Includes a table of marks and a check list of makers and types. More
Greensboro, NC: Potpourri Press, 1969. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 48 pgs, b&w photos. Good old-fashioned recipes for canapes, appetizers and hors d'oeuvres. More
Waco, TX: TG Press, 1986. First edition. Paperback. 7 x 10, 136 pgs, index, color photos, charts. Helps you establish a new lawn, renovate an existing one, or maintain one already in its prime, in the hot Texas summers and year around. More
New York: Crown, 1981. Revised. Hardcover. 7 x 9, 364 pgs, index, b&w photos. The best-selling guide to evaluating, buying, and caring for any antique. With more than 300 photographs and line drawings, a clear, concise text, and extensive up-to-date bibliographies, this book will help you determine if there's anything..... More
London: Hamlyn, 1971. Second edition. Hardcover. 8 x 11, 141 pgs, b&w and color photos throughout. A useful introduction to collecting a wide range of antiques including furniture, glass, china, clocks and many others. More
Gas City, IN: L-W Book Sales, 1999. Third edition. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 262 pgs, color and b&w photos. Teaches you how to identify, value and affordably collect this exquisite style of pottery, while deepening your passion for it. With insight into the history of Rookwood Pottery, including..... More
Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole Books, 1997. First edition. Paperback. 6 x 9, 273 pgs. Identifies the saltwater fish that are make good eating and provided over 150 delicious ways to bake, fry, broil, grill, steam, or smoke them into mouth-watering dishes. More
Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 1898. First edition. Hardcover. 9 x 11, 336 pgs, color photos throughout. This book captures this scenic heritage in a region-by-region ramble through the fifty states. The camera focuses on places well known and long loved as well as other images reveal landscapes that surprise..... More
New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1979. Hardcover. 9 x 12, 240 pgs, index, notes, b&w and color photos. Looks at the total range of bedding materials, from those used on the earliest crude bedsteads in one room shanties to those laid on the elaborate four-posters of the Victorian era. More
Lewiston, ID: Confluence Press, Inc, 1991. Paperback. 6 x 9, 223 pgs, contributors, bibliography. Very personal tributes, poems, essays from fellow authors. More
New York: Rizzoli, 1996. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 224 pgs, color and b&w photos throughout. Monograph on Californian architecture firm founded by Australian architects Hank Koning and Julie Eizenberg; best known for innovative, eye-catching, low-cost housing of all types in Los Angeles and its beach communities of Venice and..... More
Pleasantville, NY: Reader's Digest Assn. 1988. Hardcover. 9 1/2 x 11, 304 pgs, color photos and illustrations throughout. A pretty coffee-table style book with essays, stories, cooking and songs that bring to life all things rural. More
Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House, 1974. First edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 112 pgs, b&w photos and diagrams. All sorts of planning and planting tips from a veteran Landscape Architect. Slight damp wrinkling. More
Florence, AL: Books Americana, 1993. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 590 pgs, b&w and a section of color photos. Includes sections on Pez, Schoenhut, Western-style Guns and much more. More
Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 1999. 9th Edition. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 590 pgs, b&w and a section of color photos. Includes rare pre-World War II toys and over 16,500 other items. More
Camden, ME: Yankee Publishing, 2003. Hardcover. 7 1/2 x 9 1/2, 400 pgs, index, b&w illustrations. A useful book filled with useful and relevant house, garden, and life tips. More
New York: Books Americana, 1985. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 11, 306 pgs, b&w photos. Any golf fan would find it interesting to peruse these pages for a visual history of the game's artifacts. Writing on title page. More
New York: Penguin Books, 1986. Paperback. 8 1/2 x 9, 167 pgs, index, color and b&w photos and illustrations throughout. A guide to designing, installing, and planting ornamental and natural water features for any garden. More
Boston: David R. Godine, 1978. Paperback. 6 x 9, 124 pgs, illustrated. Essays of a sometimes farmer, all about country-ish things, from intensely practical to mildly literary. "Making Butter", "Buying a Pickup", and "Buying a Chainsaw" are just a few of the wonderful essays. More
London: Marshall Publishing, 1999. Hardcover. 9 x 11 1/2, 360 pgs, index, color photos throughout. Offers useful historical information for the student and fascinating facts for the casual browser. More
New York: Penguin Books, 2006. Later printing. Hardcover. 6 x 9, 450 pgs. An ecological and anthropological study of eating offers insight into food consumption in the twenty-first century, explaining how an abundance of unlimited food varieties reveals the responsibilities of everyday consumers to protect their health and the environment..... More
The Dalles, OR: ScaleDown, 1994. Reprint. Paperback Spiral Bound. 7 x 8 1/2, 260 pgs, index. Designed with busy people in mind and includes practical nutrition information as well as quick and delicious recipes--over 180-- that have been kitchen tested for taste and ease of preparation and are low in..... More
Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press, 1986. First edition. Hardcover. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 200 pgs. A humorous look at veterinary medicine and rural America after World War II. More
