The second volume of Jewelry International picks up where the first one left off, initiating the reader into the luxurious, ancient world of gold and precious jewels. The history of gold is explored in depth, from its importance in antiquity and cultures all over the world ever since, to its use as ...

The notorious outlaws of the Wild West used them with devastating effect. Pirates threatened prisoners with them. Soldiers still take them into battle. Police officers, security guards, and private citizens carry them. Designed to be fired with just one hand, handguns revolutionized the art of war. ...

The newest entry in the popular Masters series presents 38 of the world’s most notable potters and sculptors-and dozens of vibrant, functional, sculptural, and figurative pieces of earthenware to explore. Masters: Earthenware reveals the tremendous imagination, innovation, and technical facility th...

"The New Yorker" was launched in 1925, and offers reporting, criticism, essays, fiction, poetry, humour, and cartoons. From the very outset, the founders, Harold Ross and Jane Grant, declared that their sophisticated magazine was 'not edited for the old lady in Dubuque'. "The New Yorker" has also of...

To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of Penguin Modern Classics we are publishing an incredibly desirable and collectable postcard collection of 100 Modern Classics authors. Following the success of Postcards from Penguin this is a must-have box of beautifully produced postcards with memorable, oft...

From modernist wonders to striking Jazz Age delights-a box of 100 postcards, each featuring a different and beautiful vintage cover from Vanity Fair magazine. In 1913, publisher Conde Nast founded Vanity Fair, a magazine that would celebrate the culture, politics, lifestyles, and humor of the world'...

This new edition offers the most up-to-date pricing in three grades of preservation, with over 30,000 adjustments, most sharply upward. Descriptions and listings have been expanded with more detail than ever before to assist in accurate identification. Extensively illustrated listing of world paper ...

디자인 아트 시장이 성공할 수 있었던 방법에 대한 조언 “예술은 삶과 같고, 예술 시장은 돈에서 비롯된다.” -데미안 허스트당신이 아트에 관심이 많은 사람, 감식 전문가 혹은 콜렉터가 아닐지라도 이 책은 분명 필수 도서 목록에 넣어야할 특별한 책이다. 세계를 이끄는 모든 전문가들이 제시한 교과서와 같이 Collecti...

Martin Miller, best-selling author of Britain's leading antiques price guides, now turns to the fastest-growing segment of the antiques trade: 20th-century collectibles. Whether it's an Eames chair, a Rosenthal china bowl, a piece of Art Deco glass, a vintage designer dress, a Felix the Cat figurine...

Features illustrated listing of world paper money since 1961, including numerous varieties and specimen notes. This title is suitable for dealers and collectors.

Meet the Masters of Collage!Versatility, innovation, inspiration?that’s what The Masters series offers artists and crafters, and this superb new collection offers a stunning look at contemporary collage work from approximately 40 leading artists. It features a breathtaking mix of techniques from tr...

Shotguns have a long, rich history in the United States. They were used by both Union and Confederate cavalrymen during the Civil War, and helped defend the Alamo during the Mexican-American War. Soldiers during WWI preferred shotguns for trench warfare, and many heroes of the Wild West were rarely ...

In 15th century Europe, the battlefields were rife with inaccurate weapons; canons and muskets often missed their targets completely and needed to be cleaned after each shot. Soldiers began to experiment with grooved barrels, which required less cleaning and had the added benefit of hitting targets ...

Gems are the rarest and most enticing material a jeweler can work with, and this newest entry in the acclaimed 500 series showcases a rainbow of stones, from rough and natural to fully-faceted precious jewels. The pieces include rings, earrings, bracelets, necklaces, pendants, and even a tiara, and...

Founded by watchmaker Louis-Ulysse Chopard in 1860, this Swiss company has long been synonymous with luxury and quality. Known throughout the world for its fine timepieces and jewelry, Chopard never rests on its laurels. Constantly innovating, yet always mindful of its heritage, this company typifie...

The popular 500 series takes its hippest, most fun approach yet, with an intoxicatingly vibrant and technically diverse collection of contemporary jewelry. Juror Susan Kasson Sloan has put together a groundbreaking survey of the best work being done with this thoroughly modern material. Every page o...

Illuminates the craftsmanship and ingenuity of contemporary craft watchmaking. The advent of quartz technology had a huge effect on traditional watchmaking. In Switzerland, in the 1970s, tens of thousands lost their jobs in the watch industry, and for a time it looked as if a 500-year-long tradition...

Cartier’s peerless designers have continued to amaze decade after decade?from the 1930s into the twenty-first century?with their fanciful and trendsetting creations. Figurative pieces comprise a significant portion of the house’s collection?a veritable menagerie that includes bejeweled roosters an...

Contemporary knifemakers are far more daring than their counterparts from as recently as a generation ago: they’ve become masters of new techniques and technologies, experts in reinterpreting form and function to create sculptural works of art. Flip through this amazing on-the-page gallery, and you...