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Perhaps the greatest--and certainly the most famous--novel ever written in Spanish, "Don Quixote" is the classic picaresque tale of a knight-errant living in a world which has no use for him. Written as a history, it gives an account of the life of Don Quixote of la Mancha, a deluded 17th-century Spaniard who believes himself to be a medieval ...
Text by Priscilla Dunhill. The Christmas we love today sprang from the festive parlors and bedecked halls of a century ago, where it lives still in the lush pages of "Joy to the World," A specially embossed and die-cut jacket wraps the book like a precious gift. Selection of the Literary Guild and the Better Homes & Gardens Family Book Service. ...
A resplendent celebration of Victoriana, consisting of excerpts from, writers, poets and a gallery of eccentrics, accompanied by richly colored period illustrations.
Evoking the sensations of the joy of love, this book is a collection of colour collages, photographs, ephemera and objets d'arts from the Victorian era. The accompanying text describes the passion, pleas and poetry of the emotion of love.
The season of light, joy, and gift-giving was once regarded as a time of darkness, danger, and dissipation. Drawing from his extensive collection of antique postcards, greeting cards, and other ephemera, Grossman presents a picture of Christmas past that, frankly, looks a lot more like Halloween.
Expressly created for families to record five years of Yuletide memories, this beautiful pop-up gift book is exquisitely decorated with Victorian ephemera from John Grossman's extensive collection. Themes include Holiday Greetings, Trimming the Tree, Parties and Festivals, Christmas Eve, Santa Claus, Christmas Dinners, New Year's Celebrations, and ...
Behind the media headlines that chronicle the successes-as well as the charges of fraud, abuse, and ethical misconduct-of today's corporate medical giants lies the story of the Wall Street players who are determining the structure of our future health systems. Independent hospitals and clinics, small medical technology companies, solo ...
Outlines the benefits of using additives-individually or in combination-to modify the properties and processability of pure polymers, and discusses easy-to-understand theory and practical applications for immediate economic and performance improvements.
Written for three to six year olds and containing 25 die-cut reusable stickers, this "Very First Things to Know About" book focuses on the lives, varieties, habits and habitat of ants.
14 Ways To Say I Love You, Mother expresses love, devotion, and appreciation on every page for the first woman in everyone's life: Mom. These feelings are beautifully conveyed with vintage illustrations from The John Grossman Collection of Antique Images, one of the most comprehensive archives of printed ephemera of the Edwardian and Victorian ...
This atlas presents a visual presentation of common injuries and conditions such as burns haematomas, lacerations, maxillofacial trauma and skin cancers requiring surgical or medical treatment. The atlas covers equipment, principles of wound treatment including healing, dressing, closure and aftercare, complications, and antibiotic therapy. Medico ...
A Victorian celebration of the domestic cat, illustrated with collectables and ephemera on every page. The images are accompanied by a text quoting poetry, nursery rhymes and work from such popular authors as Edward Lear and Rudyard Kipling.
14 Ways to Say I Love You is a collection of die-cut Victorian cards and ornamental envelopes from the John Grossman Collection, featuring excerpts from love letters and romantic verse. Inspired by the very popular advent calendars given at the holidays, the delighted recipient will look forward to opening one card each day over 14 days. Perfect ...
This is a Christmas carol package containing a songbook, booklets and an audio-cassette of musical accompaniment. The songbook includes 29 traditional Christmas carols from "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" to "Jingle Bells", "Good King Wenceslas", "Deck The Halls" and "O Holy Night". Music is scored and arranged for the guitar and/or the piano, and ...
A unique and affectionate way to celebrate a birthday.The book features 14 one-of-a-kind die-cut greeting cards beautifully packaged in decorative envelopes printed with gold metallic ink. This keepsake is hand bound, and is a perfect way for a friend, relative, or co-worker to express their delight and best wishes for the momentous occasion. ? ...
This romantic diary from the authors of The Victoriana Calendar contains a selection of beautiful collages that makes it a pleasure to consult dates, make appointments, and plan ahead. Gift-boxed.
In these three audio lessons, Duck Baker, Stefan Grossman, and John Renbourn teach six Celtic fingerstyle guitar solos. The three compact discs offer three full hours of note-by-note, phrase-by-phrase instruction, and all of the arrangements appear in the book in notation and tablature. Lesson One, by Duck Baker, teaches Planxty Irwin in Drop D ...
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