"The Aloha Shirt" provides a stunning pictorial history of the evolution of the Hawaiian shirt as an icon of relaxation, casual dress, and the allure of the islands. Includes a gallery of shirts which shows the best collection ever assembled of rare and valuable shirts. 400 color photos.
Barbie "Exclusives" are the prestigious Mattel-produced dolls and designs made solely for a company and not sold in any other establishment--making them one of the most sought-after categories around. This complete guide to these dolls features virtually every exclusive produced to date--in full color and described in detail. 300+ color photos.
Cultural icons Dick and Jane were "born" in 1927 and flourished in the late '40s and '50s when post-war affluence promised a protected world of childhood innocence. Vintage in its look and feel and complete with cut-out paper dolls and a sample primer, Growing Up with Dick and Jane reminds us, in these overinformed and overexposed times, of the ...
This all-new fourth edition of the ever-popular "Barbie Doll Years" makes cataloging a collection a snap. Every Barbie doll, her friends, and accessories are listed alphabetically by name, stock number, and year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you know only the item number.
Written by a noted expert, this book contains nearly 10,000 items in more than 125 sections of Disney collectibles. From thousands of the earliest and rarest Mickey Mouse collectibles to some of the best for "The Incredibles," all things Disney are included in this full-color book.
In recent years 'culture' has become a central concern in a wide range of fields and disciplines. This book introduces the main substantive and theoretical strands of this 'turn to culture' through the medium of a particular case study: that of the Sony Walkman. Using the example of the Walkman, the book indicates how and why cultural practices ...
This price guide has been called the 'bible' of Coca-Cola collectibles - and with good reasonl This impressive 11th edition of the hobby's standard reference depicts, describes, and values more Coca-Cola Company marketing, advertising, and promotional items than any other published source. The new volume covers items produced from the 1880s ...
An award-winning collection of great American gas station nostalgia and memorabilia. Take a trip down memory lane as you explore surviving small-town stations, old-time gas pumps, and classic ads. Pure Americana on every page!
This book contains details and illustrations of every piece of Beatle memorabilia imaginable, including jewellery, pin-back buttons, books, magazines, movie items, trading cards, concert tickets and programmes - virtually every obtainable Beatles item made between 1963 and 1970. The latest values and prices are all listed, and there are details on ...
"It's a Mans World" explores a time when magazines like "Argosy" and "True" flourished, along with their more sexually charged counterparts such as "Stag" and "For Men Only." The book is both an art gallery and a lively history, profiling the magazines' themes of bondage and S/M, racism, and sexism. 180 photos, 120 in color.
Far from a toy designed by men to enslave women, Barbie was a toy invented by women for women to teach them what - for better or worse - was expected of them. Controversial cultural critic and investigative journalist M. G. Lord, herself a first-generation Barbie owner, positions the doll as an international marketing phenomenon, an early model of ...
This historical and visually entertaining volume shows the role pin-up girls of the 1940's played in maintaining morale during World War II. V-Mail to bomber-plane nose art, pin-up girls inspired our boys overseas. With some of the era's greatest artists, like Elvgren and Varga, this book features over 500 full-color illustrations, as well as a ...
An entertaining, touching, and inspiring chronicle of the author's most memorable eBay adventures, this book uses the world of online auctions as the setting for a personal story of friendship, loss, and growth. Lynn Dralle is the granddaughter of Cheryl Leaf, an antiques dealer and larger-than-life personality. Over the years, Lynn came to depend ...
Miller's Collecting the 1970s is structured thematically; after an introduction and timeline highlighting important events of the decade, it is split into three sections. Homestyle features items from furniture, ceramics, and glass, to the latest technology and kicthenware. Fashion covers everything from the nostalgic revival of old prints and ...
Fans and collectors need a trustworthy source for all their Star Wars memorabilia, and this wish book will fulfill their destiny. Loaded with almost 9,000 color photos, this easy-to-use reference is the ultimate Star Wars guide.
For many years 'Black Forest' carvings were thought to have been produced in the Bavarian Black Forest, in Germany, but it has now been established beyond all doubt that they were the sole province of the Swiss. The wood carving industry of Switzerland originated in the picturesque town of Brienz. From humble beginnings as a cottage industry in ...
This third edition's new, reader-friendly format makes it easy for collectors of each GI Joe version to learn the history of their favorite figures and determine exactly when action figures and accessories were released. The updated price guide is a complete chronological listing from 1964-2000. 1,000 photos. 48-page color section.
Which modern objects will be valuable 20 years from now? Lisa Roberts, a product and graphic designer and former architect, believes that the "antiques of the future" are those objects that represent the best in design today. Roberts's collection of objects includes more than 250 everyday items such as computers, lamps, toasters, tea kettles, salt ...
The long anticipated, completely revised 4th edition has with over 2,100 chips illustrated, many never published before, with updated listings for hundreds more. Includes updated values, variations, and recently released casino chips from top collections, some available only for this publication. In all $5 million dollars worth of chips are priced ...
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