Best Antique & Collectible Toys & Figurines

Wired.com says, "If you're a LEGO fanatic (or know one), The LEGO Ideas Book is worth taking a look at." ©2016 The LEGO Group. His writing has appeared in LEGO Club Magazine as well as LEGO Master Builder Academy , and his characters and storylines regularly appear in new LEGO themes and animated LEGO films.

LEGO® Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History shows the evolution of this classic toy for the first time ever, with exquisite photography and fascinating facts about each and every minifigure included. Gregory Farshtey is an American writer, whose work includes numerous contributions to the LEGO worlds of Bionicle, in the form of comics and graphic novels, and Ninjago, through his New York Times bestselling graphic novel series.

Building on the success of wildly popular The LEGO Ideas Book , LEGO Play Book features more than 200 different builds that inspire readers to bring their bricks to life while encouraging them to use their imagination and play in new ways, creating amazing LEGO models of their very own. There are "ten-minute builds" for quick play sessions, a "cool brick" feature with ideas for using key LEGO bricks, and a "handful of bricks" section exploring what can be done with a limited collection of LEGO bricks. "The LEGO Play Book makes it easier to think of ideas to build.

Make adorable outfits for an entire year of fun adventures and special occasions! She teaches needlework and sewing around the country, and has appeared on Sue Hausmann's PBS series.

Collectors and fans will find all the information they need to identify and determine the value of each piece in their collection using this book, which is officially licensed by ARS AG, Baar/Switzerland, licensor of M.I. Enhanced and expanded section of exclusive historic drawings by Maria Innocentia Hummel paired with the figurines they inspired. Completely updated listings and values for all your old favorites PLUS the latest editions in the "2000 Series." Both the New York native's mother and grandmother collect Hummel figurines, inspiring Heidi as a young girl to follow in their footsteps.

Special "Judith Picks" sections give fascinating background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects. Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, silver and metalwares, jewellery and objets de vertu , clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys, decorative arts and Modern classics. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times , the Daily Telegraph , BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden .

The sections on non-model collectibles like catalogs, magazines, and promo items have been updated, along with the hobby information on mold marks, and differences in the plastics, colors, and characteristics to help you more easily determine values. She published The Breyer Animal Identification Guide and The Breyer Model Hunter's Price Guide before publishing the first edition of Breyer Animal Collector's Guide in 1998.

LEGO® Minifigure Year by Year: A Visual History shows the evolution of this classic toy for the first time ever, with exquisite photography and fascinating facts about each and every minifigure included. "[This] book is a nostalgic jump back in time to those childhood figures that we all had.

Collectors around the country love the book's grade-by-grade values, auction records, historical background, detailed specifications, high-resolution photographs, and accurate mintage data. Articles on investing, grading coins, and detecting counterfeits will make you a savvy collector; and entertaining essays on the history of American coinage, shipwrecks and hoards, and the modern rare-coin market give you an inside look at "the hobby of kings."

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Included among the handmade marbles are old marbles of glass, earthenware, minerals, and steel; machine-made marbles are identified by their manufacturers; and contemporary handmade glass marbles by artisans recapturing the old styles and creating exciting new styles all their own. Bob Block has been collecting, appraising, auctioning, and dealing in marbles for over 30 years.

This charming classic love story, first published in 1970, brings together twenty years of correspondence between Helene Hanff, at the time, a freelance writer living in New York City, and a used-book dealer in London at 84, Charing Cross Road. In her first letter to Marks & Co., Helene Hanff encloses a wish list, but warns, "The phrase 'antiquarian booksellers' scares me somewhat, as I equate 'antique' with expensive." Twenty days later, on October 25, 1949, a correspondent identified only as FPD let Hanff know that works by Hazlitt and Robert Louis Stevenson would be coming under separate cover. In the collection's penultimate entry, Helene Hanff urges a tourist friend, "If you happen to pass by 84, Charing Cross Road, kiss it for me.

From the fifty-day power reserve, to the constant force mechanism, and the 1,000Hz mechanical escapement, section 1 will allow the reader to understand and appreciate what is happening beneath the dial of their watch. For example, the regatta timer, pulsometer, and monopusher chronograph join a host of others in a chapter entitled 'Recording Lapses of Time'; The power reserve indicator, dynamograph, and crown position indicator are featured in a chapter for 'Power and Performance Indication'; The moon phase indicator, annual calendar, and planetarium can be found in the 'Astronomical Complications' chapter. Once the functional categories are exhausted, the final three chapters explore whimsical complications that have little regard for practical function, novelty time indication, and the 'super-complicated' watch - a rare breed of timepiece that houses an intimidating host of complications featured throughout the book. At 352 pages in large format, the handbook is a beautiful book, filled with captivating images and explanatory text which never gets too dry or too technical. Ryan Schmidt's monumental book takes you from the basic principles to the most complicated derivations of watchmaking and is designed to “to be a map and compass for you own personal journey”, without being cryptically elitist or pretentious. At times it was a little maddening, but my absolute priority with the book was to deliver complex subject matter in an accessible yet accurate manner. Whether looking for an understandable, yet informed, overview of watch movements―from the general to the specific, such as Roger Smith's Daniels Anniversary movement (below)―or if you are desperately seeking insight into whether life can be lived without a Telemeter (‘a key tool for calculating firing range'), Mr. Schmidt's “brand agnostic” tome could be the place to find your answer.

Grand in scope and handsomely produced, Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection is sure to be one of the most useful and beloved references on quilts and quilting for years to come. "The book Four Centuries of Quilts: The Colonial Williamsburg Collection , by the curators Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey, . delves into the genealogies of craftswomen, including a Maine blueberry farmer, a Brooklyn philanthropist and an Alabama housekeeper. As historical documents, for example, they show the ways women reacted to the Civil War and how far-flung countries traded with each other at an early date. The book catalogs nearly 180 quilts from the museum’s collection, dating back more than 400 years, and tells the stories of the quilt-makers . "[ Four Centuries of Quilts ] is a joint publication by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Yale University Press. With those credentials you know that this big, attractive book is the word on quilt making in America. "Each quilt in the book is both a work of art as well as a historic document offering revealing clues to the past. "An important addition to any decorative arts library, for it contains the most recent quilt scholarship, carefully footnoted. This volume highlights scads of exquisite eye candy, but it's those lovely 'Baltimore album quilts' that made me gasp. In Four Centuries of Quilts , an expansive new survey published by Yale University Press, authors Linda Baumgarten and Kimberly Smith Ivey say yes. "The substance and breadth of this lavishly illustrated museum collection catalog make it a worthy addition to the well-established scholarly literature on the history and significance of quilts and quilt making in American culture. Book design is first-rate, with period photographs, portraits, related artifacts, detail close-ups, and black-and-white diagrams providing context for 130-plus full-page color plates." "A wonderful book, an enormous, fabulous overview devoted to the world-famous collection of Colonial Williamsburg. The two textile conservators responsible for the collection offer us in this book a fabulous journey to a land of richly documented quilts and hundreds of photos of extraordinary pieces. The book’s historical references are supplemented with spectacular full-page photos as well as close-up detail photograph.

The Bottle Bible! He is a member of the Los Angeles Historical Bottle Club, San Diego Antique Bottle Club, Las Vegas Bottle Club and the Federation of Historical Bottle Collectors.

It’s bursting with the latest facts and stats on your favorite games from the futuristic soccer action of Rocket League to the psychedelic paint battles of Splatoon . GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS (GWR) is the universally recognized global authority on record-breaking achievement.

This edition features a more detailed Price Percentage Grading System (PPGS), and an expanded serialization section, allowing more dates of manufacture to be determined. In the gun business, the Blue Book of Gun Values is considered the authority when it comes to establishing the value of a firearm.

Jesus’ teachings and ministry come alive with each scripture verse featured in this Christian adult coloring book, deepening your Christian faith and relationship with Jesus. Color The Psalms (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 1534827617 Color The Proverbs (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 1534827684 Color The Gospel (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 153482782X Color Genesis (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 1534827900 Verses For Women (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 1945888059 Verses For Men (Coloring For Grown-Ups) - ISBN 1534827978 6-Month Prayer Journal (Coloring Edition) - ISBN 1945888466 6-Month Bible Study Journal (Coloring Edition) - ISBN 1945888474.

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this book is the definitive reference for anyone interested in the history of music, mechanical music, and musical technology, with complete diagrams of the various types of mechanical movements used over the centuries, indexes of manufacturers, box styles, and tune sheets, complete American and British patent lists, tips on maintaining, repairing, and purchasing boxes, and a price guide. Dr. Arthur Ord-Hume is England's foremost scholar of musical boxes, and spends much of his time traveling internationally to conduct research and to educate others about the subject.

Each Coloring Page is designed for Fun and Relaxation It includes a Digital PDF Edition for Unlimited Printing It includes 29 Exclusive Swear Word & Funny Phrases Coloring Pages Designed for Adults Each Coloring Page is printed on a separate sheet to avoid bleed through Each Swear Word is Designed with Flowers, Motifs, and Patterns The Variety of Pages Ensure There is Something for Every Skill Level Follow us on Snapchat at: Rainbowcoloring. Featuring some of the most inappropriate swear words imaginable, these beautiful designs are a joy to color.

This is your life: Kids, Cooking, Carpool, Coaching, Calling out the backyard, “Keep that racket down, I’m trying to watch ESPN!” It sounds like you need a break! Printed single-sided on bright white paper Premium matte cover finish Soothing seamless patterns on reverse pages Perfect for all coloring mediums High quality 60 pound paper stock Large format 8.5" wide x 11.0" tall pages.

A dazzling visual guide to precious and semiprecious stones, organic gems, and precious metals that showcases beautiful, specially commissioned images as well as science, natural history, mythology, and true stories of adventure and discovery. "Feast your eyes on the most beautiful encyclopedia of jewelry you will ever find."

From that first 1953 ’Vette to the brand-new 2014 Corvette Stingray—the triumphant culmination of Chevrolet’s longstanding sports car expertise— The Complete Book of Corvette pays tribute to one of America’s proudest sports car traditions and the innovative company behind it. Code names for those generations came into vogue during the radically redesigned 1997 Corvette’s long haul to market after Chevrolet people let it be known that this all-new platform was identified in-house by the simple “C5” designation. It was only logical to retroactively label previous generations accordingly: Original solid-axle models built from 1953 to 1962 made up the C1 group; the C2 family consisted of the classic Sting Rays of 1963 to 1967; the C3 era spanned from 1968 to 1982; and the C4 ran from 1984 to 1996.

Also included on the CD, on a separate track, is the new, original "Chester's Song" with lyrics by Audrey Penn and set to beautiful music.

The first complete guide to collecting, identifying, and understanding the history behind smooth glass shards found at the water's edge. Pure Sea Glass assists the collector in playing detective using subtle clues regarding color and shape to identify the possible source of sea glass shards, their age, rarity, and historical significance.

An illuminating overview of the pioneers of radio receiver design Trace the evolution of radio receivers over the decades Set your dial for the life story of the radio - from the living room to the car; from the shortwave to the citizen’s band. An electrical engineer and experienced electronics bench technician with CET and CCE certifications, Carr is a former winner of ISCET's Technician of the Year award.

Featuring show-stopping imagery and thrilling behind-the-scenes tales, National Geographic 125 Years captures the heart of National Geographic's fascinating history, from its earliest days as a scientific club to its growth into one of the world's largest geographic organizations. (Eliza R. Scidmore, p. 77) AFGHANISTAN | 1984 Editor Bill Garrett had a fabulous. eye: It was he who plucked this Kodachrome frame from a. pile of rejects and made it the most famous cover image in. the magazine’s history.

“I have been metal detecting for over 5 years and this great metal detecting guide book taught me plenty of new tips and tricks.” - Mike in Texas. While this metal detecting book may be geared towards the novice treasure hunter, there are plenty of choice tips that even experienced treasure hunters can pick up. Mark Smith reveals some of his best guarded metal detecting secrets in this metal detecting guide that puts more treasure in your find's pouch. Learn how to find more treasure by: understanding common metal detecting terminology, understanding which metal detectors work the best and where, understanding how and why a metal detector works, other equipment you will need, proper etiquette, what you can expect to find, why you should never throw anything away, how to identify your finds, how to identify jewelry, how to tell if it is real gold, how to metal detect with children, which recovery tools work the best, how to recover treasure, how to metal detect private property, how to identify unknown metal detecting finds, metal detecting creeks, rivers and lakes, pinpointing, making weak targets stronger, cleaning your finds, the best places to use your metal detector, selling your finds and more! Find out how you can maximize your treasure with this informative metal detecting book today.

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