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Welcome to Big Biba: Inside the Most Beautiful Store in the World 4 reviews
Steven Thomas
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2006
Stardusted memories
For those who were there, it brings back memories. For those who were not, "Big Biba" shows what you missed. For everyone, a look through this over-sized picture book will fill you with awe-- how could this have been???? But it was... Although, as a transatlantic visitor, I had mixed opinions about Big Biba (see reviews of "The Biba Experience"), it was still a wonder to behold. Time has done ...
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Granny's Wonderful Chair (Acc Childrens Classics)3 reviews
Frances Browne
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1999
Granny's Wonderful Chair
Do you remember visiting Grandma as a child? Perhaps snuggling into her favorite chair when you were too tired to possibly do anything else? Do you recall the comfort, the smell, the feel, the total release of 'Grandma's' chair? This was one my of favorite 'escape' books as a child. I would curl up in 'Granny's Wonderful Chair' and be transported to many a wonderous place. I have searched for ...
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Tiaras - A History of Splendour12 reviews
Geoffrey C. Munn
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2001
Magnificent
This is a large coffee table book which would grace any table in the world with its magnificent photographs of the tiaras belonging to royalty, the rich and famous and museums. The display of diamonds and precious gemstones is breathtaking, showing the many different styles which came and went in fashion, some delicate and dainty and others, gaudy and cumbersome, but all of them with jewels which ...
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Arts and Crafts Gardens4 reviews
Gertrude Jekyll
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2005
Informative and useful...beautiful update of the classic....
First published in 1912 by `Country Life' as GARDENS FOR SMALL COUNTRY HOUSES, ARTS AND CRAFTS GARDENS by Gertrude Jekyll and Lawrence Weaver was republished years later as part of the Antique Collectors Club LTD, and now as a "revised edition with additional colo[u]r illustrations" by the Garden Art Press. More art book than instructive garden guide, the modern publication includes many black ...
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Embroideries & Patterns from 19th Century Vienna (Embroideries & Patterns from Nineteenth Century Vienna from ...4 reviews
Raffaella Serena
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2006
One of the best books on classical needlework designs
The book displays part of the unique collection world-wide of classical needlepoint designs of the Biedermeier period (early 19th century). The editor is a professional researcher and well-known for her "beautiful" publications. The exquisite colour charts in this book, representing flowers, landscapes, borders etc. were hand-painted by specialized artists, similar to early Victorian ...
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Oak Furniture - The British Tradition4 reviews
Victor Chinnery
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1986
Simply the best, most informative book available.
This is the most informative book I have seen on all subjects of wooden furniture and does not limit itself to only oak. It describes in great detail the facts on why varying woods were used in each time period due to availability and why only certain trades were allowed to do specific work due to guild laws. The descriptions and photos are amazing, ( WARNING, you will be spellbound for hours ...
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Animal Embroideries & Patterns: From 19th Century Vienna3 reviews
Raffaella Serena
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2006
Raffaella Serena has out-done herself with this book!
This is a wonderful book! Like her other books, it is filled with page after page of colorful Berlin work charts, in different categories such as Cats, Dogs, Horses, Exotic Animals, Birds, etc. My favorite is the category of Children with Animals. The best thing is the section of black and white charts at the back of the book, I counted 40 of them! They are clear and easy to use, and coded ...
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Antique Boxes-Inside and Out: For Eating, Drinking and Being Merry2 reviews
Genevieve Cummins
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2005
Feast for the Eyes
This is both a comprehensive publication and lovely tabletop book that is a feast for the mind, the senses, and the soul.
An exhaustive amount of research has gone in to this study of boxes from so many periods and regions of the world.
I think it is a steal for the price, and is my suggestion that anyone interested in this subject purchase the book now. It is one of those editions that ...
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Margaret Mee's Amazon: The Diaries of an Artist Explorer4 reviews
Margaret Mee
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2004
Amazing Drawings of 32 Amazon Expeditions
At once an art, adventure, and biography, MARGARET MEE'S AMAZON: DIARIES OF AN ARTIST EXPLORER is profiled here for its simply gorgeous pages packed with botanical illustration and photos. Unlike most illustration titles, however, MARGARET MEE'S AMAZON isn't just a photo or illustration catalog, but an in-depth survey blending her amazing drawings with accounts of her thirty-two years of ...
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Tiffany Silver Flatware 1845-19054 reviews
William P. Hood
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1999
A Classic
This book is a superb work. The authors have filled a major void in the literature concerning the history of American decorative arts. The quality of the research and textual insights make this book essential reading for anyone interested in Tiffany silverware or the latter 19th century of American craftsmanship. The photography is so magnificent that I repeatedly find myself leafing through ...
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Pictorial Price Guide to American Antiques 06-07: And Objects Made for the American Market 2006-2007 ...2 reviews
Dorothy Hammond
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2007
Americana
This is a great reference for the professional appraiser or lover of Americana. Realistic prices and great photography.
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Francois Linke--Belle Epoque of French Furniture2 reviews
Christopher Payne
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2004
The greatest review on french furniture to date
This document provides an insight into life and work of Francois Linke, the most important cabinet maker of his time. His works are regarded as the top of the french decorative arts, combining the elegant Louis XV stile with art noveau influence. The combination of his ideas with skilled scultors during his lifetime procuced truly spetacular pieces of furniture. A mandatory read for any dealer ...
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Benjamin Williams Leader1 review
Ruth Wood
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1998
the only authoritative book on this imp. Victorian artist
Ruth Wood has specialised in Leader's life and work and has compiled a comprehensive illustrated catalogue raisonne of all his known works. She regularly authenticates Leaders works for the major fine art auction houses and private collectors. This is an excellent specialised read for the lovers of Victorian landscape painting.
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Antiques From The Garden, New Edition1 review
Alistair Morris
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1999
Antiques from the Garden
This book is a history of antiques and architecture used in gardens since early times. Lots of great pics and very, very interesting to read and learn.
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Dog Painting--The European Breeds2 reviews
William Secord
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2000
For the dog lover and lover of fine art...
William Secord has done it again!As America's premier antique dog portrait aficionado,he has collected images of the most beautiful and best executed dog paintings ever done in Europe and published them in an almost full-color book - a "must have" for dog lovers and dog art collectors around the world! Not only are the pictures a delight to the eye, but the text is interesting and informative to ...
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Arthur Hughes: His Life and Work2 reviews
Leonard Roberts
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 1998
At last a book devoted to Hughes.
As a serious student of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and their associates, I have noticed a curious lack of materials regarding Arthur Hughes and his work. This is perhaps due to the unfortunate destruction (evidently) of much of the papers and materials that would give better light to his biography, as well as his partial detraction from oil painting to produce much illustration work. ...
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Jewish Carpets (Oriental Rugs Series)2 reviews
Anton Felton
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2006
To understand the Jews, walk a mile on their carpets.
I have been studying the world of rugs and carpets for 2 years. Reading about the tradition and place of rugs & rugweaving in the Islamic world goes a very long way to explain who Muslims are. I never found an equivalent artform in the Jewish world--until I discovered this book. The author describes the attributes and history of those rugs known to have been made by Jews & containing in-woven ...
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American Cut Glass Industry and T G Hawkes1 review
Jane Shadel Spillman
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2001
For cut glass collectors this is essential reading.
Ms. Jane Spillman has done it again with her new book. Collectors of American Brilliant Cut Glass ran the price of her first large book, 'The Complete Cut and Engraved Glass of Corning' up to $500.00 before it was reprinted and this one will go the same way if it is not over printed. It contains a wealth of knowledge concerning the cut glass industry and the relationships between Hawkes and ...
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W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary and Pioneer of Modern Design2 reviews
Ian Hamerton
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2007
W.A.S. Benson: Arts and Crafts Luminary
This is a great book about a talented artist more people should know.
The illustrations are plentiful and lush. The text puts Benson in perspective. The book was not available at my local library, but I would have made the purchase even if I had been able to check it out first.
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Choosing Your Clematis2 reviews
John Howells
Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2003
What the author says
You need not be bewildered by the 1,000 clematis on the market. Knowing just twelve clematis gives you the features of all twelve group and thus all clematis. This book shows you each of the twelve groups. Describes three to six example plants in each group. Read about one group at a time, look at the examples, and you quickly learn the features of that group. Soon you know all twelve groups and ...
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