Tour the Los Angeles architecture designed by award winning architect Frank O. Gehry and other architects with this wonderful guide. Fifty-nine viv...

New Jersey's coastal heritage is a proud one, with lighthouses playing a starring role. This book visits eleven lighthouses accessible to the publi...

Fred Harvey and the Santa Fe Railway teamed up to develop tourism in the American Southwest from the late 1880s to the 1960s. These two companies f...

Take 6 excursion trips on Cape Cod. See the densely-built downtowns, bike the trails of Chatham, walk along the canal, and drive to the Outer Cape,...

With 470 eye-catching color photos and informative text, readers are taken on a cross-country tour of towers, turrets, cupolas, and belvederes foun...

All sorts of old hand tools included for farming, machine shops, woodworking, blacksmithing. Extensive groups of locks, keys, and closures. Many ca...

A history of architecture, in miniature, is seen here through a century of children's toys. For years, toy buildings have inspired the imaginations...

This book presents a unique selection of the most rare and collectible toy cars made in Japan and Hong Kong in the 1950s and 1960s. Three particula...

Contained within this authoritative text is the exciting history of the manufacture of toy forts and castles in western Europe throughout the turbu...

This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially ro...

This is the first all-color book devoted to collecting the toy soldiers and figures that were sold in the "Five-and-Dime" stores. Over 650 photogra...

From September, 1945 until April, 1954, the U.S. Army of the Occupation set up its headquarters in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur. The forem...

James L. Dundas provides his readers with a sweeping survey of the shooting toys that gladdened the hearts of children from near the turn of the tw...

More than 2,000 trademarks, logos, and typefaces display the creative mindset of the 1950s. These marks include clothing companies, drugstore produ...

The evolution of tattoo art in America is spread before you in 265 impressive original tattoo flash sheets and insightful text written by a tattoo ...

This swatch book is an inspiring visual tour of elegant fabric design using beautiful historic kimono remnants from Japan's Showa Period (1926-1989...

Incredibly beautiful, classic, and timeless architectural details of Mexican style are shown in over 300 color photographs of new, old, and remodel...

There is charm and character in a Mexican home like no other architectural style. It is a classic, timeless style that remains in constant demand. ...

After the great success of Santa and His Friends, Tom Wolfe presents a group of traditional Santas that have been found in American Art, literature...

Traditional style kitchens blend convenient modern amenities with details that invoke a sense of history, craftsmanship, permanence, and warmth -- ...

Basic, step-by-step instructions for building a comb-back Windsor chair, using traditional methods. With the simplest of hand tools and a lathe, ev...

A lot has happened in the world of railroads since the first train station opened in Darlington, northern England, almost 200 years ago. Today's ra...

American railroad history is filled with accounts of misadventure. Steam boilers blew up. Bridges collapsed under the weight of heavy engines. Loco...

A. Aubrey Bodine, newspaper photographer, pictorialist, modernist, and documentarian, was a Baltimore Sun feature photographer from 1924 to 1970. T...

Discover the romance of tramp art, folk art made made from discarded wooden cigar boxes, layer upon layer, one notch at a time, by untrained artist...

If you have collected Transformers*TM action figures and think you have it all, this book will open your eyes! Over 1,000 stunning color images dis...

Kick off your shoes, put on your sunglasses, and get ready for a nostalgic trip back to the heyday of portable music. Transistor radios, those quin...

An illustrated set of essays exploring 22 global subway systems, revealing how each reflects its city's character through architecture, art, and de...

From the expansive production facilities at Chimay, to the coveted gates of Westvleteren, to the ancient sun-baked walls of Rome’s Tre Fontane, joi...

Experience the sights, vibes, and unique culture of Tennessee through 375 photographs, interesting facts, and humorous tidbits gathered by photogra...

Here is a travelogue for those whose idea of a perfect vacation doesn't involve amusement parks and tourist traps, a guidebook for fans of horror a...

California's last large pottery producer, Treasure Craft, became a major force in the giftware market from the late 1940s until 1995. The firm's Ha...

When the pirate ship Whydah went down in a violent storm just off the coast of Massachusetts in 1717, she took a huge treasury of stolen gold and j...

This first-of-its-kind compilation shines a spotlight on the 50 designated national historic landmarks in Texas, combining accessible history with ...

This rich treasury of Art Nouveau designs will inspire and enrich your decorative arts projects. The images were originally presented in the 1890s ...

Enter the world of fairy-tale towers, whimsical stairways, crow's nests, zip lines, and suspended rope bridges. Take pleasure in the details of han...