This is the first book to address the collectibility of figural animal pitchers. For many years, ceramics manufacturers have made pitchers in the s...

Animals impact our world - and us - everyday, in countless ways. Here, find 33 stories told by people who have felt incredible connections with the...

Animation art is among the most popular contemporary art forms. It captivates the imagination and awakens the child in us. With nearly 6800 pieces ...

The latest book for fans and collectors of animation art delivers up-to-date and fascinating information about what to buy, where to buy it, and wh...

Long after the U of M football game is over and the last beer, latte, or veggie burger has been served at the local eatery or brewery, Ann Arbor is...

Aubrey Bodine, pictorialist, modernist, and documentarian, was a Baltimore Sunday Sun feature photographer from 1924 to 1970. This book contains hi...

It has been over 350 years since Annapolis, Maryland, was founded, and it served as Maryland's state capital for over 310 years. Over 240 gorgeous ...

An extraordinary woman. An extraordinary time. Here is an inspiring story of Morgan (1873–1952), the youngest daughter of financier J. P. Morgan, a...

This book presents vintage, often whimsical, and one-of-a-kind wooden figurine carvings by ANRI, the world-renowned company founded in 1912 in the ...

The country store of yesterday was stocked with an amazing variety of goods as well as clever advertising used to gain customers' attention and pro...

Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were pu...

Although advertising has a history that goes back thousands of years, it is the Americans who have made it into an art form. Advertisements were pu...

Featuring exquisite examples from museums and private collections, including many rare items, this treasure trove explains and illustrates the hist...

Antique and Collectible Dollhouses and Their Furnishings features pictures and information on over 200 dollhouses from Europe and America dating fr...

A comprehensive look at striking furniture of the nineteenth century Biedermeier era in Austria and Germany. This handsome book features more than ...

The box represents great temptation. "Open me" it says. The human cannot resist it; its charm is overwhelming. So too, is the charm of this remarka...

The charm of this remarkable book is overwhelming, in which antique boxes and tea caddies—along with the people who inspired, made, and used them—d...

Collecting antique brass musical instruments involves a fascinating and wide range of subjects, including music history, art history, political his...

The beauty of traditional Chinese design is seen in the simplest household implements as well as in the great houses and furnishings of the Emperor...

From the end of the Civil War until the explosive popularity of the cigarette in the early twentieth century. the cigar was king. For the pleasure ...

Even before its current zenith of popularity, coffee has been a favorite beverage worldwide for centuries. To prepare coffee beans for use, human i...

Slip into the romantic world of a private dressing room. Here fancy and jeweled perfume bottles, powder jars, trinket boxes, hairbrushes, mirrors, ...

Exquisite, exciting, enameled jewelry - powdered glass fused onto metal to create gorgeous, delicate color and detail, beautiful enough to be consi...

Before the age of Pyrex*TM and plastic, attractive, utilitarian, enameled metal wares adorned kitchens and homes throughout Europe and America. Dec...