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The Illinois Watch Company has long had an honored place in the annals of horological history. From their founding in 1869, through their commitmen...

A beautiful, practical introduction to Oriental carpets for laymen, designers, and collectors, presented from the perspective of a successful, thir...

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This wonderful book has become the standard pocket guide in the field. It is just what collectors need for quick and easy reference...and its newly...

The Incredible Ball Point Pen tells the story of the ball point pen's painful development, its cacophonous launching, the public hysteria accompany...

Communicate your ideas using line, shape, color, and texture with this reference and how-to exploration in one. Whether your particular interest is...

From humble beginnings in the late 1800s, the popularity of cigarettes grew into the twentieth century, until they became far and away the favorite...

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The Jewel Tea Company of Chicago, Illinois reached a national market for its household products through salesmen and mail order catalogs from 1901 ...

A coloring extravaganza created from The Journey Oracle. Enjoy hours of coloring fun as you put colored pencil, crayon, and/or pen to paper with 46...

Judy Garland is a true Hollywood icon. A legend. Her remarkable 45-year career in show business began at the age of two, when she performed on stag...

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The Legendary Illinois Cookbook is an affectionate journey through Illinois that offers a panoramic view of the state and its favorite foods. The s...

Architect to some of the nation’s wealthiest achievers in the first half of the twentieth century, Lilian Rice was given an unprecedented opportuni...

Known as the "Audubon of Botany," Philadelphia, Quaker Mary Morris Vaux Walcott (1860–1940) was a gifted artist whose stunning watercolors comprise...

The brilliant mid-century modern artist, Harry Bertoia (1915–1978), left a rich legacy of art and design, each with an intriguing history. And yet,...

For everyone who dreams of sewing but suffers from the common fear of how to use the sewing machine, your worries are over! Thanks to this step-by-...

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Since its founding in the early 1950s, the Spanish porcelain firm Lladró has attracted a large collector market. This book identifies all known Lla...

Take your knifemaking skills to the next level and create your own folding lockback knife. Illustrated instructions and more than 200 color images ...