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Author:Jack Nash
The Book of Great American Firecrackers: Cherry Bombs, M-80s, Cannon Crackers, and More
Including 183 color and black-and-white images of vintage photos and packaging, plus values for American firecracker collectibles, this is the first book to focus on US firecrackers. Many pyrobilia guides cover Chinese firecrackers, but the US's history is just as colorful, from fireworks' inception...- $24.99
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Author:Florence Hartley
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette: A Manual of Politeness from a Gentler Time
Politeness is goodness of heart put into daily practice, declares the author of this 1860 guide to good manners, adding, there can be no true politeness without kindness. Florence Hartley's world of calling cards and horse-drawn carriages may seem remote, but her advice is...- $14.95
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Author:David Page
Food Americana: The Remarkable People and Incredible Stories Behind America's Favorite Dishes
What is American cuisine? What national menu do we share? What dishes have we chosen, how did they become American, and how are they likely to evolve from here? In Food Americana, David Page answers all these questions and more. America is more than...- $34.99
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Author:Linda M. Mülli
Privileged Precarities: An Organizational Ethnography of Early Career Workers at the United Nations
An ethnography on early-career workers facing job insecurity at the United Nations. This ethnography focuses on the work and lifeworld at the United Nations in Geneva and Vienna. By emphasizing the perspectives of entry-level workers, this book addresses the increasing flexibility and job insecurity...- $49.00
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Author:Judy L. Marchman
Kentucky Derby Glasses Price Guide, 2004-2005
This book give collectors a helping hand in their quest with color photos for easy identification.Author: Judy L. MarchmanISBN-10: 1581501080ISBN-13: 9781581501087Publisher: Eclipse PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/25/2004Pages: 95Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.38lbsSize: 8.22h x 5.86w x 0.23d- $16.95
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Author:Alex Askaroff
Wanzer: The First Canadian Sewing Machine Company
Little did his Quaker parents know, when the screams of their newborn child echoed around their little farmhouse near Ithaca, New York on September 3rd 1818, that they had ushered into the world the man who would go on to become the first pioneer...- $9.99
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Author:Linda Gatewood
The Legend of Clevenger's Lost Gold
What if...I told you there is a treasure near the border of Arizona and Utah that is valued at close to one million dollars today? It is accessible by 4-wheel drive, and with a modern day metal detector, finding it might be as simple...- $12.95
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Author:Maly Siri
Pin-Up: Good Girls and Bad Girls
Imagined by Maly Siri, this coffee table book and accompanying postcard box set is a love letter to vintage magazines and an invitation to enter the spellbinding world of pin-ups. An homage inspired by the iconography of the 1930's to 1950's, a concentrate of...- $29.95
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Author:Baron Perlman
Come Collect With Me: Musings on Collecting and American Antiques
A mainstream collector's voice, a psychologist's eye on collecting and collectors, a university teacher's questioning, and an approachable style. Put those together and you have a recipe for a winning book, which contains exercises on style and connoisseurship with photographs of antiques from Perlman's...- $68.95
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Author:Click Americana
The Beer Lover's Guide to Vintage Advertising: Featuring Hundreds of Classic Beer, Ale & Lager Ads from American History
Welcome, beer lovers, to a time when the brew wasn't only something to be enjoyed, but actually celebrated as a healthy drink that sparked the appetite and helped you sleep. Beer has been made and sold in this country since before it even was...- $11.99
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Author:Michael Ford
Arcade Game Flyer Art Volume 2
Over 800 Full Page Arcade Flyer Images For Games From the 1950's to The 1990's Arcades have always been centers of excitement. The operators wanted them to be exciting and they were always looking for the newest and most attractive games. How did they...- $120.00
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Author:Henderson &. Co
Turn-of-the-Century Farm Tools and Implements
2016 Reprint of 1898 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Within this trade catalogue, first published in 1898, can be found a wealth of information regarding the practices of turn of the century American farming. The catalogue...- $8.95
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Author:Laurence Clagett
Easton
In the early part of the 18th century, Talbot County on Maryland's Eastern Shore was restructured in size and boundary, requiring the designation of a new county seat. Groups from the Wye River to Oxford competed vigorously to have their town win the honor....- $39.99
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Author:Henry F. Seaman
Journey: Through the Middle Passage
To this day, any one of us can travel to the Gulf of Mexico, and to the Mexican Peninsula, and view the history of African Explorers. The mystery is not that the Colossal Stone Heads exist, but how have most of us not heard...- $13.95
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Author:Mary Jane White
Starry Sky to Starry Sky
n this dual-edition collection, a first full-length presentation of Mary Jane White's poetry along with a substantial group of translations from the poetry of Marina Tsvetaeva--possibly the most important Russian poet of the 20th Century. Mary Jane White, a distinguished poet and translator and...- $7.95
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Author:James Piatti
Collecting American Firefighting Artifacts
This is the most comprehensive guide to collecting fire-related antiques available, presenting a fascinating collection of functional items like helmets, parade trumpets, fire extinguishing grenades, alarm boxes, and lanterns. It also offers ranking and ceremonial effects such as badges, trophies, medals and awards, and...- $49.99
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Author:Joe Price
Kahuna's Katalog of Boy Scout Merit Badge Books: Collector's Guide Volume 2
Kahuna's Katalog of Merit Badge Books is the 2nd volume of Joe Price's investigate work on Boy Scout memorabilia, and is the original body of research which cataloged the hundreds of variations of merit badge books and pamphlets published by the Boy Scouts of...- $29.99
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Author:David L. Anthony
Tidioute: A Town With an Edge
Nestled in a remote area of northwestern Pennsylvania, the small town of Tidioute became home to five cutlery manufacturers starting in the late-1800s. Although no longer in existence, these businesses produced some of the finest collectible knives and razors ever. Tidioute: A Town With...- $13.95
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Author:Alexander Rose
American Rifle: A Biography
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing...- $20.00
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Author:Susan Weber
The American Circus
A showcase of the "golden age" of the circus in America The circus is a source of nostalgia for Americans of all ages, either from memories of attending P. T. Barnum's "Greatest Show on Earth," or through the colorful evocations in many movies, television...- $55.00
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Author:James B. Twitchell
Winnebago Nation: The RV in American Culture
In Winnebago Nation, popular critic James B. Twitchell takes a light-hearted look at the culture and industry behind the yearning to spend the night in one's car. For the young the roadtrip is a coming-of-age ceremony; for those later in life it is the...- $19.95
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Author:Robert Pasin
Radio Flyer: 100 Years of America's Little Red Wagon
USA TODAY BestsellerA visual history of one of childhood's most beloved icons--the Little Red Wagon--told through a rich collection of photos and stories that highlight its unique place in American culture.For generations, the Radio Flyer--the fire engine red wagon with the distinctive white logo...- $24.99
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