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Presented in lively text and over 650 colour photographs are the toys that have been played with and collected by ardent fans of George Lucas'' Star Wars trilogy for 20 years.

From the author of Flow Blue and Historical Flow Blue, a field guide to this captivating nineteenth century collectible. An indispensible reference, it provides basic definitions of Flow Blue wares and offers 100's of color photographs. Whit this book in hand, the reader will be able to identify and date Flow Blue ware with confidence. A Values Reference is included to help the collector. This book is a must for anyone who collects these avidl...

This colorful book surveys the varied and beautiful ceramic wares produced during America's Great Depression years. Over 450 color photographs display the often dazzlingly colorful and streamlined wares from the late 1920s through the early 1940s. Table, kitchen, and artware all have their place in this inclusive volume. Accompanying this colorful display is a text that provides brief histories of the various potteries striving to bring their ...

Franciscan dining services have graced table tops since 1930s. These colorful ceramics, potted in both earthenware and china and in a wide array of varying patterns and shapes, have come to the attention of collectors in recent years. A wide range of patterns and forms are captured here in over 700 beautiful color photographs. Individual patterns are portrayed, along with five-piece table settings and a variety of serving dishes. Museum pieces...

This is an expansive introduction to the popular ceramics produced by the prolific Hall China Company of East Liverpool, Ohio, beginning in 1903. Over 600 brilliant color photographs display these popular pottery wares, ranging from coffee pots and mixing bowls to refrigerator wares and teapots, in both solid color glazes and beautiful decorations including Autumn Leaf, Crocus, Silhouette, and many more. A history of the company, manufacturer'...

The recent works of talented interior designers at twenty Decorator Showhouse events around the country revealed in 330 striking color photos. Interior designers, assisted by avid volunteers, transform rooms at historical houses into works of art. Created to astound the public and contribute to charitable causes, these designers create masterworks of interior design. In this volume, you will tour the showhouses without the crowds, moving metho...

From grand jardinieres to diminutive butter pats, this book features ceramic majolica that added vibrant color to every room of the home in over 450 brilliant color photographs. Majolica wares are organized here by the rooms (library, conservatory, drawing room, boudoir ...) in which they were used, including cake stands, comports, game pie dishes, oyster plates, platters, and strawberry servers, tea sets, humidors, match holders, garden seats...

Now in its revised fifth edition, this popular volume combines recent and classic research with hundreds of all-color photographs to survey Flow Blue ceramics, the much sought after and highly prized table and kitchen ware items that graced so many Victorian tables. The values, conveniently located in the captions, have been updated to reflect current market prices. Included is an ever-valuable index of patterns found in all five of Mr. Snyder...

Established in 1880 in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rookwood Pottery remained a leader in the ceramic art pottery movement through 1967. Illustrated with over 800 beautiful color photographs of vases, urns, candlesticks, and plates, the book includes stunning examples of hand-painted decoration (many depicting the natural world) by well-known masters, including Albert R. and Anna Marie Valentien, Matt Daly, William Hentschel, Kate C. Matchette, Mary Nour...

One of the early twentieth century's most prolific potteries, the S.A. Weller Pottery Company, of Zanesville, Ohio, produced art pottery and artwares reflecting the major art movements of the day, including Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco. Here, over 520 striking color images display the broad array of wares produced by Weller from 1895 to 1948, including such well-known lines as Art Nouveau, Aurelian, Coppertone, Dickens Ware, Eoce...

Over 760 beautiful colour photographs display hundreds of canes and walking sticks that span centuries and a multitude of designs. Elegant formal styles include handles of gold, silver, and ivory. Innovative system sticks display a vast array of objects hidden within their shafts and handles (including a working violin). Fascinating relic canes were produced from shipwrecks and historical sites. Forbidding Memento Mori canes and exotic forms r...

Over 550 color photographs illustrate this fascinating survey of the majolica ceramic wares made in Victorian England, Europe, and America. Included are a brief explanation of majolica, its manufacture, potters, and wares organized into functional categories such as jardinieres, plates, and platters. Values are provided in the captions.

From the early years of the twentieth century to the 1980s, the A. E. Hull Pottery Company has produced imaginative ceramics that have entranced both consumers and collectors alike. Hundreds of brilliant color photographs present a sweeping survey of the broad scope of Hull pottery produced over many decades. Novelty items, flower pots, cookie jars and containers, vases, and serving wares are all included in this informative book. Additionally...

With over 500 color photos, this book presents the ceramic table, kitchen, and artwares produced by Californias Pacific Clay Products Company from the 1920s through the 1940s. The companys famous Hostessware serving pieces of the 1930s are promiently featured. Values accompany the photo captions.

This book presents the transfer printed ceramic dishes specifically made in Staffordshire for the American Market from 1820-1860. The American patriots, historical events and breathtaking landscape views were captured by fine artists and transferred to ceramics by the best companies in England. The makers, marks, and information about the scenes is woven into this book to identify each example, along with some beautiful new photography and an ...

Toys inspired by George Lucas's Star Wars trilogy include action figures, accessories, playsets, and spacecraft of the Rebellion, the Empire, and the rest of the Star Wars universe in a colorful and easily referenced format. The gaming equipment, model kits, playthings, promotional items, puzzles, and weapons produced are examined. A short history of science fiction films is included. Over 650 color photographs with values make this book very ...

Graceful okimono figures in many forms, dating from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, are the primary focus of this book, while scholar's brush holders and wrist rests, cricket cages, card cases, match holders, sword hilts, and scabbards are also presented. Finely carved ivory from China and Japan is featured here, along with artist's signatures, in over 600 beautiful photos. An engaging text explores the history of the ivory trade...

With loyal fans of three spin-off television series and seven movies, Star Trek has left a mountain of collectibles in its wake. Here are newly revised text, lists of items and nearly 600 color photos with captions chronicling the souvenirs & promotionals. Brief synopses of the series and films put the collectibles in perspective.

Color photographs display popular Majolica ceramic pitchers, platters, plates, leaf plates, syrups, cigarette holders, ashtrays, humidors, and other forms. Characteristic glazes are presented in their historic context.

The Stetson hat was the epitome of old west head wear...and much more. With beautiful full color photos, this history of the John Stetson Hat Company is richly illustrated with Stetson hats (men's and women's alike), hat boxes, miniature boxes, and a surprisingly large number of collectible items associated with this most famous hat company. A value guide is included.