Schiffer Publishing

Understanding Roseville Pottery

$39.95

Over 800 color photos display Roseville Pottery artware. With over 800 stunning color photographs, this book displays ceramics once proclaimed to be the "fastest-selling decorative art pottery," Roseville's Artcraft, Cherub Cameo, Donatello, Pine Cone Modern, and Wincraft lines. The thorough...

The ABC's of ABC Ware

$69.95

This delightful book examines the graphics found on all kinds of children's alphabet ware, along with fascinating histories of the firms that produced it. Primarily made in nineteenth century Britain, America, and Germany, these ceramic plates, metal table and flatware,...

Victorian Decorative Glass

$79.95

This attractive and useful book presents thousands of beautiful hand-formed decorative glassware designs from British manufacturers, for export and domestic use, from 1850 to 1914. Detailed analysis and more than 850 color photographs and hundreds of carefully hand-drawn illustrations provide...

Early 20th Century Lighting

$29.95

Admirers of elegant period lighting are growing in numbers as the beauty and atmosphere these fixtures provide are appreciated in today's world. This reproduction of an early twentieth century catalog from the Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois, illustrates...

Las Vegas Lights

$29.95

Ever-changing Las Vegas, Nevada, a capital of casino gambling and showgirl entertainment, contains an astonishing array of neon signs. They light up the night sky in endless displays of color and motion. With 235 brilliant color images and engaging text,...

Fire-King®: An Information and Price Guide

$24.95

Over 2000 pieces of the Anchor Hocking Glass Company’s popular Fire-King® dinnerware and cookware are illustrated in color, with a price guide included. Anchor-Hocking Glass Company’s popular Fire-King® dinnerware and cookware were part of nearly every American home from the...

Costume Jewelry

$29.95

Here is a beautiful publication of factual information and 1043 color illustrated examples of highly popular styles. Important and prolific designers of costume jewelry, including Chanel, Schiaparelli, Boucher, Miriam Haskell, Monet, Sarah Coventry, and many more are well represented. Current...

Fenton Rarities, 1940-1985

$29.95

Dazzling handmade glass rarities from the Fenton Art Glass Company of Williamstown, West Virginia, are showcased, described, and illustrated in nearly 800 vibrant color photographs! These highly sought, yet rarely seen, items from 1940-1985, include experimental pieces, sales samples, and...

Gay & Gifty Pot Holders

$16.95

Before plastic handles and asbestos oven mitts retrieving items from a hot oven was difficult and moving a hot kettle could be hazardous. What options were there? Pot holders! During the 1940s and 1950s, hand crocheted pot holders became an...

Collector's Guide to Vintage Tablecloths

$29.95

Sweet strawberries, bold florals, grandma's kitchen plaid, and state souvenir tablecloths: these are some of the images in this comprehensive reference guide for everyone who loves vintage linens. A wonderful, thoroughly researched pictorial reference guide with over 500 striking photographs...

Depression Glass, Collections and Reflections

$12.95

This book provides a review of the history behind colorful Depression glassware, descriptions of specific pieces along with their values, and information on how to collect and display Depression Glass. Illustrated with over 300 color photographs, individual chapters highlight premium...

Fiesta

$24.95

A colorful collection of Fiesta Ware, the Homer Laughlin China Company's most popular dinnerware, through over 300 photographs.  This bright and colorful guide presents a sweeping survey of the Homer Laughlin China Company's most popular dinnerware-Fiesta Ware. These brilliantly colored,...

The Motorcycle Helmet

$69.95

A historical survey of motorcycle helmet design and culture from the 1930s through the 1990s. This comprehensive reference traces the evolution of motorcycle helmets from early leather pilot’s caps and “pudding-style” designs to molded plastic jet-age helmets and the full-coverage...

Elegant Glass Candleholders

$29.95

The candleholders in this beautiful book epitomize twentieth century glassmaking at its best. Showcased are candleholders with exquisite engravings from the Brilliant Cut era, rich colors and detailed silver and gold overlays from the Roaring '20s, elaborate etchings from the...

All-American Salt and Pepper Shakers

$29.95

For all who love collecting and displaying salt and pepper shakers, here are hundreds of colorful and charming sets all made in the "good old USA." Featured are more than 750 sets dating from the 1930s to the 1970s, along...

Whiting & Davis Purses

$59.95

All the charm and splendor of Whiting & Davis mesh bags, past and present, in over 600 color photos, vintage ads, catalog pages, and archival material. The Whiting & Davis purse is the epitome of the mesh bag. For over...

Everything Elephants

$29.95

This is the first collectibles book that provides images and information about a wide range of elephant collectibles. This compendium has over 900 color images in over 130 categories including: Figurines, Incense Burners, Ashtray, Bookends, Lighters and Paintings. Written by...

The Handbook of Chinese Snuff Bottles

$29.95

This eye-popping book clearly and visually explores the history, types, and value ranges of Chinese snuff bottles from the 17th century to the present as no other book has. It concentrates mostly on affordable examples and explains how these can...

Kids’ Decor

$24.95

Study more than 200 inspiring designer rooms that will help you and your family create the perfect place for your children, be they brand new babies or budding teens. Explore hundreds of great furnishing and decorating ideas through more than...

Pictorial Guide to Vaseline Glass

$29.95

This gorgeous book showcases more than 600 Vaseline glass items made from the mid-1800s to the present day. Shown in full color are eye-catching fluorescent vases, pitchers, salts, bowls, lamps, goblets, baskets, epergnes, perfumes, and many other forms of this...

Mid-Century Modern Dinnerware

$39.95

Over 500 beautiful color photographs and an informative, succinct text provide a sweeping overview of stunning modern tableware designs. This book presents manufacturers both familiar and less known that revolutionized dining in the mid-twentieth century. Among the pottery firms whose...

Antique Glass End of Day Marbles

$39.95

Nearly 900 beautiful color photographs display End of Day antique glass marbles produced, by glass artists after hours to prove their skill, during handmade marble's "Golden Age," from the mid-1880s through c. 1918. End of Day Cloud, English style, Joseph's...

Chinese Snuff Bottles

$69.95

One of the loveliest objects to come from China's Imperial history is the snuff bottle--elegant, tactile, beautifully crafted, and above all small; it makes an ideal subject for collectors. This book clearly explains the history of snuff and its specialized...

The Great Book of Tattoo

$24.95

Over 500 vintage photographs display hundreds of people decorated with thousands of tattoos from the 1800s through the 1980s including images of love, military, religious, exotic, parlor, and tribal markings. Enjoy this dynamic collection of tattoo imagery. Over 500 vintage...

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