Officer Buckle and Gloria

Officer Buckle and Gloria
Author: Peggy Rathmann
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 41
Release: 1995-09-28
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0399226168

"Besides the beguiling story, the affable illustrations of the smiling Gloria, the accidental mayhem in the background, and the myriad safety tips -- such as 'always pull the toothpick out of your sandwhich' and 'never lick a stop sign in the winter' -- add to the enjoyment. A glorious picture book." -- The Horn Book"Rathmann is a quick rising star in the world of chidren's books. In this book, she again shows her flair for creating real characters, dramatic situations and for knowing what will make young audiences giggle and think." -- Children's Book Review Magazine"Rathman brings a lighter-than-air comic touch to this outstanding, solid-as-a-brick picture book." -- Publisher's Weekly"A five-star performance." -- School Library Journal

Fashion Buckles

Fashion Buckles
Author: Gerald H. McGrath
Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780764302152

A complete look at women's fashion buckles with over a thousand color photos. Belt buckles and clasps, shoe buckles, and rare and unusual pieces are displayed in glass, metal, plastic, and natural materials. Each has a complete description, including size and current value.

Buckles, 1250-1800

Buckles, 1250-1800
Author: Ross Whitehead
Publisher:
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1996
Genre: History
ISBN:

A wide range of documentary and pictorial sources indicate how buckles were used on personal dress, and archaeological and metal-detector discoveries augment this knowledge. This book is a handy guide to identification that will be as useful to curators as collectors. The price guide has been updated for this 3rd edition.

Art of the Buckle

Art of the Buckle
Author: Jim Arndt
Publisher: Gibbs Smith
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2013-08-29
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1423632192

Emmerling and Arndt team up for their fifth book celebrating the art of things people love to collect. Here they bring us fabulous belt buckles from vintage collectibles, trophy buckles, beaded and bejeweled varieties, ranger sets, and classy contemporary designs, all celebrating the fascination with beautiful buckle art. Cowboys and Indians, arrows, horses and longhorns aplenty, sweet hearts, and plenty of other icons decorate these fashionable pieces. And it wouldn’t be complete without a nod to the artists who created them. Jim Arndt is the author of How to Be a Cowboy and coauthor with Mary Emmerling of Art of the Cross, Art of Turquoise, Art of the Skull and Art of the Heart. He coauthored several Cowboy Boot books. He lives in Santa Fe. Mary Emmerling is the best-selling author of more than 25 books. She was the creative director of Country Home Magazine for ten years. She hosted HGTV’s Country At Home show, worked as the decorating editor for House Beautiful, and was editor-in-chief of her own Mary Emmerling Country Magazine for the New York Times. She now lives in Santa Fe. She coauthored Art of the Heart, Art of the Skull, Art of the Cross and Art of Turquoise with Jim Arndt.

Gold Buckles Don't Lie

Gold Buckles Don't Lie
Author: Fred Whitfield
Publisher: Whitfield & Powers Publishing
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2013
Genre: African American athletes
ISBN: 9780989404709

Fred Whitfield is one of the greatest cowboys to ever compete in professional rodeo, but will go down in history as "the black one." When Fred joined the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association in 1989, African-Americans comprised a whopping 1% of its 10,000 members and only one other black man won one gold buckle before Fred won eight of them. Rodeo is a harsh mistress who will take you to the top of the mountain only to drop you off on your head, and she is historically lily white and rich. Fred Whitfield was neither white nor rich, but he stayed on top of her for a very long time. This made most of the people love him, but it made some hate him more than they already did and this bunch already hated him . . . a lot. The walls went up early and through twenty years of interviews, he never told the full story until now - and what a story it is. --cover

German Belt Buckles 1845-1945

German Belt Buckles 1845-1945
Author: Peter Nash
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Total Pages: 528
Release: 2003
Genre: Belt buckles
ISBN: 9780764318702

The German belt buckle has long fascinated collectors. Now this full color volume will help collectors to identify their buckles and avoid purchasing reproductions. They will also find how to date and identify manufacturers marks. Only genuine buckles have been used for illustration, together with all their blemishes except where noted. Obverse and reverse are shown so that collectors can make direct comparison. All buckles are shown with prices in U.S. Dollars and GBP Sterling. The prices indicate both the high and low end of the market and have been diligently researched. For the first time information on the early RZM marks is brought to collectors and many details of buckle construction are presented with comparisons between genuine buckles and reproductions. Latest reproductions are covered in detail. Period photos and illustrations have been used where possible to show buckles in actual use. Some 800 illustrations and photos are used throughout the book. New drawings of makers marks have been prepared and include many not previously documented.

Art Nouveau Buckles

Art Nouveau Buckles
Author: Jo-Anne Birnie Danzker
Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbH
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2000
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Excellent survey of Art Nouveau Buckles at the turn of the

Paddling to Winter

Paddling to Winter
Author: Julie Buckles
Publisher: Raven Productions
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Canoes and canoeing
ISBN: 9780983518921

Julie Buckles and Charly Ray built a wood and canvas canoe, exchanged marriage vows, and paddled away from their front yard, planning to travel 2,700 miles to the Arctic Ocean and winter over in a tiny cabin. What a honeymoon! Told in Julie's page-turning style, their story is full of humor and humility, rapids and relationships, love and life. It's an adventure about a couple's wilderness journey from Lake Superior to the Canadian north.

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820

American Artifacts of Personal Adornment, 1680-1820
Author: Carolyn L. White
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2005
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780759105898

Bracelets, buckles, buttons, and beads. Clasps, combs, and chains. Items of personal adornment fill museum collections and are regularly uncovered in historical period archaeological excavations. But until the publication of this comprehensive volume, there has been no basic guide to help curators, registrars, historians, archaeologists, or collectors identify this class of objects from colonial and early republican America. Carolyn L. White helps the reader understand and interpret these artifacts, discussing their source, manufacture, materials, function, and value in early American life. She uses them as a window on personal identity, showing how gender, age, ethnicity, and class were often displayed through the objects worn. White draws not only on the items themselves, but uses their portrayal in art, contemporary writings, advertisements, and business records to assess their meaning to their owners. A reference volume for the shelf of anyone interested in early American material culture. Over 100 illustrations and tables.