Made in the Twentieth Century

Made in the Twentieth Century
Author: Larry R. Paul
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Total Pages: 346
Release: 2005
Genre: Collectibles
ISBN: 9780810845633

Areas including the US mail, production and packaging, brand names and characters, radio and television, and expositions and the Olympics. A final chapter covers how collectors can develop their own dating system. Paul is a longtime collector and display designer based in Baltimore. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

The Official Rinker Price Guide to Collectibles

The Official Rinker Price Guide to Collectibles
Author: Harry L. Rinker
Publisher: House of Collectibles
Total Pages: 480
Release: 2000-10-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780676601596

This fourth edition of the Harry L. Rinker Official Price Guide to Collectibles has more coverage of collectibles than any other book on the market. Here you'll find furniture, decorative accessories, and giftware along with the traditional character and personality items, ceramic, glass, and toys. Each category includes a brief history, collecting tips, reference books, periodicals, collector clubs, and vital information on reproductions. It's a complete document of the 20th-century American lifestyle.

Creating the Illusion

Creating the Illusion
Author: Jay Jorgensen
Publisher: Running Press Adult
Total Pages: 417
Release: 2015-10-06
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0762458070

Marilyn Monroe made history by standing over a subway grating in a white pleated halter dress designed by William Travilla. Hubert de Givenchy immortalized the Little Black Dress with a single opening scene in Breakfast at Tiffany's. A red nylon jacket signaled to audiences that James Dean was a Rebel Without a Cause. For more than a century, costume designers have left indelible impressions on moviegoers' minds. Yet until now, so little has been known about the designers themselves and their work to complement and enrich stories through fashion. Creating the Illusion presents the history of fashion on film, showcasing not only classic moments from film favorites, but a host of untold stories about the creative talent working behind the scenes to dress the stars from the silent era to the present day. Among the book's sixty-five designer profiles are Clare West, Howard Greer, Adrian, Walter Plunkett, Travis Banton, Irene, Edith Head, Cecil Beaton, Bob Mackie, and Colleen Atwood. The designers' stories are set against the backdrop of Hollywood: how they collaborated with great movie stars and filmmakers; how they maneuvered within the studio system; and how they came to design clothing that remains iconic decades after its first appearance. The array of films discussed and showcased through photos spans more than one hundred years, from draping Rudolph Valentino in exotic "sheik" dress to the legendary costuming of Gone with the Wind, Alfred Hitchcock thrillers, Bonnie and Clyde, Reservoir Dogs, and beyond. This gloriously illustrated volume includes candid photos of the designers at work, portraits and wardrobe tests of stars in costume, and designer sketches. Drawing from archival material and dozens of new interviews with award-winning designers, authors Jay Jorgensen and Donald L. Scoggins offer a highly informative, lavish, and entertaining history of Hollywood costume design. About TCM: Turner Classic Movies is the definitive resource for the greatest movies of all time. It engages, entertains, and enlightens to show how the entire spectrum of classic movies, movie history, and movie-making touches us all and influences how we think and live today.

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Russel Wright

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Russel Wright
Author: Ann Kerr
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 1998
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

This informative book features furniture, housewares, lamps, wood, metal works, fabrics, and more. There are hundreds of photos, vintage catalogs and advertisements, and current values for all items.

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide
Author: Sharon Huxford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 2001
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574322040

Hundreds of sharp, original photos illustrate not only the rare and unusual but also common collectibles. This 19th-annual edition includes over 50,000 listings, each one from all-new sources and carefully checked by an authority on each particular subject.

Vintage Bar Ware

Vintage Bar Ware
Author: Stephen Visakay
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1997
Genre: Bars (Drinking establishments)
ISBN: 9780891457893

Vintage Bar Ware gives identification and values of cocktail shakers, stemware, ice buckets, serving trays, recipe books, paper collectibles, cocktail picks, swizzle sticks, and more. There's also a section of classic cocktail recipes, special chapters on the bar ware manufacturers and the guest star designers, as well as tips in caring for and finding bar ware at bargain prices. Over 300 color pictures. 2000 values. 8.5 X 11.

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide
Author: Bob Huxford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780891457343

Antique dealers and collectors are quite aware that bargains are getting harder and harder to come by each and every day. Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide is still a real bargain at $12.95. Collectors, dealers, and our customers continue to ask how we can produce this huge 612-page book each year for such a low price. It's simple -- we do it by numbers. It's no secret with publishing that the more you print, the less expensive each book is. So, thanks to all our loyal customers who continue to buy our #1 bestselling title, we are able to keep the retail price low without sacrificing one bit of quality. That is why you get the best for less. In August 1999 we will begin shipping the 18th edition of America's top antiques price guide. Once again we have included over 50,000 listings, each one from all-new sources and carefully checked by an authority on each particular subject. These 600+ expert advisors make sure only the best and most accurate information remains. No one person could possibly be an authority on the over 600 categories that fill this reference, but Bob and Sharon Huxford and their highly respected team of advisors work year-round to make this the most respected, up-to-date guide in the field of antiques and collectibles. Hundreds of sharp original photographs illustrate not only the rare and unusual, but also the common collectibles -- not postage-stamp photographs, but large, close-up shots that show important details clearly. Each subject is presented with history and other background information. Our editors keep abreast of newly developing trends, often adding several new categories a year. If it merits the interest of today's collector, you'll find it inSchroeder's. You can feel confident that the information we publish is up to the minute and accurate. Without a doubt, you'll find Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide the one to buy for factual information, quality, and the lowest retail price.

Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual

Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual
Author: Sharon Huxford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 518
Release: 2003-02-15
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574323221

Packed with descriptions and current values for items readily available at flea markets or garage sales, this book contains listings for 25,000 collectables representing virtually every collectable category on today's market: old books, ornaments, toys, cookie jars, and movie memorabilia. 750 photos.

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide

Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 612
Release: 1997-08
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9781574320251

The biggest, most comprehensive antiques guide available--with over 50,000 listings and values of 600 of the hottest collectible categories--expands its range in the all-new 16th edition to include several collectibles which have become hot over the past several months. The one to buy for factual information and quality, "Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide" better than ever! Illustrations.