The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam

The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam
Author: Jan Rothuizen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015-02-15
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9789046816394

This book features famous places in Amsterdam, as well as less familiar corners of the city: houseboat, the city's most expensive hotel room and a coffee shop. The Soft Atlas of Amsterdam is a uniquely original and charming guide to a thoroughly diversi city.

World Class Sailing

World Class Sailing
Author: Gary Jobson
Publisher: Hearst Books
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1987
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

High adventure and spine-tingling drama abound in this anecdotal recounting of Gary Jobson's experiences in the sport of sailing, with important tips and invaluable insights into racing both big and small boats. 8 pages of color and 30 black-and-white photographs.

Ancestral Streams

Ancestral Streams
Author: Danny O'Neill
Publisher:
Total Pages: 410
Release: 2005
Genre: Murray River Valley (N.S.W.-S. Aust.)
ISBN: 9780975734803

Ancestral streams, notes from the Murray Valley is an entertaining potted history of the Murray River. It describes the Murray's fascinating geological past and how the river's ancestral streambeds, now deep below today's landscape still affect the river.

The Minefield

The Minefield
Author: Greg Lockhart
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Total Pages: 249
Release: 2007-05-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1741141060

A history of the Australian minefield laid in the Phuc Tuy Province in 1967 that played havoc with Australia's military operations in Vietnam and constituted the greatest tactical blunder in Australian military history since World War Two.

Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022

Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022
Author: Judith Miller
Publisher: Hachette UK
Total Pages: 428
Release: 2021-03-11
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1784727059

All entries new for each edition. Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022 is the up-to-date guide to the collectables market no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. Featuring more than 4,000 objects in full colour, each with a detailed description and price range, the book also shows you how to spot that rare example that may be worth twenty times more than another piece. In-depth features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own expert when appraising everything from 20th-century glass to costume jewellery. Comprehensive sections cover a wide range of objects, with additional pages on pencils, toys, vintage handbags, trunks and costume jewellery for this edition. Every entry and image is updated for each edition to keep the book up-to-date with collecting and buying trends. Miller's Collectables Handbook & Price Guide 2021-2022 is the only full-colour, fully-illustrated collectables price guide in the world.

The Antiques Buyer

The Antiques Buyer
Author: David Dickinson
Publisher: Orion
Total Pages: 192
Release: 1999
Genre: Antiques
ISBN: 9780752818313

David Dickinson is the hottest new antiques celebrity in Britain today. With twenty five years as a professional dealer has bought an invigorating enthusiasm and authority to TV antiques shows which has blown away the stuffiness and elitism usually associated with collecting. A two part Modern Times documentary on his antiques business in Cheshire lead to: Weekly appearances on the top-rated Antiques Show presenting the 'Buyers Guide' - new series starts this autumn. Regular guests appearances on Going For A Song. Presented his own eight part show on Channel Five (October 1998) Presented three slots on the Travel Show on buying antiques on holiday (November 1998/Feb 99) Presenting a series of six programmes on collecting antiques for BBC /C4(autumn 1999) An antiques buyers' column in a national newspaper (starting in November 1999) This book is a truly practical guide to buying all types of antiques. Imbued with David's charismatic enthusiasm and practical advice. Chapters include: Starting on the Antiques Trail, The Joy of Antiques, Getting Your Eye In, Ground Rules for the First Time Buyer, Where to Buy and how to buy (Shops, Auctions, House Sales, Fairs, Abroad), The Knowledge,

Water Into Gold

Water Into Gold
Author: Ernestine Hemmings Hill
Publisher: Hassell Street Press
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2021-09-10
Genre:
ISBN: 9781014955685

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