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Antiques Detective
By Judith Miller
Paperback
Published 01-Jun-2009
| RRP: | £14.99 |
| Our price: | £11.99 |
| You save: | £3.00 |
A guide to spotting, buying and collecting antiques. It shows how to find a genuine antique piece from a fake. It includes expert advice on makers, questions to ask, tips for identifying the best examples in furniture, ceramics, glass, silver, dolls, teddy bears, and textiles.
In stock, usually despatched within 24 hours.
Famous Character Dolls
By Susan Brewer
Hardback
Published 03-May-2013
| RRP: | £25.00 |
| Our price: | £20.00 |
| You save: | £5.00 |
Series of articles on famous dolls, including setting them in the history of their day, the role of dolls and collectable dolls Includes A-Z of famous dolls plus directory of doll museums and hospitals
Not yet published. You may still order this book and we will despatch it as soon as it becomes available.
1973-2010 The Story of Matchbox Kits
By J-C Carbonel
Hardback
Published 15-Jul-2011
| RRP: | £14.99 |
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Retracing the forty glorious years of a firm, of a brand of kits intended for beginners just as much as it was for the most demanding buffs
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Whitby Jet
By Helen Muller
Paperback
Published 07-May-2009
| RRP: | £5.99 |
| Our price: | £4.79 |
| You save: | £1.20 |
Jet, a hard, black, shiny gen, closely related to coal, has been fashioned into jewellery and trinkets for generations, but during the Victorian period, when the ritual surrounding death and the long mourning of Queen Victoria made black fashionable, jet became hugely popular. This book traces the history of jet and the Whitby jet industry.
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Phantoms on the Bookshelves
By Jacques Bonnet
Hardback
Published 28-Oct-2010
| RRP: | £12.00 |
| Our price: | £9.60 |
| You save: | £2.40 |
A scholarly and amusing, short and eclectic history about books, book collectors and book lovers that will delight common readers and literary editors alike.
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English Silver Hallmarks
By Judith Banister
Paperback
Published 01-May-1999
| RRP: | £6.99 |
| Our price: | £5.59 |
| You save: | £1.40 |
Suitable for antique silver dealers, this title enables collectors to flip through and identify a mark of origin without knowing anything about silver marking. It is useful for beginners and dealers.
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Whitefriars Glass
By Lesley Jackson
Paperback
Published 31-Jan-1996
| RRP: | £30.00 |
| Our price: | £24.00 |
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British Army Cap Badges of the First World War
By Peter Doyle
Paperback
Published 14-Jun-2010
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British Campaign Medals 1851-1914
By Peter Duckers
Paperback
Published 01-Sep-2000
| RRP: | £4.99 |
| Our price: | £3.99 |
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At a time of imperial expansion, British forces were almost constantly in action against major powers, in wars of conquest, or in expeditions on the fringes of Empire, such as the North West Frontier, southern Africa or Burma. This book outlines the medals issued to British soldiers and sailors for military service.
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British Campaign Medals, 1914-2005
By Peter Duckers
Paperback
Published 01-Feb-2006
| RRP: | £6.99 |
| Our price: | £5.59 |
| You save: | £1.40 |
Surveys the medals awarded to British personnel for military services from the First World War to operations of British forces in the opening years of the twenty-first century. The campaign medals awarded for the military actions have become a popular field for collectors, since the majority of British awards were officially named.
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