Search Results: Antiques & Collectibles from Elk Creek Heritage Books

New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 1981. Soft cover. Very Good. Soft cover in very good condition. Text block clean and tight. No markings or tears noted. * From the book, published in the year 1981, ""Learn how to read the markings on a doll, find out when to do your own restoration, and receive tips on using auction houses and mail order services for buying and selling dolls. Many special features make this book particularly appealing.""

San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books, 2011. Soft cover. Fine. 3rd Printing Third printing. Soft cover in fine condition with crisp wraps as new; french flaps. Interior text block clean & tight; no writing, no markings noted. Presents as new and unread. * From the flap, ""No matter what brands have defined your beer-drinking career, cracking open a frosty cold one has been an International pastime since the invention of the can. . . . Featuring nearly 500 photos of beer cans - from the earliest Budweiser cans and the original Coors to Pabst's Big Cat Malt Liquor, Billy Beer, and the iconic waitress of St. Pauli Girl - ""Beer"" will take you on a tour of the brands and styles that defined the last century of beer drinking. Showcasing the iconic and the obscure, the colorful and the ""no frills,"" ""Beer"" is a cool, refreshing reminder of brews and cans gone by.""

New York: Crown Publications, Inc., 1966. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8th Printing Copyright 1950. Eighth Printing, September, 1966. Hard cover in very good condition with rust colored boards, cream spine cloth, and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text clean & tight; no writings; no markings noted. Papers are glossy with several photos of furniture on just about every page. Dust jacket very good with some light shelf and edge wear; corners bumped; no price printed on flap but there is in black ink, in space where price would be, the number 3.95. * From the cover, ""A pictorial guide to the evaluation and selection of early American furniture."" From the jacket flap, "". . .presents a thorough analysis, through pictures and text, of the various elements of design, decoration, craftsmanship, construction and finish of early American furniture, showing with each type discussed three examples - good, better, best -and comparing the relative merits and… Read More

London: Faber & Faber Ltd, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 1st Printing Stated ""First Published in 1970"" with no additional printings noted. Hard cover in very good condition with teal cloth boards showing light aging, title in blue panel on spine with gold gilt lettering. Text block clean & tight with no writing or markings to note. Mellow age toning to the papers, one spot of age / discoloration. Side text block slightly age toned & dust dulled. Contains four color plates (all present). 155 numbered pages which include an extensive Index. Following the Index are 48 leaves, 98 pages, of glossy Monochrome plates of Irish Glass, numbered and identified in detail on pages following the TOC. Dust jacket very good with age toning and dust dulling to the white sections, edge wear, and tiny chips at head of spine. On front jacket flap there is written in ink next to author's name, ""died 2-2-85."" No other writing noted. Is… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Courage Books, 2004. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. OVERSIZE. 1st Printing Stated First Edition in addition to complete number line including number one. Hard cover in fine condition with red boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Pale orange end papers. Interior text on glossy papers with colored illustrations and photographs of the toy soldiers throughout. No writing, no markings to note. Dust jacket in likewise fine conditions; overall presents as new. Concludes with an Interview with Robert L. Forbes, a page About the Author, and a Bibliography. Size approx 9 1/4"" wide x 12 3/4"" tall x 1/2"" thick; 79 numbered pages. * From the jacket, ""From the archives of the illustrious Forbes Collection, Toy Soldiers provides an extensive array of some of the most elegant and stunning photos and pictures of toy soldiers ever produced. . . . World-renowned businessman Malcolm Forbes amassed a breathtaking collection of toy soldiers in… Read More