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Euripide : Oeuvres complètes

by Euripide ...

Translated by Nicolas Artaud ...

Nouvelle publication 2020 des éditions Arvensa : les Œuvres complètes d’Euripide.Une édition numérique originale en langue française contenant les 19 tragédies qui nous restent de ce grand dramaturge ainsi que des présentations et des analyses.Plus de 1600 notes enrichissent l’édition.Adaptation numérique et mise en français moderne sous la direction de : Magalie SchwartzergLes traductions de... ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Nouvelle publication 2020 des éditions Arvensa : les Œuvres complètes d’Euripide.Une édition numérique originale en langue française contenant les 19 tragédies qui nous restent de ce grand dramaturge ainsi que des présentations et des analyses.Plus de 1600 notes enrichissent l’édition.Adaptation numérique et mise en français moderne sous la direction de : Magalie SchwartzergLes traductions de...
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Chasing Aphrodite

The Hunt for Looted Antiquities at the World's Richest Museum

by Jason Felch, Ralph Frammolino ...

In recent years, several of America’s leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. The monetary value is estimated at over half a billion dollars. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity?The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world’s richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

In recent years, several of America’s leading art museums have voluntarily given up their finest pieces of classical art to the governments of Italy and Greece. The monetary value is estimated at over half a billion dollars. Why would they be moved to such unheard-of generosity?The answer lies at the Getty, one of the world’s richest and most troubled museums, and scandalous revelations that it
... Read more
Victorian Secrets

What a Corset Taught Me about the Past, the Present, and Myself

by Sarah A. Chrisman ...

How a nineteenth-century garment changed the life of a twenty-first century woman.On Sarah Chrisman’s twenty-ninth birthday, her husband, Gabriel, presented her with a corset. The material and the design were breathtakingly beautiful, but she was not happy. Although she had been in love with the Victorian era all her life, she had specifically asked her husband not to buy her a corset—ever. She’d ... Read more

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How a nineteenth-century garment changed the life of a twenty-first century woman.On Sarah Chrisman’s twenty-ninth birthday, her husband, Gabriel, presented her with a corset. The material and the design were breathtakingly beautiful, but she was not happy. Although she had been in love with the Victorian era all her life, she had specifically asked her husband not to buy her a corset—ever. She’d
... Read more
Carriage Terminology

An Historical Dictionary

by Don H. Berkebile ...

This reference work is the definitive source for the terminology, nomenclature, and illustrative diagrams for all known carriage types of the Western world, as well as many of the better known vehicles of other areas. ... Read more

$53.27 CAD

This reference work is the definitive source for the terminology, nomenclature, and illustrative diagrams for all known carriage types of the Western world, as well as many of the better known vehicles of other areas.
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This Victorian Life

Modern Adventures in Nineteenth-Century Culture, Cooking, Fashion, and Technology

by Sarah A. Chrisman ...

Part memoir, part micro-history, this is an exploration of the present through the lens of the past.We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world?From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles, ... Read more

$24.99 CAD

Part memoir, part micro-history, this is an exploration of the present through the lens of the past.We all know that the best way to study a foreign language is to go to a country where it's spoken, but can the same immersion method be applied to history? How do interactions with antique objects influence perceptions of the modern world?From Victorian beauty regimes to nineteenth-century bicycles,
... Read more
Killer Stuff and Tons of Money

An Insider's Look at the World of Flea Markets, Antiques, and Collecting

by Maureen Stanton ...

One dealer's journey from the populist mayhem of flea markets to the rarefied realm of auctions reveals the rich, often outrageous subculture of antiques and collectibles.Millions of Americans are drawn to antiques and flea-market culture, whether as participants or as viewers of the perennially popular Antiques Roadshow or the recent hit American Pickers. This world has the air of a lottery: a ... Read more

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One dealer's journey from the populist mayhem of flea markets to the rarefied realm of auctions reveals the rich, often outrageous subculture of antiques and collectibles.Millions of Americans are drawn to antiques and flea-market culture, whether as participants or as viewers of the perennially popular Antiques Roadshow or the recent hit American Pickers. This world has the air of a lottery: a
... Read more
The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2014, 52nd Edition

by Thomas E. Hudgeons Jr. ...

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this updated edition has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features Include:•Over 18,000 prices•Values for every U.S. coin ever minted•An updated market review that ... Read more

Was $8.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this updated edition has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features Include:•Over 18,000 prices•Values for every U.S. coin ever minted•An updated market review that
... Read more
Beginners Guide to Real Estate Photography

by Steve Rutherford ...

Series Book 1 - Beginners Guide to Photography Book Series
Best Selling Author and award winning Australian based photographer, Steve Rutherford shares his knowledge and expertise in this easy step by step instructional book. "Beginners Guide To Real Esatet Photography" the latest book in the Best Selling "Beginners Guide to Photography" book series.If you are just starting out in photography. Or you are a Real Estate Agent, Property Manager, Architect, ... Read more

$5.97 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Best Selling Author and award winning Australian based photographer, Steve Rutherford shares his knowledge and expertise in this easy step by step instructional book. "Beginners Guide To Real Esatet Photography" the latest book in the Best Selling "Beginners Guide to Photography" book series.If you are just starting out in photography. Or you are a Real Estate Agent, Property Manager, Architect,
... Read more
Old Fishing Lures & Tackle

Identification and Value Guide

by Carl F. Luckey ...

"The long-awaited 8th edition of Old Fishing Lures & Tackle -"the bible for lures collectors"- has been thoroughly updated, combining the time-honored research of the late Carl F. Luckey with essential updates from author Russell E. Lewis. It now features:• More than 2,000 photos include hundreds of new lures.• Among the 5,000 listings is fresh information on related categories like rods, reels, ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

"The long-awaited 8th edition of Old Fishing Lures & Tackle -"the bible for lures collectors"- has been thoroughly updated, combining the time-honored research of the late Carl F. Luckey with essential updates from author Russell E. Lewis. It now features:• More than 2,000 photos include hundreds of new lures.• Among the 5,000 listings is fresh information on related categories like rods, reels,
... Read more
Warman's Depression Glass

Identification and Price Guide

by Ellen Schroy ...

Once an inexpensive gift often given away, Depression glass is one of today's most sought after collectible. This essential guide gives collectors current market values for more than 10,000 items that often carry sentimental, as well as financial value.This comprehensive guide delivers double the photos as previous editions and the most specific identification process of any guide on the market ... Read more

$14.99 CAD

Once an inexpensive gift often given away, Depression glass is one of today's most sought after collectible. This essential guide gives collectors current market values for more than 10,000 items that often carry sentimental, as well as financial value.This comprehensive guide delivers double the photos as previous editions and the most specific identification process of any guide on the market
... Read more
The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2013, 51st Edition

by Thomas E. Hudgeons Jr. ...

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2013 has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Reflecting the current skyrocketing prices of gold and silver, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features include:•Over 18,000 prices•Values for every U.S. coin ever minted•An updated market review that traces ... Read more

Was $8.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2013 has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Reflecting the current skyrocketing prices of gold and silver, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features include:•Over 18,000 prices•Values for every U.S. coin ever minted•An updated market review that traces
... Read more
Picker's Pocket Guide - Comic Books

How to Pick Antiques Like a Pro

by David Tosh ...

COMICS PACK PUNCH!Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books. Discover for yourself what insiders have long known with this hands-on, ... Read more

$10.99 CAD

COMICS PACK PUNCH!Comic book values are soaring. Superman's debut, Action Comics #1, sold for $3.2 million. The first appearance of Batman in Detective Comics #27 fetched $1 million. Exceptional examples? Certainly, but you don't need X-ray vision to see everyone from collectors to savvy investors covets vintage comic books. Discover for yourself what insiders have long known with this hands-on,
... Read more
The Archers: The Ambridge Chronicles

Moments that made the nation's favourite radio drama

by Joanna Toye, Karen Farrington ...

The Archers, like life, is made of moments: marriages and births, loves and losses, triumphs and disasters. It has been the soundtrack of our lives for over six decades, from stooking corn with Dan Archer in the 1950s to the tragic death of Nigel Pargetter in 2011.We know the characters of Ambridge - from much-loved Phil and Jill Archer and the irrepressible Grundys to wayward Brian Aldridge - ... Read more

$17.99 CAD

The Archers, like life, is made of moments: marriages and births, loves and losses, triumphs and disasters. It has been the soundtrack of our lives for over six decades, from stooking corn with Dan Archer in the 1950s to the tragic death of Nigel Pargetter in 2011.We know the characters of Ambridge - from much-loved Phil and Jill Archer and the irrepressible Grundys to wayward Brian Aldridge -
... Read more
Antique Marks

by Collins ...

This handy guide to identifying and interpreting gold, silver, platinum and ceramic marks includes all hallmarks from 1544. Details of the new hallmarking system, international marks and guides to the great makers are all included.Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoons? Do you envy the experts’ ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

This handy guide to identifying and interpreting gold, silver, platinum and ceramic marks includes all hallmarks from 1544. Details of the new hallmarking system, international marks and guides to the great makers are all included.Do you attend car boot sales or browse in antique shops in search of bargains? Have you ever wished you knew more about grandma’s silver spoons? Do you envy the experts’
... Read more
The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins 2015, 53rd Edition

by Thomas E. Hudgeons Jr. ...

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this updated edition has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features Include:• Over 18,000 prices• Values for every U.S. coin ever minted• An updated market review ... Read more

$8.99 CAD

Forover fifty years, The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Coins has been the bestselling sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this updated edition has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable coin collector.Features Include:• Over 18,000 prices• Values for every U.S. coin ever minted• An updated market review
... Read more
Mahjong

A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture

by Annelise Heinz ...

How has a game brought together Americans and defined separate ethnic communities? This book tells the first history of mahjong and its meaning in American culture. Click-click-click. The sound of mahjong tiles connects American expatriates in Shanghai, Jazz Age white Americans, urban Chinese Americans in the 1930s, incarcerated Japanese Americans in wartime, Jewish American suburban mothers, and ... Read more

$32.39 CAD

How has a game brought together Americans and defined separate ethnic communities? This book tells the first history of mahjong and its meaning in American culture. Click-click-click. The sound of mahjong tiles connects American expatriates in Shanghai, Jazz Age white Americans, urban Chinese Americans in the 1930s, incarcerated Japanese Americans in wartime, Jewish American suburban mothers, and
... Read more
Antiques 101

A Crash Course in Everything Antique

by Frank Farmer Loomis IV ...

An inroductory guide to antique styles, history, and designsNot sure how to tell Chippendale from Queen Anne, or Art Deco from Art Nouveau? Learn the easy way with Frank Farmer Loomis IV, an appraiser and lifelong antiquer. If you're looking for clear, simple explanations rather than unpronounceable terms like corbeille a fleurs (flower basket) or sang de boeuf (red glaze), you've come to the ... Read more

$7.99 CAD

An inroductory guide to antique styles, history, and designsNot sure how to tell Chippendale from Queen Anne, or Art Deco from Art Nouveau? Learn the easy way with Frank Farmer Loomis IV, an appraiser and lifelong antiquer. If you're looking for clear, simple explanations rather than unpronounceable terms like corbeille a fleurs (flower basket) or sang de boeuf (red glaze), you've come to the
... Read more
Unusual World Coins

Edited by George S. Cuhaj, Thomas Michael ...

From creative minds worldwide have come fantasy coin issues never listed in any other comprehensive reference. Unusual Coins includes thousands of issues spawned from the non-circulating legal tender boom, but not fitting into the realm of legitimate coinage.Here you'll find coins used by the inhabitants of Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings. These are real coins, created by Tom Maringer of ... Read more

$38.99 CAD

From creative minds worldwide have come fantasy coin issues never listed in any other comprehensive reference. Unusual Coins includes thousands of issues spawned from the non-circulating legal tender boom, but not fitting into the realm of legitimate coinage.Here you'll find coins used by the inhabitants of Middle Earth in The Lord of the Rings. These are real coins, created by Tom Maringer of
... Read more
Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values

The Shooter's Guide to Guns 1900 to Present

by Phillip Peterson, Andrew Johnson ...

The No. 1 gun price guide to the most popular firearms of all time!This updated 18th Edition of Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values will help you buy and sell in this active market with the utmost confidence. It is the only illustrated price guide for firearms produced from 1900 to the present, and the best insurance policy against paying too much or selling for too little.More than 25,000 prices ... Read more

$29.51 CAD

The No. 1 gun price guide to the most popular firearms of all time!This updated 18th Edition of Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values will help you buy and sell in this active market with the utmost confidence. It is the only illustrated price guide for firearms produced from 1900 to the present, and the best insurance policy against paying too much or selling for too little.More than 25,000 prices
... Read more
Manual de Achievers 3

Serie de mejores guías de Achievers, #3

by Ikechukwu Joseph ...

Series Book 3 - Serie de mejores guías de Achievers
Manual de Achievers 3 Serie de mejores guías de Achievers El libro tres es una continuación del libro uno y dos y contiene más de cien claves inspiradoras y motivadoras y pepitas de éxito que lo ayudarán a cumplir su Destino y aprovechar su potencial. Es una llamada de atención para cualquiera que quiera sobresalir en la vida. Este libro le ayudará en las estrategias de resolución de problemas, ... Read more

$4.99 CAD

Manual de Achievers 3 Serie de mejores guías de Achievers El libro tres es una continuación del libro uno y dos y contiene más de cien claves inspiradoras y motivadoras y pepitas de éxito que lo ayudarán a cumplir su Destino y aprovechar su potencial. Es una llamada de atención para cualquiera que quiera sobresalir en la vida. Este libro le ayudará en las estrategias de resolución de problemas,
... Read more
Chinese Snuff Bottles

The Adventures and Studies of a Colletor

by Lilla S. Perry ...

Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art.It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of ... Read more

$18.71 CAD

Chinese Snuff Bottles is invaluable document for all interested in the history of Chinese art.It is also a lucid and fascinating guidebook for the collector or would be collector, both of snuff bottles and other products of Chinese craftsmanship. All the skills and ingenuity of the Chinese artisans were lavished upon the production of these tiny bottles, making them pre-eminent representatives of
... Read more
Conserving, Preserving, and Restoring Your Heritage

A Professional's Advice

by Kennis Kim ...

Series Book 1 - Genealogist's Reference Shelf
Artifacts, whether found in museums, our community, or our homes, offer glimpses into the past. Be they documents, photographs, books, or clothing, as custodians of our history, we’re faced with how to maintain these items. Professional conservator Kennis Kim tells us how. Topics discussed include: creating an accession list; the nature of conservation, restoration, and preservation; deciding on ... Read more

$6.47 CAD

Artifacts, whether found in museums, our community, or our homes, offer glimpses into the past. Be they documents, photographs, books, or clothing, as custodians of our history, we’re faced with how to maintain these items. Professional conservator Kennis Kim tells us how. Topics discussed include: creating an accession list; the nature of conservation, restoration, and preservation; deciding on
... Read more
Coin Collection Made Simple

Step By Step Guide On How To Get Started In Coin Collection As A Complete Beginner

by Michael Goldston ...

Does the idea of having a stash of valuable coins from the US and around the world sound appealing to you?And do you want to understand the fine art of coins collection so you can start searching/hunting for treasured coins with confidence, knowing all too well that you won’t end up getting scammed or ruining your valuable treasure because of incorrect handling and storage?If you’ve answered YES ... Read more

$6.29 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

Does the idea of having a stash of valuable coins from the US and around the world sound appealing to you?And do you want to understand the fine art of coins collection so you can start searching/hunting for treasured coins with confidence, knowing all too well that you won’t end up getting scammed or ruining your valuable treasure because of incorrect handling and storage?If you’ve answered YES
... Read more
I survived

My book of memories

by Clodomir Santos ...

"I Survived: My Book of Memories" is more than just an adventure tale. It's a raw and powerful account of a young man's life, marked by loss, suffering, and anguish. Driven to desperation by the relentless spread of poverty in his home, he makes the drastic decision to abandon his studies and plunge into a life of crime. Little did he know that this path, fraught with violence and death, would ... Read more

$5.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

"I Survived: My Book of Memories" is more than just an adventure tale. It's a raw and powerful account of a young man's life, marked by loss, suffering, and anguish. Driven to desperation by the relentless spread of poverty in his home, he makes the drastic decision to abandon his studies and plunge into a life of crime. Little did he know that this path, fraught with violence and death, would
... Read more

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