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Antique Trunks: Identification & Price Guide
Paul Pat More , Linda Edelstein , and Paul Pat Morse Manufacturer: Krause Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0873496469 |
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Both functional and beautiful, a growing number of people are interested in and fascinated with antique trunks. Many baby boomers unsure of their value or how to restore them are now inheriting them from parents and grandparents. This comprehensive book provides identification and pricing information for popular styles dating back nearly 200 years, as well as general restoration tips and techniques.Antique Trunks provides readers with photographs and values for steamer, humpback, Saratoga, Jenny Lind, Louis Vuitton, stagecoach, and many others. Authors Pat Morse and Linda Edelstein have included valuable historical information for major styles of trunks made from 1750 through 1930. This complete guide also offers information on what to look for when purchasing a trunk, a database of more than 250 trunk makers, and a catalog of available parts and replacement pieces.
* More than 400 detailed photographs and prices for nearly 200 years of popular trunk styles * Includes an archive of original and restored trunk makers? labels, Victorian prints, and trunk maker advertisements * Provides a special section on the anatomy of a trunk and a glossary of terms
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Antique Trunks: Identification & Price Guide.......2005-09-08
A New Classic!.......2004-01-03
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Price and identification guide to antique trunks;: Their history & current values, with value increasing tips n' hints,
Martin Labuda ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006C6VBE |
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Price & identification guide to antique trunks: Their history & current values : with value increasing tips n' hints
Martin Labuda Manufacturer: M. Labuda ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006F4D48 |
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Traditional Edgings to Crochet (Dover Needlework Series)
Rita Weiss Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0486252388 |
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New French Country: A Style and Source Book
Linda Dannenberg Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0609610414 Release Date: 2004-04-27 |
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French Spirits: A House, a Village, and a Love Affair in Burgundy
Jeffrey Greene Manufacturer: William Morrow & Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060188200 Release Date: 2002-03-05 |
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When Jeffrey Greene, a prizewinning American poet, and Mary, his wife-to-be, a molecular biologist at the Pasteur Institute in Paris, discover a moss-covered stone presbytery in a lovely village in the Puisaye region of Burgundy, they know they have to live there. With an unabashed joie de vivre, they begin the arduous process of procuring their slice of paradise amid the wild beauty of the French countryside -- a place of gentle farmlands and dense forests, of rivers and lakes, of stunning fields bursting with the color and heady scent of wildflowers.French Spirits is the magical tale of their odyssey to become not just homeowners but Burgundians. In lush, lyrical prose, Greene recalls their experiences turning the three-hundred-year-old stone building -- a "château in miniature," which the locals believe houses numerous spirits--into a habitable refuge. He brings to life their adventures in finding wonderful bargains with which to furnish their new space, including a firm mattress and some rather suspicious "antiques" bought from the back of a van.Greene offers the unexpected joys and surprises of village life, from celebrating his and Mary's simple backyard wedding to discovering summer fêtes from toiling in a verdant garden to trading insights with new neighbors. He shares the experience of surviving his mother's decision to move in and humorously introduces the locals -- both human and nonhuman -- who define his and Mary's new world. Woven throughout this luscious tale are the pleasures of rural France: wondrous food and wine, long-held rituals and feasts, dark superstitions and deeply rooted history. A memorable feast for the senses, French Spirits will entertain and enlighten all who succumb to its charms.
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The French Country House
Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery Manufacturer: Vendome Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0865652341 |
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The French Country House celebrates what the French call l'art de vivre ("the art of good living") within the intimacy of private dwellings deep in the countryside. Here are places of retreat-old manor houses, small châteaux, stud farms, even a former convent-that, because of their great age and accumulated memories, are beloved by their owners and provide no end of delight for family and friends. Each country house is a treasure trove of history, with beautiful furnishings as well as family albums, faded love letters, attics full of old toys, fancy dresses, retired pianos, left-over brocades and wallpapers-even libraries hidden at the tops of towers.With 220 photographs in full color-illustrating rooms from the salon to the kitchen below and the attic above, together with details of silver, crystal, tapestries, paintings, and much more-The French Country House is rich in the colors, textures, and history of these treasured homes. Francophiles as well as lovers of décor, architecture, and gardens will be captivated by this inside look at life in the French countryside.
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Worth Every Penny! (an Interior Designer).......2006-09-03
French Country House by Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery.......2004-04-15
French Country House.......2004-03-07
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The French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition
Christiane De Nicolay-Mazery Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0500282714 |
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To live in a castle is among the first childhood dreams. For a number of families, that dream has been realized in the glorious châteaux of France. Though visitors and armchair travelers delight in château architecture, they seldom see the private side of château life: how the French live day-to-day in their marvelous buildings. These stately residences are not dusty uninhabited museums, but real homes. Christiane de Nicolay-Mazery, herself born and brought up in her family's magnificent property at Montfort-le-Rotrou, takes us across France to visit the great homes she knows so well, opening doors that are usually closed to the outside world and allowing an intimate view of the unique way of life that goes on through the seasons. In the spring we attend a wedding at the Château de Groussay, and we see the drawing rooms, bedrooms, greenhouse, and orangery at Le Lude in the company of the Comtesse de Nicolay. In summer we visit the Château d'Haroué in Lorraine as guests of the Princesse de Beauvau-Craon. In autumn we follow the hunt with the Marquis and Marquise de Brissac, returning to the Château de Brissac for dinner. Baron Eric de Rothschild opens his cellars to us at Château Lafite. The onset of winter is celebrated with a boar hunt at the Château de Courances and lunch in the forest in the company of the Marquis and Marquise de Ganay. Jean-Bernard Naudin's atmospheric color photographs capture all the beauty and charm of these châteaux and the private lives of their inhabitants. 326 color photographs.Customer Reviews:
French Chateau Home Life.......2007-03-28
FASCINATING.......2007-02-26
The French Chateau: Life, Style, Tradition.......2006-06-10
A life to dream of.......2001-11-25
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Life in the French Country House
Mark Girouard Manufacturer: Orion Publishing Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1841881252 |
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Extraordinary photography; fascinating reading.......2007-01-12
expectations gratified.......2000-12-06
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LIFE IN THE FRENCH COUNTRY HOUSE
Mark Griouard Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000WQYTT0 |
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Life In the French Country House
Mark Girouard Manufacturer: CASSELL AND COMPANY ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OJPV0G |
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Life in the French Country House
Mark Girouard Manufacturer: RANDOM HOUSE @ TRADE ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N679AK |
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Life in the French Country House.
Mark. Girouard Manufacturer: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OS1G1A |
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Twenty-five great houses of France;: The story of the noblest French chateaux, (Country life library)
Theodore Andrea Cook Manufacturer: C. Scribner's sons ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B000870AXW |
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Book Report Backpack
Linda Spellman Manufacturer: Learning Works ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Accessories: ASIN: 0881600350 |
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This book fully utilizes the creative skills of readers........1999-01-29
This book addresses the need to allow students to be creative in their book reports. Students can use puppets to tell about their favorite part of the story. They can produce a short drama with the aid of a friend to act out a piece of their book. A favorite book report style was the mock reporter. Here students give all of the important information from their book as they pretend to be a news reporter. Some of my students have done this on their own using a different voice for each participant, or they can solicit the help of classmates, friends or family members.
This is an excellent tool for any elementary teacher who looks forward to the day when his students actually want to complete book reports!
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HR Editorial An e-book in every backpack.(Brief Article): An article from: Heller Report on Educational Technology Markets
Manufacturer: Heller Reports, a QEB Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008GXQPW Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from Heller Report on Educational Technology Markets, published by Heller Reports, a QEB Company on February 1, 2000. The length of the article is 559 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.Books:
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