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Provides information for aweinspiring weapons, such as: hand cannons, also known as "howdah pistols," which were used on the Indian subcontinent by tiger hunters on elephants' backs; and ultra big bore snipers, the roots of which reach back to the Revolutionary War and the Kentucky rifle.

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Everything You Need to Know About Owning and Shooting .22s

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A first representative overview of some 450 pocket-watch stands from a private collection in southern Germany. They are today an impressive reflection of the history of European art and culture from the Baroque to the early 20th-century. Text in English, German and French.

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Follows the history of various types of silver pieces, including tea services, drinking articles, condiment sets, tableware, lighting appliances, and furniture, and details the history of silver in various parts of the United Kingdom, America, and Europe.

(Hardback, Facsimile edition)

A unique opportunity for rare book collectors and medieval scholars to own a stunning facsimile copy of this enchanting illuminated manuscript.

(Hardback, Facsimile edition)

This facsimile edition of William Morris' Odes of Horace is presented in a blind embossed slipcase featuring a detail from one of Burne-Jones' paintings in the book with a companion volume containing an introduction to William Morriss manuscript and an English translation of the Odes.

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Detailed, effective, and clearly explained business advice on gun trading from an expert gun...

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Previously published: Woodbridge, Suffolk, England: Antique Collector's Club, 1988.

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The present publication time-travels through a century of creative jewellery production in Idar-Oberstein, which has hitherto remained largely unexplored so that exciting discoveries are still to be made.Text in English & German.

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(Hardback, Revised Edition)

For many centuries the collecting of precious jewels was the preserve of kings and queens, emperors and maharajahs. But in the aftermath of the First World War, royal gems passed into the hands of a different kind of elite. This book profiles eleven of these rich women, all of whom built up astonishing jewelry collections in the 20th century.

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This illustrated catalogue presents detailed descriptions of nineteen Greek manuscripts acquired individually by the Library, during the twentieth century, and not previously described in any official Bodleian catalogue.

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There are books out there, some shelved unwittingly next to ordinary texts, that are bound in human skin. Would you know one if you held it in your hand

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In 1919 Suzanne Belperron began her lifelong journey at the vanguard of modern art and design. Her pioneering work in the Art Deco style evolved into the colourful compositions and pure, sensual forms that became her unmistakable trademarks. This book offers a view into the personal life of a remarkable woman whose influence endures to this day.

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A Life Among Fishes explores the life long passion of fisheries scientist and artist Christopher M Dewees, featuring over 100 of the Japanese fish prints he has created since 1969. Information about the art form and it's history is presented alongside the artworks.

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Chess is one of the world's most popular games. Though apparently offering a limited canvas - each set has 32 pieces, each board 64 squares - sets have been designed in countless ways, using almost every imaginable material: from precious metals, to ivory and rock crystal. This book brings together some of the most unusual chess sets ever made.

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The 40th-anniversary edition of this essential guide to buying and collecting antiques.

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Published to coincide with a British Library exhibition of the same name, this study explores the background and history of this artwork and symbol of Christianity. Sections examine aspects of the Anglo-Saxon world: the heritage of the people who lived and ruled and how and why this book was made.

(Hardback, Revised)

An engaging and authoritative overview of the evolution of ring design from the Middle Ages to today, illustrated with over 170 rare and luxurious examples.