With more than 700 photos coupled with current values, this encyclopedia contains timeless information that helps both the beginning and advanced clock collector. Showcasing decades of research by clock experts, it features information on classic clocks, shelf clocks, novelty clocks, wall clocks and grandfather clocks from more than 15 companies.
 

An interesting history of board game makers that offers profiles and prices games manufactured from 1822-1992, and gives histories of hundreds of manufacturers, including, Milton Bradley, Selchow & Righter, and Parker Brothers.

Railroadiana: The Official Price Guide For the Year 2000 and Beyond
by Bill Knous

A comprehensive price and identification guide to railroadiana. For generations, railroads were America?s premier form of transportation. They left behind a tremendous volume of memorabilia that found its way into the marketplace. The book contains thousands of listings in over 30 categories, including railroad china and glassware, silver, lanterns, ephemera, and advertising.

This book offers an overview of the Art Nouveau style in a compact, commercial approach with the breadth and clarity of larger books, covering art which both creates the foundation of modern culture and modern art itself.

World's Fair
by E.L. Doctorow

This novel tells the story of Edgar Altshuler, a 9-year-old boy from the Bronx, and his adventures at the 1939 New York World’s Fair. On his first visit to the fair, Edgar is enthralled by industry's vision of the futuresafe, secure and prosperous cities, speedy and cheap transportation and modern invention to make life easier. On his second visit, he sees that the exhibits are constructed of gypsum whose paint is peeling and that the displays are really toys.

Mid-Century Modern
by Bradley Quinn

The 1950’s house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Never had homes been so thoroughly contemporary, with antiques and period styles entirely banished. Mid-Century Modern explores their interior decor—walls, flooring, surfaces, lighting, and, of course, furniture. The book suggests ideas for taking the 1950’s look and mixing and matching it with elements from other eras.

The History of Christmas—
2,000 Years of Faith, Fable, and Festivity
by Heather Lefebvre

This book will take you on a journey from Christ’s birth in Bethlehem, through Roman times and the Middle Ages, into the Reformation and then the Victorian era. You will finally touch down in our modern–day Christmas with all the things that make us think of this wonderful season – decorations, presents, delicious food.