Author: Brett McLeod
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 163586139X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader’s felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history, stunning photography, and profiles of the most collectible vintage axes such as The Woodslasher, Keen Cutter, and True Temper Perfect. Combining his experiences as a forester, axe collector, and former competitive lumberjack, author Brett McLeod conveys the allure of this deceptively simple woodcutting implement and celebrates the resurging interest in its story and use.
American Axe
Author: Brett McLeod
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 163586139X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader’s felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history, stunning photography, and profiles of the most collectible vintage axes such as The Woodslasher, Keen Cutter, and True Temper Perfect. Combining his experiences as a forester, axe collector, and former competitive lumberjack, author Brett McLeod conveys the allure of this deceptively simple woodcutting implement and celebrates the resurging interest in its story and use.
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 163586139X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
From hand-forged axes of the Viking conquests to the American homesteader’s felling axe, this is a tool that has shaped human history like few others. American Axe pays tribute to this iconic instrument of settlement and industry, with rich history, stunning photography, and profiles of the most collectible vintage axes such as The Woodslasher, Keen Cutter, and True Temper Perfect. Combining his experiences as a forester, axe collector, and former competitive lumberjack, author Brett McLeod conveys the allure of this deceptively simple woodcutting implement and celebrates the resurging interest in its story and use.
Black Bibliophiles and Collectors
Author: Elinor Des Verney Sinnette
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Chronicles the development of noted private and public black collectors and collections, and investigates the state of contemporary collecting. Also discusses black-related memorabilia as collectibles and material culture, and offers suggestions for establishing and preserving private collections. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Chronicles the development of noted private and public black collectors and collections, and investigates the state of contemporary collecting. Also discusses black-related memorabilia as collectibles and material culture, and offers suggestions for establishing and preserving private collections. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
The Impossible Collection of American Wine
Author: Enrico Bernardo
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
ISBN: 1614288488
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
In the same series as Assouline’s original The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional Vintages of the Twentieth Century this addition to the Ultimate Collection envisions a cellar brimming with the most remarkable American wines. The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional and Collectible American Wines highlights wines from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries produced by the finest vineyards. Celebrating vintages from the legendary 1964 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour to the more recent yet striking 2010 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs, this collection reflects all the diversity and beauty that American wine has to offer. Author Enrico Bernardo, Best Sommelier of the World 2004, explores the world of endless surprises that wine has to offer, as well as the joy and memories that it can bring to all those who appreciate it. Including wines from Napa to Walla Walla Valley, the selection takes into account rarity, terroir, taste, and historical mystique. Bernardo celebrates the most exquisite vintages, inviting the reader on a journey through the unique history of American wine, from its beginnings with the Founding Fathers to the momentous Judgment of Paris and the distinct Napa Valley culture of today. Bringing readers on a journey from 1955 to 2016, Bernardo curates a list any connoisseur could only dream of.
Publisher: Assouline Publishing
ISBN: 1614288488
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 6
Book Description
In the same series as Assouline’s original The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional Vintages of the Twentieth Century this addition to the Ultimate Collection envisions a cellar brimming with the most remarkable American wines. The Impossible Collection of Wine: The 100 Most Exceptional and Collectible American Wines highlights wines from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries produced by the finest vineyards. Celebrating vintages from the legendary 1964 Beaulieu Vineyard Georges de Latour to the more recent yet striking 2010 Ultramarine Blanc de Blancs, this collection reflects all the diversity and beauty that American wine has to offer. Author Enrico Bernardo, Best Sommelier of the World 2004, explores the world of endless surprises that wine has to offer, as well as the joy and memories that it can bring to all those who appreciate it. Including wines from Napa to Walla Walla Valley, the selection takes into account rarity, terroir, taste, and historical mystique. Bernardo celebrates the most exquisite vintages, inviting the reader on a journey through the unique history of American wine, from its beginnings with the Founding Fathers to the momentous Judgment of Paris and the distinct Napa Valley culture of today. Bringing readers on a journey from 1955 to 2016, Bernardo curates a list any connoisseur could only dream of.
Addy's Story Collection
Author: Connie Rose Porter
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781584854449
Category : AFRICAN AMERICAN-FICITION.
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Addy's six adventures are available in one volume in this keepsake treasure that features exquisite covers, vellum dust jackets, full-color illustrations, gilded pages and a gold-ribbon marker. Consumable.
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Incorporated
ISBN: 9781584854449
Category : AFRICAN AMERICAN-FICITION.
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Addy's six adventures are available in one volume in this keepsake treasure that features exquisite covers, vellum dust jackets, full-color illustrations, gilded pages and a gold-ribbon marker. Consumable.
Ok, I'll Do it Myself
Author: Caroline F. Schimmel
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990448730
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Selected from the Caroline F. Schimmel Collectionof Women in the American Wilderness, these one hundred and forty-five books, photographs, manuscripts, and memorabilia by one hundred and one women and one man, dating from 1682 to 2015, reflect the sweep of women's experiences in the American wilderness. They range from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705), Maria Sibylla Merian's monumental study of the flora and fauna of Surinam, hand-printed and probably hand-colored by her, to sharpshooter and entertainer Annie Oakley's travel trunk and gloves, and a souvenir envelope with a one-inch red heart through which she shot from a distance of twenty feet. This is the revised second edition of the full-color catalogue that documents an exhibition of the same name.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780990448730
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 93
Book Description
Selected from the Caroline F. Schimmel Collectionof Women in the American Wilderness, these one hundred and forty-five books, photographs, manuscripts, and memorabilia by one hundred and one women and one man, dating from 1682 to 2015, reflect the sweep of women's experiences in the American wilderness. They range from Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1705), Maria Sibylla Merian's monumental study of the flora and fauna of Surinam, hand-printed and probably hand-colored by her, to sharpshooter and entertainer Annie Oakley's travel trunk and gloves, and a souvenir envelope with a one-inch red heart through which she shot from a distance of twenty feet. This is the revised second edition of the full-color catalogue that documents an exhibition of the same name.
American Bisque
Author: Mary Jane Giacomini
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887406232
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The American Bisque Pottery, operating in Williamstown, West Virginia, from 1919 to 1982, and the American Pottery Company produced popular cookie jars, ashtrays, doorstops, sprinkle bottles, banks, planters, lamps and much more. This book will enable you to identify little-known pieces including airbrushed planters of yarn dolls as well as the most sought-after cookie jars.
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
ISBN: 9780887406232
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
The American Bisque Pottery, operating in Williamstown, West Virginia, from 1919 to 1982, and the American Pottery Company produced popular cookie jars, ashtrays, doorstops, sprinkle bottles, banks, planters, lamps and much more. This book will enable you to identify little-known pieces including airbrushed planters of yarn dolls as well as the most sought-after cookie jars.
American Classics Collection
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781529004984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781529004984
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The American Book Collector
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Natural Histories
Author: American Museum of Natural History
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454912149
Category : Illustrated books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781454912149
Category : Illustrated books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Highlights 40 masterworks of illustrated scientific art from the Rare Book Collection of the American Museum of Natural History.
The Americas Revealed
Author: Edward J. Sullivan
Publisher: Penn State University Press
ISBN: 9780271079523
Category : Art, Latin American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the formation of public and private collections of Spanish Colonial and modern Latin American art throughout the United States, and the impact of the ever-changing political landscape of Latin American countries.
Publisher: Penn State University Press
ISBN: 9780271079523
Category : Art, Latin American
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Explores the formation of public and private collections of Spanish Colonial and modern Latin American art throughout the United States, and the impact of the ever-changing political landscape of Latin American countries.