Baccarat
Baccarat

Author: Murray Moss

Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 0847840867

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The first book on the house of Baccarat, one of the oldest and most preeminent luxury brands in the world, renowned for its fine crystal creations. Baccarat celebrates more than 250 years as one of the most important and prestigious luxury houses. Acclaimed for its high-quality traditional craftsmanship of fine crystal stemware, barware, candelabra, perfume bottles, and jewelry, Baccarat is known the world over as a symbol of quality and refinement. Highlighting the extraordinary range of Baccarat's crystal creations--from its trademark iconic glassware commissioned by royalty and heads of state from around the world and throughout the centuries to their contemporary creative collaborations with star designers such as Philippe Starck, Andrée Putman, Arik Levy, and Marcel Wanders--this volume showcases the enduring glamour and style of the most important crystalworks house of all time. With beautiful historic photographs and drawings from Baccarat's extensive archive, which display the incredible craftsmanship and technical innovations of the highly skilled glassblowers, glasscutters, engravers, and gilders, and captivating images from its advertising campaigns and celebrity clientele, Baccarat is a sumptuous celebration. Offering a lavish and in-depth look at some of the most stunning crystal creations in history, this volume is for anyone interested in design and craftsmanship.

Wartski
Wartski

Author: Geoffrey C. Munn

Publisher: Antique Collector's Club

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781851497843

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Wartski is a family firm of art and antique dealers, specialising in fine jewellery, gold boxes, silver and works of art by Carl Faberge. The firm was founded in Bangor, North Wales in 1865 by Morris Wartski, maternal great-grandfather of the present day Chairman. From King George V to JFK and Elizabeth Taylor, Wartski's London showroom has welcomed the great and the good of the modern era. They visit to view and buy the company's fabulous stock of goldsmiths' work and jewellery, not least the celebrated works of Faberge. BBC Antiques Roadshow expert, Geoffrey C. Munn, tells the remarkable story of how the jewellery firm rose from humble beginnings in Bangor, North Wales, to become the preeminent Mayfair jewellers and antique dealers specialising in the work of Carl Faberge and Russian objets d'art. Wartski - The First 150 Years is lavishly illustrated throughout with images of the celebrated jewels and their illustrious owners. AUTHOR: Geoffrey Munn is the Managing Director of Wartski Ltd. He is co-author of Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery and the author of Tiaras: A History of Splendour, Castellani and Giuliano - Revivalist Jewellers of the 19th Century and The Triumph of Love - Jewellery 1530-1930. He is also a jewellery specialist on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow. SELLING POINTS: * Presents the essence of Wartski's history, from its humble beginnings to its very considerable fame. * The book showcases the firm's stock, scholarship and clientele 200 colour illustrations

A Pocketful of History
A Pocketful of History

Author: Jim Noles

Publisher: Da Capo Press

Published: 2009-03-25

Total Pages: 354

ISBN-13: 0786731974

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The U.S. Mint's Fifty State Quarters Program-its most ambitious program to date-has been a huge popular success. When the final state quarters are released in 2008, many thousands of individuals will have collected one commemorative quarter for each state in the Union. But what can we learn about our country's history and culture from 12.50 worth of quarters? A Pocketful of History tells the intriguing story behind each state's quarter: how each state chose its quarter's design; what is important about the people, scenes, or themes depicted on the coin; and what the collection tells us about how we view ourselves and our heritage. A Pocketful of History will guide readers on a fascinating journey through America's rich history of change.

Ordinary Beast
Ordinary Beast

Author: Nicole Sealey

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2017-09-12

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 0062688820

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ONE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'S TOP 10 POETRY BOOKS OF FALL 2017 NPR'S MOST ANTICIPATED POETRY BOOKS OF 2017 A striking, full-length debut collection from Virgin Islands-born poet Nicole Sealey The existential magnitude, deep intellect, and playful subversion of St. Thomas-born, Florida-raised poet Nicole Sealey’s work is restless in its empathic, succinct examination and lucid awareness of what it means to be human. The ranging scope of inquiry undertaken in Ordinary Beast—at times philosophical, emotional, and experiential—is evident in each thrilling twist of image by the poet. In brilliant, often ironic lines that move from meditation to matter of fact in a single beat, Sealey’s voice is always awake to the natural world, to the pain and punishment of existence, to the origins and demises of humanity. Exploring notions of race, sexuality, gender, myth, history, and embodiment with profound understanding, Sealey’s is a poetry that refuses to turn a blind eye or deny. It is a poetry of daunting knowledge.

Who's a Pretty Boy Then?
Who's a Pretty Boy Then?

Author: James Gardiner

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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More than 600 pictures--portraits and erotica, postcards and cuttings, and snapshots from private collections--make up one man's personal and highly idiosyncratic view of gay history since the invention of the camera.

Goodly Heritage: One Hundred Fifty Years of Craft Freemasonry in Indiana
Goodly Heritage: One Hundred Fifty Years of Craft Freemasonry in Indiana

Author: Dwight L. Smith

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2018-06-17

Total Pages: 596

ISBN-13: 1387819925

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'Goodly Heritage' by Dwight L. Smith is the most comprehensive historical account ever written about the Freemasons in the state of Indiana. It was originally published in 1968 in conjunction with the 150th anniversary of the January 1818 founding of the Grand Lodge of Indiana F&AM in Madison, and is widely considered to be the most authoritative historical reference work for the state's fraternity. It contains a wealth of early photographs of historic lodges and influential men within the Masonic community, along with exhaustive reference lists of lodges, grand lodge officers, and more. This facsimile reprint edition was authorized in 2018 in conjunction with the Grand Lodge's Bicentennial celebration and through the assistance of the Masonic Library and Museum of Indiana, Inc.

What the Butler Saw
What the Butler Saw

Author: E. S. Turner

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2012-05-15

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 0571295185

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'A book which goes on a special shelf in my library.' P.G. Wodehouse What the Butler Saw (1962) is one of E.S. Turner's most pertinent and illuminating 'social histories', an exploration of the 'upstairs/downstairs' relationship across three centuries of English life. Drawing on literature, contemporary accounts and household manuals, Turner describes in fascinating detail how it came to be that the upper classes felt a need for an ever larger household staff, engaged in every imaginable form of drudgery; and, accordingly, how those in service - from high to low, butler to footman, housemaid to au pair - had to give satisfaction to their masters and mistresses while also, on occasions, contending with physical blows, tantrums, and (in the cases of some unfortunate servant girls) threats to their virtue.

American Image
American Image

Author: Martin W. Sandler

Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary

Published: 1989

Total Pages: 280

ISBN-13:

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American Image captures the nation's experience through one hundred fifty years of photography by anonymous amateurs and celebrated masters.

A History of the Working Men's College
A History of the Working Men's College

Author: J F C Harrison

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-10-28

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1134530838

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Originally published in 1954, this is the first full-length account of the history of the Working Men’s College in St.Pancras, London. One hundred and fifty years on from its foundation in 1854, it is the oldest adult educational institute in the country. Self-governing and self-financing, it is a rich part of London’s social history. The college stands out as a distinctive monument of the voluntary social service founded by the Victorians, unchanged in all its essentials yet adapting itself to the demands of each generation of students and finding voluntary and unpaid teachers to continue its tradition.

One Hundred Years of Solitude
One Hundred Years of Solitude

Author: Gabriel García Márquez

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 2022-10-11

Total Pages: 342

ISBN-13:

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Netflix’s series adaptation of One Hundred Years of Solitude premieres December 11, 2024! One of the twentieth century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world and the ultimate achievement in a Nobel Prize–winning career. The novel tells the story of the rise and fall of the mythical town of Macondo through the history of the Buendía family. Rich and brilliant, it is a chronicle of life, death, and the tragicomedy of humankind. In the beautiful, ridiculous, and tawdry story of the Buendía family, one sees all of humanity, just as in the history, myths, growth, and decay of Macondo, one sees all of Latin America. Love and lust, war and revolution, riches and poverty, youth and senility, the variety of life, the endlessness of death, the search for peace and truth—these universal themes dominate the novel. Alternately reverential and comical, One Hundred Years of Solitude weaves the political, personal, and spiritual to bring a new consciousness to storytelling. Translated into dozens of languages, this stunning work is no less than an account of the history of the human race.