Pay tribute to your favorite show and transport yourself to the lovable northeastern town of Stars Hollow with this special kit. * SPECIFICATIONS: 3-1/2 x 3-inch light-up Stars Hollow sign with display stand * BOOK INCLUDED: 48-page book filled with essential information on Stars Hollow and featuring full-color photos from the show throughout * PERFECT GIFT: Must-have gift item for fans of the Gilmore Girls * FOR YOUR DESKTOP: Small size allows for fun anytime, anywhere and is perfect for a mantle or desktop * OFFICIALLY LICENSED: Authentic collectible

This fully illustrated book contains a many examples of Jacobean embroidery with commentary.

Originally published in 1808. The author not only appreciated the advantage of the rifle in war, he also gives an exceptionally lucid account of its origins, operation and mechanics. The well illustrated contents will prove of great value to the historian, soldier and gun enthusiast. Contents Include: Of Projectiles in General Theory of Spiral Motion Qualities of the Rifle History of the Rifle Construction and Perfections of the Rifle Appendages of the Rifle Modes of Using the Rifle General Hints Loading, Aiming, Cleaning etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

A comprehensive catalogue of American Antiques illustrated with text drawings. Invaluable to the amateur or professional antiquarian. Contents Include: Preface; Foreword by Charles Messer Stow; Seventeenth-Century Furniture; Seventeenth-Century Press and Court Cupboards; Seventeenth-Century Chests; William and Mary Furniture; Queen Anne Furniture; Chippendale Furniture in America, 1725-90; Block-Front Furniture; Adam Furniture; Hepplewhite Furniture; Pioneer and Cottage Furniture; Introduction to American Federal Furniture; Federal Furniture of Sheraton Influence; Federal Furniture of Directoire Influence; Federal Furniture of Greed-Revival Influence; Federal Furniture by Phyfe and His Peers; Post-Federal and Pre-Victorian American Furniture; Victorian Furniture; Dual-Purpose Furniture; Spool Furniture of 1815-65; Philadelphia, Stick, or Windsor Chairs; Fancy Chairs for the People; Rocking Chairs; Buffet or Corner Chairs; Mirrors; Cast-Iron Furniture; Children's Furniture and Toys; Scientific Antiques; Early American Silver; Sheffield Plate; American Pewter Ware; Painted Tin, Japanned Ware, and Tole; Woodenware; Early Blown Glass; Glass Bottles and Flasks; Sandwich Glass; Pressed Glass; Old Glass Paperweights; Lighting Fixtures and Lamps; Candlesticks and Candle Fixtures; Historic Staffordshire China and Pottery; Lowestoft or Oriental Export Porcelain; Liverpool Ware; Gaudy Dutch and Pennsylvania Tulip Pottery; American Samplers; Floor Coverings; Hooked Rugs; Engraved Prints and Pictures; Currier & Ives Lithographs; Other American Lithographers; Miniature, Profile, and Silhouette Portraits; Primitive or Pioneer Paintings; Art-Instruction Books and Drawing Books; Firebacks; Ten-Plate, Six-Plate, Five-Plate, and Franklin Stoves; American Victorian Period Stoves; Ironwork; Ship and Other Models; Clocks; Scrimshaw Work; Paper Cutwork; Paper Dolls; Weather Vanes; Jackknife Sculpture and Carving; Daguerreotype Cases; Illustrated Merchandise Catalogues; Trade Cards and Craftsmen's Labels; American and European Pottery and Porcelain; Early American Packages; Cast-Iron Mechanical Banks; Buttons; Theatrical and Circus Posters; Local Provisional, and Carrier's Postage Stamps; and Glossary and Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This fascinating early work is a catalogue of furniture and decoration with hundreds of photographs detailing historical styles. Thoroughly recommended for the antiquarian's bookshelf. Contents Include: Part I - The Development of Decoration - Introductory; Italy; Spain; France; France: After Louis XIV; England; England: the Age of Walnut; England: The Age of Mahogany; England: The Age of Satinwood; The Nineteenth Century; Early American; The Federal Period and After; The Twentieth Century; Part II - The Elements of Decoration - Materials of Decoration; Fabrics; Wall Coverings; Floor Coverings; Decorative Objects; Color; Lighting; Windows and Window Treatment; Furniture and How to Buy It; Part III - The Principles of Decoration - Room Planning and Arrangement; Rooms; Seasonal Changes; Bibliography, and Index. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

This concise yet wide-ranging survey of collectable antique furniture, illustrated throughout in full colour, guides the new collector through almost three centuries of Western Furniture with clarity and authority. Invaluable as a reference tool, it offers collectors the means to identify key features of a wide variety of pieces, ranging from the Gothic and Renaissance period to Art Nouveau, and the beginning of the twentieth century. The book is structured chronologically by century and, within each time period, by country. Existing collectors will find all titles in the series act as a handy and portable reference, and beginners will welcome a reliable, accessible starting point from which their interests can develop. Readers will find succinct sections detailing all major phases in Western Furniture, with full-colour coverage of English, American, French, Italian, German, Austrian, Low Countries, Spanish and Portuguese pieces. The work of important furniture designers is discussed, from the French ebenistes and Chippendale, through key 19th century figures such as Biedermeier, Pugin and Stickley and the mass producers of bentwood such as the Austrian Thonet, to the Belgian and French Art Nouveau designers.