Titles starting with E from Crunruh Books

ACWM, 1989 This reprint of E.N. Welch's 1889 - 1890 is loaded with nearly 100 clocks and watches. Each is nicely illustrated and described. An 18-page illustrated history of the company concludes the catalog.. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997 These pieces of cloth and metal symbolize the daring, bravery, suffering and loss of men who flew in deadly aerial battles for democratic freedom. Eagles Recalled, Pilot and Aircrew Wings of Canada, Great Britain and The British Commonwealth 1913-1945 has already been hailed as the definitive work written on the subject. Designed in a comprehensive form, complete with issue dates, this publication of original and authentic insignia will appeal to curators... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2002 **NEW** Admirers of elegant period lighting are growing in numbers as the beauty and atmosphere these fixtures provide are appreciated in today's world. This reproduction of an early twentieth century catalog from the Beardslee Chandelier Manufacturing Company of Chicago, Illinois, illustrates and describes hundreds of gas and electric lighting fixtures for both indoor and outdoor use. Chandeliers and other hanging lamps, ornately decorate... more information

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Mendham, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Astragal Press, 1995 This is the fascinating story of how these important early products were made and used, ranging from the simple tin pot to an elaborate brass chandelier. The book covers items used in the kitchen, living room, and bedroom: sconces, lanterns, trays, candle molds, candlesticks, andirons, ladles, bed warmers, braziers, stills, kettles, pans, and a multitude of other objects.. Paperback. New. ... more information

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China Institute in America, 2001 The China House Gallery of the China Institute in America marked its 25th anniversary with an extraordinary exhibition in 1991. <i>Early Chinese Ceramics from New York State Museums</i> is the catalog.<p>There separate photos (lack & white) for each item with explanitory text on the adjacent page. Martie W. Young, Professor of Art History at Cornell University (and curator of Asian Art and Acting Director of the Hebert Johnson Museum of Art) wrote the c... more information

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Art Media Resources, Ltd.; (December 1, 2001) In this book the author presents a most comprehensive study on early Chinese glass, illustrating with his own vast collection on Chinese glass. In his lengthy essay, he discussed the historical development, the evolution of recipes, and the dynastic styles of Chinese glass from the Western Zhou to the Ming periods. This is followed by a detailed catalogue of the 230 glass pieces in the Kwan collection and appended by two essays (in English) on chemical analysis,... more information

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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Seattle Art Museum, 1989 This volume illustrates a selection of Chinese bronzes from Shang to Han in the collection of the Seattle Art Museum, with a focus on ceremonial vessels.. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Chandler, Arizona, U.S.A.: Sonoran Pub, 2005 The early 1900s witnessed a technological revolution in industrial countries that brought radio into the homes of millions of people, forever changing their lifestyles. The Early Development of Radio in Canada, 1901-1930 captures the excitement of radio's early years in Canada, highlighting the unique contributions of Canada’s radio pioneers and the start-up stories of the companies that made broadcast radio reception a daily reality. It features the con... more information

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Schiffer Publications, Ltd., 2006 A ground-breaking work when first published in 1931, this classic book is now released in soft cover. A visionary, Eleanor Raymond, A.I.A. explored what she called the, “unstudied directness in fitting form to function.” The book was one of the first systematic inventories of vernacular American architecture and defined Raymond’s long and successful career. Beautiful photography guides the eye through examples of authentic colonial architecture in Pennsylvani... more information

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Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1992 **Brand New**. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Mineola, New York, U.S.A.: Dover Pubns, 1992 **Brand New**. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A.: Collector Books, 2005 <i>Early Twentieth Century Hand-Painted Photography</i> will take you through the earliest years of hand-painted pictures, into the golden age of hand-painted photography, 1900 -1940. Throughout this 40-year period there were more hand-painted pictures sold than in all the rest of history combined. Although Wallace Nutting was the most famous and best selling photographer of this time, this book takes you beyond Nutting, into the world of E. C. Ba... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2004 **NEW** Benny Joseph made his living as a professional photographer in Houston's black community during the crucial decades from the 1950s through the early 1980s, when the amplified pulse of rhythm and blues underscored the social changes sweeping the nation. Joseph photographed everything from parades and teen hops to impassioned. Speeches by civil rights leaders Martin Luther King, Jr., and Thurgood Marshall. Under contract to the pioneering black ... more information

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Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.: Seattle Art Museum, 1992 East Asian Lacquers presents a fine collection of Chinese and Japanese lacquers in the Seattle Art Museum Collection. Chinese lacquers includes examples the Warring States period, Song, Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties. Japanese works range from the Momoyama to Edo period, including writing boxes, inro, and furniture. . Paperback. New. ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2003 **NEW** This vivid design book is filled with more than 288 full color, all-over patterns, borders and corners of decorative textile motifs from Romania. The orderly presentation of designs will be a valuable resource for textile historians and designers, fashion designers, interior and architectural designers, and folk art enthusiasts. These timely designs will be used over and over as inspiration for decorations of fabrics, wall coverings, carpets, cera... more information

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Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.: Harry N Abrams Inc, 1995 The supreme art form of ancient China was the bronze ritual vessel. Kings and nobles offered food and drink to their ancestors in spectacular cast bronze containers which served to advertise the owner's wealth and power no less than his piety. Many of the bronzes eventually found their way into the tombs of their owners, where they lay undisturbed for centuries or millennia until accidental discovery or the archaeologist's spade brought them on... more information

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New York, New York, U.S.A.: Art Media Resources Ltd; (December 2002), 2000 A collection of 63 beautiful stucco and terra-cotta heads of the Silk Route Portrait Collection, summarizing the best aspects of Gandharan vision of the Buddha's own tale. Heads in the present collection, dating mainly from the 3rd to the 5th centuries, were at their origin part of the ornamentation of Buddhist stupas - memorials to Buddha, celebrating his tale, and set up along the historic Silk Route, linking Central Asia with ... more information

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2003 Among the world's earliest, most prolific and widely dispersed shopkeppers, the Chinese still cherish the roots of their commerce and the products they have bartered and traded for centuries. Now in its 3rd edition, Echoes of Old China is a tribute to the distinctive flavour, style and presentation of this traditional merchandise in its many varied forms.. Hardcover. New/New. 4 x 7.25 in 108 Pages. ... more information

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Hong Kong: Formasia Books Ltd, 2003 Among the world's earliest, most prolific and widely dispersed shopkeppers, the Chinese still cherish the roots of their commerce and the products they have bartered and traded for centuries. Now in its 3rd edition, Echoes of Old China is a tribute to the distinctive flavour, style and presentation of this traditional merchandise in its many varied forms.. Hardcover. New. ... more information

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Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.: Mulholland Press Inc., 1997 The Diamond Disc Phonograph is the other half of the Edison Phonograph story. These fine machines were introduced to a disc-hungry public in 1913, and remained in production until 1929. George L. Frow's The Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs and the Diamond Discs documents the history of the development of these important instruments. Many experimental, and all production, Diamond Disc Phonographs are illustrated and described. Additionally, the ... more information

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