Titles starting with L from Crunruh Books

Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2003 **NEW** Over 190 illustrations from original L.G. Wright Glass Company catalogs display thousands of glassware sold by this New Martinsville, West Virginia, marketing company from c. 1937 to 1999. Among their wide-ranging wares are Early American Pattern Glass goblets, animal covered dishes, Opalescent, Carnival, Cased, Custard, Moon & Star, and Art glass, pressed patterns, and novelties. They were made by many of the best American glass c... more information

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Glass Press, Inc., 1997 ** BRAND NEW **. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Neuchatel, Switzerland: Federation Des Ecoles Techniques De Suisse, 1997 ** BRAND NEW ** FRENCH TEXT. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1998 **NEW** The most ingenious and ephemeral of textiles, lace ispresented as the poetry of fashion. Here is a fascinating glimpse into this extraordinary art form and its role in our culture presented with over 225 pictures, including dramatic original photographs as well as historical illustrations, to portray various types of lace and lace garments from different periods. This is a delightful journey through the history of a celebrated ornament of fashion.... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2001 *NEW* Lace, like silver or porcelain, can be classified by type and its date and place of origin often can be identified. But in the absence of marks giving maker or date, lace must be judged on its technical features and style. This new edition gathers fascinating and useful information in an easy to read and well-organized text covering needlepoint laces, embroideries, lace knitting and tatting, and bobbin laces made in Europe from the 16th ... more information

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Lebanon, New Hampshire, U.S.A.: Univ Pr of New England, 2003 ** Brand New **. Paperback. New. ... more information

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United Kingdom: Ashmolean Museum, 1988 Catalogue of an exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer by two of the finest lacquer artists, Mutsumi and Misako Suzuki, at the Museum of Far Eastern Antiquities, Stockholm and the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.. Paperback. New/As New. ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997 Exquisitely painted, small, round, papier-mch' and lacquer boxes are sought after today for their beauty and the high level of craftsmanship they demonstrate. For the many admirers of these boxes, and students of the European cultural society in which they were made (in the early part of the nineteenth century), Detley Richter has written this careful account of the artistic, manufacturing, and commercial climates which were combined in the production... more information

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Art Museum Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994 The 82 exhibits in this unprecedented exhibition of ancient lacquerwares are selected from the superb collection of the Hubei Provincial Museum, illustrating the various production techniques and decorative styles of lacquerwares of the Warring States to the Han periods. Includes 4 scholarly essays on the styles, musical instruments, the qiagin and zanxi techniques, and the conservation of technology of ancient lacquerware.. Cloth. New/As New. ... more information

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This volume presents a remarkable collection of Japanese art, a collection rarely seen outside the home of its owner and her family. Much of the collection was formed in Kyoto during a two-year period of American occupation, 1948-50. It was time when the country was suffering from destruction and deprevation, and when an American woman, whose previous collecting experience was limited to first-edition books, found herself drawn to the beauty and elegance of Japanese art. With an instinctive eye for quality ... more information

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United Kingdom: Hodder Arnold, 2003 <i>Language Learning: A Lifelong Process</i> provides an introduction to language development that differs from existing texts in that it traces language and cognitive development (together with the associated debates) from babyhood, through the school years of middle childhood and adolescence, into adulthood and the world of work. Because the world trend is towards learning to speak, read and write more than one language, this comprehensive book includes des... more information

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Madison, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Sound View Press, 1999 Called the “Strunk & White” for anyone writing about contemporary art or trying to understand contemporary art criticism, this book is the key to the complex vocabulary of modern and postmodern theoretical and critical writing, including glossary.. Paperback. New. ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2002 **NEW** Ever-changing Las Vegas, Nevada, a capital of casino gambling and showgirl entertainment, contains an astonishing array of neon signs. They light up the night sky in endless displays of color and motion. With 235 brilliant color images and engaging text, this book leads readers on a tour of Las Vegas neon. Familiar signs from the days when Frank Sinatra, Liberace, and Elvis strode the stage are displayed alongside more modern signs of ... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1997 **NEW** Last Hope is the story of the often heroic by governments to provide their aerial warriors with the tools to evade capture when forced down in enemy controlled territory, as told by the most visible and visually stunning artifact of this effort, the Blood Chit. Illustrated with the most comprehensive collection of color photographs of Blood Chits and related evasion aids ever assembled, it provides readers an unparalleled opportunity to discover t... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1998 **NEW** The Last Knight of Flanders is the story of the Flemish volunteers of Germany's famed Waffen-SS, told by those who were there. The book centers around Remy Schrijnen, the only Flemish volunteer to win the heralded bravery award, the Knight's Cross to the Iron Cross. The book presents the varying viewpoints of the war as told through the eyes of Schrijnen and those who surrounded him. From enlisted men to officers - those who were there tel... more information

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Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2000 **NEW** This book is the first detailed and comprehensive account of the Kharkov counteroffensive, the operations of the SS divisions and the supporting actions of Armeeabteilung Fretter-Pico and 1. Panzerarmee, and is supported by over 210 photographs and maps. By the end of January of 1943, Hitler's armies had been dealt a series of defeats by the Russians, beginning with the disaster at Stalingrad. Successive Soviet offensives had destroyed the German 6. Armee and annihilated t... more information

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Schiffer Pub Ltd, 2000 **NEW** This book is the first detailed and comprehensive account of the Kharkov counteroffensive, the operations of the SS divisions and the supporting actions of Armeeabteilung Fretter-Pico and 1. Panzerarmee, and is supported by over 210 photographs and maps. By the end of January of 1943, Hitler's armies had been dealt a series of defeats by the Russians, beginning with the disaster at Stalingrad. Successive Soviet offensives had destroyed the German 6. Armee and annihilated t... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1998 **NEW** Finally, over 50 years after her last flight with Pan American Airways, the complete story of the famed, Boeing-built, B-314 flying Clipper ship has been written. Author M.D. Klas, historian and writer of Pan Am's early flying boat era during the 1930s and 1940s, has put together historical accounts of America's greatest - and the world's largest - commercial airplane of the 1930s and early 1940s. It covers the multiple reasons for the... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Pub Ltd, 1998 **NEW** The Berkey and Gay furniture Company of Grand Rapids, Michigan, became one of the leading nineteenth century furniture manufacturers in America. Furniture in the Gothic Revival and Eastlake styles by Berkey and Gay became well known for their high quality, and two Neo Grec chamber suites by Berkey and Gay won recognition of high merit at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition. Over 300 photographs of Berkey and Gay furniture from company cata... more information

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Atglen, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: Schiffer Publishing, Limited, 2002 **NEW** Flow Blue and other transfer print decorated wares produced from 1880 to 1925 by the potters of England's famous Staffordshire pottery district are illustrated in over 740 color images and line drawings, along with the pottery body shapes and the manufacturers' marks found on these highly sought antiques. A thorough text discusses methods of manufacture, provides histories of some of the major Staffordshire pottery firms (inclu... more information

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