Antique Diamonds

Marmaduke Wyvil Or The Maid's Revenge

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"Sit down, then--sit down, Alice, and tell me all about it--if there be brief space, so much the more need for good haste;" and he pulled forward, as he spoke, a settee from the corner of the chimney, and placed himself in his own seat in attitudy of deep attention.

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Sit down, then--sit down, Alice, and tell me all about it--if there be brief space, so much the more need for good haste; and he pulled forward, as he spoke, a settee from the corner of the chimney, and placed himself in his own seat in attitudy of deep attention.

Murder at Wayside Antiques

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A true story of double murder in a world class antique shop. For more details - please check our listing on amazon.com.

About The Author
Anna Flowers is the bestselling true crime author of BLIND FURY, the story of serial killer Gerald Stano, and BOUND TO DIE, the case of Tampa Bay killer Bobby Joe Long. Both books were Doubleday True Crime and Mystery Guild Club Selections.

Netsuke, Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting

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This volume presents endless varieties of netsuke systematically categorized to serve as a principle guide for netsuke collectors.

No Woman is Allergic to Diamonds

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Learn the art of making wise cracks, one-liners, wisdoms, proverbs, and quotable quotes. Find out how to come up with quotations that could outlive you.

Pictorial Price Guide to American Antiques 2000-2001: 2000-2001 (Pictorial Price Guide to...

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The new edition of the ultimate antiques collector's guide, every year more highly prized

For twenty years this highly praised and consistent seller has been the only price guide to American antiques and objects made for the American market that illustrates every item listed. The 2000-2001 edition contains more than 5000 entirely new objects and auction prices--from furniture and lighting to ceramics and clocks to advertising and novelty items--each keyed to the year the piece was sold and the location of the auction sale. Such essential information, plus the comprehensive index and the enthusiasm and authority of the author, makes this the invaluable reference American antiques collectors look for every year.

About The Author
Dorothy Hammond, for many years a collector of antiques, writes the popular "Collectibles" column for Colonial Homes magazine. She lives in Wichita, Kansas.

Possessed Possessions 2 : More Haunted Antiques, Furniture and Collectibles

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This sequel to Possessed Possessions includes 40 more amazing true stories of bizarre, unusual and unexplained incidents--all caused by haunted objects like the demented dolls, spirited sculptures, a pesky piano, a killer crib, and much, much, more.

About The Author
Ed Okonowicz is the author of 15 books, including two volumes featuring haunted antiques and nine volumes of the Spirits Between the Bays Mid-Atlantic ghost/folklore series. Several of his books have won state and national awards. The books in his DelMarVa Murder Mystery series are set on the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.

Also a professional storyteller, he has appeared in the documentary Ghost Waters, which was featured on The Learning Channel and he conducts ghost tours at Fort Delaware and other sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. He sometimes is referred to as "Delmarva's Stephen King."

Romance of the Golconda Diamonds

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The first account of the romantic and mysterious Golconda diamonds and mines where some of the most famous - or infamous - diamonds of the world were found.

Rough Diamonds: The Butler and Wilson Collection

Savage Garden: A Novel (Eve Diamond Novels)

From Publishers Weekly
Hamilton's fictional counterpart, L.A. Times reporter Eve Diamond (The Jasmine Trade, etc.), investigates another murder in California's melting pot. When unpredictable actress Catarina Velosi fails to show up for her play's premiere, Eve and her boyfriend, Silvio Aguilar, are dispatched to find her. Bloodstains in Catarina's Echo Park apartment lead Eve to suspect foul play—and the police to suspect Silvio. Eve's got an unwelcome sidekick in Felice Morgan, a slick young African-American reporter with hot credentials. Is Felice another Jayson Blair? Is Silvio tied to the murder? Eve and Felice pursue the case, interviewing Catarina's old drama teacher, the alcoholic wife of the playwright, an assemblyman's flirtatious assistant, a drug-dealing neighbor and a Hollywood mogul, among others. Like Raymond Chandler, Hamilton describes California in gritty, lyrical prose; like Sue Grafton, she shows a tough-skinned, tenderhearted heroine breaking a few rules, if not a few bones. Hamilton humanizes Eve through her personal ties to the murder and her professional doubts about Felice; she enriches the novel's atmosphere with music (the title comes from a song playing ominously in Catarina's apartment) and coastal landscapes. Hamilton's social insights about race and success may not always feel profound, but her compassion for her characters and knowledge of their worlds make her novel compelling reading.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Booklist
In the fourth Eve Diamond novel (Last Lullaby, 2004), the resourceful L.A. Times reporter's plans for an evening at the theater go awry before the curtain rises. The leading lady, the playwright's muse, is missing, and Eve's boyfriend, Silvio, the playwright's best friend, is asked to search for her. Eve tags along to get the story and later wishes she hadn't. The drama queen, who turns up at the bottom of a cliff, has left a trail of brokenhearted suspects that includes Silvio. While some of the elements here seem stock--a reformed gangbanger turned artiste, a bewitching diva, close-knit Latinos who call each other "homes"--Hamilton's tale is a nice update on the hard-boiled genre. Certain plot elements have a 1940s feel, yet her sensual, conflicted sleuth lives in a distinctly modern world of cell phones and BMWs. And a story line involving Eve's resentment at the fast-tracking of an African American reporter adds a topical twist while still evoking classic crime-novel themes of class and identity. Keir Graff
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Schroeder's Collectible Toys Antique to Modern Price Guide (Schroeder's Collectible Toys)

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This book contains values for over 20,000 toys in every category imaginable action figures, cast-iron and paper lithographed toys, wind-ups, Barbie dolls, model kits, diecast banks, games, playsets, character toys, and many other categories of children's playthings dating from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Backing the editors is a fantastic team of researchers and advisors who carefully check every line for up-to-the-minute accuracy. Though primarily a price guide, the book also contains coded dealer listings devised to help the reader track down and purchase those hard-to-find items. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: After writing their first book, The Story of Fiesta, published in 1974, the Huxfords became pottery editors for Collector Books and in that capacity wrote several other books on various Ohio potteries: Roseville Pottery, McCoy Pottery, Brush-McCoy Pottery, Weller Pottery, and Roseville Pottery, Volume II. Since 1982 they have been editors of Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide; Schroeder's Collectible Toys; Antique to Modern; Garage Sale Flea Market Annual; and Wanted to Buy. REVIEW: This book is the #1 toy guide the field has to offer. Of the many toy books on the market today, only one tackles this enormous and varied field head-on - Schroeder's Collectible Toys, Antique to Modern. The book contains values for 20,000 toys in every category imaginable. It's easy to use and is compiled by the editors of the #1 antiques collectibles price guide in the country. Their team of advisors carefully checks each category for accuracy.

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