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BOOKS

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Making Miniatures by Venus & Martin Dodge, 1997.  Price $19.95 ORDER#SPC724

173 pages in a soft cover book with lots of color pictures.  Contents in this book include: Working with Wood; Shoebox Rooms (the sitting & bedroom); Mermaids; Market Stalls (antique stall & russel sprout); Vignettes (the night before Christmas & the dollmaker's workroom); The Secret Garden; Madame Fifi's Fashion Emporium; Sunday Morning in the Potting Shed; The Attic; The Edwardian Lady's Bedroom; The Farmhouse Kitchen plus much more.

Daughters Of Painted Ladies America's Resplendent Victorians, 1987.  Price $22.95 ORDER# HAW090

This 143 page soft cover book contains 172 beautiful color pictures of Victorian homes.   Only exteriors are shown but they will fascinate you with the detailed architecture.   The homes shown are located in Colorado, Texas, Montana, Washington, Oregon and California.  This book is a magnificent source of inspiration, and includes unique 3-color and 4-color paint schemes on houses in 128 cities.

The Painted Ladies Revisited San Francisco's Resplendent Victorians Inside and Out, 1995.  Price $22.95 ORDER# HAW055

This 144 page soft cover book contains wonderful gingerbread style homes in San Francisco.  There are hundreds of color pictures of beautiful exteriors and interiors of fine houses.  The inspiration is evident in this wonderful assortment of homes.

Victorian Fashions & Costumes from Harper's Bazar 1867-1898, 1974.  Price $16.95 ORDER # DOV615

This book consists of the finest illustrations from Harper's Bazar between the years 1867 and 1898, the period of its peak importance.  These illustrations not only show you what apparel appealed to our Victorian ancestors, but give you an idea of the evolutionary nature of fashion as well.  There are 294 pages of black & white designs and descriptions.

The Secrets of the Dolls' House Makers by Jean Nisbett, $21.95 ORDER #819546

180 Pages including 200 photographs for anyone who wishes to increase their skill and knowledge in this field.  The aspiring miniaturist will find advice and guidance on how to get started, what to expect, what to do and what not to do.  Whatever period or style you are interested in, it will almost certainly be represented in this book.

Photographs of New York Interiors at the Turn of the Century, $15.95 ORDER #23359

Rare photographs (black and white as they did not have color then) show interior views of New York City homes, businesses and public places as they looked between 1893 and 1916.  Eighty photographs of homes show fully furnished drawing rooms, dining rooms, studies, bedrooms, nurseries, kitchens, music rooms, conservatories, stairhalls, billiard rooms, and other home interiors.  145 pages.

Historic Houses of The Hudson Valley, $14.95 ORDER #26304

The authors have included 125 houses and public buildings along the entire course of the river.  There are 200 photographs with stories about the homes.  207 pages.

The Opulent Interiors of the Gilded Age, $18.95 ORDER #22520

Over 200 photographs of 97 magnificent buildings (all but two of them homes; most located in the Northeast) include rare photographs of the New York homes of Hamilton Fish and U.S. Grant; multiple views of the Henry Villard house, now part of the Helmsley Palace Hotel in Manhattan; rooms from William H. Vanderbilt's Fifth Avenue residence; interiors from J.  Pierpont Morgan's Madison Avenure home, the Marshall Field house in Chicago and many more.  178 pages.

Cut and Assemble a Victorian Painted Lady, $5.95 ORDER #29726

Put together a cardboard  9" high model of one of the grandest "painted ladies" a magnificent 1887 Queen Anne style California residence.  The 2 1/2 story coral, turquoise and blue structure features towering red brick chimneys, a shingled turret, wraparound front porch and other distinctive elements.  A gazebo and simple benches add to the pleasant turn of the century atmosphere.

New Books

This page last updated 02/07/2008

We are currently doing a "Makeover"  on our website.  The format of photos, descriptions, fonts, etc. will change.   The new pages will list retail only.  There will still be at least a 10%  discount  on the majority of items.  There are exceptions to discounts, so please go to the POLICIES page to read the discount policy.  If you have questions please e-mail me. The items that do not qualify for a discount will be noted.  Please list retail amounts on your order form.  Thank you in advance for your patience!

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