This book presents an engaging array of Florida collectibles, ephemera, souvenirs, and nostalgic items along with highlights of Florida history, its culture, and a price guide. Through postcards, tablecloths, ceramics, clothing, jewelry, dolls, figurines, and much more, it celebrates the tourist culture that populated Florida from the 1900s through the 1970s.
The book showcases stunning garden landscapes adorned with a variety of features such as marble walkways, tiered fountains, and classical ruins. Readers will explore lush gardens from regions including Italy, Texas, and New England, all set against the backdrop of European palaces and elegant estates. Each page offers inspiration for creating beautiful gardens, making it a valuable resource for gardening enthusiasts looking to cultivate their own picturesque spaces.
Two hundred years of garden history are presented in the hundreds tools and accessories that gardeners used to dig the soil, cut scrub, harrow fields, and trim borders. With over 750 color photographs, concise captions, and a guide to prices in today's antique marketplace, this is a useful as well as beautiful exploration of garden implements.
Dolls not only capture little girls' hearts, they've also managed to corner markets for mega-companies like W.K. Kellogg Company, Jolly Green Giant, and Campbell's. The author has scoured flea markets and auction houses and consumed cereals, candies, and innumerable hamburgers in order to compile one of the most complete collections of advertising dolls known to exist. This comprehensive book traces the emergence of dolls like Aunt Jemima and Betty Crocker, who leant their stamp of domestic credibility, and chronicles the extraordinary rise of figures like Ronald McDonald and the California Raisins, tiny figures which invaded homes and helped define American culture. Here is the nostalgic revisit of hundreds of advertising creations, like Uneeda Kid, Buddy Lee, Cracker Jack, Charlie Tuna, Burger King, and Trix the Rabbit. Each is shown with front and back details, and current values are listed providing the perfect reference tool for the collector.
Exploring the rich tapestry of Jewish rituals, this book offers clear explanations of various holidays complemented by 616 stunning color photographs. It showcases a diverse array of objects, including candlesticks, boxes, plates, cups, toys, and traditional foods, highlighting their significance in celebrating Jewish traditions. The collection beautifully illustrates the enduring spirit of a 5000-year-old religion while also reflecting the influences of 20th-century modernism.