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Maggie Summer is a busy woman. And she just got busier.An antique print dealer and American Studies professor at Somerset Community College in New Jersey, Maggie has overcommitted herself yet again: she's agreed to run an antiques show to benefit a local adoption agency, Our World, Our Children. And her new love Will Brewer has agreed to take a booth "and" help Maggie set up, so she's looking forward to his visit despite the chaos.Planning the show seemed like a great way to find out more about adoption -- an avenue Maggie is seriously considering herself -- and help a deserving organization.She's called in her antique-dealer friends, decided on the prints she'll exhibit from her own collection, and used her connection to the college to host the show in its brand-new gymnasium facilities. Everything is going like clockwork.That is, until the agency, and then Maggie herself, begins receiving anonymous letters and calls threatening to sabotage the show. Who could bear such a grudge against Our World, Our Children?With dealers on their way from out of state, including Maggie's dear friend Gussie for whom traveling is already a hardship, Maggie's hands are tied. She can't cancel the show or the dealers will never speak to her again. Despite further menacing calls and letters, neither Maggie nor the agency wants to give in to the demands.Soon, though, the gymnasium is filled with Chippendale furniture, delicate art glass, Victorian toys, and Maggie's prints, and she grapples with second thoughts. Is it foolish to put those valuables -- not to mention the people who will be attending the show -- at risk?Tension escalates when an adoptive mother is shot, one of herthirteen children goes missing, and the threats become more specific. Someone doesn't want the antiques show to move forward, and Maggie is determined to find out who -- before a final act of terror harms hundreds of innocent people and destroys everything she and Our World, Our Children have worked for. She turns to her antique prints -- safe, secure, and familiar -- and discovers the clue that helps her solve the mystery."Shadows at the Spring Show" tackles thorny emotional issues of race, heritage, and personal identity, causing Maggie to reconsider some of her own beliefs. With Lea Wait's hands-on knowledge of antiques shows, a colorful cast, and deft handling of issues such as mixed-race families and single-parent adoption, this is a superb addition to an already acclaimed series.

In the world of antiques dealing, there are minor calamities...like accidentally selling a rare engraving for $170 instead of $1, 700. And then there are worse tragedies -- such as the chain of suspicious deaths among dealers in the weeks prior to the Rensselaer County Spring Antiques Fair. For Maggie Summer, owner of Shadow Antiques and an antique print expert, the threat of murder is far from her mind as she displays her treasures at the prestigious show. Though rumors abound, security is tight, and Maggie has been in the business too long to be easily rattled, she can't help observing her colleagues with fresh eyes. And when sudden death claims a victim in their midst, Maggie will race to stop a killer -- if she can distinguish those she suspects from the real deal.

She's an antique print dealer, a college professor, and now...a parent? Maggie Summer is considering adopting a child from the New Jersey agency Our World, Our Children, and she has happily agreed to stage a benefit antiques show on their behalf. With her dealer friends, her college, and her lover, Will Brewer, all donating their time and support, everything is falling into place. But someone is harboring a vicious grudge against Our World, Our Children. The adoptive mother of thirteen children is the first victim, and then Maggie begins receiving threats. With the crowded benefit set to open and hundreds of innocent lives at stake, Maggie races to preserve the future with a clue hidden in her prints from the past....

This visually stunning and technically detailed book is an in-depth analysis of the materials and techniques used on thirty eight of the V&A's Renaissance frames. The book will teach the reader to recognise frame style, structure and surface decoration of the period, as well as additions and alterations and later frames in the style.   * First detailed technical analysis of the V&A's most important Renaissance frames * Highly illustrated with 100 + colour photos of front back and details, digital reconstructions, section profiles, and illustrations of frame types, joints and mouldings.  * Provides a comparative reference for Renaissance frames in other publications Christine Powell has worked at the V&A since 1993. She is a Senior Furniture Conservator specialising in gilt wood European Furniture, mirror and picture frames.  She has also worked at The National Gallery London for seven years as conservator working on European painted and gilt wood altarpieces and frames and The Wallace Collection for two years on European gilt wood frames and furniture. She has taught and published articles on the history, materials techniques and conservation of gilding. Christine studied furniture making and restoration of furniture at the London College of Furniture (latterly the Metropolitan University) including wood finishing, carving and gilding. Before this she worked in private practice for furniture restoration and special paint effects firms. She also attended Epsom School of Art and Design. Zoë Allen first joined the V&A in 2000 to work on gilt wooden objects for the British Galleries and returned to the V&A in 2003 where she has worked since as Frames and Gilded Furniture Conservator. Before joining the V&A full time she worked as a conservator for both public institutions, such as English Heritage, and private practices including projects at the Royal Academy, St Paul's Cathedral and Somerset House. Zoë has published articles on her work. After a first degree in French Literature, Zoë studied conservation at the City & Guilds of London Art School. Her training covered the conservation of objects made from wood, stone and other sculptural materials, gilding and decorative surfaces. Internships included the National Institute for Restoration, Croatia, the Royal Collection, London and the Museum of London. * First detailed technical analysis and documentation of 40 of the most important Renaissance frames in the V&A collection. * Provides a comparative reference for Renaissance frames in other international collections. * Highly illustrated with 100+ commissioned colour photos of frame fronts, backs and close-up shots of details as well as digital reconstruction of selected frames

This visually stunning and technically detailed book is an in-depth analysis of the materials and techniques used on thirty eight of the V&A's Renaissance frames. The book will teach the reader to recognise frame style, structure and surface decoration of the period, as well as additions and alterations and later frames in the style.   * First detailed technical analysis of the V&A's most important Renaissance frames * Highly illustrated with 100 + colour photos of front back and details, digital reconstructions, section profiles, and illustrations of frame types, joints and mouldings.  * Provides a comparative reference for Renaissance frames in other publications Christine Powell has worked at the V&A since 1993. She is a Senior Furniture Conservator specialising in gilt wood European Furniture, mirror and picture frames.  She has also worked at The National Gallery London for seven years as conservator working on European painted and gilt wood altarpieces and frames and The Wallace Collection for two years on European gilt wood frames and furniture. She has taught and published articles on the history, materials techniques and conservation of gilding. Christine studied furniture making and restoration of furniture at the London College of Furniture (latterly the Metropolitan University) including wood finishing, carving and gilding. Before this she worked in private practice for furniture restoration and special paint effects firms. She also attended Epsom School of Art and Design. Zoë Allen first joined the V&A in 2000 to work on gilt wooden objects for the British Galleries and returned to the V&A in 2003 where she has worked since as Frames and Gilded Furniture Conservator. Before joining the V&A full time she worked as a conservator for both public institutions, such as English Heritage, and private practices including projects at the Royal Academy, St Paul's Cathedral and Somerset House. Zoë has published articles on her work. After a first degree in French Literature, Zoë studied conservation at the City & Guilds of London Art School. Her training covered the conservation of objects made from wood, stone and other sculptural materials, gilding and decorative surfaces. Internships included the National Institute for Restoration, Croatia, the Royal Collection, London and the Museum of London. * First detailed technical analysis and documentation of 40 of the most important Renaissance frames in the V&A collection. * Provides a comparative reference for Renaissance frames in other international collections. * Highly illustrated with 100+ commissioned colour photos of frame fronts, backs and close-up shots of details as well as digital reconstruction of selected frames

This is a Brand New Softcover Book. Publisher: Gollehon Press Pub. Date: March 2003 ISBN-13: 9780914839712 256pp Synopsis From the author: If I told you how much I paid for the antiques and collectibles shown on this cover you probably wouldn't believe me. Most of the time, I buy at less than what dealers pay! How do I do it? The answers are all right here. Profit from my experience!

Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling new novel—a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life…Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers—and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood’s top producers. They’re not your typical family by any means.…Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for ten years, in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and the family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy northern California beach town of Bolinas.But when Coco reluctantly agrees to dog-sit in Jane’s luxurious home, she soon discovers how much things can change in just a matter of days.…It turns out Jane’s house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who’s fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldn’t be more different. The attraction couldn’t be more immediate. Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he’s a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for great cosmetic surgery, she’s a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all—into parenthood. As Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywood’s hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new familes are formed—some traditional, some not so traditional, but all bonded by love.With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel’s new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy, and wise, One Day At a Time is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.

The first visual history of Modernist Italian fashion during Benito Mussolini's Fascist regime, and the product of immense research, Fashion at the Time of Fascism charts the fashion industry's ambivalent negotiation of international couture and the bizarre dictates of Fascism, and the legacy of this era in shaping today's fashion industry. Authors Mario Lupano and Alessandra Vaccari explore and compare a huge range of forgotten archival sources, such as women's glossies, fashion, film and gossip magazines, photo archives, exhibition and commercial catalogues, books, manuals and magazines on tailoring, dressmaking, design and architecture, and corporate and government journals. This abundance of materials is presented in a fluid sequence of image and text that charts the rhythms, rituals and lifestyles of the typical Italian day through the four basic themes of "Measurements, " "Model, " "Brand" and "Parade." Each section includes texts that highlight the key figures and phases in Italian fashion, from the 1920s to the early 1940s, juxtaposing them with Modernism's broader salient themes and emphasizing the conscious use of glamour in the regime's super-choreographed portrayal of itself. Fashion at the Time of Fascism is further enriched by a thorough iconographic index and a detailed reference list, making the volume a revelation for both general readers and scholars.

Danielle Steel celebrates families of every stripe in her compelling new novel—a tale of three very different couples who struggle and survive, love, laugh, and learn to take life…Coco Barrington was born into a legendary Hollywood family, her last name loaded with expectations. Her mother is a mega-bestselling author who writes under the name of Florence Flowers—and her sister, Jane, is one of Hollywood’s top producers. They’re not your typical family by any means.…Jane has lived with her partner, Liz, for ten years, in a solid, loving relationship. Florence, widowed but still radiant, has just begun a secret romance with a man twenty-four years her junior. And Coco, a law school dropout and the family black sheep, works as a dog walker, having fled life in the spotlight for the artsy northern California beach town of Bolinas.But when Coco reluctantly agrees to dog-sit in Jane’s luxurious home, she soon discovers how much things can change in just a matter of days.…It turns out Jane’s house comes complete with an unexpected houseguest: Leslie Baxter, a dashing but down-to-earth British actor who’s fleeing a psycho ex-girlfriend. Their worlds couldn’t be more different. The attraction couldn’t be more immediate. Suddenly Coco is seeing things differently: Leslie is not just a celebrity, he’s a single dad to an adorable six-year-old girl. Her mother is not just a self-centered walking advertisement for great cosmetic surgery, she’s a woman in love, with vulnerability and new insight. And Jane and Liz are about to take the bravest plunge of all—into parenthood. As Coco contemplates a future with one of Hollywood’s hottest stars, as her mother and sister settle into their lives, old wounds are healed and new familes are formed—some traditional, some not so traditional, but all bonded by love.With wit and intelligence, Danielle Steel’s new novel explores love in all its guises, taking us into the lives of three unusual but wonderfully real couples. Funny, sexy, and wise, One Day At a Time is at once moving, thought provoking, and utterly impossible to put down.

Antique Victorian Seashell Prints on CD. 64 color illustrations by John Mawe & George Sowerby. Use with PC or Mac. All images on the CD are 300 dpi JPGs at a size of approximately 5 inches by 8-9 inches. They are large files, approximately 2.9 MB each. These beautifully naturalistic and detailed antique pictures are ideal for prints, crafts and decorative uses. This collection includes high-resolution scans depicting hundreds of types of sea shells. These The 64 color plates were originally published in 1823 (Mawe) and 1842 (Sowerby). Seashells have fascinated and pleased us with their beauty and mystery for thousands of years. These images represent some of the earliest works in conchology (the scientific study of shells and mollusks). They are large enough to frame as prints, lovely for your bathroom or powder room, beach house or summer home, or anywhere really. Makes a wonderful & unique gift, especially for sea shell collectors and lovers of the beach & ocean! Use this beautiful collection of art just for the pleasure of browsing, or add lovely vintage seashell pictures to your scrapbooks, altered art, collage and decoupage, primitives, labels and tags, stationery, gifts and card making. Also nice for fabric transfers, transparencies, vellum, stamping, stickers, embroidery patterns, quilting & even jewelry making! Great for a romantic cottage look, or a more traditional antique Victorian look. License & Terms of Use: These digital images are offered under license. Purchase of this CD is purchase of a non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use the digital images in accordance with our terms of use, and ownership of the digital images themselves remains with SummertownSun Publishing. Buyer (the licensee) may print these images for personal or commercial use in printed form. The digital images themselves may not be resold, shared, uploaded, or otherwise redistributed, for free or for profit, in any digital format without written permission.