This guide to mastering the art of pencil drawing offers clear, concise instruction on composition, outline, proportion, perspective, light and shade, and individual style. Its 66 illustrations encomp
Simple instructions, diagrams for mastering such effects as passing coins through tables, cutting and restoring rope, much more; plus advice on presentation, patter, misdirection, and performance.
Commonly referred to as "The Saxophone Bible," this volume is the trusted training method for aspiring and serious musicians. From how to play your first note to mastering advanced concert pieces, it
"Mastering the contents of Hall's book will lead a student to the frontiers of group theory. He will be well equipped to read any recent literature and start original research himself in this field ..
Excellent guidebook, with illustrations and easy-to-follow directions, provides the novice with fundamentals for successfully mastering The False Shuffle, The Corner Crimp, Sensitive Finger Tips, Palm
This vintage guide to the intricacies of Victorian needlecraft features step-by-step instructions for mastering an array of techniques and patterns. Featured projects include Bulgarian, Catalan, Hunga
Practical guide teaches elegant 18th-century writing style. Each letterform demonstrated stroke by stroke with clear explanation. Write quotations, poems, invitations, more. Numerous black-and-white i
Insightful manual by noted grandmaster offers detailed insights into the real significance of the opening. 30 games are analyzed between such masters as Petrosian and Korchnoi, Karpov and Kasparov, Gl
Unlock your creativity with this inspiring guide to modern calligraphy. Loosely based on the 2,000-year-old Copperplate style, modern calligraphy offers an accessible form of hand lettering—one
Millions of creatures live in the backyard: beetles and bugs, butterflies and birds, turtles and toads, earthworms and microscopic animals hidden in the grass and soil. These 44 full-page illustration
Four dolls from Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility include Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy and Elinor Dashwood and Edward Ferrars plus a wardrobe of 24 Regency-era costumes.
Forty-five delightful images of children and animals illustrate the concepts of up and down, sweet and sour, work and play, and other opposites. Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: PreK–K.
These stylish dolls go everywhere: the gym and office, shopping and beach, parties, and an awards ceremony. Includes two reversible dolls, more than 70 pop-out play pieces and stickers, and a play sce
Why were dinosaurs so huge, and which were the biggest and smallest? How were dinosaurs named, and what did they look like? These questions and more are answered and explained with fascinating facts a
These 300 frames and borders come in a remarkable array of shapes and styles, including Art Nouveau, Victorian, and Arts and Crafts. Use them to frame messages and pictures, and add a polished, decora
Animals of all different shapes and sizes illustrate the meaning of big (elephant) and small (mouse), fast (cheetah) and slow (snail), loud (lion) and quiet (butterfly), and a herd of other common opp
A critical and popular success from his first publication, Dore illustrated the world's greatest poetry and prose, from Dante and Poe to Balzac and the Bible. This black-and-white collection comprises
One the greatest of modern swordsmen and an Olympic champion, Nadi instructed men, women, and children in the art and science of fencing. His comprehensive and accessible manual covers fundamental and
Discrete mathematics is fundamental to computer science, and this text covers its ideas and mathematical language. Features counting and listing, functions, decision trees and recursion, and basic con
Danny Meadow Mouse, Jimmy Skunk, and Reddy Fox explore every nook and cranny of coastal areas and learn firsthand about the habits and habitats of spider crabs, sea cucumbers, sand eels, and seahorses
From a rare, late-18th-century sourcebook of designs ? repeatable linear patterns, mythological figures and scenes, vine and leaf forms, real and legendary beasts, and more. The 526 black-and-white mo
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, Marge and Gower Champion, and Judy Garland, Rita Hayworth, Cyd Charisse, and Vera-Ellen are the dancers depicted in memorable moments from
125 black-and-white images based on motifs in a wide array of sources: fairy tale collections, medieval French and Celtic manuscripts, Japanese and Chinese artwork, and more. Smoke-and-fire-breathing
Accounts of elfin mounds and fairy hills abound here. So do fables of little men and treasures of gold, fairy servants, and spirits of water, forest, and meadow. Nearly 50 charming fairy tales and fan
Written and beautifully illustrated, this is the perfect guide to pencil and ink drawing. It explores materials and tools, different ways of handling strokes and lines, techniques for establishing and
Comprehensive, detailed instruction in the use of the two-hand sword, rapier and dagger, broadsword and buckler, rapier and cloak, and dagger and cloak, along with 59 illustrations, including diagram
304 nostalgic images compiled from rare and expensive antique chromolithographs portray men and women from a broad range of historical periods and cultures — dowagers and debutantes, soldiers and sail
Climb aboard the raft with Huck and Jim and drift away from the "sivilized" life and into a world of adventure, excitement, danger, and self-discovery. Huck's shrewd and humorous narrative is compleme
Richly detailed treasury of 424 black-and-white, royalty-free designs and illustrations, presented in diverse styles and sizes, depict human figures and walled cities, fanciful beasts and creatures of
More than 300 dazzling illustrations of dowagers and debutantes, soldiers and sailors, mandarins and Indians, and gentlemen of every description sporting top hats, powdered wigs, and other regalia. Ro
Vivid, classic retellings of the myths of Greece and Rome, along with stories of the Norse gods and heroes. Zeus and Hera, Apollo, Jason and the golden fleece, the wanderings of Ulysses and Aeneas, th
Expert discussions of such myths and mythological figures as the milk goddess and her pot symbol, the jewel-water and mugwort goddess, goddesses of love and food, Tlaloc and the dragon, love and mothe
Over 80 poems from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including works about love and war, ships and the sea, farms and family, life and death, heaven and hell.
Scores of entertaining and instructive tales — delightfully illustrated — include "The Fox and the Grapes," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," "The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse," "The Crow and the Pit
Climb aboard the raft with Huck and Jim and drift away from the "sivilized" life and into a world of adventure, excitement, danger, and self-discovery. Huck's shrewd and humorous narrative is compleme
Eight charming tales full of the whimsy and wordplay of Irish folklore. Newly reset in large, easy-to-read type are: "Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary," "Conal and Donal and Taig," "The Old Hag's
Plant and animal motifs, chain patterns, geometrical and symbolic motifs, architectural forms, stylized suns and moons, rosettes and borders, calligraphic lettering and Turkish adaptations of rococo —
Classic exposition of modern theories of differentiation and integration and the principal problems and methods of handling integral equations and linear functionals and transformations. Topics includ
Forty-five delightful images of children and animals illustrate the concepts of up and down, sweet and sour, work and play, and other opposites. In addition to offering hours of coloring fun, these co
