Nearly 100 of the most desirable pieces of Mission furniture that you could ever want to make: chairs, desks, sideboards, buffets, and many smaller pieces. 213 illustrations, including measured drawin
Kaleidoscopic designs are thrilling in their profusion of color and repeating patterns, but they look so complex that creating one would seem to be virtually impossible. Norma and Leslie Finkel have d
Early American craftsmen made a vital contribution to the development of this country, and they are still a very important part of our heritage. This coloring book provides illustrations of 22 once wi
Charming original illustrations re-create domestic architecture and interior design of a typical Victorian home. Exterior, front porch, parlor, kitchen, library, dining room, bedroom, bathroom, more.
Elegant exposition of the postulation geometry of planes, including coordination of affine and projective planes. Historical background, set theory, propositional calculus, affine planes with Desargue
Noted for their extraordinary romantic warmth and imagination, Schumann's piano pieces are among the very greatest ever written. Selected from works originally published by Breitkopf & Hartel, thi
Here's a collection of 124 games, tricks, puzzles and stunts with cards that will provide hours of entertainment for all ages. 20 varieties of solitaire, old stand-bys ? Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Old Mai
Covers every significant aspect — from palming to clairvoyance, vanishing and producing an object, using essential apparatus, etc. Explains hundreds of astonishing tricks — with coins, cups and balls,
Auer (1845–1930) was the teacher of many of the leading violin virtuosos of the 20th century and this exemplary collection of principles and guidelines covers holding the instrument, practicing, tone
This comprehensive introduction to classical electromagnetic theory covers the major aspects, including scalar fields, vectors, laws of Ohm, Joule, Coulomb, Faraday, Maxwell's equation, and more. Incl
Illuminating, widely praised book on analytic geometry of circles, the Moebius transformation, and 2-dimensional non-Euclidean geometries. "This book should be in every library, and every expert in cl
The first authoritative history of maps and the men who made them. The historical coverage of this volume is immense: from the first two centuries A.D. — Strabo and Ptolemy — through the end of the 19
Forty-sixoutstanding studies, including sketches for David, Sistine Ceiling, Last Judgment, and more. Nudes, figure studies, children, animals, mythical and religious works, more. New volume in
Acclaimed text on essential engineering mathematics covers theory of complex variables, Cauchy-Riemann equations, conformal mapping, and multivalued functions, plus Fourier and Laplace transform theor
100 tough story teasers for the jaded. More difficult algebraically than typical puzzles, and ideal for confirmed puzzle fanatic, but appendices help less experienced. Also 40 new alphametics.
Includes Bizet's Jeux d'enfants, Mendelssohn's Andante and Variations, Op. 83a, Schumann's Bilder aus Osten, Op. 66. Large, easy-to-read playing edition. Glossary, notes, bibliography. Study score.
Definitive treatment covers split semi-simple Lie algebras, universal enveloping algebras, classification of irreducible modules, automorphisms, simple Lie algebras over an arbitrary field, and more.
Preserving all of the characteristic elegance and charm of Rackham's original drawings and watercolors, 30 renderings capture scenes from "Hansel and Gretel," "King Thrushbear," "Doctor Know-All," "Sn
Created for a typical ensemble of from 6 to 14 players, on such instruments as strings, clarinet, bassoon, oboe, horns, flute, and drums, these Divertimenti from the years 1771 to 1779 are short spark
Handsome, creative compositions of flora and fauna by a noted designer. Each letter of the alphabet has a page to itself, where you must find and color a host of living things. (The letter "B," for ex
Classic treatment of a subject essential to contemporary physics. Classical and quantum statistical mechanics, plus application to thermodynamic behavior.
67 sure-fire mental feats to delight and mystify: mind reading with cards, instant ESP, identifying the owners of objects given to you in random order, number prediction, much more. 73 illustrations.
A fan-bearing slave girl, a worshipper of Horus, Ceres, a mermaid, and a gypsy dancer. Spanning the years 1911 to 1975, the 49 theatrical creations selected for this volume include costumes for perso
Definition of vectors and discussion of algebraic operations on vectors leads to concept of tensor and algebraic operations on tensors. Also includes a systematic study of the differential and in
Selected for its visual impact and ease of use, this outstanding collection of wood engravings presents over 1,000 species of animals in extremely lifelike poses. Includes many different versions
Mozart's beloved comic romp, reprinted from a late (C. F. Peters, 1941) but beautifully engraved and highly regarded edition, which preserves Mozart's autograph manuscript and early translations of th
Three important orchestral works, including very popular Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks, reproduced in full score from original editions. This volume and its companion volume make available for the
A stimulating collection of one hundred problems, complete with instructive solutions, on numbers, equations, polygons, polyhedra and many other topics. Extremely challenging for anyone with a fair kn
Volume 1 of the classic edition of Lewis and Clark's day-by-day journals that later became the basis for U.S. claims to Oregon and the West. Accurate and invaluable geographical, botanical, biological
"I regard it as a truly seminal work in this field." — Professor William A. Wallace, author of Causality and Scientific Explanation. Non-technical and clearly written, this book focuses on the place o
"The best introductory text we have seen." — Cosmos. Lucidly and gradually explains sets and relations, the natural number sequence and its generalization, extension of natural numbers to real numbers
"These songs are a source of endless delight . . . of the highest and most lasting value." — Grove's Dictionary. Fifty-eight songs, with new prose translations. Selections include famed "Wiegenlied" (
Re-create great cathedral stained glass with these renderings based on details from cathedral windows in France, Germany, Austria, and England. Sixteen plates specially printed on translucent paper sh
"Remarkably comprehensive." — Industrial Laboratories. Here is a clear introduction to classic vector and tensor analysis for students of engineering and mathematical physics. Chapters range from elem
Over 1000 attractive and usable designs printed on one side of a page only include Baroque, Rococo, Victorian, more. Illustrations of corners, scrolls, cornucopia, chinoiserie, festoons, ribbons, much
Volume 2 of the classic edition of Lewis and Clark's day-by-day journals that later became the basis for U.S. claims to Oregon and the West. Accurate and invaluable geographical, botanical, biological
