A perfect introduction for novices ? and fun for all! ? this mega-set provides everything a beginner needs:? An illustrated album with room for over 1,000 stamps? A guide booklet that explains how to
Amaze and mystify audiences with your extensive repertoire of magic tricks! No experience is needed---this easy guide will walk you through all the steps. You'll learn to master three kinds of magic:
Hailed as "eminently suitable as a text for a graduate course" by the Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society, this volume offers a survey of the main ideas, concepts, and methods that constitut
Imagine the awesome grandeur of these magnificent prehistoric creatures — without the fury! The nine whimsical dinosaurs are all smiles and colored bright to add a dino-mite look to a child's hand or
Positive attitudes call help transform life from a losing battle to a winning game. This volume collects all four of those works, offering a wealth of affirmations and real-life success stories. Self-
Selected from a pair of classic Victorian volumes, here are over 300 botanically accurate black-and-white wood engravings in ready-to-use formats. A broad spectrum of wondrous plant forms is featured
Everybody's getting ready for Easter! Chicks are decorating Easter eggs. Bunnies are sporting Easter bonnets. A wheelbarrow full of Easter baskets is packed with goodies. And those are just a few of t
How do you like to have fun? Cookie Monster likes to juggle. Elmo enjoys ice skating. Zoe jumps rope. And everyone loves baseball! Twelve different stickers feature all your favorite Sesame Street cha
A simmering feud between Russians and residents of Chechnya boils over into a bitter, bloody war. Sound familiar? In this case, the tumultuous events took place more than a century ago. Tolstoy's litt
What dark deed from the past put a lifelong curse on Major Heatherstone of Cloomber Hall? The master of detective fiction and creator of the Sherlock Holmes mysteries reveals his deep fascination with
The dean of detectives is a master of disguise so his doll comes with 10 different costumes. This set also includes 5 colleagues and adversaries: the loyal Dr. Watson, the nefarious Professor Moriarty
A treat for children and adults alike, this humorous work is from one of the 20th century's most influential illustrators. Dulac provides a limerick for each letter, in addition to 24 related illustra
An enormous hound with blazing eyes and jaws haunts the moors surrounding Baskerville Hall, lurking in the fog until claiming its victims. Can Sherlock Holmes end a centuries-old family curse? This dr
This splendid collection of mysteries carries readers back to a gas-lit era, when literature's greatest detective team lived on Baker Street. A dozen of Holmes and Watson's best-known cases include "T
Famed in the early 20th century for his Art Nouveau?style depictions of episodes from mythology, Pogany illustrated books for readers of all ages. This collection features more than 100 color and blac
Leaves are green. Grapes are green. And so is Oscar the Grouch! This pocket-sized sticker book features plenty of green things, including plenty of Oscar illustrations, plus a turtle, tree, frog, dino
This easy-to-read guide to personal achievement is based on the principles behind the success of Carnegie, Ford, Edison, and other 20th-century tycoons. Millions of readers around the world have adopt
Anyone can learn to draw sports pictures with this easy-to-follow manual. Thirty simple lessons cover all of the most popular sports, from team-based pursuits such as baseball, football, lacrosse, and
Three wordless novels by a master, told in 206 Expressionistic woodcuts: The Sun, a struggle with destiny; The Idea, the triumph of an artistic concept over suppression; and Story Without Words, a poi
Here's a chance for traditional stained glass artists to expand their craft with a dynamic modern look. Mixing abstract shapes with elements from nature, this array of 70 exquisite black-and-white pat
This autobiography offers a rare inside look at the society surrounding a sultan's palace. Its author, a real-life princess in exile, recalls her vanished world of harems, slave trading, and court int
Which butterfly is the prettiest of all ? Monarch or Swallowtail? Neither! The most beautiful of all is the abstract butterfly, adorned here with myriad colors and sprinkled with glitter so these 10 s
With this coloring cookbook, kids can learn how to make the freshest and tastiest pizza. Twenty-eight full-page illustrations to color show every step, from gathering ingredients to enjoying a slice w
Fine-tune your abilities for drawing 30 popular instruments. Just a few easy steps make it a breeze for children and adults alike to skillfully sketch an orchestra of illustrations, including a piano,
Angels reign supreme — in fiction, in art, and in the popular imagination. These 30 full-page images of celestial beings will enchant colorists of all ages with their ethereal beauty. Set against intr
In this step-by-step introduction to composition, the author guides budding artists to focus on basic drawing techniques. And "the short road to success" begins with a brush. Starting with simple line
For good old-fashioned fun, nothing beats this 1887 gem. It shows girls how to make their own amusements, with illustrated explanations that range from hobbies such as needlework and painting to sugge
One of the last great names in the Japanese ukiyo-e style, Kuniyoshi was an undisputed master of the warrior woodblock print ? and these 18th-century illustrations represent the pinnacle of his craft.
Adored by readers of all ages, these classics feature witty stories, rhymes, and hilarious drawings of the fates that befall naughty children, plus an A-to-Z bestiary with droll observations on wildli
In a unique homage to bookplate art, this treasury illuminates over 320 of the finest examples of the craft in a breathtaking variety of black-and-white designs. Produced by woodcut, engraving, etchin
It's a natural attraction for kids. They love dolphins because they're some of the friendliest — and smartest — creatures in the sea. These six easy-to-apply tattoos, adorned with a touch of glitter,
Sixteen beautiful designs capture the restless spirit of the gentle, mythical beast from legend and lore. Printed on both sides of the high-quality, vellum-like paper for best possible results, the im
This selection of 60 outstanding full-color plates is drawn from one of the most elegant and elaborate books of the mid-Victorian period. Assembled by a renowned art historian, these vivid illustratio
Easy-to-follow guide, with step-by-step diagrams, shows youngsters how simple it is to create delightful likenesses of a bushy-tailed squirrel, a smiling chimpanzee, a prickly porcupine, and 27 other
This 1937 successor to Last and First Men offers another entrancing speculative history of the future. Cited as a key influence by science-fiction masters such as Doris Lessing, its bold exploration o
An ocean of easy-to-color illustrations will delight young colorists. Budding artists will love adding a rainbow of hues to 30 renderings of rare and beautiful tropical fish in their serene underwater
Of the many books written about the violin, none approaches the breadth and scope of this renowned reference. First published in 1925, it remains unsurpassed as a source of essential information on al
Uniquely complex in both form and structure, this masterpiece of counterpoint is regarded as a pinnacle of Western music. This solo keyboard edition was edited by Carl Czerny, a student of Beethoven a
Cascades of heart designs have been lovingly showered onto 30 ready-to-color pages. Pulses will beat with excitement as vibrant hues are added to a sea of surging, interlocking, spinning — and beautif
From the author of Dover's Origami for Beginners and Origami from Around the World comes this new introduction to paperfolding. Each of its 85 models features detailed, easy-to-follow diagrams. All ag
