Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Unleash Your Inner Mechanical MastermindWelcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts shows you how to build exquisite, ingenious contraptions on a budget.Learn from Lord Featherstone as he distills his wealth of hard-learned skills, describes how to use the readily available tools of the modern mad scientist, and expounds on the art and philosophy of scavenging unique components and raw materials. The perfect companion for the hobbyist and advanced machinist alike, this inventive volume will guide you through the creation of your very own infernal devices.Get steamed with these provocative projects:Aetheric ray deflector solid brass gogglesCalibrated indicator gaugesFerromagnetic self-scribing automated encyclopedia (or, the Steampunk book drive)High voltage electro-st... [Read More]

The History and Art of Vintage Fashion and Costumes is the most complete collection of Old Fashion Costume e-books on DVD that can be found anywhere on the planetary surface. With 67 books on fashion in the 1800's, this comprehensive DVD is a must have for the Costume enthusiast. The books on this DVD have copyright dates ranging from 1809 to 1922 so the content has endured the test of time. Here are some of the titles. 1) Costume Design and Illustration - By: Ethel Traphagen 2) Costume in England a History of Dress - By: F. W. Fairhol 3) British Costumes During XIX Centuries - By: C.H. Ashdown 4) Ancient Egyptian Assyrian and Persian Costumes and Decorations - By: M.G. Houston 5) A History of English Dress: From the Saxon Period to the Present Day - By: G. Hill 6) Dress As It Has Been, Is, and Will Be - By: I. Walker 7) Fashion Book: Novelties Costumes, Mantles, Millinery, etc - By: Debenham and Freebody 8) Fashion in Paris: The Various Phases of Feminine Taste and Aesthetics From 1797 to 1897 - By: O. Uzanne 9) The Heritage of Dress Being Notes on the History and Evolution of Clothes - By: Wilfred Mark Webb 10) Historic Dress of the Clergy - By: Rev. Geo. S Tpack 11) F... [Read More]

Tracing the evolution of fashion--from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today--a stunning guide illustrates more than 3,000 years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim, this classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or influence others. For the fifth edition, Amy de la Haye, former Curator of Twentieth-Century Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum, has revised the final chapter and included a new section addressing the fashion industry in the twenty-first century. She discusses the expansion of the Asian

Take an excursion through the last three centuries of trend. This spectacular collection from the Kyoto Costume Institute, one of the world's most extensive clothing collections, features the outerwear, underwear, footwear, and accessories that have defined self across time and