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CONTATTANDO L’AUTRICE: Anne D. Williams |
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D.WILLIAMS E’ UNA DELLE FONDATRICI DELL’AGCA (ASSOCIAZIONE COLLEZIONISTI DI
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**** JIGSAW
PUZZLES: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY AND PRICE GUIDE, (figura
in alto) by Anne D. Williams. Radnor, PA: Chilton/Wallace-Homestead, 1990. (now
out of print) paperbound, 362+ pages, 64 color photos, 750 b&w
photos. Contains history of jigsaw puzzles, details on
history of 30 major manufacturers, collecting tips, valuation guide,
price guide, 3 indexes. Can be autographed if desired. Price: SOLD
OUT - Nationwide!!! |
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FINE FIGURE: THE ART OF THE JIGSAW PUZZLE by Anne D. Williams. (Catalog for 1996 exhibition) Lexington, MA: Museum of Our National Heritage,
1996. Paperbound, 60 pages, color cover, 23 b&w
photos. Includes: --Exhibition checklist; --List of current sources of hand-cut wood jigsaw
puzzles; --Essay "Jigsaw Puzzles: A Boston Area
Tradition" --Essay "Parker Brothers and Pastime
Puzzles". Can be autographed if desired. Price:
$18 postpaid |
INDEX OF PRE-1971 U.S. JIGSAW PUZZLE
MANUFACTURERS by Anne D. Williams. 1999 edition This is an updated index to the above book,
reflecting nine years of additional research. Lists over 3,700 puzzle brands
and manufacturers, with locations, dates and type of product. Includes a guide to identifying Pastime Puzzle
production dates. Paperbound, 47 pages. Price: $8 postpaid. (Special: $5 with
1990 book) |
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*** A PUZZLE TRIO (VIDEO) by Anne D. Williams and Robert Cole. Video shown at the 1996 puzzle exhibition at the
Museum of Our National Heritage, Lexington, MA. Segments include: --Puzzle-Making at Parker Brothers. Features Pastime
Puzzles and interviews with former employees. One cutter
demonstrates how she created her own patterns for figure pieces. --Jig-Saw Craze Sweeps Country. newsreel footage of
Depression-era puzzle mania. --How Puzzles Are Made. Features contemporary puzzle
makers, including Stave Puzzles (hand-crafted wood puzzles)
and Hallmark (die-cut cardboard puzzles). 9 minutes total; VHS (American) format only. Price:
$18 postpaid |
PIECES IN PLACE: TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF
JIGSAW PUZZLES Catalog Packet for 1988 exhibition at Bates College
Museum of Art: --Jigsaw puzzle postcard announcing the exhibition --20 page booklet with essay on puzzle history and
exhibition checklist --illustrated article, "Unlocking the Puzzle's
Puzzle" --article on how to cut wood jigsaw puzzles. Price $8
postpaid |
EPHEMERA JOURNAL 6, special issue on
THE AMERICAN PLAY ETHIC: EPHEMERA OF RECREATION. Includes 19-page article, "Leisure in the Great
Depression, The Many Pieces of the Jigsaw Puzzle Story," by Anne D.
Williams. (26 b&w illustrations). Entire 128-page volume contains 8 other articles, mostly on games, from a 1993 symposium. Price: $9 postpaid |
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