Thorough guide to elegant form of contemporary embroidery, with illustrated instructions and patterns for 20 stitches, plus 188 embroidery patterns keyed to those stitches. Magnificent florals, borders, alphabets, and more.
Exotic birds and butterflies, hypnotic paisley prints, and flowers galore — these mehndi designs offer an array of exciting... Læs mere
Quadrupeds, birds, fishes, and insects depicted realistically and fancifully, plus such fantasy creatures as unicorns, dragons, and basilisks. Indispensable volume of royalty-free graphics for commercial artists.
More than 410 rare royalty-free woodcut engravings of men in every conceivable attitude, costume, activity. Men at work, play, leisure. Eskimos, gladiators, knights, bullfighters, workers, doctors, artists, many more, taken from 19th-century periodicals.
Ninety-three riddles, mazes, illusions, tricky questions, word and picture puzzles, and other challenges offer hours of entertainment for youngsters. Richly illustrated with rib-tickling drawings by Laszlo Kubinyi. Includes solutions.
The first picaresque novel, and one of the gems of Spanish literature. A brief, simply told tale of a rogue's adventures and misadventures - full of laconic cynicism and spiced with puns and word play. Introduction, Notes, and new English translation by Stanley Appelbaum.
Cute pictures to color make this book of Italian words and phrases memorable fun for kids. More than 60 pages offer helpful everyday terms, as well as numbers and colors. Includes English translations.
Kids can color along as they master practical words and phrases in French. More than 60 pages of fun, kid-friendly illustrations accompany basics plus conversational phrases. Includes English translations.
Celebrated novel involves a handsome young Londoner who sinks into a life of depravity. His body retains perfect youth and vigor while his recent portrait reflects the ravages of his crime and sensuality.
Most significant of the Russian novelist's early stories (1846) offers straight-faced treatment of hallucinatory theme. Golyadkin senior is ruthlessly persecuted by Golyadkin junior, his double in almost every respect.
These logic puzzles provide entertaining variations on Gödel's incompleteness theorems, offering ingenious challenges related to infinity, truth and provability, undecidability, and other concepts. No background in formal logic necessary.
Step-by-step instructions and clear diagrams show how to perform 18 mystifying maneuvers, using only common objects. Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Heavyset, The Great Escape, 11 more.