2,300 quaint images of vintage 19th-century items: fans, corsets, toiletry kits, sewing machine, meat grinder, typewriter, ice cream freezer, lantern -- all arranged according to category. von Grafton, Carol Belanger

A treasury of Victorian decorative and applied art, this collection features more than 640 exhibits from the Great Exhibition, including ceramics, furniture, and textiles. A CD-ROM includes all of the book's illustrations. von Grafton,...