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The following are a few books that I recommend for any prop person. Some, especially Thurston James' books, should be part of the library of every prop person. Clicking the links below will take you to Amazon.com, where you can purchase the books. By doing so you will be supporting PropPeople.com by earning comission sales for the site, at no additional cost to yourself. Also, you can further support the site by clicking the Amazon.com logo above and creating a bookmark on your computer. When you use that bookmark to shop at Amazon, anything you buy will also generate comissions for PropPeople.com. Thank you for your support!
Books by Thurston James:
Reference Books
The Backstage Handbook: An Illustrated Almanac of Technical Information by Paul Carter, George Chiang (Illustrator)

The Health & Safety Guide for Film, TV & Theater by Monona Rossol

The Dramatic Imagination : Reflections and Speculations onthe Art of Theatre
The Story of the Gun by Ian V. Hogg
A Guidebook for Creating Three-Dimensional Theatre Art, by Ann J. Carnaby
Drafting for the Theatre, by Dennis Dorn and Mark Shanda
The Upholsterer's Pocket Reference Book, by David James

The New York Times Page One : One Hundred Years of Headlines As Presented in the New York Times
Luggage Labels : And the Golden Age of Travel by Harold Darling
Sears Catalogs
1897 Sears, Roebuck Catalogue
The 1902 Edition of the Sears, Roebuck Catalogue
  Collectible Toys and Games of the Twenties and Thirties from Sears, Roebuck and Co. Catalogs
  Dolls, Teddy Bears and Accessories of the Twenties and Thirties from Sears,Roebuck and Co. Catalogs
Furniture
The Encyclopedia of Furniture by Joseph Aronson
The Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer's Guide by Hepplewhite and Company Staff, George Hepplewhite, J. Aronson (Designer)
The Cabinet-Maker and Upholsterer's Drawing-Book; Thomas Sheraton, Joseph Aronson (Designer)
Gentleman and Cabinet Maker Director; Thomas Chippendale
The Victorian Cabinet-Maker's Assistant : 418 Original Designs With Descriptions and Details of Construction; Blackie and Son, John Gloag (Introduction)
Measured Drawings of Eighteenth-Century American Furniture; Ejner Handberg, Paul Kleinwald
Period Decor Source Books
Decorative Arts 1900s & 1910s
by Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell
Decorative Arts 1920s
by Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell
Decorative Arts 1930s & 1940s
by Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell
Decorative Art 50s
by Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell
Decorative Art 1960's
by Charlotte Fiell, Peter Fiell
Decorative Art 70s
by Peter Fiell (Editor), Charlotte Fiell
 

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