This is a list of books we regularly use and refer to in the course of learning and teaching about beads, jewellery and artifacts. Some we sell others we have collected and could possibly be found in other bookstores or online.

The basics of bead stringing

Author: Debbie Kanan

ISBN: 0-9615353-1-8

Our best selling book! Small 82 page soft cover. Excellent diagrams mostly black and white with some colour pictures.

A complete illustrated approach for beginner and advanced designers. Great for kids and adults. Highly recommended.

We sell this book for $16.50

The History of Beads

Author:Lois Sherr Dubin

ISBN:0-500-23507-4

The definitive guide to bead history and bead identification. 364 pages of detailed colour photos and detailed text. Covers whole world. Highly recommended.

We sell this book for $65.00 - Out of print

Collectible Beads

Author: Robert K. Liu

ISBN: 0-9641023-0-7

A beautifully presented book dealing with collecting antique and contemporary beads.

Colour   256 pages. Highly recommended

We sell this book for $89.00 - Out of Print

Africa Adorned

African life.

Author: Angela Fisher

ISBN: 1-86046-291-X

We sell this book for $120

African Ceremonies

Author: Carol Beckwith and Angela Fisher

ISBN: 0-8109-3484-1

We sell this book

Traditional Jewelry of India

This book is a result of more than thirty-five years of research into every conceivable aspect of the subject, showing the intimate relationship between the jewelry and the lives of the people of India.

Author: Oppi Untracht

ISBN: 0 -500-01780-8

We sell this book for $75

Creative Beading

Author: Juju Vail

ISBN: 0-6006-1174-4

We sell this book for $35

African Art (New Edition)

Author: Frank Willet

ISBN: 0-500-20364-4

We sell this book for $30

The Tribal Arts of Africa

The author has divided sub-Saharan Africa into forty-nine cultural areas. Each section studies the most important tribe in the region, surveying its social and political structures as well as its artistic production. This book is the only publication in any language to present the entire panoply of these wonderful works in an accessible form, and is an invaluable reference guide of immense use and interest to professional collectors and laymen alike. With beautifully photographs.

Author: Jean Baptise Bacquart

ISBN: 0-500-28231-5

Highly recommended.

We sell this book for $60

African Ceremonies (double book)

Author: Beckwith. Fisher

ISBN: 0-8109-4205-4

We sell this book fir $285

Guibourge

ISBN: 2-08013-681-X

African Textiles - Colour and Creativity Across a Continent

Author: John Gillow

ISBN-0-500-51144-6

We sell this book for $120

World Textiles

Author: John Gillow and Bryan Sentence

ISBN: 0-500-01950-9

North American Textiles

Author: Christopher Spring and Julie Hudson

ISBN: 0-7141-2523-7

A World of Bracelets

Author: Anne Van Cutsem

ISBN: 88-8491-255-5

We sell this book for $140

A World of Rings

Author: Anne Van Custem

ISBN: 88-8118-530-X

We sell this book for $???

A World of Necklaces

Author: Anne Van Custem

ISBN: 88-8491-550-3

We sell this book for $???

A World of Earings

Africa, Asia, America

Author: Anne Van Custem

ISBN: 88 8118 973 9

We sell this book for $???

Asian Style

Author: Gilles De Bure

ISBN: 2-0801-3680-1

The Bead Directory

Author: Elise Mann

ISBN: 0-7318-1289-1

We sell this book for $39.95

The Crystal Bible - a definitive guide to crystals

Beautifully illustrated, this is a comprehensive guide to crystals, their shapes, colours and the practical and esoteric properties of each crystal.

Author: Judy Hall

ISBN: 1-84181-175-0

We have one copy of this book in the shop for reference only. Unfortunately we do not have this book available for sale.

Amulets. The world of secret powers charms and magic

Author: Sheila Paine

ISBN: 0-500-28510-1

Crosses of Ethiopia - The Sign of Faith, Evolution and Form

Author: Mario Di Salvo

ISBN: 13: 978-88-7624-256-4

ISBN: 10: 88-7624-256-2

We sell this book for $115.00

The Art of Silver Jewellery

From the Minorities of China, the Golden Triangle, Mongolia and Tibet.

Author: The Rene van der Star Collection

ISBN: 13: 978-88-7624-383-7

ISBN: 10: 88-7624-383-6

We sell this book for $105