Author: Russell Belk
Publisher: Routledge
Keywords: collecting, cultures, consumer, society
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 1995-11-07
List price: $140.00
ISBN-10: 041510534X
ISBN-13: 9780415105347

Collecting in a Consumer Society provides an in-depth account of contemporary collecting behavior by both individuals and institutions. In the twentieth century, collecting has been transformed from a prerogative of the elite few to an activity which is both attractive and feasible to the population at large. Russell Belk explores the relationship between collecting and consuming and its profound implications for those responsible for creating and maintaining museums. He suggests the role of the institutional collection--whether publicly or privately owned--will have to change in a society w

Author: Allison Karmel Thomason
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: collecting, mesopotamia, perspectives, ancient, luxury, royal, legitimation
Number of Pages: 252
Published: 2006-01
List price: $36.00
ISBN-10: 0754602389
ISBN-13: 9780754602385

Utilizing a variety of ancient sources, including cuneiform texts, images and archaeological finds, this book explores how the collecting of luxury objects contributed to the formation of royal identity in one of the world’s oldest civilizations, ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq).

Authors:Susan M. Pearce, Paul Martin, Alexandra Bounia,
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing
Keywords: collecting, contemporary, perspectives, voices, practice, voice, critical, readings, collector
Number of Pages: 4
Published: 2003-10
List price: $130.00
ISBN-10: 1859284205
ISBN-13: 9781859284209

This volume focuses on the nature and study of collectors and collecting in the closing decades of the 20th century, from 1960 onwards. Concentrating on contemporary or "new" collecting", this volume explores new trends in collecting, which digress from the "old collecting" conventions of antiques and fine art, to the discovery of value in objects such as milk bottles and telephone cards. The study of a number of "contemporary voices" shows that trends in these generations differ from those of previous ones. It is not so much the exotic or "other" which attracts the modern collecting sensibili

Author: Jasper Bur
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Pre
Keywords: fossil, collecting, illustrations, specimens, tips, states, mid, atlantic, localities
Number of Pages: 216
Published: 1991-04-01
List price: $32.00
ISBN-10: 0801841453
ISBN-13: 9780801841453

Author: Alan Herbert
Publisher: Krause Publications
Keywords: need, collecting, coin
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2005-11-06
List price: $14.99
ISBN-10: 0896891828
ISBN-13: 9780896891821

This handy guide is the essential tool for novice and intermediate coin collectors! First-time collectors gain valuable basics for a lifetime of enjoyable and successful collecting, while experienced collectors discover new tips to hone their skills. Coin Collecting 101 covers the essentials of coin collecting at an affordable price collectors will love. This fully illustrated and indexed guide is an easy read for all ages, with all the details needed for skilled collecting. Grading, errors, current market factors, and glossary of terms are covered in chapters including How To Get Started,

Author: W. Bosanko
Publisher: BiblioLife
Keywords: ware, lustre, old, collecting
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 2009-06-04
List price: $21.99
ISBN-10: 1110547439
ISBN-13: 9781110547432

Publisher: WILLIAM HEINEMANN Publication date: 1916 Subjects: ART Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.

Author: J.G. Black
Publisher: Home Farm Books
Keywords: collecting, egg, nesting, birds
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2008-11-04
List price: $41.45
ISBN-10: 1443737275
ISBN-13: 9781443737272

Originally published in 1920 when collecting bird’s egss was a legal and accepted pastime for young and old. The author was a true countryman and sporting gentleman with a great knowledge and much experience of British birds and their ways.Contents Include: Where and when to look equipment climbing egg collections records the birds, their nests and eggs, and their breeding habits observation haunts nesting calendar many illustrations of of eggs and nests etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expe