Author: CB Editor
Publisher: Collector Book
Keywords: 28th, guide, price, antiques, schroeder
Number of Pages: 608
Published: 2009-08-04
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1574326325
ISBN-13: 9781574326321

Sales of Schroeder’s Antiques Price Guide have skyrocketed since we started showcasing full-color photos. We not only have hundreds of full-color photos but also 40,000 listings from reliable sources; more than 500 categories including banks, Coca-Cola, dolls, furniture, McCoy, toys, and many more; and histories and pertinent facts. We have added to the ranks of our expert advisors who supply us with tremendous input and photos. This year s edition will start shipping in August 2009 and is guaranteed to maintain its #1 bestselling status both at Collector Books and across the country. De

Author: Jim Bennett
Publisher: Collector Book
Keywords: artifacts, indian, ancient, authenticating
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 2008-02-15
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1574325558
ISBN-13: 9781574325553

The popularity of collecting ancient Indian artifacts is at an all-time high, bringing with it thousands of new collectors. This increase in demand for authentic ancient artifacts has brought with it a huge increase in the number of fraudulent reproductions and modernly altered artifacts. Written for collectors of all experience levels, Authenticating Ancient Indian Artifacts takes a look at the history of fakes in the marketplace, and provides an in-depth tutorial on how to scientifically identify and avoid reproductions and modernly enhanced artifacts. Microscopic surface analysis, patinatio

Author: CB Editor
Publisher: Collector Book
Keywords: annual, market, flea, garage, sale, seventeenth
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2009-03-17
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 1574326171
ISBN-13: 9781574326178

Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual is bursting on the collectibles scene in an exciting new format. For the first time ever it will be presented as a paperback book. Think of how much easier that will be to carry along on your flea market and garage sale trips. And if that isn t enough (and it isn t), the seventeenth edition is in full color! Who says you can t take the best and make it better? We have kept your favorite parts of the book: the editors tips on successful bargain hunting and holding your own garage sales; hundreds of categories, including many brand new ones, with new listings and

Author: Marcia Brown
Publisher: Collector Books
Keywords: jewelry, costume, beauties, signed
Number of Pages: 272
Published: 2002-04-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1574322885
ISBN-13: 9781574322880

Over 800 color photos with thousands of pieces of jewelry. Companies and designers featured include Eisenberg, McClelland Barclay, Hattie Carneige, Adele Simpson, Miriam Haskell, Kenneth Jay Lane, Joseff, Marcel Boucher, and more. 2006 values.

Author: Debra J. Wieniewski
Publisher: Collector Books
Keywords: buttons, collectible, antique
Number of Pages: 168
Published: 1997-12
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0891457119
ISBN-13: 9780891457114

The button, both functional and decorative, can be deservingly considered an art form on a small scale. This book is a dazzling color array of outstanding examples. Thousands of buttons are featured in over 300 color plates. Debra Wisniewski, an avid collector, has chosen the most beautiful and fascinating buttons to represent the vast variety available. They are displayed in this gorgeous hardcover book which provides invaluable information to the collector - complete descriptions, dates, and of course, current values. The realistic price ranges given reflect actual prices paid and considerab

Author: Lar Hothem
Publisher: Collector Books
Keywords: midwest, artifacts, indian
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2003-01-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1574323261
ISBN-13: 9781574323269

Lar Hothem’s first four books on this subject have been great sellers, and Book V, the first of the series in full color, will sell even better with nearly as many photographs as the first two books combined, and no repeats from any of the other books! There are over 2,150 full-color photographs featuring thousands of specimens from our ancient past. Hothem, widely known for his research and publications in the field of Indian artifacts, gives the collector all the necessary facts about each item featured, such as important details, size, date, location found, and current collector value

Authors:B J Summers, Wayne Priddy,
Publisher: Collector Books
Keywords: memorabilia, station, gas, guide, value
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2005-05-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1574324403
ISBN-13: 9781574324402

This book is designed to be both fast and easy for the beginner and advanced collector alike. Summers’s and Priddy’s first gas station value guide has proven itself to be a pace-setting standard in this rapidly expanding field. This eye-catching hardback edition with over 1,000 full-color photos of signs, pumps, cans, premiums, and thermometers related to the gas station field and bits of information strategically located throughout will make the reader a more informed collector.