Collector Books
Collecting costume jewelry 101; the basics of starting, building & upgrading; identification and value guide.
A former computer science teacher, Carroll has been collecting costume jewelry for 12-plus years. She applies some of the concepts she learned from teaching to create an easy-to-follow guide for beginning collectors, including information on when to buy, tips on mistakes to avoid, four recommended designers, how to upgrade a collection, repairing and cleaning, and cataloguing, storing and insuring a collection. The text includes a 180-page, full-color, alphabetical listing of 120-plus designers, including a summary of information chart for each designer. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Collector's encyclopedia of pendant and pocket watches, 1500-1950; identification and values.
The author, a member of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors (not listed among the acknowledged sources), traces the evolution of the watch from the 16th century. Bell also includes valuable caveats about pricing, and 614 color plates. The cover features watches valued from about $700. to $30,000. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Collector's guide to Wallace Nutting furniture; identification and value guide.
A licensed auctioneer in Pennsylvania and New Hampshire, Ivankovich has been collecting Wallace Nutting pictures and furniture for some three decades, and has written numerous books and guides on the topic. In this text, he provides a more thorough background and history on Wallace Nutting bench-made reproduction furniture than in his 1990 work, The Guide to Wallace Nutting Furniture, based on additional auctioneering and research over the past 15 years. In recent years, Wallace Nutting furniture has begun to increase in value; the text includes a detailed price guide to current market values. Illustrated throughout with color and b&w photographs and diagrams. No subject index. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Fountain pens past & present; identification & value guide, 2d ed.
Brief history and coverage of selection, care and use of pens, ink, and paper lead off this catalog of manufacturer's histories and their pens and values. Heavily illustrated — mostly in color — with much of the text in the captions. A lot of book for the price. The second edition adds contemporary pens released in the last five years. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Indian artifacts; the best of the midwest; identification & value guide.
Intended for collectors of Indian artifacts made in the prehistoric Midwest, this catalog displays above average examples of adzes, blades, amulets, pipes, pottery, and many other types of artifact. Each artifact is rated according to class, size, material, work-style, finish, and condition, and is displayed in a color plate. The text describes each object, including dimensions; identifies the time period of its creation, where it was found, which collection it belongs to, and lists a price. The publisher emphasizes that current values set in this book should be used only as a guide. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
Inside the jewelry box; a collector's guide to costume jewelry; identification and values.
Pitman has been collecting costume jewelry since 1969. She presents a collection of her monthly Inside the Jewelry Box columns, appearing in selected antiques publications over the past six years. Topics include specific designers and makers of costume jewelry, types of jewelry pieces — necklaces, bracelets, brooches and pins, earrings, rings — fakes and reproductions, care and repair, vintage ads, websites, and vintage fashion and costume jewelry. The text is illustrated throughout with 1,000-plus color photographs. (Annotation ©2006 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
