The Official Rinker Price Guide to Collectibles


Book Description

This fourth edition of the Harry L. Rinker Official Price Guide to Collectibles has more coverage of collectibles than any other book on the market. Here you'll find furniture, decorative accessories, and giftware along with the traditional character and personality items, ceramic, glass, and toys. Each category includes a brief history, collecting tips, reference books, periodicals, collector clubs, and vital information on reproductions. It's a complete document of the 20th-century American lifestyle.




Sell, Keep, Or Toss?


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Describes how to recognize valuables, preserve mementos, and find a reputable appraiser in order to help determine what to sell, keep, or throw away when moving into a smaller house or settling an estate.




Warman's Paper


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Collecting paper ephemers is one of the busiest and most popular areas of the antiques and collectables market. Affordable and accessible, its popularity spans many collecting categories. This all-in-one reference provides essential information for dealers, collectors, or anyone interested in paper antiques and collectables.




World War II Collectibles


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An illustrated guide to the diverse array of memorabilia from World War II--field equipment, headgear, uniforms, arms, personal items and GI souvenirs.




Dish


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As every great hostess knows, the right dinner plates bring design, color, and drama to the table and elevate an ordinary meal into something special. "Dish" is a visual celebration of these everyday pieces of art that have been the objects of desire of kings, queens, brides, chefs, and hostesses for centuries.




How to Think Like a Collector


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From the beloved host of "Collector Inspector" on HGTV comes the ultimate insider's view of the engaging world of collectibles. 30 color illustrations.







The Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards 2003


Book Description

A perennial must-have for basketball card collectors and avid fans, the latest installment of The Official Price Guide to Basketball Cards lists more than 50,000 prices for cards issued from 1948 to the present. The book includes cards from all major manufacturers, including Fleer, Topps, Upper Deck, and Hoops. All cards are identified by year, manufacturer, size, format, team, and player. Collectors will also find valuable tips on buying, selling, caring for, and storing their cards.




Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware


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Jo Cunningham Jo Cunningham is back with an all-new, revised edition of her bestselling Collector's Encyclopedia of American Dinnerware. In this collector's encyclopedia, hundreds of pieces of American dinnerware are illustrated with both color photos and black and white original catalog pages and advertisements. Included are backstamps, advertising, company information, and values for every piece. There is also a fascinating section on how dinnerware is made and a brief history of the American pottery industry. There is expanded coverage of some company histories. Some of the manufacturers represented include Bennington, California Potteries, Haeger, Hall, Hull, Pfaltzgraff, Purinton, Red Wing, Shawnee, Stangl, Steubenville, Homer Laughlin, Limoges, Paden City Pottery, Jackson China, and many more.




Collectible Cups and Saucers


Book Description

Book III in Jim & Susan Harran's series is all-new, with no repeats from their first two books. Over 1,000 color photographs are included this time, and the book concentrates on cups and saucers that are readily available to collectors. An expanded section on cabinet cups and saucers is provided, and some of the categories from books I and II are again covered: late nineteenth and twentieth century European and American dinnerware, English bone china and earthenware cups and saucers, miniatures, and mustache cups. There are also two brand new categories in the book, Japanese cups and saucers and art glass cups and saucers made by the leading glass factories in Europe and the United States. A marks section, helpful appendix, and bibliography are once again included, as well as useful tips for dealers and collectors. 2007 values.