Book Description
The best-selling guide to the most popular and collectible jewelry from the 19th and 20th centuries just got better!
Now in its third edition, Warman's® Jewelry is in full-color and completely revised and updated. Collectors will find detailed descriptions and up-to-date pricing information for more than 1,000 pieces of antique, period, and vintage collectible jewelry on the U.S. market today. Covers everything from Victorian, Art Noveau, Edwardian, Costume, and Bakelite to Scandinavian, Mexican, Novelty, and more. Readers will learn fascinating, informative, and valuable background information about each category of jewelry. More than 600 colorful photographs grace the pages of this invaluable price and identification guide.
Christie Romero is a historian of antique and vintage jewelry, as well as a certified gemologist, lecturer, instructor, consultant, and collector.
• Fully revised and updated edition, now full-color
• Features more than 1,000 pieces of antique, period, and vintage collectible jewelry
• Written by jewelry expert and collector, Christie Romero
Customer Reviews:
Great Reference Material.......2005-02-28
As on online vintage jewelry dealer, Atlanta vintage jewelry dot com, Warman's book was one of the first in my reference library. Sure, it has some faults, but not to the degree to make the book 'useless'. I used to spend my evenings in bed reading through the pages, getting familiar with the vast array of information.
The book includes excellent pictures with clarity, and lots of them. It covers jewelry designs from various eras, beginning in the mid-1700's through present day.
Many people in the vintage jewelry circles may refer to Warman's as the 'bible' of vintage jewelry as it also covers both fine and costume.
In spite of its somewhat unreliable index referred to by others, this hefty book is well worth the purchase price. I'm glad for mine.
Gail Gupton, Author: The 31-Day Diet of Spiritual Enlightenment and Seekers of Truth.
Drool . . ........2004-08-15
Over the years, Warman's guides to antiques have established a reputation for reliability. This volume is the third (2002) edition of their jewelry guide. It's lavishly illustrated with examples from many styles, eras, and price ranges. It provides a feast for the eyes and a lot of useful information as well.
Romero divides the material according to time period and, when appropriate, according to style and material and country of origin. She gives concise summaries of the essentials of each and links jewelry fashions to world events and clothing styles. Sometimes her discussions are a little too concise for this curious reader ( to be fair, the book is a guide, not an in-depth treatment), but she provides a full bibliography at the end for those who want to dig deeper. There's also a glossary of jewelry-related terminology and a section on marks.
According to the introduction, this edition reflects the increasing globalization of the marketplace and the influence of internet buying. Romero has expanded coverage of Scandinavian jewelry and added discussions of Neo-Renaissance and Beaux-Arts jewelry. Every illustration is in color, and the captions are fully detailed. Several reviewers of earlier editions mentioned that there were problems with the index. These problems seem to have been corrected in this edition.
Any problems I have with this book are mostly quibbles. The author makes a point of linking changes in jewelry fashions to changes in clothing and in social conditions. I wish that she had put in a few period illustrations showing the fashions and the jewelry worn with them. This is probably a little out of the reach of an identification and value guide, but it would have been a nice touch. Nonetheless, this is a wonderful resource for jewelry collectors and, in fact for anyone who thinks they might like to become one.
A visual feast for jewelry lovers.......2004-04-10
"Warman's Jewelry," 3rd edition, by Christie Romero, is subtitled "A Fully Illustrated Identification and Price Guide to 18th, 19th, & 20th Century Fine and Costume Jewelry." The book is full of fascinating and useful features, among them an extensive bibliography, glossary, index, and chronology. There are also a number of appendices, including a hallmark identification guide and a guide to the marks and names on Mexican silver jewelry and metalware.
The 272-page book is full of hundreds of clear, beautiful full color photos of jewelry. Each photo is accompanied by essential information on each piece depicted. The items shown represent a huge price span; in this book you'll see a $336,000.00 gem-encrusted platinum bracelet, a $10.00 brooch shaped like a poodle, and lots in between. Many types of jewelry are pictured: necklaces, cufflinks, earrings, lockets, scarf pins, etc. Included are pieces representing a broad variety of artistic approaches: whimsical, elegant, gaudy, graceful, fierce, futuristic.
Also fascinating is the broad range of materials covered: diamonds, emeralds, opals, turquoise, gold, coral, agate, wood, rhinestones, plastic, brass, porcelain, etc. The photography is accompanied by an interesting, well-written text. Jewelry production is placed in historical and cultural context. There are also special sections devoted to jewelry of particular cultures (Native American, Mexican, Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, and Finnish). Interesting trends such as Victorian-era black jewelry and "eye miniatures" are also highlighted. Overall, this is an endlessly interesting and stunningly beautiful reference work.
AN OLDER PERSON 'S VIEW OF THE SUBJECT.......2000-02-20
AS AN OLDER PERSON, I HAVE 'LIVED THROUGH' MANY OF THE FADS WHICH JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS REFLECT. I STARTED COLLECTING JEWELRY, AND DECIDED TO WRITE A RESOURCE BOOK FOR THE NOVICE. WELL, WHEN I READ MS. ROMERO'S BOOK, I FOUND THAT IT WAS SO INCLUSIVE THAT IN ORDER TO FILL IN THE GAPS, AS IT WERE, MY WORK IS REALLY CUT OUT FOR ME. THIS BOOK IS A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY JEWELRY COLLECTOR'S REFERENCE LIBRARY. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME THE SPACE TO REVIEW IT.
warmans jewelry.......2000-01-06
A great book, with lots of valuble information, but the index, is not accurate.this makes it very frustrating to look things up....warmans should issue partial refunds to the dedicated customers who purchased the book...
Book Description
Clyde Harbin Sr.--the foremost authority on lures, creates a pocket-sized edition of the information provided in the Old Fishing Lures & Tackle: Identification and Value Guide, Sixth Edition. Collectors can carry this conveniently sized guide in their shirt or pants pockets and take it along to auctions, shows, and various other events for quick and easy identification of nearly 1,000 old fishing lures.
Listings provide detailed descriptions, sizes, colors, and up-to-date prices. Complete information on the top lure companies--Heddon, Shakespeare, Creek Chub, Pflueger, and South Bend--as well as identification tips and background information on hundreds of other early lure manufacturers make this little guide a big hit among collectors.
* Provides complete information on the top lure manufacturers * Collectors can carry this pocket-sized guide to shows * Easily identify and price nearly 1,000 old fishing lures
Customer Reviews:
Great little book.......2005-09-04
The size of this book is the best thing about it. You can get all the info in other books but they are big and heavy to carry around at lure shows or just out looking at garage sales. It has very good pictures and accurate info.
Excellant field guide on old fishing lures!.......2003-12-20
This is an interesting book for the dealer & collector alike. Chockablock full of pictures & pertinant information on lures, one of those esoteric fields that you REALLY need a book to master.
Carl Luckey is generous with sharing information on lures. I've learned plenty owning this book - I carry it in the car & I can't wait to find the "big one". Hope springs eternal!
Book Description
What began 160 years ago as one man's production of utilitarian stoneware has become a passion of many collectors, just like you. This new edition features McCoy pottery including cookie jars, dinnerware, jardinières and pedestals, Loy-Nel-Art, planters, vases and flower holders, among others. With more than 1,000 color photos, this edition features detailed descriptions, values, pages from vintage McCoy catalogs, historical data and a chapter outlining steps for spotting fakes and reproductions
Customer Reviews:
Warman's McCoy Pottery..........2007-09-22
...is a great source of many of McCoy pieces. Good photos with year made, brief description and appraised value as of I believe 2004 (which still seems to be the going prices in 2007.) Book is divided into specific chapters: Cookie Jars, Crocks, Dinnerware, Experiments, Flower Pots, Jardinieres and Pedestals, Jars, Kitchenware, Lamps, Loy-Nel-Art, Misc. Pet Feeders, Planters, Signs, Vases and Flower Holders, Wall Pockets and Catalog covers.
great book .......2007-03-06
this book is a great book to have it tells you every little thing you need to know
Book Description
With generations of talented and intense guitarists honored for their talents, it's no wonder the same models of guitars they use are hot tickets in today's collectibles market. Warman's Vintage Guitars Field Guide pulls together history, tips for collectors, lessons in guitar lingo, contact information and 350 photos of the leading guitars of the last 100 years in this unique and enjoyable guide.
Collectors will gain greater appreciation of the craftsmanship and style that is synonymous with guitars in this full-color book that includes some of Eric Clapton's personal collection that fetched top dollar at auction. Particulars and current prices for guitars including Gibson, Fender, Stratocaster, Martin, Silvertone and Epiphone are covered in this unique resource.
-350 stunning color photos of guitars and amplifiers help to inspire and educate
-History of the leading guitars manufactured between the 1940s and 1980s offers insight to buyers
-Contains the latest market values
Customer Reviews:
Pocket-Sized Guitar & Amp Reference Book.......2007-07-13
Pocket-sized mini-reference of the major guitar manufacturers. Also includes some amps.
I was a little disappointed in this book. It has lots of color pictures of the most popular guitars (several of the same model in some instances) and price ranges. There is also a potted history of each manufacturer. However, there is little or no detail or description of each model.
Easy reading, and good for somebody just discovering guitars who wants a cheap and quick visual reference to the most popular models.
small picture book.......2007-03-10
unlike field guides to, say, western reptiles or birds, this book contains almost no information on the guitars in the guide. basically it is a picture book of a few examples of a few models, with very little descriptive information or text to inform us of year by year changes or other forms of "speciation". it's not really much of a filed guide, it won't help you in the field. it's a pocket book of pretty pictures.
Guitar field guide.......2007-01-03
Some nice pictures of some nice guitars but not very helpful in identification, significance, or value of vintage guitars. I will donate this book to the local library.
A Cool Little Book.......2005-12-01
Veteran guitar collector and store owner Dave Rogers serves as the guitar consultant on this book. Since I've been to his store, Dave's Guitar Shop, in La Cross, Wisconsin -- a great guitar shop you should check out if you're in the Midwest -- and bought a guitar there, I thought I'd pick up this field guide when I saw it. I'm glad I did. The book rocks. It's simply a fun little book packed with cool guitars and amps. You'll find all the major players -- Telecasters and Strats, Les Paul, Chet Atkins Gretsch models, Rickenbacker, Epiphone and the like -- but the book also features a Gretsch Penguin, Gibson Flying Vs and a slew of funky Danelectros, Kays, Moserites, and others. There's also a nice selection of Eric Clapton guitars that set all sorts of records at auction. Add another 50 pages or so of amps and you have a super package. The color pictures -- there's more than 400 -- are clean and sharp. Does the book have everything? No, but it covers a lot. The vintage guitar market is hot, so guitar prices are volatile. You might argue with some of the pricing but all and all, this is a cool little book. A great stocking stuffer for Christmas.
Book Description
-92 different Depression Glass patterns were produced by seven major companies between 1923 and 1939
-Sales of previous editions surpass 55,000 copies
-More photos, more values -- same great price
Once an inexpensive gift often given away, Depression glass is one of today's most sought after collectible. This essential guide gives collectors current market values for more than 10,000 items that often carry sentimental, as well as financial value.
This comprehensive guide delivers double the photos as previous editions, and the most specific identification process of any guide on the market today. In this book, expert and beginning glass collectors will find:
-1,000 detailed color photos and line drawings of 170 patterns help with identification and pattern recognition
-Background information to help collectors be savvy sellers and buyers in the more than 7,000 daily eBay auctions devoted to Depression glass
-A library showcasing the evolution of plate shapes over the years
Customer Reviews:
Perfect reference book for new glass collectors.......2007-07-05
This book is the best reference book on depression glass I've ever seen. It gives you a color identification guide, a shape guide, and a pattern guide. Each pattern identified is shown in very clear detail and the color pictures are wonderful. Patterns are presented alphabetically for easy reference. In the back of the book is a list of patterns by manufacturer and an index by pattern. I've never learned so much so fast. I highly recommend this book - especially to new collectors.
Book Description
PEZ has been a part of the American landscape for over 50 years, adding new designs as the popular icons of our time have changed. These beloved candy dispensers have become hot collectible items and Pezheads worldwide won't want to go without this portable pocket guide to the hobby!
Veteran collector Shawn Peterson, author of the Collector's Guide to PEZ, has compiled this reference, with hundreds of listings of the most collectible PEZ dispensers and rare variations, as well as the latest PEZ releases. A history of PEZ accompanies a vibrant illustrated glossary, with over 200 highly detailed, full-color photos.
Customer Reviews:
Correction-.......2007-07-11
While I am not one to criticize any comment regarding my books, good or bad I do take isssue on the comment- "This does not have foreign pez in it" - much to the contrary. There are a large number of foreign Pez in this book. Everything that had been produced up to the publish date is included in this guide, domestic AND foreign release . This guide does not get into the mini Japanese dispensers, those are licensed by Pez for Bandai not an actual Pez produced item but a licensed item. There are LOTS of foreign Pez in this guide. -Shawn Peterson
Pez collectible guide.......2007-02-25
Great book for the pez collector. It lists the American pez releases with some of the variations and a possible value. They are in alphabetical order. Shows some from private collections that you will never see or have...lol...
Has an index for easy look up and a list of terms used in the pez world for the non-pezheads. It IS indeed small enough to put in your purse or backpack to take along on those trips to antique stores, swapmeets, or garage sales. No matter how many times i look at this book i still cannot remember the values so i have to look them up constantly.
This does not have foreign pez in it, but is still an excellent guide. The best of its type on the market i believe.
Book Description
Fenton Art Glass is among the world's leading producers of collectible handmade art glass. Their beautiful creations have developed quite a following. This full-color guide for Fenton enthusiasts provides them with everything they want to know, including current pricing.
With more than 1,200 full color photos of Fenton carnival glass, custard glass, stretch glass, colored depression glass and opalescent glass from the past 100 years of the company's history, identification is quick and easy. Each featured piece is listed with history, maker marks, description and current collector pricing, making this book a great reference for novice and expert Fenton collectors alike.
-Covers 100 years of Fenton glass -1,200 detailed color photos -Provides history, maker marks, description and current pricing
Customer Reviews:
A helpful guide.......2005-08-27
I find it difficult to rate any one book on glassware since as any glass collector knows, one would literally have to have an entire library dedicated to antique glass only.As far as this book goes I found it to have a good bit of information on many areas of Fenton glass, some of which I was seeking and some I was not aware of. Overall,it is a good general guide, but as I said previously one would need a roomful of books to cover not only glass in general but indeed an entire section of said library would have to be just for Fenton glass. That being said I can recommend this book for beginners and casual collectors, as for the serious and professional types I think a collection of Fenton books should accompany your collection of Fenton glass.
A must-have for the Fenton collector . . . .......2005-01-28
As an avid Fenton Art Glass collector, I eagerly devour any new material written about my favorite glassware. In this tome, Mark Moran has summoned his considerable journalistic and antiquarian talents to produce a reference book celebrating Fenton's 100th anniversary of art glass production. The well-written and succinct text introduces each section of a chronological photographic tour of representative pieces from 1905 through the present. Mr. Moran has ransacked collectors' display shelves and closets to find numerous beautiful and rare pieces of Fenton that I have not seen previously documented. Also included is a price guide listing some 2000 items.
Seasoned and novice collectors alike should find this book a welcome addition to their libraries.
Book Description
Sales of Hot Wheels® toy cars continue to be hot among collectors. This handy book is the perfect resource for collectors to carry along to shows, making on-the-spot identification and valuation easy.
More than 500 Hot Wheels® cars made from 1968 to 1999 are listed with up-to-date values, clear photos, and detailed descriptions. Coverage includes Redlines, Blackwalls and Collector Number Variations.
• Hundreds of listings include up-to-date values
• Features more than 500 photos and descriptions
Customer Reviews:
AWSOME BOOK!.......2006-04-02
When I bought this book I was IN heaven It had all of the pictures I wanted to see except for the cover car.It hardly had any of my cars but Im okay with IT.
best purchase ever.......2006-01-17
This little book fits right into your pocket. You can take it with you when you go on your "treasure hunts"
Good information, but too incomplete........2004-02-29
This book has some good information, but is very incomplete. It does not even contain the deora car that is on the front cover and title page of the book!!! This book only lists mint in package prices and many cars have been left out. It also contains very little variations. If you are looking for a complete price guide, look somewhere else.
Wish this Guide was more comprehensive.......2003-07-24
It is not clear in the description of this book that only a relatively small sample of Hot Wheels are featured and the only values listed are for "mint packaged vehicles". Because of these limitations, this book was of little value to me.
Average customer rating:
- Delighful, comprehensive and an excellent resource.
- A delightful, bonus, and pleasantly nostalgic walk down memory lane.
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Book Description
"Proven literary favorite - Little Golden Books are consistently within the top 5 of Publisher Weekly's list of leading hardcover children's books
Auction appeal - children's books account for more than 53,000 active auctions on the largest online site
Offers valuable advice for determining editions
Written by the country's leading Little Golden Books expert, Warman's Little Golden Books represents these childhood treasurers in the format collectors are accustomed to: bright, colorful, nostalgic and indispensable! Collectors will be able to easily identify and assess classics like ""The Poky Little Puppy"" and modern issues with this book, arranged alphabetically and by book number. Inside this guide collectors will find: *Secondary market price listings, plus details about how to determine value and condition of a book *More than 1,200 illustrations, giving collectors a colorful reference to use in assessing collections *Tips on how to determine value and condition of a book
From vintage Little Golden, to hip Little Golden Activity books, this guide has the information collectors need to grow their collection."
Customer Reviews:
Delighful, comprehensive and an excellent resource........2007-09-27
Warman's Little Golden Books: Identification And Price Guide
Steve Santi is THE MAN when it comes to Little Golden Books (LGBs). And this 6th Edition of his definitive guide is THE BOOK for all lovers and collectors of the little treasures. Very well-laid out with chapters on The Historyof LGBs, Regular, Disney, Giant, First, Big, Little, Foreign and other book series. Excellent photos of almost every single LGB, extensive detail of multiple editions, advice for grading and identifying editions, back cover and spine designs.
This book is one I refer to and browse through often, and I recommend it most highly to all lovers of children's picture books.
A delightful, bonus, and pleasantly nostalgic walk down memory lane........2006-10-04
"Warman's Little Golden Books" is a definitive 256 page guide and reference which identifies and prices over 2000 chidren's Little Golden books from 1942 to 2006. It is in full color, with simply wonderful cover illustrations of each book to complete its identification. For everyone who has ever enjoyed the Little Golden Books, this is an impressive and nostalgic guide to help you find, identify, price, sell, or acquire your childhood Little Golden Book treasures. "Warman's Little Golden Books" is clearly Steve Santi's labor of love and an impressive contribution to the "retro" children's book market collector. It is an excellent reference and a offer a delightful, bonus, and pleasantly nostalgic walk down memory lane.
Book Description
-More than 4 million people collect Zippo lighters
-Capitalizes on the cultural shift from smoking accessory to hot collectible
-More than 400 million Zippo lighters have been produced since the company began 73 years ago
Like Elvis, James Dean and Levis 501 jeans, Zippo lighters defined the meaning of cool for several generations. For readers familiar with the signature "click," the world's most dependable lighter is more than a tool for smoking. It has become one of the hottest collectibles in the world today. This pocket-size guide to the most dependable little lighter includes:
-Vintage Zippo advertisements sure to bring back memories of days gone by
-Current market prices and identification codes to help collectors inventory their collection
-More than 400 color photos that illustrate the character of each lighter
This new addition to the wildly popular Warman's family of field guides is sure to be a hit with all generations of Zippo fans.
Customer Reviews:
Warman's Zippo Lighters Field Guide.......2007-01-11
The book was well researched and very well presented. The photography was excellent. For the money, this is a great book and a must have for all Zippo lighter collectors.
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