5 comments about Warman's Bottles Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides Bottles: Values & Identification).

1. I have found some old bottles and this is an excellent source for idetifying them.



2. When all the Christmas paper cleared it was this book he seemed most interested in and soon hit the road for the neighborhood with his trusty folding camp shovel and a gleam in his eye!



3. The book came within a certain time period as stated and was in great shape . I would recommend by from this individual again in the future .



4. I know bottles...I dig them and I sell them at all the bottle shows in NY,NJ,PA,CT area. I am a professional and am very knowlegable on bottle collecting and appraisals of all kinds. DON'T be fooled by the fancy pictures and the fact it is endorced by Antique Trader. They trusted that he knew what he was talking about when they printed 15,000 copies. They were wrong!
   THERE ARE SO MANY MISTAKEs IN THIS BOOK ON IDENTIFICATION AND PRICING THAT ANYONE IN THE BOTTLE COLLECTING SELLING BUSINESS WILL NOT BUY THE BOOK. I spoke with the author at a recent bottle show where he was selling his book and he refused to acknowlege his own blatent and foolist mistakes through the ENTIRE BOOK which is down right embarassing if you ask me. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!



5. Good general info about bottle basics & collecting. Lots of pics of bottles you will never see at fleas or garage sales & probably very rarely at antique shows or stores. Could do with more pricing examples and fewer full page pics.

5 comments about 1000 Fruit Jars.

1. This was exactly what I was looking for. I have begun to gather canning jars for my retirement and move to our farm. I plan to can a lot of my garden produce as well as fruits, jellies and juices. As I packed my jars in boxes, I noticed that they were not all the same and that some of the names I did not recognize. I love this book as it portrays all of the various enscriptions on the front of canning jars as well as gives approximate value. I have identified several that I have bought and have been surprised at where they have come from. This has made gathering my jars for the future more of an adventure.



2. I expected a larger book when I ordered it but this tiny little publication is a boon to collectors with hand written logos. I was thrilled with my purchase....This book is a must for any jar collector. Identify jars is a breeze.. John D Crusius



3. I have used this book many times to identify the canning jars I have purchased or were given to me. I love to can foods and give as gifts. Until this book I didn't realize the value of the jars. Hubby & I canned peaches this past summer and were giving as Christmas gifts. I looked up the value of one jar and found it to be worth over $20.00! We gave away a jar of peaches with much lesser value, LOL!
   
   Small book with LOTS of great details. VERY EASY TO USE! Highly recommended if you are wanting to sell/purchase jars...or give away gifts in jars so you know the true value of the gift.



4. This book is just what I needed on my many excursions to garage/estate sales. I have been able to determine better purchases for my collection by referencing my book on my outings. The images are in alphabetical order and are drawn precicely as they are seen on the jars. Info on jar colors for each embossed design is available too. A MUST HAVE for the avid jar collector!!



5. This book, One Thousand Fruit Jars, was just what I needed to sort out a horde of old fruit jars from my aunt's estate. Wonderful drawings and values. Helped me 100%.

5 comments about Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide.

1. I know bottles...I dig them and I sell them at all the bottle shows in NY,NJ,PA,CT area. I am a professional and am very knowlegable on bottle collecting and appraisals of all kinds. DON'T be fooled by the fancy pictures and the fact it is endorced by Antique Trader. They trusted that he knew what he was talking about when they printed 15,000 copies. They were wrong!
   THERE ARE SO MANY MISTAKEs IN THIS BOOK ON IDENTIFICATION AND PRICING THAT ANYONE IN THE BOTTLE COLLECTING SELLING BUSINESS WILL NOT BUY THE BOOK. I spoke with the author at a recent bottle show where he was selling his book and he refused to acknowlege his own blatent and foolist mistakes through the ENTIRE BOOK which is down right embarassing if you ask me. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY!



2. I bought this book for my husband and if you have a generic looking bottle and want to find out information this is not the book for you. If you have visible writing on it, this would be a great find. I'm not the bottle collector in the family and although this was listed as the "bottle bible" I expected more out of it. My husband is pleased with the book. In other words, he gets to do more collecting and I get to run out of cabinet space!



3. Excellent resource with good photos in color! Antique Trader is always a good purchase decision.



4. A lot of good info for the beginning collector and a fair reference for all.



5. I've been an Antique Bottle Collector for approximately 10 years and have bought all of the previous editions of Bottles: Identification and Price Guide. While the other 3 editions have been excellent and a great help, the 4th Edition is by far the best of the group. The front part of the book with respect to how to understand bottle collecting,the history of bottles and glass, and digging for bottles (which I do) is an excellent update. In addition, the updated pricing sections along with the photographs, both black & white and color, are also extremely helpful. I find that the other area that provided a great deal of help is the back section of the book. The Trademark Section, Glossary, Clubs and Dealer Guide, and Bibliography. Overall, Mr. Polak has done a great job providing a super updated 4th Edition. The book makes mention that it has been called the "Bottle Bible" and I can understand why. It's been extremely helpful to myself and many of my fellow bottle colletors.

5 comments about Bud Hastin's Avon Collector's Encyclopedia: Avon and California Perfume Company Products-1886 to Present.

1. Found this publication to be very complete and very informative. It was everything i needed to research all of my products.Would recomend it for anyone looking for information on Avon products.



2. I've only just begun an Avon bottle collection, and this book helped tremendously! Love this book because it has lots of information, clear pictures and covers virtually everything from tooth powder to Christmas ornaments! Well worth the money!



3. Very happy with this very informative book! A million Avon products are there with the current market value! I love the way, Bud Hastin's put this book together with all the great collectors tips in the front of the book. Helped me alot and encouraged me to collect more! Thank you Bud!



4. The book is vague and some of the value's don't equal what I have found in the past on a lot of the bottles.



5. I bought the book for a gift to my sister, an Avon Representative of many years. She was delighted and very appreciative of the book and its completness.

3 comments about Clevelands Bottle Pricing Guide.

1. I love all kinds of Glass! I have found a lot a glass bottles and this book has helped me to see if they are worth anything. Some of my finds are in this book but most are not. However I have gotten several more bottle books on Amazon.com. I am sure I will find what I need in time :)



2. I just bought 4 different books on collecting bottles and the one thing this book has that the others do not, is lots of pictures. This REALLY helps especially when you are a beginning collector like myself. The descriptions are a bit short (for example, in other books they tell you size and color of the specific bottle) while this one usually does not go into that amount of detail. But for [price], this book really surprised me. I have to say that even though it does have its downfalls in lack of detail, it makes up for it by its pictures. And trust me, I have 3 other books and they probably contain an average of 20 pictures per book. This one has about 3-4 pictures every other page. I do not recommend this book if you are looking for just ONE reference to go by but if you are buying it as a companion reference, I highly recommmend it.



3. I was impressed with the almost 4,000 bottles listed in this book. I was disappointed, however, in the limited number of pictures the author used. Several were very difficult to see and the descriptions were rather vague. The book is small enough in size to be taken along when shopping for old bottles and I find this to be very helpful. In the front of the book there are very brief tips on identifying, buying and selling bottles. I found these tips to be short but informative. I am only a novice to bottle collecting but I think this book would be good for a beginner or a veteran collector. My favorite feature of this book is its compact size. I like the fact that I can easily take it with me when I go shopping for bottles.

1 comments about Polymer Science and Technology.

1. This book is at home either in the hands of a graduate or a bachelors' student. Since I belong to the former, reading the book was like taking foundation lessons of sorts in the very often complicated topic of Polymer Chemistry, and getting lifted from the stage of monomers joining to form polymers, to the high tech process of the application of polymers in textile, food and rubber industries, etc. It also talks extensively about natural and artificial polymers, basic and modern methods of polymerization, depolymerization, properties of polymers, economic importance of polymers, etc. You will hardly find a book, which enumerates the products of addition and condensation polymerization like Polymer Science, and Technology does. The lucidity of this text brings to the fore the author's primary skill of teaching. Polymer Science and Technology is a must-have for the student or industry practitioner wanting to make references and learn without having to be an "A" student in Organic Chemistry.

2 comments about Kovels' Bottles Price List: 13th Edition.

1. I have tried to look up over 100 different bottles in this book and have not found any of them in here yet???? I am not sure what good this book is. It has the common ones in it and thats about it. Maybe its good for beam bottles or something like that but for beer bottles, soda bottles, bitters, mineral waters, etc...it is worthless !!! I wouldn't waste your money on it if I were you. There are alot better books out there for you.



2. This did not help to identify the bottles that I have. You have know what you have to look up the possible prices in this book.

1 comments about Antique Trader Perfume Bottles Price Guide.

1. This book contains a wealth of information about perfume bottles of all types ... much, much more than just a price guide. Whatever question you might have regarding a bottle, the answer will be here. Beautifully illustrated with many, many color photographs. Well worth the price.

4 comments about The Milk Glass Book (A Schiffer Book for Collectors).

1. This book has great photography, all in color. It's just disappointing, given the title, that it does not include the kinds of pieces new collectors find and want to be able to look up. Instead, the authors are trying not to include glass which has already been documented in the out-of-print books from the 1950s-1980s.
   
   However, the authors are highly respected members of the National Milk Glass Collectors society and this book is a great contribution they can be proud of.
   
   (One more comment-- be aware that the Atterbury rabbit dish on the cover of this book is not included or discussed in any way in the book.)



2. I liked the fact that it covers a wide range of styles and manufacturers. Not crazy having to refer to the back of the book for pricing. Too much work. Easy/cheap for the editor to update pricing but makes for disruptive reading.



3. For my purposes this book was only mildly informational. A collector, who is looking for rare or scarce pieces may find this book more educational. By the author's own admission, their audience aim is not for the casual collector or the eager investor. As most of the pieces pictured are listed as rare or scarce I don't think the subjects will be useful for my collecting purposes.

   What I found the most interesting about the book was the detailed descriptions of each of the pieces and the wonderful clear pictures accompanying them. The author would not only describe the piece, he would tell you who made the piece and how his conclusion was reached based on other pieces, which have been positively identified. Similar pieces were compared in many instances and subtle differences in designs were noted to educate the reader on how to identify reproductions from the original.




4. The quality of the photographs is excellent. Large and clear photos give the reader a very precise view of the item. The descriptions leave no doubt as to what the item is. The references to reproductions of an item is extremely helpful. This is a long awaited book for any milk glass collector.

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