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1 comments about Coins Of India (1835-2002 A.D.) (Elementary Numismatic Studies) (Elementary Numismatic Studies).

1. This book is for extreme beginners only. If you know what Krause Mishler and Pridmore mean, do not buy this book, particularly if you own the KM 19th and 20th century volumes. If, however, you have some old Indian coins from your grandma or uncle, then this book may be of help if you want to start a collection.
   
   Pros:
   - Color life-size pictures of the coins
   - Mentions Mints and Years
   
   Cons
   - Grades coins on Good/Very Good/Uncirculated without defining them
   - Prices provided only for the major varieties not distinguished by mint or year
   - Covers only British India and Republic India coins from 1835-1990s
   
   The book covers only British India and Republic coins from about 1835 till the 1990s. It has pictures of the coins in color, which is a nice touch, but it lists only the main variants, and only one set of prices, without
   distinguishing between mints or years.
   
   Unfortunately, it uses a Good/Very Good/Uncirculated grading (without really defining what G/VG mean), which is not standard. The prices seem a bit low (from a US perspective), and probably can be obtained only in India. Unfortunately, it lists some coins as "Rare" and does not bother to list prices.
   
   The book also has letters of commendation from prominent people in the preface. While that does not affect my impression of the book, tragically it also states that mint errors and lakhi errors are not collectable coins and should be ignored! While this may be true of really recent coins (due to unscrupulous mint employees), this is certainly not true for all coins from all times.
   
   I was disappointed that it covers none of the princely states, but if I knew that beforehand (as you know now), my disappointment would have been less.
   
   In summary, if you are barely starting out, or you have a strong need for color pictures, then buy this book. But soon (i.e. the next day- the book will take you less than an hour to read) you will have to buy a more comprehensive book. As usual, collecting all the coins listed will be a longer affair.
   
   (On the other hand, their book on Princely States coins (only the first part has been released as of now- now that is a good book.)

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1 comments about The Atlas of Atlases: The Map Maker's Vision of the World.

1. This pleasant casual book on cartography is richly illustrated. Particulary appealing are the reporductions of the atlas maps in situ, with the atlas open to the map and the other pages and edges of the cover visible. Along similar lines, several closed atlases are pictured allowing one to view the cover and clasps. Also interspersed throughout this text are cartouches and title pages.
   I would not consider this an authoritative review of cartography. For example the maps illustrated from the monunmental 1513 Waldseemeuller Geography include two maps of Africa, and a map of Crete, hardly considered among the most influential maps from that Atlas. Nonetheless, this is a pleasurable book, richly illustrated, with an emphasis on the visual not written experience.
   Note that this book was reprinted in the U.S. in 2000, with the title "Mapmaker's Art", a more appropriate title given the book's emphasis.

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1 comments about Comic Book Survival and Price Guide.

1. I have been saving and collecting comics since my youth and this book is very refreshing in that the excellent colour front pages of each of the comics outlined is shown in full detail, this makes it certain that you know you are reading about the same comic as you have (or need).
   The book covers and good wide range of comics and is very informative. I can't wait for the next issue to read more interesting facts of comics and review the price guide.

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1 comments about Scott 2005 Classic Specialized Catalogue: Stamps and Covers of the World Including U.S. 1840-1940, British Commonwealth to 1952 (Scott Classic Specialized Catalogue).

1. This catalog by Scott is a real goldmine of information for the "SPECIALS COLLECTOR"! USA - CSA - UK and Commonwealth and the rest of the World all under one cover! A real quality item for the collector who wants the best and is willing to pay a little more for it!

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