1 comments about Goldmine's Price Guide to Collectible Jazz Albums 1949-1969.

1. Very good book. Easy to use and it has a lot of research for Jazz Collectors. Highly recommend.

1 comments about Your Vintage Keepsake: A Csa Guide to Costume Storage and Display.

1. Don't let the small size of this book fool you! It is filled with excellent instructions on how to care for vintage clothing, properly. I'm guessing most readers will be as surprised as I was by the items that actually harm our precious clothes. My entire closet is set up incorrectly. Now I know why the items I was using to protect my clothing were actually harming them.

   I love the way this book feels to the touch. The paper on which it is printed glided through my fingers as I was reading it. The photos are crisp. I contacted one of the suppliers of acid-free products from the list in the back of the book. They have an excellent website and reasonable prices on products I could not find locally.

   If you buy new clothing regularly, the care of your garments can be poor and it isn't really noticed. When you have a love affair with vintage clothing however, I feel it is our duty to care for these items properly, so they will survive another ten, fifty or even one hundred years. This book will teach you how to protect the lovely textiles, clothing and accessories passed down to us by our parents' and grandparents' generations.

3 comments about Warmans Kitschy Kitchen Collectibles Field Guide (Warman's Field Guides).

1. Nice book but it is just too small. It would be much better if it was larger in size. But all in all it is ok



2. This guide covers items such as 1960's tin decorator kits and other garage-sale items. They are overpriced as well. Don't waste your money.



3. Just a warning to anyone buying books on kitchen collectibles--this field guide is made up of the exact same pictures and information as the book Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles, also by Brian S. Alexander. I didn't realize they would have exactly the same content and ordered them both, much to my chagrin. Thank goodness for returns! Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles iseasier to look at due to its larger format but if you want a smaller version to read on the go while thrifting or yard saling, the Warmans Field Guide will do.

1 comments about Beckett Unofficial Guide to Yu-gi-oh 2007 Price Guide (Beckett Unofficial Guide to Yu-GI-Oh Price Guide).

1. This guide is up to date with current rules. It contain's all sets through Cyberdark Impact and Tournmanent pack 8. The only thing it didn't cover was the championship packs. This guide included several deck building lists. It also included the forbidden and limited rules for Standard Format; Advanced Format rules not found in this guide.
   This guide contains price guides for every card set including japanese ones. Included in the price guides are Dungeon dice monsters, minatures, ect. This is a must have guide for any Yu-gi-oh! TCG player or a fan. This guide is mainly lists. Picture are very few.

5 comments about Occupied Japan Collectibles: Identification & Value Guide.

1. I bought this book for OJ S&Ps, but the section on S&Ps is relatively small in comparative to the total book. If one collects anything OJ it will be of interest & value, but the S&Ps in the book are found in many different S&P collector books.



2. 
   I collect older (collectible) MADE IN JAPAN and OCCUPIED JAPAN items and therefore I have quite a few books on the subject(s). This book is not complete but quite helpful. Photos are nice.
   
   Many different volumes have been written on this subject. Infact, I own many other books on this same subject.
   
   When "Occupied Japan" collectibles were issued there were sooooo many different items sold, that it would be impossible to include all of them in just one book. The author tried and did a good job though.



3. while the author gives many photographs, she lacks identifying marks for the items and in my opinion, is not correct on her values. however, she explains her process in the beginning.



4. Great value. Book was new and cheaper than market prices. The shipping was fast. I rate this transaction AAA+++



5. This identification guide to occupied Japan collectibles covers everything from dishware, teapots and salt shakers to toys and figurines, providing an excellent mix of small color photos for identification and accompanying values and history. Occupied Japan Collectibles is an essential acquisition for any interested in collecting items from occupied Japan.

3 comments about Collectibles for the Kitchen, Bath & Beyond: A Pictorial Guide.

1. This brand new year 2001 edition is a great follow-up to the previous volume. This book features 256 pages and more than 1,300 full color, large, sharp photos. Collectors will really enjoy the great variety of items shown and the clarity of pictures. Chapters range from Napkin Dolls, Pie Birds, String holders, and Laundry Sprinkler Bottles to Figural Egg Timers, Razor Blade Banks and more. There's adequate, informative text provided. Collectors of these items will find it of interest and value, particularly with the updated pricing.



2. You'll enjoy the 224 page book with over 1,000 full color terrific, sharp photos in this photo-price guide. Everything from napkin dolls, pie birds, stringholders and laundry sprinkler bottles, to egg timers, childs cups, baby dishes and razor blade banks is shown. Each major topic is fully discussed. A delightful addition to the collector's library and reference shelf.



3. This book is full of full color photos. Presented very well! Looking forward to their next book!

1 comments about Collectors Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry: Identification & Values (Collector's Encyclopedia).

1. The book has great images and information. I would diffinately recommend to anyone interested in hairwork or mourning jewelry.

5 comments about Skipper: Barbie Doll's Little Sister.

1. This book is absolutely wonderful ! I have been able to complete many outfits using this book for reference. Well-written, detailed photographs, and concise descriptions are only some of the many features of this book. I enjoyed seeing all the rare products as well. Thank you for a fantastic book !!



2. Not just strictly a "doll" book, the authors have gone out of their way to include information and pictures on foreign skippers, color/design variations of the outfits, furniture and cases, and prototypes of what *could* have been! Besides just showing a picture of each outfit and the average price value, there is also an item-by-item list so that no yo-yo or hair curler will go unaccounted for! This is a great resource for fashion collectors; a few of the outfits are even shown on the dolls so we can see how great they look in them! While this is a great book, it stops at the year 1978, so it's not aimed at contemporary Skipper collectors. :)



3. I have found this book to be a very valuable tool in identifying the correct and I stress correct components of Skipper, Todd and Tutti outfits. It is very informative, easy to see even the smallest items, and very well structured. I highly recommend this book.



4. What little material available on Skipper isn't anything close to the tons of information here. All the outfits are beautifully photographed, and there are so many rare and unusual items. I really enjoyed seeing so many outfits dressed on the incredible dolls. If you buy this book, you're going to see that lots of Skipper stuff is just as wonderful as her big sister Barbie's.



5. Finally! A book for Skipper collectors! What a great book. Very informative, fantastic color photographs, also an up to date price guide. Includes photos of lots of hard to find items including cases and licensed products. It's also wonderful to be able to see pictures of foreign issue dolls and outfits as well as rare doll and outfit variations. This informative book has made collecting so much more fun!

3 comments about Collector's Encyclopedia of Weller Pottery.

1. Weller Pottery
   1872-1948
   Fultonham & Zanesville Ohio
   
   Weller Timeline
   
   April 12, 1851 Samuel Augustus Weller born in Ohio
   1872 Operates a one-man pottery in Fultonham, near Zanesville in Muskeegum County, Ohio
   1882-1890 Expansion to Zanesville, followed by building, buy-outs until 1931 when the Depression forces consolidation and down-sizing
   1893-1896 William Long's Lonhuda ware, Louise Weller and Louwelsa born, 1896
   1897 Henry Schmidt develops Weller Turada, the first squeezebag pottery line in the Ohio valley, Owens Pottery introduces similar Cyrano line in 1898
   1895-1904 Charles Upjohn heads Weller decorating department, develops Dickensware II in 1900
   1902-1907 Jacques Sicard at Weller, Sicard line appears in the fall of 1903; (Clement Massier Reflets Metalliques by 1889)
   1902-1905 Weller becomes world's largest pottery and maker of mass produced Art Pottery
   1903-1904 Frederick Hurton Rhead at Weller, develops Jap Birdimal line in 1904, becomes Roseville's first art director in 1904, leaves Roseville in 1908
   1904 Weller has huge display at the St. Louis Exposition
   1908 Rudolph Lorber develops Dechiwo, 1908, which leads to Burntwood, Claywood, and others
   1917 Weller Hudson family introduced
   1916-1929 Rudolph Lorbor develops Brighton birds, Muskota, Woodcraft, Forest, Glendale and other great naturalistic lines, ending with Coppertone, 1929. Dorothy England Laughead creates Silvertone, Chase, and the Garden Animals
   1920-1924 John Lessell heads the decorating department, develops luster glaze lines including LaSa, Marengo, Cloudburst, Lamar, others
   July 1, 1922 Weller Pottery incorporated as "S.A. Weller, Inc."
   October 4, 1925 Samuel Augustus Weller dies
   1925-1932 Nephew Harry Weller takes over as president, introduces continuous kiln, consolidates plants in 1931 due to Depression, dies in auto crash in 1932
   1930-1932 Last freehand decorated lines introduced at Weller: Stellar, Geode, Cretone, Raceme, Bonito
   1932-1937 Frederic Grant, son-in-law, is president for one year, divorced from Ethel (Weller, b. 1898); Irvin Smith, another son-in-law (Louise) is president from 1933-1937
   1935 Freehand decoration ends at Weller
   1935-1948 Weller produces simplified embossed lines
   1937-1948 Walter Hughes, a ceramic engineer and former employee at American Encaustic Tiling Company is Weller's last president
   1947-1948 Essex Wire Corporation buys controlling share in Weller, closes the pottery in 1948
   1954 Minnie Weller dies at age 92, Weller house contents are auctioned



2. This book was very helpful to me - I just started collecting Weller pottery since the beginning of this year. Although this book couldn't possible have every piece of Weller pottery photographed or drawn it is still a very useful and appreciated guide for any Weller collector. I am very pleased with my copy and would recommend it to anyone considering starting to collect Weller pottery or interested in placing a "ballpark" value on their Weller collectibles. There are some beautiful Weller pieces out there available for the discerning collector - with this book you are an educated collector. Good luck and enjoy collecting some Weller pottery - maybe our paths will cross?



3. This is the only book I know of that is dedicated solely to Weller pottery. It includes a very detailed history of Wellers conception and demise. A section on the prominent Weller artisans and all the known markings of the pottery is very helpful.

   The main reason I bought this book though is for the color photographs of the different Weller lines. They are beautiful and it makes identifying pieces much easier. Besides a copy for myself I also gave one to my Mother-in-law for her birthday. We both love it!

2 comments about Barbie Doll Collector's Handbook.

1. This book was great. It's concise, and provides very useful information for Barbie doll collectors. Excellent book to read especially if you're new to Barbie doll collecting.



2. The information of a large book and handy for its size