No comments about Christie's Collectibles Small Silver Tableware: A Connoisseur's Guide (Christie's Collectibles).

5 comments about Mustache Cups: Timeless Victorian Treasures.

1. If you collect mustache cups--you need this valuable collector's guide. Written in an enjoyable format, the book gives hundreds of colorful pictures of mustache cups and saucers from around the world. There are pages of valuable potters marks to check your own with. There is even a section on quadruple plate mustache cups and marks. The history of the cups is great. And, best of all, there is a price/value guide for each cup. Now I know what my collection is worth! I'm so glad that this book has finally been written. Thank you, thank you, thank you!



2. A great place for both new and old collectors a like to find information! The detailed photo's are as much of a pleasure to look at as the text is to read. I only wish the Young family would send their collection on tour!



3. Not since Dorothy Hammond's 1972 book on Mustache Cups has anyone written on this subject. Pauline and Glenn are to be congratulated for producing this fine publication which, in my opinion, is long overdue.

   The book is split into chapters dealing with the different types of cups and saucers and it is well illustrated with detailed photographs. No matter how many pictures the book has, though, there never seems to be enough of them and they leave you wanting more. One chapter that I particularly found useful deals with manufacturer's marks. This is an excellent reference section that should help date most marked pieces in any collection.

   The authors have included valuations on most pieces which they explained should act as only a guide to real market prices. The problem with listing valuations, which Dorothy Hammond also acknowledged, is that prices may soon become out of date or not be truly reflective of the actual market prices when one considers the multitude of styles, types and condition of pieces that exist.

   I know that the authors are considering a second edition: I hope they succeed.




4. AS A COLLECTOR AND SON OF A COLLECTOR I CAN SAY WITHOUT THIS BOOK YOU WILL BE LOST. THE SECTION ON THE MARKS COULD STAND ALONE. FOR US COLLECTORS THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN SEEING WHAT ITEM COME "OUT OF THE CLOSET" AND INTO THE MARKET!COMPLAINT, THE SECTION ON SILVER CUPS IS TO SMALL.



5. This is the most comprehensive book ever written about mustache cups, their history, age, and value. The photography is excellent. Not since 1972, when Dorothy Hammond published her book, has a book shown the pictures, dates, descriptions,condition, the backstamp and the value. Their book includes wonderful sets and groupings; silver cups/saucers and their marks; reproductions and fakes; and a wonderful chapter on available accessories.

   Paula & Glenn should win an award for this one!

No comments about Otherworld Uprising.

No comments about Step-by-Step Jewelry; A Complete Introduction to the Craft of Jewelry.

1 comments about Antietam: The Soldiers' Battlefield : A Self-Guided Mini-Tour.

1. A great little book to take a look at before you go or to read on the way there. It's short and to the point. Terrific drawings of each area.
   
   Also has such a "you are there" feel that it is an especially valuable little synopsis for historians, researchers, writers, and others who won't be visiting the site in person.
   
   This book matches the tour stops, and can be used with the Park Service's auto-tour map or audio cassettes, too.
   
   Highly recommended.

1 comments about Carving Canes & Walking Sticks With Tom Wolfe.

1. It's strictly about carving two patterns on handles of canes or walking sticks. I'm a beginer, so I need a more complete book. The step-by-step color pictures are great-- in fine detail, but they need to be numbered in order, to avoid confusion.
   The book is poorly bound; I had to glue the back cover, but it just came loose again.

No comments about Clarice Cliff and Her Contemporaries: Susie Cooper, Keith Murray, Charlotte Rhead, and the Carlton Ware Designers (Schiffer Book for Collectors).

No comments about Furniture Mouldings: Full Size Sections of Moulded Details on English Furniture from 1574 to 1820.

1 comments about Indian giver.

1. This is a wonderful book. Amazingly in 1989 we were in NC during the time Mr. Toth was working on the monument in Cherokee, which is not in the book that I have. This is a beautiful story of an extra-ordinary man. I feel honored to have "been there" and also to own a copy of this book.

No comments about 50 Distinguished Contemporary Artists in Glass (Intelligent Layman Series).