Antique Books

Octopus Publishing is the leading publisher in the antiques books market accounting for 41% of purchases in the 52 weeks ending 27th May 2007. Source: BML's Books and the Consumer survey 2007 Issue 17: Art, Antiques & Photography books. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

For 30 years, Miller’s Antiques Price Guide has been the benchmark for authority and accessibility, acknowledged as the most comprehensive illustrated guide to antiques from around the world. The tradition continues in the latest version, now in a larger size that makes identification and valuing easier. It features color photos and in-depth information on more than 8,000 items, and is specifically compiled to reflect the American market, with every image changed from last year’s edition—so it’s up to date with collecting and buying trends. Special features explain why one piece is worth more than another, show how to value an item, and teach you how to become your own appraiser.
Whether you’re buying or selling, a dealer, collector, auctioneer or appraiser, this is the one book you always need near you.

Collecting small antiques can be of absorbing interest, partly because the items are easy to display and partly because they can be found in a great variety of places, including antique shops, public auctions, bric-a-brac stalls, garage sales and flea markets. Each title in this series is written by an expert in his or her chosen subjectwith a wealth of practical advice to help the novice over any initial hurdles, guidance on prices and over 100 illustrations to help with identification.

RIGHT ON TARGET: THE BEST PRICE GUIDE ON THE MARKET--LOADED WITH MORE THAN 30,000 PRICES!

Gun collecting is one of the world's oldest and most popular hobbies, but bargains are hard to find. Now here's all the help you'll need. The Official Price Guide to Antique and Modern Firearms provides up-to-date prices for weapons manufactured in the United States and foreign countries between the 1600s and the 1980s--from historic flintlocks and muskets to modern-day rifles and shotguns--all conveniently organized by country.

[ ] AMERICAN ANTIQUE FIREARMS. Listings for the historic early models of all major American manufacturers--including Colt, Smith & Wesson, Remington, Whitney, Winchester, and others--plus military arms from the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, and both sides of the Civil War.

[ ] AMERICAN MODERN FIREARMS. The most current listings for all major and minor U.S. manufacturers, featuring handguns and long guns.

[ ] FOREIGN ANTIQUE/MODERN FIREARMS. From British sporting rifles to German World War II Lugers, this definitive volume offers the collector extensive information on the international market.

[ ] NEW! A COMPLETE COMMEMORATIVE SECTION. Draw a bead on this exciting area of collecting with thorough coverage of all commemorative guns.

[ ] INVALUABLE FACTS. A current review of the collectible firearms market, a handy glossary, relevant new legal considerations, and instructive historical backgrounds on collectible firearms.

[ ] BONUS CHAPTER. A special section on antique and modern cartridges and ammunition, a popular area of collecting in itself.

[ ] EXCLUSIVE FEATURE. The unique price-trend indicator lets the collector compare current market values with last edition's listed prices--see at a glance which items have increased or decreased in value to get the most out of your investment.

[ ] FULLY ILLUSTRATED.

Profusely illuswtrated woodworking guide, brimming with expert tips and advice, covers proper care and use of tools, replacing lost hardware, strengthening fractured joints, and much more. Also includes step-by-step instructions for restoring an early rocker, repairing a table leg, replacing the swing rail on a gateleg table, and other projects. Illustrations of American Empire secretary, c. 1825; cherry chest of drawers, c. 1800-1820, a Shaker tilt-top table, c. 1810; and other pieces of restored furniture.

[covers] stuff that only the top restorers know how to do. -- The Chronicle

Fantastic is the only way to describe [this] booksimply a must for libraries of all tool collectors -- The Tool Table

This book explores the intersection between two key developments of the fourth through seventh centuries CE: the construction of monumental churches and the veneration of saints. While Christian sacred topography is usually interpreted in narrowly religious terms as points of contact with holy places and people, this book considers church buildings as spatial environments in which a range of social 'work' happened. It draws on approaches developed in the fields of anthropology, ritual studies, and social geography to examine, for example, how church buildings facilitated commemoration of the community's dead, establishment of a shared historical past, and communication with the divine. Surveying evidence for the introduction of saints into liturgical performance and the architectural and decorative programs of churches, this analysis explains how saints helped to bolster the boundaries of church space, reinforce local social and religious hierarchies, and negotiate the community's place within larger regional and cosmic networks.

The value of any given antique or collectible is entirely dependent upon the economic force of supply and demand. Now in its 28th edition, "Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide", the 2010 edition of an annually published collector's guide, remains an indispensable price guide and reference for buyers, sellers, and collectors in establishing a frame of general and reliable reference.

This book is highly informative and up to date with its descriptions and prices. I use this book as my bible for toys becouse it contains not only the easy to get prices, but also the hard to find toy prices. The only draw back that I can see is I would like to see more pictures. This is a must for your toy collectible library of price books.- Thomas J. Niedermeier

Homicide and antiques combine smoothly in this well-crafted mystery, the first in a new series, from fourth-generation antiques dealer and children's historical novelist Wait (Stopping to Home). Since several antiques dealers have died lately under suspicious circumstances, the police are especially vigilant at the Rensselaer County (N.Y.) Spring Antiques Fair. Despite their precautions, recently widowed Maggie Summer, an antique prints dealer who calls her business "Shadows," has just set up her booth when she learns a fellow dealer has died after a scuffle. The police soon accuse Ben, the 20-year-old nephew of Maggie's disabled friend, Gussie White, who has an adjoining booth, but Ben has Down's syndrome and is unable to clear himself of the murder charge. A second death puts all the dealers under suspicion. Because the fair lasts only three days, Maggie and new acquaintance Will Brewer, a dealer in fireplace tools who has his charms ("Kindly women might have called him a teddy bear, complete with beard and slight beer belly"), must act quickly to help the police solve the murders before her colleagues (and the killer?) disperse. Full of fascinating information about antiques and antiques fairs (each chapter head includes a catalogue-like description of an antique print), plus helpful maps and careful directions for finding one's place in the crime scene, this solid debut will appeal to cozy fans who appreciate a realistic background.
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