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Peggy Ann Osborne is the author of the tremendously successful Button Button: Identification and Price Guide (Schiffer Publishing). Her friendly, conversational style make her books enjoyable and easy to read. You'll find everything you need to know about buttons in this information-packed guide.
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In only 168 pages, this book has made a successful collector out of me. It has numerous illustrations, all in color; an orderly method of describing types of buttons and their history; tips on cleaning and displaying them; and addresses of publications, suppliers, and clubs for collectors. Although it is crisply informative, the book also conveys the pleasant, upbeat personality of the writer. -Amazon.com
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A long-time admirer of their work, Mrs. Jargstorf is also the author of Paperweights and Glass in Jewelry. She resides in her native Germany.
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Peggy Ann Osborne has studied and collected buttons for over twenty years.
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Alan and Gillian Meredith have been button collectors for over thirty years, undertaking much original research and writing artciles for leading antiques magazines, as well as appearing on television and radio. They owned the first and only button museum in Great Britain. creating a focus for those interested in the history, design and manufacture of buttons, as well as introducing a fascinating subject to the general public.
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Button collecting has been a hobby in America and Britain for a number of years. Organized along the lines of stamp collecting, there is an incredible variety of buttons available, with the most magnificent produced during the eighteenth century. This book outlines button history and describes the types of buttons that the average collector is most likely to encounter. With illustrations of a large range of button designs, this is a perfect introduction to an enjoyable, timeless hobby, ideal for aspiring collectors and anyone interested in the history of fashion.
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Peg Osborne is past president of the Illinois State Button Society and is president of the Chicago Loop Button Club. She has also authored two other books on buttons, Button Button and About Buttons, both available from Schiffer.
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Author Sally C. Luscomb published the Magazine Just Buttons for 35 years before compiling this useful reference book.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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