Antique Clothes

Pictorial Guide to Christmas Ornaments and Collectibles: Identification and Values

Book Description
This easy to use, new pictorial guide will be the ideal book to take on trips to antique stores and flea markets. The captions of the almost 2,000 color photographs include the title of the piece, size variations, where made, reproduction information, rarity rating, and current collector value. A brief introduction, history, and collector notes are included. Glass ornaments of all types are featured: animals, beads, Santas, trees, buildings, crosses, food, patriotic items, and much more. There are not only fabric ornaments, but wax, metal, Sebnitz, and others. There are also many miscellaneous Christmas collectibles featured, including lighting, candy containers, plaques, dolls, and other figures and decorations. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: George W. Johnson has been collecting antique Christmas decorations for over 30 years, and is a member of the Golden Glow of Christmas Past, a club for enthusiasts of Christmas memorabilia. He is an elementary and middle school teacher who specializes in working with talented and gifted students in Southern Local Schools near Logan, Ohio. REVIEW: George Johnson's book on Christmas ornaments adds a nice touch to any collector's bookshelf. This new volume is largely about glass ornaments and happily includes a wide range of them. Other chapters deal with Dresden ornaments, plus paper, wax, fabric, metal, and plastic decorations. Additionally there are sections on electric lighting, tree tops, and stands. Altogether there are nearly 2,000 full color photos with descriptions and values.

About The Author
George W. Johnson has been collecting antique Christmas decorations for over 30 years, and is a member of the Golden Glow of Christmas Past, a club for enthusiasts of Christmas memorabilia. He is an elementary and middle school teacher who specializes in working with talented and gifted students in Southern Local Schools near Logan, Ohio.

Possessed Possessions 2 : More Haunted Antiques, Furniture and Collectibles

Book Description
This sequel to Possessed Possessions includes 40 more amazing true stories of bizarre, unusual and unexplained incidents--all caused by haunted objects like the demented dolls, spirited sculptures, a pesky piano, a killer crib, and much, much, more.

About The Author
Ed Okonowicz is the author of 15 books, including two volumes featuring haunted antiques and nine volumes of the Spirits Between the Bays Mid-Atlantic ghost/folklore series. Several of his books have won state and national awards. The books in his DelMarVa Murder Mystery series are set on the Delmarva Peninsula, which includes Delaware and the Eastern Shore of Maryland and Virginia.

Also a professional storyteller, he has appeared in the documentary Ghost Waters, which was featured on The Learning Channel and he conducts ghost tours at Fort Delaware and other sites throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. He sometimes is referred to as "Delmarva's Stephen King."

Quixtar click-by-click, 2nd Edition

Don Bates, Fort Lauderdale, FL
"The mysteries of Quixtar revealed! A five-star manual for both beginners and experienced users. Written in a breezy, natural style."

Laurie Geronemus, Westchester County, New York
"A comprehensive guide to the nuances of Quixtar. Vivid illustrations complement skillful instruction, making click-by-click a five-star tool for success."

Red Wing Collectibles

Product Description
This companion volume to Red Wing Stoneware has hundreds of items not found in the stoneware guide. Beautiful full-color photos, complete informative text, and current values. AUTHORBIO: Dan Depasquale has co-authored two books with Gail Peck and Larry Peterson: Red Wing Stoneware and Red Wing Collectibles, both of which are handy pocket guides for Red Wing collectors. AUTHORBIO: Larry Peterson has co-authored two books with Dan Depasquale and Gail Peck: Red Wing Stoneware and Red Wing Collectibles, both of which are handy pocket guides for Red Wing collectors. REVIEW: There are several hundred full-color photos in this handy pocket guide. Descriptions and dates for each item are given, as well as current collector values.

Restoring the Great Collectible Cameras: (1945-1970)

Revolution in Fashion: European Clothing, 1715-1815

Schroeder's Collectible Toys Antique to Modern Price Guide (Schroeder's Collectible Toys)

Book Description
This book contains values for over 20,000 toys in every category imaginable action figures, cast-iron and paper lithographed toys, wind-ups, Barbie dolls, model kits, diecast banks, games, playsets, character toys, and many other categories of children's playthings dating from the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Backing the editors is a fantastic team of researchers and advisors who carefully check every line for up-to-the-minute accuracy. Though primarily a price guide, the book also contains coded dealer listings devised to help the reader track down and purchase those hard-to-find items. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: After writing their first book, The Story of Fiesta, published in 1974, the Huxfords became pottery editors for Collector Books and in that capacity wrote several other books on various Ohio potteries: Roseville Pottery, McCoy Pottery, Brush-McCoy Pottery, Weller Pottery, and Roseville Pottery, Volume II. Since 1982 they have been editors of Schroeder's Antiques Price Guide; Schroeder's Collectible Toys; Antique to Modern; Garage Sale Flea Market Annual; and Wanted to Buy. REVIEW: This book is the #1 toy guide the field has to offer. Of the many toy books on the market today, only one tackles this enormous and varied field head-on - Schroeder's Collectible Toys, Antique to Modern. The book contains values for 20,000 toys in every category imaginable. It's easy to use and is compiled by the editors of the #1 antiques collectibles price guide in the country. Their team of advisors carefully checks each category for accuracy.

Simple and Stylish Patterns for 18-Inch Dolls' Clothing (Creative Crafters)

Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles

Book Description
A "collectors" place is now in the kitchen! Readers will experience an enjoyable visual view of the kitchen, with this full-color, generously illustrated book highlighting postwar collectible kitchen gadgets, plastic house wares, accessories, and much more.

This impressive identification and price guide features more than 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers. For collectors who want to value their collection, it also contains listings and prices for 2,200 kitchen and food preparation items, such as utensils, mixers, pans, molds, juicers, shredders, slicers, can openers, and more. Dealers, decorators, designers, and historians alike will appreciate all this rich and entertaining guide has to offer.

* Over 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers offer an enjoyable visual view of kitchen collectibles * Includes listings and prices for 2,200 postwar gadgets

About The Author
In the 1990s Brian S. Alexander set out to redecorate his home in a style that closely mimics the 1950s, exposing himself to all types of kitchen gadgets and household items of the period. His interests as a collector took him to numerous antique malls, shops, flea markets, shows, and on more than a few Internet excursions. As Brian's collections grew, he thought someday he might write a book on the subject, and in 2001 he signed up with a motivational program focusing on long put off ?someday projects? Through the Chicago Tribune. He presently works as an architect in Gurnee, Illinois and has homes in Evanston, Illinois and Michigan City, Indiana.

Standard Price Guide to U.S. Scouting Collectibles (Standard Price Guide to Us Scouting...

Book Description
The most extensive price guide for Boy Scout collectibles is now completely revised and expanded, with 4,000 new listings (12,000 total) and 300 new photos. Items, grouped by scouting program, cover the full range, from young Tiger Cubs, through Boy Scouts and Exploring to Sea Scouts, Venture and Varsity programs; in addition, the older Lone Scout, Rover, Senior and Air Scout programs are covered. Uniforms, rank advancement, program books, patches and pins are listed with years of use, and valued with a price range based on condition.

Specialized areas featured include knives, shoes, cameras, jewelry, calendars, first-aid kits, tents, cook gear, flags, and hundreds of other items. The areas of Juvenile literature, Merit Badges and the Pamphlets, National Jamboree memorabilia and Order of the Arrow national issues are highlighted.

This guide targets former and current scouts who want to know the value of their collectibles and memorabilia, and also antique dealers who need a single reference book for their scouting inventory.

- Completely revised and expanded
- Nearly 12,000 listings
- More than 750 photos; 16 pages of color

Star Wars: From Concept to Screen to Collectible

Product Review
Nowadays nearly everything linked with the original Star Wars trilogy is valuable, from bottle caps to shoelaces to posters. This beautiful volume, published by Chronicle Books, follows the design and development of these items--and the development of George Lucas from filmmaker into "merchandiser par excellence." Even casual fans will be delighted by dozens of photos of toys they wanted, toys they had, and toys they wish had been made. Models of some of these never-produced toys provide tantalizing glimpses of what might have been, for better or worse. Thankfully Leia wasn't turned into a Barbie clone, but what child wouldn't have loved a Boba Fett's Bounty Set? Many familiar characters and vehicles are accompanied by concept sketches marked by Lucas's rubber stamps, from "O.K." (translation: try again) to "WONDERFUL." The marketing blitz may be off-putting, but it is fascinating to look back over the wide range of licensed products: linens, shoes, watches, and, of course, food. You might remember C-3POs and the ice-cream bars, but did you know that English fans were offered Star Wars Yogurts with flavors such as Luke Skywalker raspberry, Darth Vader black cherry, and tasty Jabba the Hutt peach melba? A photograph of a tiny, vinyl-caped Jawa action figure, now selling for several hundred dollars, reminds us of the true lesson of Star Wars: You should have held on to those toys! --C.B. Delaney

The Art of Shelling : A Complete Guide to Finding Shells and Other Beach Collectibles at...

Jose H. Leal, Ph.D.,Director, The Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida
"A well organized, informative, and concise sourcebook for the recreational shell collector."

Derickson W. Bennett, Executive Director, American Littoral Society
"We use this book on beach walks. It works. Highly recommended for beginner and veteran as a shell guide and seashore natural history."