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Compacts: Powder and Paint

  • Features Anecdotes, 100's of Compacts, & Prices
  • 380 Color Photos
  • 6" x 9", 160 PGS.
$19.95

About Buttons: A Collector’s Guide, 150 AD to the Present

  • Most Informative Book Available for Button Collector's
  • 1100 Color Photos
  • 9" x 12", 320 PGS.
$79.95

The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Buttons

  • Features 3000+ buttons!
  • 1100 Color Photos
  • 7" x 10", 242 PGS.
$24.95

The Fashionable Fan

  • History and Evolution of the Fan
  • 215 Color And 46 Black & White Photos
  • 11" x 8 1/2", 208 PGS.
$49.95

Plastic Jewelry

  • Classic Value Guide to Popular Plastic Jewelry
  • 228 Color Photos
  • 6" x 9", 159 PGS.
$14.95

Collecting Handkerchiefs

  • Features Up-to-Date Values & Informative Descriptions
  • 315 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 144 PGS.
$24.95

Popular Purses: It’s in the Bag!

  • Features Vintage Ads, Current Price Guide, and More
  • 425 Color Photos
  • 11" x 8 1/2", 168 PGS.
$39.95

Cameos: Classical to Costume

  • Features 1400 Examples, History of the Cameo, Prices, etc.
  • 526 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 224 PGS.
$59.95

Aprons of the Mid-Twentieth Century: To Serve & Protect

  • Features Over 200 Beautiful Aprons
  • 406 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Sweetheart Jewelry and Collectibles

  • Features Victory Pins, Cards, Pillows, Banners, Compacts, etc.
  • 195 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Fifties Forever!: Popular Fashions for Men, Women, Boys, and Girls

  • Pictures & Describes Clothing from Formal to Classic
  • 469 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Swing Style: Fashions of the 1930s-1950s

  • Features a Value Guide, Glossary, Resource Dictionary, etc.
  • 250 Color And Black & White Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Clothing & Accessories from the ’40s, ’50s, & ’60s: A Handbook and Price Gu

  • Illus. New Handbook & Price Guide
  • 350 Color Photographs
  • 6" x 9", 160 PGS.
$16.95

Wearable Art 1900-2000

  • Features a Glossary, Bibliography & Value Guide
  • 512 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 208 PGS.
$49.95

Wearable Art Accessories & Jewelry 1900-2000

  • Features Glossary, Bibliography & Price Guide
  • 575 Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 184 PGS.
$39.95

Fashionable Clothing From the Sears Catalogs: Mid 1960s

  • Collector's Guide to Sears Catalog Clothing of the 60's
  • 400 Color Photos
  • 11" x 8 1/2", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Fashionable Clothing from the Sears Catalogs: Mid-1970s

  • Collector's Guide to Mid 70's Sears Catalog Clothing
  • Nearly 400 Color Photos
  • 11" x 8 1/2", 160 PGS.
$29.95

Platform Shoes: A Big Step in Fashion

  • Features Shoes of Snake Skin, Fur, Glitter, Leather, and More
  • 317 Color Photos & Estimated Values
  • 11" x 8 1/2", 112 PGS.
$19.95

Ties of Distinction

  • Comprehensive Study of Britain's Neckwear of Distinction
  • 182 Color Photos
  • 8 1/2" x 11", 112 PGS.
$24.95
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