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Warman’s Advertising A Value and Identification Guide
- All You Need for Starting, Building or Maintaining a Collection
- Advertiser's Include: 7-Up, Coca-Cola, Gulf, Pepsi-Cola, Lucky Strike, etc.
- 600 Photos in Color and Black & White and Current Values
$24.95
Peachblow Glass: Collector’s Identifications & Price Guide
- Takes the Mystery out of Collecting Peach Blow Glass
- Includes 500+ Color Photos, Updated Values, and much More
- A Handy Guide that Will Prove Itself Essential for Collectors & Fans
$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
Collectible Aunt Jemima: Handbook & Value Guide
- Includes Doll Families, Recipe Books, Cooking Sets, Menus, etc.
- 207 Color Photos
- 6" x 9", 128 PGS.
$14.95
McCoy Pottery
- Features Descriptions, Index, Current Values, and More
- Over 740 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 208 PGS.
$29.95
Walkingsticks
- Thoroughly Researched Work on Every Aspect of the Walkingstick
- Filled with 100's of Color Photos and Pages of Fascinating History
- Book to be Enjoyed by Collectors and Craftsmen Alike
$29.95
The History of Old Time Farm Implement Wrenches
- The Definitive Guide to Cast Iron Wrenches
- Illustrated with Thousands of Photographs & Drawings
- 513 Pages with 176 Page Softbound Supplement
$50.00
Majolica 3rd Expanded Edition With Revised Price Guide
- Comprehensive Look at an Increasingly Valuable Collectible Item
- Various Forms Covered in Detail, Valued, and Amply Illustrated in Color
- Traces the History from its Earliest Roots to Current Popularity
$14.95
Willow Ware: Ceramics in the Chinese Tradition
- 100's of Detailed Color Photos Depict Willow Ware of All Kinds
- Includes Legends, Poems, Factual Info, and Price Guide
- Learn to Sort Out the Makers, Dates, Marks & Ranges of Values
$29.95
Warman’s Depression Glass
- Features 10,000+ Values for 155 of the Most Popular Glass Patterns
- Beautifully Illustrated in Full-Color and Includes Current Values
- Contains Patterns Such as Adam, Colonial, Old English, Patrick, Windsor,etc
$25.95
The American Cut Glass Industry: T. G. Hawkes and his Competitors
- Authoritative Look at the the Glass Industry in Corning, New York
- Illustrated in Both Color and Black & White Photos
- Includes Advertising Reprint, Old Documents, Collector's Info, & More
$89.50
Wearable Art Accessories & Jewelry 1900-2000
- Features Glossary, Bibliography & Price Guide
- 575 Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 184 PGS.
$39.95
A Guide to Sandwich Glass
- Features Detailed Information & Price Guide
- 252 Color Photos
- 9" x 12", 208 PGS.
$29.95
Valentines With Values
- Includes Market Values, Glossay, Hundreds of Items, etc.
- 600 Color Photos
- 6" x 9", 192 PGS.
$19.95
Yesterdays Silver for Todays Table: A Silver Collectors Guide to Elegant Di
- A Colorful & Practical Tour of Fine Antique Silver
- 334 Color Photos
- 8 1/2" x 11", 240 PGS.
$49.95
Pocket Guide To Corkscrews
- Invites Collectors and Dealers to Explore Remarkable Examples of Corkscrews
- Hundreds of Rare and Novelty Varieties are Well Represented
- All Corkscrews Classified Categorically with Current Market Value
$19.95
Victorian Costume For Ladies:1860-1900
- Lavishly Illustrated with Hundreds of 19th Century Photographs
- Includes All Manner of Women's Garments
- Includes Commentary on Social History
$29.95
Pocket Guide to Pink Depression Era Glass
- Revised & Expanded 2nd Edition – Updated Values
- Features Even More Beautiful Color Photos
- Includes Examples of 45 Patterns and Brief Histories of Glass Companies
$16.95
Boxes Full of Corkscrews
- In-Depth Look at Corkscrews New & Old in Their Original Packaging
- 100's of Corkscrews Pictured in Color with Descriptions & Values
- Includes: Bar Sets, Novelty, Legs, Souvenir, Figurals, and More
$59.95
Warman’s American Pottery & Porcelain
- Documents the History of Nearly 150 Potteries & Their Wares
- Includes: 1200 New Listings, 300+ Photos in Black & White and Color, etc.
- Valuable & Updated Guide Provides All the Info You Need
$24.95
Antique Trader American Pressed Glass & Bottles Price Guide
- New & Improved 2nd Edition – Updated Descriptions & Values
- Makers Featured: Lacy, Fostoria, Imperial, Cambridge, Heisey, etc.
- Also Includes Collecting Guidelines, Glossary, 350 Photos, & Much More
$21.95
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
