This great new book is not just a valuable value guide, but the fascinating history of hats throughout the ages. Follow the evolution of fashion from 1770 – 1970 through original period magazines’ fashion plates, articles and photographs. Learn how to care, repair and store antique hats and examine hundreds of beautiful full-color photographs of existing antique and vintage hats. Each photo has a complete description along with the current values to make identification and valuing an easy task. Collectors and antique enthusiasts alike will love this book for its thorough treatment of the subject, and the general reader will find the history of hats intriguing and may even start up a collection of their own.