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Here are some great books to share with your favorite collector. Happy Holidays!
Kovels’ Antiques and Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide
Collectibles Price Guide 2020 2020-2021
Written by: Terry and Kim Kovel Written by: Judith Miller
Softcover, 568 pages Softcover, 600 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publisher: Octopus Books
Price: $29.99 Price: $45.00
The most trusted and complete Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the
antiques & collectibles price guide essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has
available! The Kovels’ 2020 edition is earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collec-
packed with 16,000 listings and 2,500 tor or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith
full-color photographs featuring collectibles in Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide
furniture, jewelry, toys, glass, and more. The features more than 8,000 antiques.
Kovels are the most trusted source for both Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, metalwares, jewellery
the casual and the expert collector. With 16,000 actual prices and 2,500 full-color and objets de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys,
photographs, the guide also features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, decorative arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth
up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photo- more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer.
graphs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with prices based on Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to
actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlike other guides, help date and value objects, while special “Judith Picks” sections give fascinating
which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items, Kovels’ covers all background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.
American and international items and includes reasonably-priced items. The book is
organized by categories most sought-after by collectors, including depression glass,
dolls, jewelry, furniture, porcelain, and sports memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, Houses: Atelier AM
and expert commentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and Written by Michael Misczynski and Alexandra
price their own antiques. The 2020 edition includes a special section, Collecting
Trends: Iconic Designers of Twentieth-Century Furniture. Misczynski, Text by Mayer Rus, Photographed by
François Halard
Hardcover, 270 pages
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Publisher: Rizzoli USA
Collectibles & Antiques: An Expert Price: $65.00
Practical Guide And Visual Reference To
The World Of Collecting Antiques At Following up on their much-heralded first volume of
Accessible Prices interiors, this new publication presents the next evolution
of Atelier AM – virtuosos of mixing antiques and
Written by: David Battie museum-quality artworks with pedigreed design. Eight new homes are featured in
Softcover, 256 pages this new volume, and each features Atelier AM’s signature reverence for patina mixed
Publisher: Southwater with the new: reclaimed wood beams and well-loved vintage modern furniture pieces
Price: $18.99 mingles comfortably with century-old artifacts and antiques. The mix of modern and
ancient acknowledges and celebrates both the past and the future of design.
An ideal introduction for those with a new interest
in antiques but also a wide-ranging reference book for
more experienced collectors. Structured by category, with detailed photographs to 100 Letters That Changed the World
help you to identify and price pieces in antique shops, auctions, specialist fairs and Written by Colin Salter
markets, this is a fascinating background read for all antique enthusiasts. Hardcover, 224pages
Publisher: Rizzoli USA
Antique Furniture Restoration. Price: $29.95
An Illustrated Guide The selected letters demonstrate the power of the
Written by: Colin Holcombe written word from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing
Softcover, 234 pages life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments,
Publisher: Completelynovel passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic
Price: $15.99 notes with deadly consequences. Included are entries that span history: Leonardo da
Vinci’s résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents; Henry VIII’s love letters
A comprehensive guide to the care and repair of antique to Anne Boleyn; Beatrix Potter’s correspondence with a friend’s son that inspired
and period furniture. It will be of help to both, those who Peter Rabbit; the scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde’ downfall; SOS
own such pieces and feel they have the necessary skills to telegrams from the Titanic; the telegram informing the president about the bombing
carry out the repairs that are needed, and also those who wish to start a career in of Pearl Harbor; Martin Luther King, Jr.’'s open letter from a Birmingham jail; words
furniture restoration and conservation. by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf, Baudelaire, and Kurt Cobain.
hile there is always a wide variety
W
of journals for people to write their
thoughts and ideas throughout the new
year, we thought we would share a
number of options we came across
while looking for Antiques books
online. Found on Amazon and at
other book retailers. Prices for these
stocking stuffers are around $6.99
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Here are some great books to share with your favorite collector. Happy Holidays!
Kovels’ Antiques and Miller’s Antiques Handbook & Price Guide
Collectibles Price Guide 2020 2020-2021
Written by: Terry and Kim Kovel Written by: Judith Miller
Softcover, 568 pages Softcover, 600 pages
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publisher: Octopus Books
Price: $29.99 Price: $45.00
The most trusted and complete Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the
antiques & collectibles price guide essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. It has
available! The Kovels’ 2020 edition is earned the reputation of being the book no dealer, collec-
packed with 16,000 listings and 2,500 tor or auctioneer should be without. Compiled by Judith
full-color photographs featuring collectibles in Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder of the book, the guide
furniture, jewelry, toys, glass, and more. The features more than 8,000 antiques.
Kovels are the most trusted source for both Comprehensive sections cover ceramics, furniture, glass, metalwares, jewellery
the casual and the expert collector. With 16,000 actual prices and 2,500 full-color and objets de vertu, clocks and watches, books, Oriental antiques, textiles, toys,
photographs, the guide also features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, decorative arts and Modern Classics. Special features explain why one piece is worth
up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photo- more than another, show how to value an item and teach you to be your own valuer.
graphs than any other competitive title. Kovels' is the only guide with prices based on Biographies of designers and factories give the background information you need to
actual sales from the previous calendar year, never estimates. Unlike other guides, help date and value objects, while special “Judith Picks” sections give fascinating
which focus almost exclusively on English or high-priced items, Kovels’ covers all background and valuation details for particularly interesting or unusual objects.
American and international items and includes reasonably-priced items. The book is
organized by categories most sought-after by collectors, including depression glass,
dolls, jewelry, furniture, porcelain, and sports memorabilia. Indexes, cross-references, Houses: Atelier AM
and expert commentary throughout empower readers to collect with confidence and Written by Michael Misczynski and Alexandra
price their own antiques. The 2020 edition includes a special section, Collecting
Trends: Iconic Designers of Twentieth-Century Furniture. Misczynski, Text by Mayer Rus, Photographed by
François Halard
Hardcover, 270 pages
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Publisher: Rizzoli USA
Collectibles & Antiques: An Expert Price: $65.00
Practical Guide And Visual Reference To
The World Of Collecting Antiques At Following up on their much-heralded first volume of
Accessible Prices interiors, this new publication presents the next evolution
of Atelier AM – virtuosos of mixing antiques and
Written by: David Battie museum-quality artworks with pedigreed design. Eight new homes are featured in
Softcover, 256 pages this new volume, and each features Atelier AM’s signature reverence for patina mixed
Publisher: Southwater with the new: reclaimed wood beams and well-loved vintage modern furniture pieces
Price: $18.99 mingles comfortably with century-old artifacts and antiques. The mix of modern and
ancient acknowledges and celebrates both the past and the future of design.
An ideal introduction for those with a new interest
in antiques but also a wide-ranging reference book for
more experienced collectors. Structured by category, with detailed photographs to 100 Letters That Changed the World
help you to identify and price pieces in antique shops, auctions, specialist fairs and Written by Colin Salter
markets, this is a fascinating background read for all antique enthusiasts. Hardcover, 224pages
Publisher: Rizzoli USA
Antique Furniture Restoration. Price: $29.95
An Illustrated Guide The selected letters demonstrate the power of the
Written by: Colin Holcombe written word from ink-inscribed tablets vividly describing
Softcover, 234 pages life in ancient Rome to remarkable last wills and testaments,
Publisher: Completelynovel passionate outpourings of love and despair, and diplomatic
Price: $15.99 notes with deadly consequences. Included are entries that span history: Leonardo da
Vinci’s résumé with barely a mention of his artistic talents; Henry VIII’s love letters
A comprehensive guide to the care and repair of antique to Anne Boleyn; Beatrix Potter’s correspondence with a friend’s son that inspired
and period furniture. It will be of help to both, those who Peter Rabbit; the scrawled note that brought about Oscar Wilde’ downfall; SOS
own such pieces and feel they have the necessary skills to telegrams from the Titanic; the telegram informing the president about the bombing
carry out the repairs that are needed, and also those who wish to start a career in of Pearl Harbor; Martin Luther King, Jr.’'s open letter from a Birmingham jail; words
furniture restoration and conservation. by cultural luminaries such as Virginia Woolf, Baudelaire, and Kurt Cobain.
hile there is always a wide variety
W
of journals for people to write their
thoughts and ideas throughout the new
year, we thought we would share a
number of options we came across
while looking for Antiques books
online. Found on Amazon and at
other book retailers. Prices for these
stocking stuffers are around $6.99
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