Bottles: Identification and Price Guide

by Michael Polak

Book Overview

Do you need help in finding that elusive and rare antique bottle? How about some clues on where to locate the best digging spots? Do you wonder how old your bottle really is? The "Bottle Bible", a comprehensive reference for all collectors from bottle-collecting enthusiast Michael Polak, is now newly revised for the third edition. Bottle collecting continues to grow as an incredibly popular hobby, with more and more people digging through old dumps,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380772183
• ISBN13: 9780380772186
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 493 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.2" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Recommend

Great book

Antique Bottle Book

A lot of good info for the beginning collector and a fair reference for all.

Outstanding

I've been an Antique Bottle Collector for approximately 10 years and have bought all of the previous editions of Bottles: Identification and Price Guide. While the other 3 editions have been excellent and a great help, the 4th Edition is by far the best of the group. The front part of the book with respect to how to understand bottle collecting,the history of bottles and glass, and digging for bottles (which I do) is an excellent update. In addition, the updated pricing sections along with the photographs, both black & white and color, are also extremely helpful. I find that the other area that provided a great deal of help is the back section of the book. The Trademark Section, Glossary, Clubs and Dealer Guide, and Bibliography. Overall, Mr. Polak has done a great job providing a super updated 4th Edition. The book makes mention that it has been called the "Bottle Bible" and I can understand why. It's been extremely helpful to myself and many of my fellow bottle colletors.

Very easy to use!

I just bought this book, on the recommendation of a friend of mine who is a serious collector. My collection is limited to sports collectibles and other oddities. Still, when I looked through the book, I could very easily find what I was looking for. This book was NOT AT ALL intimidating for a novice collector. Mr. Polak has obviously done his homework.

extremely informative

As a novice bottle collector, this book was recommended to me by a friend. I found this book to be extremely informative. Mr. Polak knows his material and has presented it in a reader friendly fashion. I highly recommend this book to others.