This 2003 edition includes a selection of more than 5000 individual objects, illustrated in over 300 categories of the American antique collecting field. The objects covered date from colonial times... This description may be from another edition of this product.
This is a very nice book. The photography and descriptions of items shown is excellent, and the author has used actual auction prices. It is a good book to keep for future reference.
The best price guide series available.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Dorothy Hammond's series is of more use to serious antique collectors than other price guides because the items illustrated are identified as having been sold for the price given by auction or by dealer, the date of the sale, and the location of the sale. The information is timely and accurate. Items that I sold at auction in 2001 are illustrated here accurately. In other price guides, I've seen items that I can specifically identify as having been sold seven or eight years earlier listed with the old prices. In a rapidly changing market, that kind of misinformation can be costly.
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
My husband & I have been collecting antiques for over 30 years. This book is wonderful because EVERY ITEM DESCRIBED IS PICTURED.There is no guessing if this is your antique by the written desription, there is a picture to be certain.
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