The Bakelite Jewelry Book: Facts, Tips and Advice for Dads-To-Be

by Corinne Davidov and Ginny Redington Dawes

Book Overview

During recent years, the Bakelite jewelry of the 1930s has become a trendy and popular fashion accessory and much-valued collectible. The authors have assembled here the greatest array ever seen of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0896598675
• ISBN13: 9780896598676
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Abbeville Press
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 10.5" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Good Information, pictures

I was looking forward to this book as I have the authors'book on Victorian jewellery. Although I enjoyed this book, I was disappointed there weren't more pictures, i.e, closeups of the authors bracelet collection. Nonetheless, I am delighted I have this book and look at it frequently.

The Bakelite Jewelry Book

Love this book! Beautiful photography and good explanation of bakelite history. A must have for a collectors library. Wish I had been involved in the publishing of this book. It must of been a delightful ride to see all the vintage bakelite. Like being in a candy store. Corinne Davidov and Ginny Redington Dawes did a wonderful job. But please invite me next time, okay? :-)

Great Book

This is a beautifully photographed book. Shows many wonderful pieces of vintage bakelite jewelry. I can't fault it except to say, I wish it had even more examples of bakelite to look at.

Gorgeous pictures of rare pieces

This was the first book on Bakelite jewelry that I ever bought, and the mouthwatering pictures wheted my appetite to start collecting Bakelite jewelry. However, after this luscious introduction, I was in for a big disappointment out in the real world. Most of the stunning pieces in this book have long since been snapped up by collectors, and in the years since I got this book I have rarely found a piece of Bakelite that appears in it. In terms of seeing some of the best of the best, Davidov shows Bakelite jewelry at it's finest. She also does much to enlighten collectors about the Bakelite jewelry industry. Although there is a rudimentary pricing guide, it is completely out of date and is of little use to today's collector. None the less, Bakelite collectors will enjoy this book. It's not a collector's guide. Instead, this beautiful book is a glorious celebration of top of the line vintage Bakelite jewelry, and a guilty pleasure to just thumb through and savor....