Warman's Lunch Boxes Field Guide

Warman's Lunch Boxes Field Guide
Author: Joe Soucy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 314
Release: 2008-10-27
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219230

You can't help but relive fond memories of childhood when you spend time with this celebration of meal-time nostalgia. Explore photos and learn about collector prices for metal lunch boxes, many including bottles, from the early 1950s to the more modern reincarnations of the 1980s. Enjoy an overview of this hip collectible arena from the author, a man who's accumulated every lunch box of every type ever made.

Warman's Shoes Field Guide

Warman's Shoes Field Guide
Author: Caroline Ashleigh
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2010-05-06
Genre: Design
ISBN: 1440215332

"Warman's" Shoes Field Guide" offers up-to-date pricing from Caroline Ashleigh. The book is organized by era and designer, highlighting the leading fashion trends and innovations that captivate collectors today. Gorgeous color photos illustrate everything from chunky and wild disco platforms to the restrained elegance of Roger Vivier and Prada. Each listing will include: detailed description of the vintage shoes, approximate date of manufacture, any significant design details and value range.

Warman's Depression Glass Field Guide

Warman's Depression Glass Field Guide
Author: Ellen Schroy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 514
Release: 2010-06-21
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440215170

At last, a field guide that is truly a "pocket guide." Measuring in at only 4-1/4 X 5-1/4 inches, this is a book that fits easily into any handbag, purse, backpack or...pocket! Compact in size, but packing a real wallop of identification information, this Depression glass guide includes over 500 photos & illustrations and accurate pricing for each of the 300 pieces included. Covers more than 100 different patterns, from Adam to Windsor, and includes color variations for most pieces. At the back of the book, readers will find a quick guide to patterns, and a cross-index of names, making on-the-spot identification a breeze. Both beginning and experienced collectors will treasure this take-along guide!

Warman's Buttons Field Guide

Warman's Buttons Field Guide
Author: Jill Gorski
Publisher: Krause Publications
Total Pages: 512
Release: 2009-03-04
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780896898080

For years, buttons have been more than a device that holds it all together. A popular category of collectible buttons are a staple (40,000 plus auctions) on eBay, and a topic discussed by sewing enthusiasts and crafters around the world. This new book bears all the color and attitudes of a favorite vintage button, with all the historical facts and realized pricing suitable for fans of the one thing that truly makes fashion functional.

U.S. Coins & Currency, Warman's Companion

U.S. Coins & Currency, Warman's Companion
Author: Allen G. Berman
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2009-07-08
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219303

This new edition of this coins and currency guide serves both experienced and entry-level collectors in your search for updated values and answers about U.S. coins and paper money. Written in a comfortable instructional tone, this book walks you through the evolution of U.S. money, spotting mint marks, and grading and handling coins; en-route to identifying and pricing all types of coins including State Quarters, new Nickels, gold coins, and paper money including treasury notes, silver certificates and demand notes, among others.

McCoy Pottery, Warman's Companion

McCoy Pottery, Warman's Companion
Author: Mark F. Moran
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2009-04-02
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 144021929X

This edition of McCoy contains essential identifying details and descriptions for everything from McCoy-made cookie jars and crocks to planters, vases and flower pots. The compact size provides access to facts and photos for inspection during auctions, shows, estate sales, flea markets, without being too cumbersome to tote. Inside the pages of this go-to-guide is an impressive collection of vibrant color photos, updated prices, makers marks, company history, and market trends.

Warman's Depression Glass

Warman's Depression Glass
Author: Ellen Schroy
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 669
Release: 2009-09-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219338

Once an inexpensive gift often given away, Depression glass is one of today's most sought after collectible. This essential guide gives collectors current market values for more than 10,000 items that often carry sentimental, as well as financial value. This comprehensive guide delivers double the photos as previous editions, as the most specific identification process of any guide on the market today. In this book, expert and beginning glass collectors will find: • 1,000 detailed color photos and lien drawings of 170 patterns help with identification and pattern recognition • Background information to help collectors to savvy sellers and buyers in the more than 7,000 daily eBay auctions devoted to Depression glass • A library showcasing the evolution of plate shapes over the years

Warman's Modernism Furniture and Acessories

Warman's Modernism Furniture and Acessories
Author: Noah Fleisher
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2009-07-08
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440219354

The cool designs, sleek lines and fashion-forward forms of the open and optimistic feel of the modernism furniture and design is as reflective of attitude as it is ingenuity. The enthusiasm and boundless hope of post-War 1950s America, not unlike our country’s current eagerness for a shot of optimism, is represented in the pages of this beautifully illustrated, inspiring, and informative book. Warman’s Modernism Furniture & Accessories features the furniture and designs that emerged during the prime of the movement, between 1945 and 1985. The collection of 1,000 rich and robust color photos, real-world auction prices and extensive descriptions make this a fundamental reference for anyone with an interest in modernism furniture.

Warman's Watches Field Guide

Warman's Watches Field Guide
Author: Reyne Haines
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 515
Release: 2011-02-10
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440218862

With 100% new content and more than 400 gorgeous color photos, Warman's Watches Field Guide is the essential portable guide to one of the hottest collecting categories. This book covers more than 100 years of watches from more than 50 watch manufactures, including famous Swiss (Patek Phillipe, Cyma, Rolex, Omega, Breitling) and American (Bulova, Illinoins, Eligin, Hamilton) companies. Each listing from these companies, and others, features a detailed description and accurate pricing information, along with photos of near-mint versus the average watch, all of which will be aiding you in identifying and valuing their own collections.

Warman's Jewelry Field Guide

Warman's Jewelry Field Guide
Author: Kathy Flood
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 516
Release: 2011-03-16
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 144021882X

The take-it-with-you collecting resource... Warman's Jewelry Field Guide 2nd Edition features more than 400 detailed color images and current values for some of the world's most stunning fine and costume jewelry. You'll also find: Key categories covering everything from funky fads to diamonds and pearls. A wide-ranging list of shopping resources. Essential factors to consider when determining values.