Bargain Antiques. A Practical Handbook For Weekend Collectors

London England: Guild Publishing. Hardcover. Bargain Antiques. Very slight foxing to top edge. Slight wear to top edge of spine of D/J. Slightly sunned spine to D/J. This book is a handy, pocket-sized reference manual for enthusiastic collectors; those who enjoy browsing around antique fairs and markets in search of interesting and attractive objects from bread boards to buttonhooks, silver spoons to sylvan pottery. Is the asking price fair? Willit appreciate in value? Questions like these need a quick answer when you come face to face with a real bargain, so to help the collector this book is an easy-to-follow A to Z format, with photographs and line drawings to aid identification. Much of the book's content is Victorian, as this is where the real bargains lie, due to the vastly increased manufacture following the 19th-century industrial revolution. Approximate prices have been included as a guide to each item. Illustrated. Illustrated laminated boards. 253 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.) . Near Fine. Decorative Laminated Boards. 1st Book Club Associated Edition. 1987.