60 of the latest releases in antique & collectible guides

This book, by one of the world's foremost horological experts, tells the story of one of the most important inventions in horological history - that of the self-winding watch.

More than 500 color photos display marbles of all types in this informative, highly popular, revised guide. Covered in this reliable guide that has stood the test of time are handmade and machine-made marbles of all types, including Indians, Aggies, Steelies, transitionals, M.F. Christensen & Son, Akro Agate, and more...every major category of marble is presented.

The author, Heidi Ann Von Recklinghausen is a former Region 1 Representative and has authored The Official M.I. Hummel Price Guide. Her family has collected M.I. Hummel figures for three generations.

Every year more than 4,000 items are photographed to make Miller's Collectibles Handbook the most comprehensive and informative price guide on the market. Whether you're buying or selling, a dealer, collector or auctioneer, this is the book you need to help you keep track of the international market.

New editor Zac Bissonnette sheds light on such hot areas as: Illustration Art; Vintage Video Games; Japanese Woodblock Prints; Industrial art/Steampunk; Mid-Century Modern Furniture; Fashion/Theater; Vintage Magazines; and, Autographs.

With nearly 200 entries examining more than 1,000 icons and their place in popular culture, it is the first comprehensive profile of superheroes across all media, following their path from comic book stardom to radio, television, movies, and novels.

Accompanied by 900 images, a fun and informative text and detailed captions provide you with an illustrated history of the Irish, St. Patrick, and the celebration of St. Patrick’s Day, as well as the wonderful collector items the culture has produced.

A comprehensive guide to edged weapons, from early stone age flint hand axes to the swords of World War I

Inside this book, you will find a stunning collection of René Lalique's early 20th century glass pieces, including glass vases, perfume bottles and tableware. This full colour paperback is not a price guide, but it's an essential book for anyone who is new to collecting Lalique glass, and all glass enthusiasts.

The comprehensive handbook to all aspects of the music gear trade. 21st Century Guitar Trader is “The Art Of War” for buying, selling, and trading new and used music gear. This book was written for the individual looking to make the most of every gear transaction.

Contains over 4,200 alphabetized definitions of glassware, colors, processes, materials, forms, decorative styles, pattern motifs, noted artisans, companies, and designers, from antiquity to the present.

Author Kevin Kious explores the history of beer and collecting in Breweriana. Kious looks at the evolution of beer cans, paper advertising, packaging, and signage, as well as how Prohibition affected the industry in the 1920s and early 1930s and how consolidation changed things in the 1970s.

When we contemplate a memorable old comic book, the first thing that comes to mind is its cover. Today, covers drive the collectors’ market. Apart from number-one issues and first appearances, the strength of a comic book’s cover is the first consideration in determining its value.

Over 2000 Western movie star's photos and signatures from the 1920s to the 1970s. Also included are values for all those signed images and every star presented is identified.

Featuring over 350 pieces shown in more than 500 stunning pictures, this book is an indispensible resource for both the serious collector and amateur enthusiast.

For the first time, beautiful glass from 100 years of Fenton production are shared in one book. Diversity is highlighted, showing over 3000 items in more than 575 color photos. Detailed captions include descriptions with up-to-date values.

Sweetheart and Mother military pillow covers provide a point of departure for the study of World War I and II and the years of Civilian Conservation Corps camps of the twentieth century. Detailed captions and text accompany 247 images.

This guide helps buyers to evaluate these spectacular gems. Using close-up photographs, the book shows how to make visual judgements about clarity, transparency, cut quality and brilliance.

Presents the 'tall-tale' postcards of William H. 'Dad' Martin and Alfred Stanley Johnson.

Polia Pillin's works of art have gained tremendous attention in the art pottery market in recent years. With hundreds of Pillin's pieces captured in more than 700 color photos, this is a comprehensive catalog of her art pottery from the late 1940s until the late 1980s. Featured pieces, with values, include decorated and non-decorated pottery.

This book features hundreds of photos of authentic Maiolica from the high period and catalogs reproductions from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, giving readers "the whole picture."

This book is a company brochure from 1905 that explains the making process and displays 70 color images of Rozane decoration with their identifying numbers. Included are the decoration variations: Rozane Royal, Rozane Mongol, Rozane Egypto, Rozane Mara, and Rozane Woodland.

A celebration of some of the greatest science-fiction movies of all time. Your inner geek will freak finding everything from classics like Metropolis, Forbidden Planet, and 2001: A Space Odyssey to modern movies including Avatar, Moon, and Inception, and even the entertaining "failures" like Robot Monster, Gammera the Invincible, and Battlefield Earth.

From sweetheart pins and pins emblazoned with MacArthur's famous, "I shall return," to pieces with reticulating moveable parts, the range of colorful jewelry captured in this book is perfect for those passionate about Bakelite jewelry and for WWII buffs.

At the end of the 18th Century, the territory that is now Belgium was mapped by the Austrian Count De Ferraris, thus producing a unique historical document showing an area before the industrial revolution changed the landscape dramatically, it can be viewed as the one and only complete witness of geography during the "Ancien Régime".

Since ancient times, memorable moments of military history have been commemorated with jewelry, medals, and symbolic accessories. Judith Price illuminates iconic military objects, exploring their origins and documenting their place in history.

Chuck Elsbree presents his collection in the new book Antique Farm Equipment: The Elsbree Collection. This 72-page hardcover book has more than 200 color photos of over 90 items, along with Chuck s detailed analyses and easy-to-follow documentation of operating mechanisms and farming purposes.

This unique Price Guide (the first in a series) offers collectors and investors a unique snapshot of the market for printed antique maps of the world, from 1472 to 1850.

Todd Gustavson organizes the cameras into genealogical categories--from detective to digital, stereo to subminiature. Alongside the 35mm, you'll see curiosities like stereoscopic cameras, postcard cameras, and spy cameras hidden in watches, buttons, and fountain pens.

With stunning never-before-seen photography of the most intriguing artifacts from the BSA National Museum's archives of more than 500,000 artifacts, as well as extensive information on the historical background and significance of each object, this book provides a unique perspective on Scouts and Scouting.

This is the one handy pocket guide that collectors need before buying, selling, or trading any Lionel toy train or accessory. The latest edition of the famous Greenberg's Guide lists current prices and other invaluable reference info for prewar, postwar, and modern trains as well as collectible boxes.

This new edition features updated information for Marx trains and related toys. This compact book is the perfect pocket companion for train shows and auctions. Contains updated market values. Helps collectors make informed buying and selling decisions. Convenient pocket-sized edition.

This is the most comprehensive and respected vintage baseball card price guide on the market--considered to be the "bible" of the hobby.

Every year more than 8,000 items are photographed to make Miller's Antiques Handbook and Price Guide the most comprehensive and informative price guide on the market.

Beatles For Sale on Parlophone Records covers all of the singles, albums and extended play discs issued by the Beatles in the U.K. from 1962 through 1970. Each record is given a separate chapter, which tells the stories behind how the songs appearing on the disc were written and recorded.

Dale's Comic Fanzine Price Guide is the first and only comprehensive price and information guide for comics fanzines and comic related publications! As research began on the Guide, it became apparent that there was a lot more to the Fanzine side of comic collectibles than was originally thought.

In this fully illustrated memoir, author Michael Uslan recalls his journey from early childhood fandom through to the decades he spent on a caped crusade of his own: to bring Batman to the silver screen as the dark, serious character he was at heart.

Grandma’s rusty teakettle, old fishing lures, a broken antique camera from the attic—these are your foundation pieces for building authentic collections on the cheap.

All of the basics behind bookselling for the part-time, convention bookseller from stock selection and setup to pricing and shipping. With Bud’s many years of experience behind the dealer’s table, he is in a unique position to guide the newbie bookseller with his insights into the business, and to offer his personal thoughts as a life-long bibliophile.

Over the years, Julian Lennon--John's oldest son--has built a unique collection of Beatles memorabilia, including several gold records, cells from the film Yellow Submarine, guitars, clothing (such as John's Afghan coat from Magical Mystery Tour), jewelry, autographed books, handwritten lyrics, posters, and postcards.

Drawing Power, a lively collection of mass market print advertising from the 1890s to the recent past, starring both cartoonists and cartoon characters. While critics debate whether comics is high art or low art, the fact is that the comic strip was born as a commercial medium and was nurtured by competition, commerce, and advertising.

Focusing on toys, games and gadgets from our youth; from Simon to the ZX Spectrum, from the Walkman to the boom-box, from the Batmobile to Bond's Aston Martin and the TARDIS. From gadgets everyone had to those they desired to own, this is the book on big boys' toys and their value.

Originally published in 1994, this new edition tells the history of the band via its discography and collectables, along with choice selections from the infamous fanzine Motörheadbangers. The author is the undisputed authority on the band and his vast collection is explored chronologically and at length, alongside selected highlights and extracts from the zine.

Larry Canale is a longtime editor and writer in the sports collectibles market. A lifelong fan of Mickey Mantle, Canale serves as the editor of Antiques Roadshow Insider. Featuring the classic sports photography of Ozzie Sweet, he wrote Micket Mantle: The Yankee Years.

Since 1970, The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide has been the definitive guide for comic collectors and dealers alike. Includes all-new insights, features, and data, along with the most comprehensive listing of comics and new entries in the "Overstreet Hall of Fame." Perfect for both new collectors and seasoned enthusiasts.

Dennis Prince teams up with antique and collectible expert Lynn Dralle to provide all the information necessary to reap the huge benefits of selling antiques and collectibles on eBay. Written by an eBay Power Seller whose earnings topped $20,000 a month.

Over 700 striking color photos and fascinating text presents vintage folk art fishing lures, predominantly from the first half of the 20th century, as small, exquisite, handcrafted treasures. Originally made only for catching fish, these lures were assembled from available materials and household supplies.

This book was digitized and reprinted from the collections of the University of California Libraries. To enhance your reading experience, aging and scanning artifacts have been removed using patented page cleaning technology.