About Buttons: A Collector's Guide 150 A.D. to the Present [Hardcover]

Peggy Ann Osborne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1993

This is the most informative book available for the collector of buttons, written by a second-generation collector who has traveled the world over to expand her knowledge of this exciting collectible. The book presents over 10,000 buttons of all imaginable materials from 150 AD to the present in full color and relates their history and development around the world. Buttons have been the fastest growing part of the collecting world for the last few years, and this book tells you about the trends in this vast field of collecting. A number of buttons have gone up ten times in value in the past few years alone! This book is certain to become the "Bible" for the button enthusiast, dealer, or anyone who loves beautiful objects.

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About the Author

Peggy Ann Osborne is the author of the tremendously successful Button Button: Identification and Price Guide (Schiffer Publishing). Her friendly, conversational style make her books enjoyable and easy to read. You'll find everything you need to know about buttons in this information-packed guide.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Pub Ltd (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 088740555X
• ISBN-13: 978-0887405556
• Product Dimensions: 12.3 x 9.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #338,833 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Never again, November 1, 2011

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Shela Simpson (CRAWFORDSVILLE, IN, US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: About Buttons: A Collector's Guide 150 A.D. to the Present (Hardcover)

With this book in your collection I guarantee that you will never, ever, look at the that old button box the same again! How many times have you looked at, but never given close inspection, that old tin of buttons at your Grandma's house? Well those days are over, and after savoring each and every page of this book if you don't run to Grandma's and snatch up her button tin there might well be something seriously wrong with you! Delightful book, beautiful photos and truly inspirational when it comes to the humble button, relegated to life in a rusty old tin box in the attic. There are treasures out there waiting to be found and appreciated, with this book you will not only be inspired to find them, but collect them.