Button Button: Identification and Price Guide [Paperback]

Peggy Ann Osborne (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2000

This well-organized guide is recommended by the Button Society as a book that every button collector and dealer should own. The standard book in the field, it gives information to identify the age, material, and desirability of any button that may be found. It covers buttons of every imaginable type, price range and age. Its convenient size make it a perfect field guide, an easy reference for forays into antique stores, flea markets, and yard sales. The price guide is newly updated to reflect the current market.

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About the Author

Peggy Ann Osborne has studied and collected buttons for over twenty years.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; 2 Revised edition (January 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764300822
• ISBN-13: 978-0764300820
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,129 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #73 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles

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102 of 103 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use with great illustrations!, June 28, 1999

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This review is from: Button Button: Identification and Price Guide (Paperback)

I needed to price and identify over 100 pounds of vintage buttons with very little background in the subject. This book taught me everything I need to know in a very short time. Excellent photos and examples. Highly recommended.

50 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reference, November 24, 2003

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merrymousies (Waterford, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Button Button: Identification and Price Guide (Paperback)

I bought this for my mother who started collecting buttons that she was finding at yard sales and flea markets. She absolutely loved the book. It is very complete in terms of providing information on all sorts of materials and subject matters. There are lots of examples, great pictures, so you can compare your buttons with the ones shown to get an idea ofthewir history/origins as well s some pricing info. Definitely the best book I've come across for buttons as I was looking for this gift for my mom and she's gotten great use of it. (Now I get to hear from her about "oh and this button..... and that button..." It's fun :)

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Button, Button..., March 12, 2006

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Mark VanZanten "Marqup" (Marietta, OH United States) - See all my reviews
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For a beginner, who knows nothing of buttons, I'm impressed with the depth of knowledge in this book. It's a must for collectors, or for those wanting to learn more about buttons.