Whether you're a new collector or want to identify, value, or find out more about items in your possession, this is the ultimate guide to buying, keeping, or selling collectibles. With up-to-date valuations based on real prices, Buy, Keep, or Sell? also highlights leading designers, explores historical and cultural context, and shows you how to spot fakes and follow trends.
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About the Author
One of the world's leading experts in the field, Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960's and has since written more than 80 books, many of which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Since October 2002, DK and Judith Miller have launched several series, including the Antiques Price Guides, Collectibles Price Guides, and the DK Collector's Guides.
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Judith Miller began collecting in the 1960s while a student at Edinburgh University in Scotland. She has since extended and reinforced her knowledge of antiques and design through international research, becoming one of the world's leading experts in the field. In 1979 she co-founded the international bestseller Miller's Antiques Price Guide and has since written more than 100 books, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers. Judith Miller appears regularly on TV and radio. She is an expert on the BBC's "Antiques Roadshow" and co-hosts the popular BBC TV series "The House Detectives," "ITV's "Antiques Trail," and Discovery's "It's Your Bid." She has appeared on "The Martha Stewart Show" and CNN. She is a regular lecturer and contributor to numerous newspapers and magazines, including Financial Times, BBC Homes & Antiques and House & Garden. She has lectured extensively, including at the V&A in London and the Smithsonian in Washington.
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49 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyable to browse, but little real use for collections,
This review is from: Buy, Keep or Sell? (Hardcover)
I liked looking through this book---it was certainly enjoyable to browse, but I can't see it being any real use to anyone interested in collecting. For serious collectors, it would be far too general, attempting to cover many, many areas from Star Wars to Art Deco to lamps to Pez. For non-serious collectors such as myself, it's frustrating, as the tone and advice is aimed obviously at SERIOUS collectors with money to burn. There is barely an item pictured that is priced at a level that one without a good deal of funds could start out buying as a collectible. Also, the book seems to avoid mentioning the buying sources that most beginning buyers would use---lawn sales, thrift stores and ebay, instead focusing on auctions and antique stores and dealers. There is also a heavy British feel to the book. There's a whole section on Dinky Cars, another on Queen Elizabeth II collectibles.
I don't mean to say this is not a well put together and very interesting book. It really is, and I think most even casual collectors will enjoy looking at it, but I don't think it's of much use in really helping anyone decide what to buy, sell or keep!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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This was purchased as a gift for amateur collectors. I can only say it has a lot of information on a very large number of collectibles, in a wide range of subjects.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very informative book!,
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My wife really enjoyed this book, and found many informative bits of information to help sort out "treasures" from clutter!
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I bought my first collectibles in the late 1960s, in a junk shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
porcelain half doll, nursery ware, lady head vase, popular collecting area, mohair bear, tinplate toys, carnival glass, smoking accessories, major makers, original clothing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art Deco, New York, World War, Art Nouveau, Top Tips, Royal Winton, Star Wars, Did You Know, Clarice Cliff, Native American, Carlton Ware, Royal Doulton, Mickey Mouse, Queen Mother, Elvis Presley, Walt Disney, Hong Kong, Star Trek, Royal Crown Derby, Adams Ltd, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Peter Max, Chad Valley, Madame Alexander, Golden Age Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
I bought my first collectibles in the late 1960s, in a junk shop in Edinburgh, Scotland. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
porcelain half doll, nursery ware, lady head vase, popular collecting area, mohair bear, tinplate toys, carnival glass, smoking accessories, major makers, original clothing Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Art Deco, New York, World War, Art Nouveau, Top Tips, Royal Winton, Star Wars, Did You Know, Clarice Cliff, Native American, Carlton Ware, Royal Doulton, Mickey Mouse, Queen Mother, Elvis Presley, Walt Disney, Hong Kong, Star Trek, Royal Crown Derby, Adams Ltd, Mabel Lucie Attwell, Peter Max, Chad Valley, Madame Alexander, Golden Age Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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