Carry Me: 1950's Lucite Purses: An American Fashion [Hardcover]

Janice Berkson (Author), John Bigelow Taylor (Photographer), Dianne Dubler (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 15, 2009

This book celebrates some of the most fantastic and desirable handbags of the 1950s and 60s.

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About the Author

Janice Berkson is the owner of DECO JEWELS in New York (Soho), and one of the major experts on this subject.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 206 pages
• Publisher: Antique Collectors Club Dist (July 15, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1851495932
• ISBN-13: 978-1851495931
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 9.7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,091,467 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars book on lucite purses, January 9, 2012

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This is an excellent reference book. The photos are fabulous and it's like going to a museum seeing all the beautiful lucite purses. It is the perfect book for a collector!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Photos, Amazing Collection - Have You Seen These?, September 8, 2010

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This review is from: Carry Me: 1950's Lucite Purses: An American Fashion (Hardcover)

As a new colector of lucite purses, I was stunned to find so many never-before seen bags in this amazing book. I own about 25 now, but found only 5 of mine in this book. Perhaps mine are more common (although some of mine are pretty amazing, too, at least to me.) I wonder where this lady gets all these. I tried buying them on ebay, but found the results disappointing, lucite bags arriving with undisclosed damage, what a hassle. I've been buying at antique fairs and also from a couple of websites with very good results, lately having found a new website at [...] which has great purses and lots of cool photos. If I ever get to New York, I would love to visit the shop this author owns. It must be wonderful. The infomation in this book has been most helpful to me and I use it both as a reference and a book to drool over. I would recommend it to anyone who loves vintage purses.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pics, March 4, 2010

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Beautiful purse pics! You can see some of these in person at the author's shop (Deco Jewels) in Manhattan.