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Collectible Costume Jewelry (Collectible Costume Jewelry: Identification & Value Guide)

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My personal thought is that this book is way over-rated, and way too expensive for what you get. A majority of the pictures are on dark backgrounds and hard to make out the details in the photos. Also too many pieces of jewelry on a page make the pictures way to small to get details. There are no details about the artist, or even if pieces are signed or not in the description. If you are looking for a book with nothing more than a short (very short)description and a value, then this book would be for you. An example of the description "beads, celluloid, very unusual, $225.00". Not enough for me. I returned my book.

This is such a useless guide to collecting costume jewelry that it astounds me that this book is still being published. I do applaud the fact that the photos are in full color. However, the illustrated pieces are mediocre and totally uninteresting examples considering the extraordinary range of vintage costume jewelry that has been produced over the years. Unlike most of the books on the subject, this one lacks any substantive information on the history and designers of costume jewelry. Save your money, and buy any of the higher-rated collecting guides to vintage costume jewelry.