Customer Reviews

Collectible Costume Jewelry: ID and Value Guide

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I found this to be such a useless guide to collecting costume jewelry that it astounds me that this book is currently in its third edition. The only positive is that the photos are in full color. However, only a very limited range of pieces is illustrated. I found the selected pieces to be mediocre and totally uninteresting examples considering the range of vintage jewelry now available on the internet. Harrice Simons Miller's guide has mostly black-and-white photos but is a far more useful tool to the serious collector and a far better value for the money.

This book provides nice color pictures with a fair variety. However, I found that some of the values seem inaccurate, usually too high.

There was nothing in this book but pictures and values of those pictures. The chances of having those exact pieces I would feel are about zero to zip. I thought this book would give you some idea what to look for and the value of collecting costume jewelry. I put it up for resale as soon as it arrived. I only wish I would of taken the time to read the other responses and then I would not of lost my money on this item.

Going into the business as a dealer with vintage/antique jewelry, this was my first book of my now extensive library. It was extremely helpful in giving ball park information and pricing on a large quantity of pieces without being overwhelming to a beginner. Some of the photos are dark and hard to see, but still a winner in my opinion. I wish Sylvia would come out with another.