Collecting Printed Ephemera [Hardcover]

Maurice Rickards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1988

hardcover

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Abbeville Pr (December 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896598934
• ISBN-13: 978-0896598935
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,120,891 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable reference on this collecting topic..., February 12, 2001

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Laura Haggarty (Northern KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collecting Printed Ephemera (Hardcover)

This is a fabulous book! For those of us who revel in collecting ephemera (printed paper of all sorts), this book provides a feast of information and visual overviews. The author covers the following subjects (among others): collecting ephemera; sources and values; conservation and display; the various printing processes; various categories (such as tradecards, letterheads, handbills, poster stamps, playing card stationery, book labels, valentines, and rewards of merit); a variety of themes (such as travel, funeralia, crime and punishment, rural life, cigar packaging, education, and entertainment); and includes a wonderful glossary, reference of papers and watermarks, and a good bibliography.

All in all a must-have for the serious collector of ephemera (you know who you are!), and well worth the price to special order. Don't hestitate, buy it!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars book purchased from Elagebooks, March 26, 2004

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Melva M. Merritt "KC" (Gibsonville, NC United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Collecting Printed Ephemera (Hardcover)

I just purchased this book and it is what I was looking for. Service from Elagebooks was great- received it within 4 days. The book was in excellent condition. Hats off and may cheers to Elagebooks.