The perfect pocket guide to buying, valuing, and collecting, this new series by international antiques expert Judith Miller launches with Handbags, Metal Toys, Perfume Bottles, and Sixties Style. Each volume includes over 450 items, beautifully photographed-both iconic and novelty items.
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"Fun and funky, the guides present a visual treat for new and devoted collectors, with each title targeting a range of 'hot' and popular collecting fields." "This very affordable series will be an asset to any collector's library" Antiques Diary July-August 06
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About the Author
Judith Miller began collecting antiques in the 1960s and has written more than 90 books on antiques and interiors, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers alike.
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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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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This is a great guide book of 400 design perfume bottles for designers, students, collectors and perfume lovers.
It could have a better graphic design but the photos are great.
It is a really good buy!
It could have a better graphic design but the photos are great.
It is a really good buy!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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I love this book. I actually saw this in a shop at Logan Airport while waiting for my flight and decided to order it online as soon as I got back home. It's a terrific book if you are looking for inspiration when making your own handbags (I started making felted handbags recently) or if you just happen to like handbags.
Beautiful detailed photos, elegantly presented. Includes ratings by estimated value for collectors.
Beautiful detailed photos, elegantly presented. Includes ratings by estimated value for collectors.
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to, flaws and all. (Interesting aside: 2 of the reviews shown for this book are actually about her perfume book and her metal toys book. Pay attention, I am happy to give this book 3 stars, but this is based on the photos alone. I love all purse books and enjoy finding a photo of a vintage bag I've not seen before. However, this book is full of inaccuracies. Some Collins of Texas bags are identified as Enid Collins bags. There is a big difference to collectors; anyone halfway knowledgeable about these bags knows the difference. Ouch, I even cringed to see an Enid bag shown with the original leather straps replaced by metal chains, then represented as original when, in fact, the bag has been butchered and ruined. A few bags are placed in the wrong time period. There is a celluloid bag identified as bakelite, a ridiculous mistake in my opinion. In addition, there are some purse she calls lucite that actually were produced in the style of lucite handbags but, in fact, are a cheaper non-lucite plastic. It makes a big difference in pricing and desirablity. And speaking of pricing, take all of her price guides with a huge grain of salt. I have collected, bought, and sold lucite handbags for nearly 20 years ([...]) and know them cold. Her prices are wildly all over the board. She either had bad advice or just plain guessed. Many are priced way too high, some are even too low. This is an ongoing problem with appraisers; they simply do not have enough precise experience with these bags and the actual marketplace to be accurate. I think the problem with this book is the age old problem: Judith knows a little bit about a lot of things (she produces so many collectible books about so many unrelated subjects), but is not an expert on any of them. At least, if she's an expert on some type of collectibles, it's definitely not vintage handbags. In addition, the layout which makes you turn the book sideways to read what she's written about each purse (correct or incorrect as it may be) was very annoying. Still, I love the photos and, as an avid, passionate vintage purse collector, I must have every book on the subject. If you feel the same way, you'll have to have it people.)
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Perfume Bottles
A great book to have on hand as reference. Dimensions of the bottles would have been an advantage.
Published on January 9, 2007 by G. T. Rees
SOLID METAL TOY REPRESENTATION
OK...for some Un-Godly reason Amazon has all four of Judith Miller's Pocket collectible guides from DK books linked together. Read more
Published on September 11, 2006 by Tim Janson
A Stunning Collection of Handbags
"A survey has found that an American woman owns an average of six handbags." ~Judith Miller
Judith Miller has captured handbags in all their intricate beauty. Read more
Judith Miller has captured handbags in all their intricate beauty. Read more
Published on March 30, 2006 by Rebecca Johnson
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The modern handbag is the descendent of a number of historical bags: the Medieval girdle pouch and almoner, the 18th-century pocket, purse, and work bag, the 19th-century reticule and chatelaine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gilt metal clasp, cream silk lining, gilt metal frame, beadwork bag, chain strap, clasp set, box purse, chain handle, clutch bag, evening purse, beaded fringe, beaded purse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Judith Leiber, Art Deco, Nettie Rosenstein, Enid Collins, Hong Kong, Myles Originals, Dorset Rex, Caron of Texas, Art Nouveau, Jolles Original, Anne Marie of Paris, Black Lucite, Evening Bag Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
The modern handbag is the descendent of a number of historical bags: the Medieval girdle pouch and almoner, the 18th-century pocket, purse, and work bag, the 19th-century reticule and chatelaine. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
gilt metal clasp, cream silk lining, gilt metal frame, beadwork bag, chain strap, clasp set, box purse, chain handle, clutch bag, evening purse, beaded fringe, beaded purse Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Judith Leiber, Art Deco, Nettie Rosenstein, Enid Collins, Hong Kong, Myles Originals, Dorset Rex, Caron of Texas, Art Nouveau, Jolles Original, Anne Marie of Paris, Black Lucite, Evening Bag Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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