Handkerchiefs a Collector's Guide: Identification & Values [Hardcover]

Helene Guarnaccia (Author), Barbara Guggenheim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Identification & Values | Publication Date: November 2003

This delightful book, shaped like an actual handkerchief, features over 650 hankies in full color, ranging from the 1940s to the early 1960s. Categories include animals, food and drink, instructions and recipes, history and politics, florals, music, the fifty states, holidays, proverbs, horoscopes, and advertisements. There is even a section on the care and decorative uses of handkerchiefs. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Helene Guarnaccia has been interested in antiques for many years. When her children were young and she taught Spanish, she enjoyed going to antique shows and flea markets, furnishing her home in period items. In the 1980s, Helene became an antiques dealer and has written four books on Salt & Pepper Shakers for Collector Books, which have sold over 100,000 copies. She also co-authored a book on Handkerchiefs in 2003. AUTHORBIO: Barbara Guggenheim has a doctorate in art history and is a well-known art consultant, lecturer, and contributor to W and other journals. By day, Barbara helps individuals and corporations purchase fine art, and by night and on weekends, she is a collectibles junkie. She is passionate about her collections, which include handkerchiefs, salt and pepper shakers, Eiffel Towers, 1940s and 1950s tablecloths, lighthouses, ironstone, ceramic poodles, and many more. REVIEW: This book is a fascinating read, and a surprise if you're used to traditional white, lace-edged hankies. There's so much more to handkerchiefs, and you will see them all in this book. The hankies featured are predominately from the 1940s through the 1960s, during an era where they went from being something that you used and needed to kitsch fashion accessories.

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Helene Guarnaccia has been interested in antiques for many years. When her children were young and she taught Spanish, she enjoyed going to antique shows and flea markets, furnishing her home in period items. In the 1980s, Helene became an antiques dealer and has written four books on Salt & Pepper Shakers for Collector Books, which have sold over 100,000 copies. She also co-authored a book on Handkerchiefs in 2003.

Barbara Guggenheim has a doctorate in art history and is a well-known art consultant, lecturer, and contributor to W and other journals. By day, Barbara helps individuals and corporations purchase fine art, and by night and on weekends, she is a collectibles junkie. She is passionate about her collections, which include handkerchiefs, salt and pepper shakers, Eiffel Towers, 1940s and 1950s tablecloths, lighthouses, ironstone, ceramic poodles, and many more. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 303 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (November 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574323563
• ISBN-13: 978-1574323566
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #693,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful Memories, October 18, 2005

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K. Peach (Southern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide (Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide: Identification & Values) (Hardcover)

While I am not a collector, I truly appreciated the artful display and extensive variety of handkerchiefs in this feature. It touched a chord from my childhood of memories of the influential women in my life (from relatives to the good Dominican nuns at school) and the delightful little "hankies" they all seemed to mysteriously keep tucked up their sleeves. How interesting to see the authors track the development of the various types and designs.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love hankies, May 23, 2007

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S. Ganger (Statesboro GA. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide (Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide: Identification & Values) (Hardcover)

This collector's guide is full of good information, and the photos are phenomenal! I was looking for more history, I guess, but the book is exactly what the title claims. Well written and fun to read.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hanky Collectors Dream Book, July 11, 2007

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Frances Rosenau (Portage, WI) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide (Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide: Identification & Values) (Hardcover)

This book gives lots of information about companies and patterns. The prices are not really realistic some low some high but the information the book is great.Handkerchiefs: A Collector's Guide (Identification & Values)