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Popular Purses: It's in the Bag!

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I have the book and think it's full of imformation.The photo's are beautiful and the purses are fun.The section on lucite clearly states the word lucite is used under the broad umbrella of "hard plastic's".While some might consider the purses ordinary,the exsamples shown are different from other shown in other purse books.As a collector I can appreciate the varity in this book since most books cover beaded or lucite purses only.If there is a more imformative book out there I like to know.It seems a lot of attendtion and research went into this book it's not just another pretty face.

Popular Purses: It's in the Bag! is a refreshing oasis in a world of often mundane collector books. Donald-Brian Johnson and Leslie Pina have done it again!! Ms. Pina's photos make this book a sheer delight to behold and Mr. Johnson's text makes learning about mid-twentieth century purses a rewarding experience. The book is obviously well researched and contains lots of interesting and useful information for the purse collector. And, as in previous books, Johnson's writing style assures that you'll never be bored. A beautiful book in every way!!

My wife and I just purchased this book and cannot recommend it highly enough to other purse collectors. They have some beautiful purses pictured and the photographs are very well done. The information in the book is VERY INFORMATIVE and the author who ever he is did a really great job. Too bad all books on things that people collect cannot be as informative as this one. We just cannot recommend it highly enough.

We have been collecting purses for about 5 years and really enjoy this book. Great information and wonderful photographs. We will cherish it always. Really think that this is a MUST book for any serious purse collector. The author certainly must have done a lot of research on this subject before beginning the hard task of putting it together. Great photographs with good information. Certainly would recommend this book to anyone who collects purses. We have a dozen books on purses and none are as good as this one.

I am so happy that I purchaed this book! I own several books on collectables, including other purse books, and this is by far the best vintage purse book yet. The photography is outstanding-- very colorful and fun to look at. The information in the book is also accurate and useful. Donald-Brian Johnson obviously did his homework and presents in a casual yet informative way. If you plan to buy only one purse book in the future, this should definitely be it!!

I have nearly every vintage purse book ever published and I must say this is definatelly the worst. Don't bother, save your money. The purse has virtually no information, other than "prices". Prices that are nowhere realistic. Pictures are plain and boring. You can see better purses at a thrift store. Wish I could get my money back :P

This book is worth it just for the wonderful photographs. If you're a vintage purse lover, you're sure to see many bags you've never seen before! However, as a learning tool, be cautious. This book has many inaccuracies and the prices are fairly meaningless. Also, sadly the lucite bags featured, for the most part, are rather ordinary. A disappointing selection when there are so many more beautiful examples of these wonderful bags. (Also, some identified as lucite are not.) Still, if you're passionate about purses, you'll have to have this book!