Warman's Buttons Field Guide (Warman's Field Guides) [Paperback]

Jill Gorski (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warman's Field Guides | Publication Date: March 4, 2009

For years buttons have been more than a device that ?holds it all together.? A popular category of collectible, buttons are a staple (40,000+ auctions) on eBay, and a topic discussed by sewing enthusiasts and crafters around the world. This new book bears all the color and attitude of a favorite vintage button, with all the historical facts and realized pricing suitable for fans of the one thing that truly makes fashion functional.

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About the Author

Jill Gorski is a button collector and designer. She is all about education and awareness. At this time, she is the only person lecturing and teaching classes on buttons for all levels of age and expertise.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (March 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896898083
• ISBN-13: 978-0896898080
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #781,022 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed, March 23, 2009

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F. Williams (Western PA) - See all my reviews
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I recently purchased "Warman's Buttons Field Guide", by Jill Gorski. I was disappointed with the format. Pictures were excellent at showing detail, however, because of the need to get that detail by enlargement, actual dimensions were lost. Those dimensions should have been noted in the text - ie, 1/4 inch, 1/2 inch, 2 inches, etc. It would also have been helpful if the author had included time frames of production - ie, Late victorian, Early 1900s, 1950-1980, etc. I feel like I wasted my money.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Expected much more, October 30, 2009

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Bidu Tashjian "Bidu Tashjian button bee" (Cold Spring, NY) - See all my reviews
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I am a new button collector and bought this book because I thought it would help explain what I have. Boy was I disapointed! I expected a well respected antique organization like Warman's to have an excellent product, in depth and examples of thousands! The book concentrates on the pedestrian variety of button, and has way too many glossy photos of these average types. I know the idea of a pocket size book is to be able to take it along with you on your buying trip and that is what the publishers were hoping for with this, but it wouldn't work that way, too heavy and chunky and again, info on common varities. The writer even noted that they didn't know what a back mark of CAEN was, even I knew it was a town in France. Have I said enough, or too much?

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book, August 26, 2009

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Robert B. Matheny - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warman's Buttons Field Guide (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

This is a great book. Has a world of information. Tells a person everything you need to know about buttons. If you have several jars of old buttons as we have, this book is invaluable,the search is all the fun. Thanks, Bob