Customer Reviews

Warman's Vintage Jewelry: Identification and Price Guide (Warmans)

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This is a beautiful picture book, with lots of lovely shots of vintage jewelry. If that's what you're looking for then look no further. However if you want detail or descriptions or history or really, much text beyond the approximate value, then you should consider something a little more comprehensive, like :Collecting Costume Jewelry 101: The Basics of Starting, Building & Upgrading as this book may not have as many pretty photos (although it has plenty) but it has a wealth of information about the designers and the companies who made so much of this beautiful, wearable art.

If you're into jewelry with glass gems or the art deco look, this is an excellent resource. The text gives a good review of jewlery in the 1920s - 1940s, but on the level of an interested collector, not for a research paper. The photos are excellent and the pieces nicely categorized by type.

I would not invest in this book. Perhaps I was looking for something more instructive and for comparison than what this book offers. Before you purchase you should review in a book store or library.

tHE BOOK IS TERRIFIC. iT HAS GREAT COLOR PICTURES AND GREAT BASELINE INFO FOR BEGINNER COLLECTORS. I SIMPLY ENJOY LOOKING THROUGH IT!

Nice collection of pictures. There was not enough written information as far as identifying and pricing vintage jewelry. Had to get another book from another author who gave a more detailed explanation regarding prices and identification.

This book has pictures. No history of items, very very few items are identified. No photos of the backs of the pieces to see mounting type, most are simply identified as "pot metal". Makes one seriously wonder where the prices are being quoted from? The writers own ebay sales perhaps? I would not suggest this book to anyone who needs more than a photo because your not going to get it from this book.

Nice book with a nice selection of pictures... Book well put together quality material) would have liked more info on specific pieces... thanks

Thanks for writing and researching this wonderful book. I have recently become interested in vintage jewelry and found this book to be the right place to start. Not too academic, nice close up pictures, and presented in an appealing way. Thank you!

I received this book in record time. It was clean and I realized that I actually have a few pieces of jewelry pictured. Thanks.

I checked this book out from the library.. I just knew My Niece had to have it so I bought it for her. She loves it.