Collecting Rhinestone & Colored Jewelry (Paperback)

by Maryanne Dolan (Author)

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Product Description
An identification handbook and value guide, with priceless new information and more than 200 new photographs of collectible rhinestone treasures. 16-page color section. Over 750 b&w photos.

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 4th edition (December 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087341649X
• ISBN-13: 978-0873416498
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #734,052 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource for American costume jewelry maker marks, December 2, 2001

By A Customer

As a collector, I'm always trying to find books that catalogue maker's marks for jewelry and the thing I like most about this book is that it has an extensive section on marks that I haven't found in other books on the subject. Definitely a MUST for collectors that are trying to identify the markings on their latest finds!

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Rhinestone Jewelry, June 2, 2001

By	Ken Mathews "[e-mail]" (Waskom, TX USA) - See all my reviews

I'm a first time buyer of Maryanne Dolan's books,and she has a lot of information in this book. The trademarks are very helpful and also each piece has a lot of information about it. I feel her price ranges seem to be a little high and would love to know my jewelry is worth what she quotes. I really wanted a book with colored pictures, not black and white. There are only 16 pages of colored pictures in this book. The color of the jewelry really helps in identifing it for me. Hope to find a book with more color pictures to help me identify my jewelry.

she certainly has a lot of knowledge about rhinestone jewelry and hopefully I'll find a book of hers in color.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The encyclopedia of collectable rhinestone & colored jewelry, February 22, 1999

By	Irvin Goodman - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

400 pages of information of great value to rhinestone jewelry collectors. Features a complete history of the collectables and detailed data about the manufacturers, the process, care and keeping of rhinestones, sets and accessories. An interesting feature is the more than 700 manufacturer trademarks pictured, along with the dates they were first used. The jewelry with estimated values is shown in sharp black and white photos, with a few in color. An interesting brief history of each major manufacturer is included. This is the 4th edition of the popular volume. Highly recommended.