Lists more than eleven thousand items, providing descriptions, values, and identification tips for a broad spectrum of popular collectibles.

Coverage is divided into four separate time periods for easily identifying and studying specific points. Antique Trader Indian Arrowhead Price Guide offers extensive coverage of one of man's earliest efforts to create and manufacture objects of symmetry and beauty. Representative of a unique art form, arrowheads are as beautiful and individual as they were once functional. Often ranging in value from less than $10 to more than several thousand dollars, you'll gain a collecting advantage with the tips for grading, classifying, finding a buying points, 1,000 photos for accurate identification and expert pricing in this expert guide.

America's No. 1 Selling Price Guide For nearly 30 years, Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles has been the leading source for information on antiques and collectibles. Filled with expert advice, vetted values and 4,500 color photographs, Antique Trader provides the clearest and most dependable picture of this amazingly diverse and magnificent market. Inside you will enjoy a variety of new collecting areas, as well as old favorites. Including: Asian art, bottles, ceramics, Civil War collectibles, clocks, comic books, cookie jars, figurines, furniture, glass, Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, illustration art, kitchenware, perfume bottles, petroliana, toys, vintage clothing and Zippo lighters. Also new this year is Top Lots, a feature highlighting the bestselling results from some of the finest auction houses nationwide.

This new edition of The Bottle bible is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand, the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values and for 50 plus categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo among others.

This comprehensive guide captures all the prestige and rich history of Royal Doulton, and delivers the expert pricing and product details needed by today's collectors. With nearly 200 years of bone and fine china production, the craftsmanship and hand-painted detail of Royal Doulton figurines and stoneware pieces is unmatched and highly valued. This expertly written book offers: &break;&break;Details of how a small English company became one of the most highly respected manufacturers of fine china &break;&break;5,000+ listings and 2,500 color photographs to assist with assessing collections &break;&break;Detailed coverage of the entire Royal-Doulton line

More people are shopping online than ever before and thepurplebook2007 provides consumers with an easy guide tothe best web sites based on product selection and customer service. Everything from major on-line stores to surprising, little-known sites are featured, including smart reviews and insider tips and hints.Whether one is looking for the perfect anniversary gift, a terrific holiday package, a new kitchen design, or the perfect home entertainment system, this indispensible resource will help them find the best, most affordable merchandise quickly and with the click of a button.

Anyone interested in antiques, whether collector or dealer, will find this guide fascinating and helpful' - The Antique Trader Weekly In the highly volatile and uncertain market for antiques, art and collectables it is important to have an up-to-date source of information - this book, now in its twenty-fifth edition, provides just that. The format provides an accurate market value of items sold at auction throughout a twelve month period. Entries are keyed to the auction gallery where an item was sold and the state abbreviation, to allow for regional price variations across the country. This guide is recognized as one of the most authoritative and up-to-date references on the market. Dorothy Hammond is among America's foremost authorities on antiques and collectables. Her writing career has spanned over three decades, beginning in 1970 and her first pictorial price guide was published in 1977.

The 11th edition of this thorough, dependable guide features information on 65,000 items, plus "special focus" articles by artists highlighting collecting categories of special importance in the current marketplace. All items are diligently researched and clearly described, and all categories are carefully indexed. 1,500 photos.

The latest prices, trends, and tips on where and how to buy and sell everything from furniture, glass, and textiles to jewelry and more highlights more than 8,000 antiques with color photographs.