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Krause Publications.


Krause Publications

700 E. State St., Iola, WI 54990-0001

1-800-258-0929 www.krause.com

If it's books you're collecting, don't leave out the fine price and identification guides from Krause Publications: three winners provide specific tips based on the latest market results. Richard Rusell's Antique Trader Antique Trader is a long-running weekly newspaper about antiques and collectibles. Published in Iola, Wisconsin, the publication includes articles on general antiques topics, auction reviews and antique-show reports.

Founded in 1957 by Babka Publishing Co.
 Book Collector's Price Guide (0873496078, $24.99) comes from a bookseller with over thirty years of experiences behind him: prices are provided for over 5,000 books in a dozen categories, from art and banned books to biographies and science fiction. Add a directory of antiquarian an·ti·quar·i·an  
n.
One who studies, collects, or deals in antiquities.

adj.
1. Of or relating to antiquarians or to the study or collecting of antiquities.

2. Dealing in or having to do with old or rare books.
 booksellers and you have a value industry reference. Ditto Steve Santi's Collecting Little Golden Books (0873496264, $27.99), appearing in its fifth updated edition to provide a thorough coverage of Little Golden values and imprints. This revised edition includes new sections on Golden's stamp books, Tintin, sets and more. Black and white and a center section of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed.

See also: Color
 photos enhances this collector's identification and price guide, which comes from an avid AVID Cardiology A clinical trial–Antiarrhythmics Versus Implantable Defibrillators that compared the effect of implantable defibrillators vs the best medical therapy–antiarrhythmics for survivors of MI or those with nonsustained ventricular tachycardia  collector's years of experience in the field. Craig Shutt's Baby Boomer baby boomer also ba·by-boom·er
n.
A member of a baby-boom generation.

Noun 1. baby boomer - a member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s; "they expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers"
boomer
 Comics (0873496-68X, $27.99) provides a survey of comics from the 'Silver Age' 1960s, using a question-and-answer format to highlight trivia questions revolving around comic characters, issues and plots. Packed with color photos of comics and discussions of reprints and values, Shutt's guide lends more than most to leisure browsing See browse.  and remembering. Identify fakes and reproductions in the art, furniture and general collector's market with Mark Chervenka's Antique Trader Guide To Fakes & Reproductions (087349590X, $24.99), appearing in its third edition to revise and expand a 'bible' on fakes and originals. Old and new prices are listed side by side, fakes and forgeries discussed, and categories range from seasonal collectibles to glass, toys, ads and more. Leigh Leshner's Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry jewelry, personal adornments worn for ornament or utility, to show rank or wealth, or to follow superstitious custom or fashion.

The most universal forms of jewelry are the necklace, bracelet, ring, pin, and earring.
 (0873499549, $24.99) provides a powerful survey of the world of art plastic jewelry, from types of plastics used to designers past and present. Where most jewelry guides focus on antique antique. The term has been used collectively to designate classical Greek and Roman works of art, particularly sculptures; as an adjective to indicate an object, a period, or a style of ancient or early times; and as a noun, for objects of art, furniture, rugs,  or metal jewlry, Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry offers a satisfying, unusual focus on the lesser-known world of plastic productions past and present, packing in nearly 400 color photos along with discussions of history and value. All are highly recommended picks for the seasoned collector.
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Title Annotation:Antique Trader Book Collector's Price Guide; Collecting Little Golden Books; Baby Boomer Comics; Antique Trader Guide To Fakes & Reproductions; Collecting Art Plastic Jewelry
Publication:The Bookwatch
Article Type:Book Review
Date:Apr 1, 2005
Words:370
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