Antiques & Collectables Books

A price guide on the market. It is suitable for dealers, collectors and auctioneers.

A price guide to the international market.

The Essential Guide to Over 2,000 Years of Coinage. This is a unique reference book, compiled by market experts and revised annually. Now in full colour with a new indexing system to help you find coins more easily.

This nostalgic kit explains how the familiar yellow tub toy became a true icon of childhood, and why its now so collectible. Featuring 2 classic rubber duckies plus an illustrated book detailing the popular ducks history, trivia, and trends, its an essential for kitsch aficionados and a great addition to our very popular line of retro Mini Kits.

A guide to identifying and assessing collectables from The Antiques Roadshow . It covers thousands of popular items from Cranberry glass and vintage comics, to mobile phones and military medals. It features photos that show what to look out for and how to spot a good or bad piece. It includes 'Top Finds' and stories from The Antiques Roadshow .

This pocket-sized guide to identifying and interpreting metal and ceramic marks has been improved with the addition of the most recent hallmarks, along with details of the new hallmarking system.

Contains comprehensive listings of British coins from approximately the last 200 years with their varieties listed, values in up to five states of preservation and yearly mintage numbers. This book includes information about the coin weights, sizes and designers.

A comprehensive listing and pricing of all GB stamps issued from 1840 to 2007, this is the only book that will tell you the exact market value of your British stamp collection.

Based on the revised edition of Jackson's Silver and Gold Marks of England, Scotland & Ireland , this contains all the assay office, Britannia standard, import and date marks plus the 1000 most important makers' marks, together with comments as to rarity, value and speciality of maker.

Features over 1,700 of the world's luxurious wristwatches and provides color photographs and specifications for each watch. This book features specifications and materials for each watch, including price, movement, special features, complications, case, dial, band, and available variations of a particular model.

With the help of collectables expert, Judith Miller, this work helps you to peruse and choose from 400 stunning objects of desire, whether you want elegant haute couture pieces of the 1940s or daring new styles from cutting-edge designers. It includes iconic pieces from Chanel, Christian Dior, Josef of Hollywood and Miriam Haskell.

A collection of town maps and illustrations. It is the reprint of various 531 color plates from Braun and Hogenberg's survey of town maps, city views, and plans of Europe, Africa, Asia and Central America, with dozens of details as well as selected extracts from the original text and a commentary.

Includes over 450 divine designs - from elegant Art Deco evening bags and vintage Pucci to everyday classics and novelty creations. This work also contains iconic pieces from Chanel, Hermes, Gucci, and Fendi with a star rating system indicating the value of every bag.

Shows readers the features how to look for on items from popular collecting areas such as toys, ceramics, books and comics. This book includes a chapter on how to buy and sell at Boot Fairs, local auctions and on the internet.

Divided into 80 categories, this guide to contemporary collecting includes a focus on hot topics such as Advertising and Packaging (Premiums and Give-aways), TV and Film, Scandinavian and Blinko glass, German ceramics, Pez, Hand-held computers.

Provides information on the major ceramic manufacturers, their factories, marks, and artists. This book is organized by type of mark, to make it easy to identify a mark and match it to a manufacturer. It features sections illustrating the distinctive forms found in ceramics and maps showing the locations of factories in Europe, China and the US.