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Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding, cover, pages. Free State Books. Never settle for less.

Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding, cover, pages. Free State Books. Never settle for less.

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Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding, cover, pages. Selection as wide as the Mississippi.

Book has a small amount of wear visible on the binding, cover, pages. Selection as wide as the Mississippi.

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WHAT DO HONUS WAGNER baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century ceramic lions all

WHAT DO HONUS WAGNER baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century ceramic lions all have in common? At first glance, very little. Yet Evaluating Your Collection explores the wide range of things people collect and teaches the basic skill

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Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice!

Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice!

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0912724501 WHAT DO HONUS WAGNER baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century

0912724501 WHAT DO HONUS WAGNER baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century ceramic lions all have in common? At first glance, very little. Yet Evaluating Your Collection explores the wide range of things people collect and teaches the basic skills needed to operate in the world of antiques and collectibles. Is AN OBJECT REALLY WORTH the price? How do you know what to look for? What about color, finish, and form? In 1961 Charles F. Montgomery, Winterthur's first director, articulated a system for educating the eye and appraising the quality of an object. His 14 points of connoisseurship, along with additions by Winterthur curators, conservators, and educators, form an unbeatable system. "An invaluable guide for both the novice and the experienced collector. No one seriously interested in buying antiques should be without it." CHRIS JUSSEL, Host of the Antiques Roadshow "Dwight Lanmon has produced a small masterpiece on decorative arts connoisseurship....This volume is essential for collectors and curators and will be perused profitably by the general reader. A learned, thoughtful, and inspiring book." WENOELL GARRETT, Sotheby's Evaluating Your Collection launches the new WINTERTHUR DECORATIVE ARTS SERIES. Using the unparalleled resources of the Winterthur collection and staff, each book in the series presents a unique forum of "how-to" advice for novices and experts alike. Armed with invaluable tips, your trips to estate auctions, flea markets, or your grandmother's attic will never be the same. 123 pages. Your order on its way to you by the next business day!

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Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice!

Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice!

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Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! 0.8 lbs.

Crisp, clean, unread paperback with light shelfwear to the covers and a publisher's mark to one edge-Nice! 0.8 lbs.

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0912724501 Used; Very Good. Shows light wear, but still in excellent condition.

0912724501 Used; Very Good. Shows light wear, but still in excellent condition.

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From the book--What do Honus Wagner baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century

From the book--What do Honus Wagner baseball cards, Queen Anne side chairs, and nineteenth-century ceramic lions all have in common? At first glance, very little. Yet Evaluating Your Collection explores the wide range of things people collect and teaches the basic skills needed to operate in the world of antiques and collectibles. Is an object really worth the price? How do you know what to look for? What about color, finish, and form? In 1961 Charles F. Montgomery, Winterthur's first director, articulated a system for educating the eye and appraising the quality of an object. His 14 points of conoiseurship, along with additions by Winterthur curators, conservators, and educators, form an unbeatable system/ Green pictorial wraps, 123 pp, 51 color and BW figures.

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Tight, bright, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, cover curl, ships in a box, delivery confirmation on U.S. orders.

Tight, bright, uncreased spine, pages clear and bright, shelf and edge wear, corners bumped, cover curl, ships in a box, delivery confirmation on U.S. orders.

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