Antiques Roadshow Collectibles: The Complete Guide to Collecting 20th Century Glassware, Costume Jewelry, Memorabila, Toys and More from the Most-Watc

I've enjoyed the Antiques Roadshow book and the descriptions which I will use for future reference.

If you are just getting into collecting, this is a fun book to review. Lots of overall ideas of varieties of collectibles...for more serious colletors, I would suggest books oriented to the subject matter of interest.

Nice book and provides considerable information. The author does cover alot of territory in one book. Should consider a series and provide more photos.

This work covers practically every important aspect ofantique collection and evaluation. For instance, the authorspoint toward important evaluative criteria for antiquesincluding overall appearance, condition, finish, color,functionality, attribution, history of ownership and manyother important aspects which indicate value. In addition,the author quantifies value in terms of sentiment,historical significance, aesthetic value, intrinsic value,celebrity status value and market value. The authorprovides examples of collectible items; such as,- Advertising (cigar bands, liquor bottles, ale, bottle caps...)- Sports (signed baseballs, autographs, bats, gloves, cards...)- Toys (Tonka, cast iron, trains, boats, robots i.e. Mr.Machine)- Dolls (mix of saw dust and glue and composite dolls- Watches (movement, jewels, incabloc shields, caliber, hands, crystal and grades from factory new to average- Movie memorabiliaThis book is excellent for a potential collector getting intothe antiques business for the first time.

I am a bit of a novice in this area and have been trying to determine what my collection is worth..as well as what to buy...this is a terrific book...I have found a number of areas that can help me do a better job of deciding what to buy...and what not.Highly recommend