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Antique Books

Interested in antiques? The library has many books to help you identify and price items. Here are just a few of the many titles we have available:

"Warman's Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide" is an annual volume and contains more than 2,000 color photos to help make identifying your items easier. There are current price listings and reports on trends.

There is also information on fakes, reproduction alerts, and manufacturer's markings. An easy-to-use guide.

"Collectibles Price Guide" by Judith Miller and Mark Hill is small enough to take along if you are a garage sale shopper. Color photographs are shown with each item with descriptions and current prices. Collector notes are also included.

"Antiques 101" by Frank Farmer Loomis is a crash course in antiques.

Learn the 16 major furniture styles and the six most commonly used woods. Then use furniture styles to date and identify other antiques. There's also information on the various types of china, silver, pewter and their markings.

"Garage Sale & Flea Market Annual" talks about how the field of collectibles is ever changing. With the advent of eBay, even prices have dramatically changed. This book is mostly a listing of collectibles by type with prices. Few pictures are included, but if you've already got a collection you want to price, this is a quick way to do it. Lots of interesting items that you may not have even considered being worth anything at all.

Judith Miller's "Antiques Price Guide" contains thousands of color photographs in more than 250 categories. Prices, identifying marks, sizes and dates are included. Similar pieces with price differences are also shown making this a very useful volume. Qualities of exceptional items are also noted. She also gives tips on anticipating trends, how to spot fakes and where to buy and sell. One of the best books for learning about many different types of antiques.