Antique & Vintage Cast Iron / Metal Bookends Collector Guide

Description

Collector Bookstore
724 Delaware Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration.
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A Collector's Guide to Cast Metal Bookends by: Gerald McBride
ISBN:
0764300407
Book Title:
A Collector's Guide to Cast Metal Bookends
Author:
Gerald P. McBride
Binding:
Soft Cover
Copyright:
1997
Pages:
192
Size:
8.5 x 11 in.
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.
This is an illustrated, full-color value guide covering a wide range of bookend types and styles, with a detailed look at the three main processes used to create cast-metal bookends. You'll be taken on a tour through the history of manufacturers who pioneered this art form, including a special chapter on cast metal bookracks, sample pages from actual company catalogs, and more than 40 photographs of company identification marks and trademarks.
Additionally, the reference includes an extensive identification and buyers' guide examines original and copy pieces side by side and helps to separate the treasures from the trash.
This will serve as an important reference resource for years to come, and a timely one now as bookends are quickly becoming one of the hottest new collectibles in today's market.
573 color photos
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