Book Reviews
Kovels' Price Guide Remains a Collector's Best Friend
Few things in life are as enduring as Terry Kovel and her namesake book that helped to define a fledgling hobby. We celebrate the 55th edition of this impressive work and the woman who still makes it so.
Kovels' Price Guide Remains One of a Kind
In a world once populated by annual price guides, Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles, directed by the indomitable 93-year-old Terry Kovel, now stands alone.
We Are Santa
A warm and delightful new book assures us that even in difficult times that, yes Virginia, there is a Santa – lots of them. And they are as wonderful as you imagined.
Collectors will get hooked on ‘Fly Fishing Treasures’
Author Steve Woit’s Fly Fishing Treasures: The World of Fly Fishers and Collecting is a colorful review of the area where collecting and fly fishing meet.
Author pens visual history of American eagle
American Eagle: A Visual History of Our National Emblem, has just been released, showcasing for audiences a sampling of the Preston Cook collection of eagle objects.
Book Review: The Law (In Plain English) For Collectors
The Law (In Plain English) For Collectors, one of the most recent in the “Plain English®” series of books, provides helpful advice on all things legal when it comes to art, antiques, and other collectibles.
Book Review: In Miniature - How Small Things Illuminate the World
Why do we have such a fascination of miniature objects such as doll houses, model railroads and flea circuses? In Miniature explores the answers.
Militaria books are valued additions to the bookshelf
This trio of new books explore the relics, military badges and uniforms of World War I and World War II.
Antique Trader writer pens classic Hollywood book
Writer and historian Sara Jordan-Heintz, who is based in Iowa, has just released her first full-length book “Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland” published by PageTurner Books International.
Americana: The material culture of America's past
The collecting field of historical Americana is so diverse that entering it with confidence can prove daunting. But expert guidance is only a click away.
Guides to American furniture periods prove valuable
Renown furniture expert Fred Taylor gives his professional opinion on antique furniture resources for buyers, sellers and scholars.
Book surveys collection of Gettysburg’s war relics
Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., has announced the release of the book: “J. Howard Wert’s Gettysburg: A Collection of Relics from the Civil War Battle,” authored by Bruce E. Mowday.
Address book will prevent losing contacts
Who needs an address book? Anyone who wants to keep their contacts safe and recoverable. Using a stylish address book makes "data backup" a pleasure.
A Killing in Antiques
The world of antiques has always been fertile ground for mystery writers. “A Killing in Antiques: A Lucy St. Elmo Mystery" stars an antiques dealer who heads to Brimfield.
