Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Card Games    4. Card Games - General    5. Games    6. Games/Puzzles    7. Graphic Arts - General    8. Paper Ephemera    9. Pop Arts / Pop Culture    10. Popular Culture - General   

Reviews (4)

New to collecting? This will help.
Vastly illustrated and very informative. Although the majority of this book is pictures (very nice ones at that), there are some very interesting facts and historical information about the victorian card craze. Because there are in excess of 100,000 different cards in existance, don't expect to find every card in here or the current market price. It is just a matter of time before a more extensive guide is published, (I would still recommend because of the great illustrations!) The only problem I have with this book is the layout which can be annoying if you are trying to find info on one of your cards. You have to search through several sections of the book. (e.g. Jackson's chewing tobbaco card in the "Exploration and Travel" chapter instead of the "Tobbaco" chapter). More expensive cards are usually only discussed in the chapter rather than illustrated, which I find kind of strange(Maybe he didn't own any of those to get the photo?).

Outstanding Trade Card Collector's Reference !
The beautiful 224 page, 8 1/2 x 11" softbound book contains more than500 full color, sharp, large photos. '98 values. There are 70 topicsranging from angels, baseball, dolls, expositions to Uncle Sam, women,wringers and washing.There's plenty of background information on eachtopic.A useful glossary of terms is provided.A must for tradecardcollectors. Fascinating to read and refer to.

Lavishly illustrated, marvelous reference...
This is a great book. It's a definitive reference on the somewhat obscure subject of Victorian Trade Cards, but for those of us who love them, it's a feast. It is crammed with illustrations, broken into categories, and contains history and collecting tips. The pricing information is somewhatout of date, due to the impact that online auctions have had on thesecollectables (some are more expensive, some less, asauctions make them more available.) If you're at all a fan of this genre,don't hesitate to buy this book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising cards    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Business cards    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting (pbk.)    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Paper Ephemera    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. United States    11. Collectors and collecting (pbk    12. Advertising History   

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Nostalgia Trip
I was impressed by Muscle Car Mania and Son of Muscle Car Mania but Mitch came up trumps this time as we benefit from colour print - the best way to see the psycadelic Plymouth ads of the 60's. If you like muscle cars buy this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Automobiles    6. Automotive - Antique & Classic    7. Muscle cars    8. Paper Ephemera    9. Popular Culture    10. Transportation    11. Motor cars: general interest   

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This is a beautiful book!
"The Edwardian Scrapbook" is simply wonderful.You can get a true sense of Britain through pages of royal souvenirs, the latest inventions for the household, food products, advertisements, sweets, toiletry items, tobacco, the Women's Social and Political Union, women's fashion, newspapers, magazines, comics, books, toys, postcards, traveling, motor cars, airplanes, table tennis, diabolo, roller skating, theatre, and international sports.The pictures are wonderful and this book goes great along with "The Victorian Scrapbook."I recommend.

Edwardian Britain, just picture it.
This is Robert Opie's seventh unique style scrapbook.The very simple formula works yet again, this time he has collected 1300 printed items from his packaging museum all relating to everyday life in Britain from 1900 to 1910.Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Edward VII, 1901-1910    6. Europe - Great Britain - General    7. Great Britain    8. History    9. Paper Ephemera    10. Pictorial works    11. Printed ephemera    12. Scrapbooks    13. Sources    14. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    15. British & Irish history: from c 1900 -    16. British Isles   

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A Must Have Book For WWII Propaganda Collectors !!
This new (year 2000) 160 page book has more than 100 full color and 100 black and white, sharp, clear photos covering propaganda postcards from 20 countries.There's plenty of text explaining the many cards, which are grouped by:U.S., The Allies, The Axis Nations, and Neutral Nations. Valuies and a nice bibliography are provided. It offers a chronicle of the trying war years and gives a good insight into the history and actions of the times. The reader is given a provocative glimpse into the emotional climate of the people affected by the war, whether they were on the battlefield or on the production line.A great insight into the history of the times.A wonderful, fascinating addition to your library. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Military    6. Military - World War II    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Postcards    9. Propaganda    10. World War, 1939-1945    11. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    12. Second World War, 1939-1945   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Europe - Great Britain - General    5. General    6. George V, 1910-1936    7. Great Britain    8. History    9. Paper Ephemera    10. Pictorial works    11. Printed ephemera    12. Sources    13. World War, 1914-1918    14. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    15. Art styles: c 1900 to First World War    16. British & Irish history: from c 1900 -    17. First World War, 1914-1918    18. Social history    19. United Kingdom, Great Britain    20. c 1900 - c 1914   

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One Of The Best Books Available On This Topic !
Every one of the 208 pages is loaded with large full color, sharp photos, along with comprehensive text.16 chapters cover items from almanacs, calendars, catalogs, fans, to postcards, posters, signs and trade cards. One chapter deals with investing in paper advertising.Providesinformation about looking for the next paper advertising collectibles. Everyone interested in any kind of advertising will love this beautifulbook and enjoy having it in their library !

This is the BEST book on Paper Advertising I have ever read.
This book combines everything anyone ever wanted to learn or just as a great reference guide! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising    2. Advertising specialties    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Brand name products    7. Catalogs    8. Collectors and collecting    9. Commercial - Advertising    10. Paper Ephemera    11. Printed ephemera    12. United States   

Reviews (5)

Amazing guide not book
this is a very helpful and amazing book for any money collector, and I really happy with that book

A complete guide(BUT Not Attractive) , wrong picture of note
here some comments The standard in banknote collecting.
This book is the only comprehensive listing of bank note issues available, along with its sister books: Volume 1 for specialized issues and Vol 3 for newer issues.It would not be possible to be an informed collector withoutthese volumes.They inlcude photos of most of the notes, estimated valuesin three different grades as well as an excellent introduction to the hobbywith collecting tips, grading information, an invitation to join theInternational Bank Note Society, etc. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Coins, Currency & Medals    6. Numismatics    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Paper money    9. Printmaking    10. Reference - Price Guides   

Subjects:  1. Blank Books / Diaries / Memory Books    2. Blank Books/Journals    3. Paper Ephemera    4. Antiques & Collectibles / Paper Ephemera    5. Stationery items   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Art    3. Paper Ephemera    4. Reference - Price Guides   

Subjects:  1. 1961-1970    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectibles    5. Genres & Styles - Rock    6. Music/Songbooks    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Rock music    9. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    10. Musical scores, lyrics & libretti   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. General    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Printed ephemera    9. Printmaking    10. United States   

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Good Reference for Modern Advertising Playing Cards
Everett Grist supplies an excellent starting point for collectors interested in advertising playing cards.Playing cards appeal to collectors because of the artwork (on the backs and faces), the historical significance, the advertising, and of course the relative affordability and availability. This book covers primarily U.S. cards, by which Grist probably means U.S. card makers as there are at least a couple of non-U.S. advertisers represented.The card backs take center stage, with no supporting text or images of faces cards or unusual pips or suits, such as noted in Gene Hochman's Encyclopedia of American Playing Cards.The backs, however, are reproduced as full color plates.Cards are arranged alphabetically by advertising category (airlines, banks, food, hotels, etc.), then alphabetically by advertiser. The price guide should be used as a guide for pricing similar decks in mint condition in the original box with jokers and other inserts (calendars or bridge instructions) intact ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Advertising    2. Antiques    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Card Games - General    7. Catalogs    8. Collectors and collecting    9. Paper Ephemera    10. Playing cards    11. United States   

Subjects:  1. Advertising specialties    2. Collectors and collecting    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. History    5. History: American    6. Minnesota    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Printed ephemera    9. Printmaking    10. United States - State & Local - General    11. American history    12. Antiques & collectables: books, manuscripts, ephemera & printed matter    13. History / United States / State & Local   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Non-Classifiable    3. Stationery / Gift Wrap    4. Antiques & Collectibles / Paper Ephemera    5. DIY   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. General    6. Paper Crafts    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Reference - General   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Applique    3. Appliquâe    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Greeting cards    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Paper Crafts    8. Paper Ephemera    9. Paper work    10. Seasonal   

Reviews (4)

I agree, a Complete waste of Money
I just puchased the New 6th Edition. I think I'll save my money on the 7th and future editions. You would think that they would have the current serial numbers for the 2003 two dollar bills. The 5th edition was in error and now a chance to fix the problem and it never got resolved. My reccomendation is to buy the 5th edition USED and to use ebay's completed auctions to find out the going rate on prices.

A complete WASTE of good Money!
Disappointing is too kind a word to describe this book.The number of glaring errors and omissions in this book make it a complete waste of money.Do yourself a favor and do not buy this book even though it will most likely be heavily discounted as sellers try to unload their stock.Oakes and Schwartz should be wholly ashamed of themselves and the editor, Edler, should never work again in that capacity.What a shame!

A valuable guide, but...
This long awaited 5th edition is, in my opinion, a great disappointment.Firstly, the photographs are of a very poor quality.Many are dull, out of focus and just plain worn out.After being continually recycled through five successive editions is it any wonder?To give you an idea, imagine photocopying a picture, then copying the copy and copying that copy and so on and so on.Do that five times and that's the kind of quality we're talking about.Also, the entire Two Dollar bill section has NO protographs what-so-ever.Obviously in their rush to get this edition out somebody forgot about the two dollar photos.There are also numerous typographical errors, information in the wrong columns and in some cases information missing altogether.The values quoted are another matter entirely.While most have shown a modest increase, a large number have remained static while an equally large number have gone backwards.While values can indeed go backwards in the real world it is hard to tell if this is a true reflection of a somewhat overheated note market stabilizing itself or if it is just another error.In addition, some of the "expanded" and "updated" sections are identical to the previous edition.Don't get me wrong, this is still a valuable reference for all small size note collectors, and one of the few devoted entirely to small size notes, but it seems quality control went out the window in the rush to get this edition out.It could have, and indeed should have, been a heck of a lot better. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Coins, Currency & Medals    6. Paper Ephemera    7. Paper money    8. Printmaking    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. United States   

Subjects:  1. Non-Classifiable    2. Stationery / Gift Wrap    3. Antiques & Collectibles / Paper Ephemera    4. Stationery items   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Art    3. Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union    4. General    5. Paper Ephemera    6. Special Subjects In Art