Reviews (21)

Yes, It's Beautiful, but It's Smart, Too
Stephen Wong has created a drop-dead gorgeous look at some of the game's great artifacts, and many will be surprised to learn that they are not at the Baseball Hall of Fame nor even at the Smithsonian (despite the book's title). The game's artifacts extend way beyond the cards and gimcrack collectibles sold at the ballpark, and Wong has deftly toggled his focus from collectible to collector and back again, providing a memorable prose portrait of the lively game played off the field. I cannot recommend this brilliantly conceived book highly enough.

The Ultimate Coffee-Table Book
This beautiful book belongs in every baseball enthusiast's library, but it would be a mistake to keep it on the shelves.Author Stephen Wong has partnered with the Smithsonian to publish the moststunning book on baseball on the market.It deserves to be on your coffee table not only because of its wonderful photographs but also due to the wonderfully rich way he presents the history of the game.Wong gained remarkable access to the sport's foremost collectors, combing through hundreds of images and memorabilia items.The payoff is tremendous for anyone with an interest in baseball or, for that matter, in American history and culture.Readers will learn the essential facts about the game, and the fascinating tidbits, such as the origins of the curve ball.They then get to see remarkable shots, some most unusual - from folk art statues to Don Larsen's enshrined shoes from his perfect game to the bricks of former stadiums.In fact, this book should be placed in the Hall of Fame!

Smithsonian Baseball
great book ....full of information and great pictures ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Baseball    5. Baseball - History    6. Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions    7. History: American    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    10. History / United States / General   

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Fishing - Flytying/Lures    5. Fishing - General    6. Fishing Sports    7. Sports & Recreation    8. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)   

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North America's One Hundred Greatest Decoys
I found this book one of the most inspirational books for a carver that is interested in wildfoul carving.My friends that do not carve enjoyed the book for the pictures and history.I would definitely suggest it to anyone,it makes a good coffee table and reference book.

Great Color Pictures
This is a great book to view some fascinating decoys.I only wished that the text would go into more detail.Overall this is a great decoy book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 19th century    2. 20th century    3. Antiques & Collectibles    4. Antiques / Collectibles    5. Antiques/Collectibles    6. Art    7. Decoys (Hunting)    8. History    9. Hunting - General    10. Reference - Price Guides    11. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    12. United States    13. Wood-carving    14. Hunting or shooting animals & game    15. North America   

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Nice little book, worthy addition to your blackpowder gun book collection
Nice little book, full of information about various types of handguns. I liked the opinion bits about various gun makers, the load charts for each gun, nice amount of information (including history)- even for a novice to the sport. I like the range test details and comparisons to modern weapons too.
An excellent, practical, informative manual for shooting reproduction cap and ball pistols
I had purchased this book to help provide information about shooting cap and ball revolvers but had the additional pleasure of finding excellent information on care, cleaning, tuning and background as well. While it does not cover all available reproduced models it is very informative, helpful and humorous about the models it does cover. The only negative I have is that the captioned photos are in very small print and difficult to read. I intend to buy a second copy for my reference library and use my 1st copy as a range and bench reference. I hope that Bates and Cumpston continue with another book covering other cap and ball pistols not covered in this work. A very useful book for Remington and Colt cap and ball shooters.

A wonderful read, and a useful reference
This is a great book, from a historical reading standpoint. It puts the technological progression of the percussion handgun in historical context.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Firearms & Weapons    5. General    6. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    7. Antiques & Collectables    8. Antiques & Collectibles / Firearms & Weapons    9. Militaria, arms & armour   

Reviews (9)

Standard Price Guide to U.S. Scouting Collectibles (Standard
What a great resourse book.A must have for the avid collector or the novice.Besides collecting, it is a great companion piece to learn about the Boy Scouts and 20th Century Americana in general.I commend Mr. Cuhaj for all the work and time he put into creating this. I'm so glad some one thought enough of me to make this a perfect gift for the Scouter who has everything.

The Year 2001 U.S. Scout Collectibles Reference Work
This is the 2nd, updated edition of the popular volume.Its 400 pages feature more than 750 nice black and white photos and a 16 page full color section.There is adequate text to accompany the photos, and it is fully indexed to aid in item location.All major levels of scouting are featured, along with collectibles, council listings, glossary of terms, memorabilia dealers, collector organizations, museums and reference works.It's an essential guide for scout collectible enthusiasts.

"Standard Price Guide To U. S. Scouting Collectibles" 2nd Ed
This is an excellent book for anyone who collects Boy Scouts of America memorabilia such as insignia, pins, books, Order Of The Arrow, just about anything that has been involved in Scouting.It details many items extensively, and provides price ranges based on condition.The first edition did not have an index, and it was rather difficult to find certain items, but Cuhaj corrected that in this second edition. The magnitude of this book is tremendous, providing over 11,000 listings, most with values for buying, selling, or just trading.There are a few pages in color, while the rest is in black and white.I would have preferred all items in color, and would have been willing to pay more for the book.If Scouting memorabilia is your forte, I highly recommend this book with a 5-Star rating. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Boy Scouts    6. Boy Scouts of America    7. Catalogs    8. Collectibles    9. Cub Scouts    10. General    11. Insignias    12. Popular Culture    13. Reference - Price Guides    14. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    15. Uniforms    16. United States    17. Antiques & Collectables   

Reviews (1)

Well worth the wait
This is a great book. I've collected decoys for several years and I own the previous edition of Collecting Antique Bird Decoys and Duck Calls which is now some 10 years old. No disrespect, but the new edition by Russ Lewis far surpasses the old book. Not only will you find thousands of photos but Lewis, an avid collector himself, provides loads of information on traditonal carvers, factory birds, regional influences throughout North America and much more. The depth and breadth of the work is impressive. Lewis is a university professor, and you can tell that he is an educator at heart. It also helps that he has a soul of a collector. If you collect decoys, bird calls, or simply enjoy the outdoors you'll love this book. I'll bet my Red-breasted Merganser decoy on it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Decoys (Hunting)    8. Duck calls    9. Firearms & Weapons    10. Hunting Sports    11. Reference - Price Guides    12. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    13. United States    14. Woodwork - Decoys    15. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    16. Reference works   

Reviews (5)

Antique/Collectible Fishing Rods Review
This book was perfect for the avid rod collector.The photos and detail were great and easy to compare your own rods to theirs listed in the book.Highly recommend.

Wasn't very helpful for what I needed.
I have 7 antique/vintage fishing rods and none of them were in there.Also, the prices were separate from the descriptions so I couldn't tell what I was pricing.

GREAT REFERENCE FOR THE BAMBOO ROD COLLECTOR
This book is a great reference for the serious rod collector or antique dealer that is in need of expert information about evaluating old bamboo rods.The author includes a good sampling of close-up B&W photographs covering many of the historic rod makers.Old patent drawings are used to explain various rod designs and component functions.A comprehensive chapter is devoted to common rod defects to look for and how each one might lower the collectible value of a rod.The back of the book contains a 32 page rod price guide listing which is helpful in formulating an approximate appraisal of value.A very worthwhile addition to any tackle collector's library of reference materials. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Fishing rods    6. General    7. Prices    8. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    9. Technical & Manufacturing Trades   

Reviews (3)

absolutely hate it
First of all, I HATE the BIG UGLY picture of American Car Racer...do not know his name, on the cover of the book. Second, I hate NASCAR and Cheap political HOT WHEEL junk I do not even care for looking at. The book should focus on HIGH QUALITY COLLECTIBLE BRANDS ONLY. What a waste of paper~!!!

A pick whether you're a NASCAR, Indy or Formula One fan
The 2005 price guide Beckett Racing Collectibles Price Guide features more cars, more checklists, and more die-cast replica models from 1910 to modern times, and is a pick whether you're a NASCAR, Indy or Formula One fan - or love sprints, drags or dirt cars. The staff of the professional Beckett Racing compile a pricing source which includes a checklist for all cards issues, values for both individual cards and sets, front and back photos of a sample card from most sets, and more.

Beckett Die-Cast Price Guide
Excellent Price Guide, Great detail on all Racing Collectibles.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Dolls    6. Motor Sports    7. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    8. Toy Arts And Crafts   

Reviews (8)

Awesome must have !!!
This book is really gorgeous on the outside and even more so on the inside. It has in depth descriptions of the different types of lures and their parts and gives great incite on how to date such lures and parts. The print is is large and bold and the color pictures are stunningly printed on heavy bond glossy paper. There are pictures throughout the book of just about every lure imaginable. I promise you will not be disappointed.

A MUST FOR COLLECTORS
Well done!I use this book constantly.Well illustrated and good discriptions.

This book is making me money
This reference has been a great tool for us. We collect antique lures and have learned what to look for and what it's worth. We have found just about every lure in our collection in this book. Would reccomend to anyone with the hobby! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Fishing - Flytying/Lures    6. Fishing lures    7. General    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)   

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Fabulous reference book of unusual sports memorabilia
Enthusiastic sports memorabila collectors will absolutely love this book.It is a perfect reference before buying or selling any items on auction sites such as Amazon.com and eBay as well as consginment sites like Zshops and Starshows.com. The book provides many great pictures of all sorts ofmemorabilia.It covers a complete list of sports from boxing to wrestling. It includes extensive listings of autographs, equipment, figurines, teampublications, ticket stubs, bottle caps, programs, magents, and evenmatchbooks.I found out that a 1951 Phillies yearbook I have is worth$400. One of the most enjoyable things that any sports nut would like isthe entertainment you can get just paging through and looking at thepictures.I found myself doing that and saying to myself, "Yeah Iremember that". This book does not have a plot but is loaded with lotsof memories and history. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectibles    6. General    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Sports    9. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    10. Antiques & Collectables    11. Reference works    12. Sports & Outdoor Recreation   

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Wish we could find more copies
This book spends more time on loan to antique dealers and decoy collectors then it does in my library. It is an excellent reference work for collector and waterfowler alike. Everyone who sees it and collects, deals or dreamswants a copy. But we simply can't find them. Superb pictures and detailedtext. We rate it excellent all around. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Americana    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Hunting - Bird Hunting    4. Hunting - General    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    8. Woodwork - Decoys    9. Architecture / Historic Preservation   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Reference - General    5. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    6. Coins, banknotes, medals, seals, numismatics    7. Olympic games   

Reviews (8)

Wonderful reference
I love this book! It's the only one I have as a reference as to the history of Frisbee/Frisbies. I admit, the prices in my edition (1998) are out of date--they continue to go up!
Outstanding Guide, Historically Significant
This book is a must for anyone associated with or interested in Frisbees, golf discs and Frisbie Pie Tins. Not only does it provide a guide for determining value of many highly collectible discs, it's entertaining, well-written, and well-designed. A collector's item in its own right and I highly recommend.
Price Guide lacking current collectable prices(1998)
If you're buying this book as a priceguide to old or collectable frisbees, you should know this. Since the advent of online auctioning after 1998, many more frisbees have come out of the closet. Therefore, the priceguide part of the book is woefully out of date. Most collectableFrisbee prices as stated in the book are overvalued by 30-60%. I hope a revision of this book is printed soon. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Collectibles    2. Flying discs (Game)    3. History    4. Prices    5. Reference    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Sports    8. Sports & Recreation    9. Sports And Games    10. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    11. United States    12. Sports & Outdoor Recreation   

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Great book, beautiful!
This is a great book of historical sports cars, with lots of information and beautiful pictures. This is a neat reference and a great coffee table book, very informative and very very classy too! I really recommend this for a car person, of just someone who loves the history or simply the art of beautiful cars.
Beautiful
This book is a beautiful. You do not have to be a car enthusiast to enjoy this book, where art and beauty come together in a well-detailed book.An excellent edition to any coffee table collection.

Perfect balance great photos and text
The author does it again! This time he captures 50 of the best sportscars with purpose made photography, done especially for the book, and writes simple but very informative text so everyone can relive the best of the best. Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Automotive    5. Automotive - Pictorial    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Design and construction    8. History    9. History - General    10. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    11. Sports cars    12. Transportation    13. Antiques & Collectibles / Cars    14. Motor cars: general interest    15. USA   

Reviews (2)

Great little book
The size of this book is the best thing about it. You can get all the info in other books but they are big and heavy to carry around at lure shows or just out looking at garage sales. It has very good pictures and accurate info.

Excellant field guide on old fishing lures!
This is an interesting book for the dealer & collector alike.Chockablock full of pictures & pertinant information on lures, one of those esoteric fields that you REALLY need a book to master.Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Fishing Sports    6. Fishing lures    7. General    8. Reference    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    11. Antiques & Collectables    12. Fishing, angling   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectibles    5. General    6. Golf - General    7. Golf balls    8. History    9. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    10. Antiques & Collectables    11. Golf   

Reviews (7)

reliable collector's guide for fishing lures
The great variety of fishing lures with the differences in their bright markings and sizes can be disarming to even experienced collectors. With his 20 years experience as a collector, Lewis makes sense of this area of collecting by classifying the lures by their makers, and with introductory essays on "Dating Techniques" and the "Modern Era." The chapters with the classifications are more than simple listings of numerous lures. Besides sharp color photos with annotations, these chapters also include information on the manufacture of the respective lures and details of them to look for. Advertising and promotional literature and displays are shown as aids in identifying different lures and understanding their design and features. A serious collector or dealer of lures could not find a better guide than this for what it does cover of this incredibly diverse and constantly changing field.

Realistic Collectables
A great book for someone not interested in the "old" Disappointing
I wound up returning this book as it proved to disappoint me similar to the other reviews.Their were very few prices and there are much better books available. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Fishing - Flytying/Lures    5. Reference - General    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)   

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Antique Golf Collectibles Review
The book was as represented and came within a week.
Antique Golf Collectibles : A Price and Reference Guide
The most comprehensive (individual) price guide for golf collectibles.

Definitive, authoritative, informative, reliable.
Now in a thoroughly updated and expanded second edition, Chuck Furjanic's Antique Golf Collectibles is the definitive, authoritative, and reliable price and reference guide for dealers and collectors of golf memorabiliaand collectibles. This new edition is highly recommended for personal,professional, and community library antique/collectibles referencesections, and features detailed photos of all golf collectibles, a newsixteen page color section, updated prices for thousands of specific items,and new chapters on golf bags, auctions and more. If you are thinking ofbuying, selling, collecting or swapping golf related materials, begin withbrowsing through the pages of Chuck Furjanic's Antique Golf Collectibles. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectibles    7. Equipment and supplies    8. Golf    9. Golf - General    10. Prices    11. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    12. Antiques & Collectables   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Golf - General    6. Golf clubs (Sporting goods)    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)   

Reviews (3)

A good bookbut it misses a lot
I was looking for a book that would be a complete history of wrestling, but there doesn't seem to be one out there. This book has lots of good photos, including memorabilia such as ads & publicity photos, but there's a lot missing here. Only the briefest of bios are provided (I wish it included at least year of birth, height, weight), some major wrestlers are omitted entirely, & there's no index. Unlike a "real" encyclopedia, most of the book is not arranged alphabetically (only the "Slamographies" section is alphabetized), so an index would be useful. I'm mostly a fan of 1950s - 1960s wrestlers, so I wanted to find information on the old stars, but this book misses some of the biggest attractions of that era (like Haystacks Calhoun). A worthy addition to your wrestling reference library, but will somebody please write a definitive encyclopedia on this subject?

History of Pro Wrestling Would be More Accurate Title
This book is pretty good.It has a lot of really neat picture and tons of good facts and stories.Any wrestling fan should own it.There are several spelling mistakes, however, which make the bok seem like an amateur effort.Overall, still worth reading and owning

If you are a wrestling fan this book is for you!!!
The authors of "Professional Wrestling", Kristian Pope and Ray Whebbe have outdone themselves with this one. If you are a wrestling fan, young or old, long time or new, there is something in this book (actually a whole lot of things), to keep you interested for a long time to come. My favorite chapters were the "Ring Beauties" and "Slamographies", the former because there is not a lot of press about the ladies around and over the years they have had a profound influence on the "sport" both in the ring and behind the scenes. The last chapter "Slamographies" tells you every thing you ever wanted to know about every wrestler that has made some sort of impact on the sport. I am going to test my wrestling fan friends with the info presented here and maybe pick up a few bucks in the process. Great Stuff - Thank you Kris & Ray ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Biography    3. History    4. Reference    5. Sports    6. Sports & Recreation    7. Sports Memorabilia (besides cards)    8. United States    9. Wrestlers    10. Wrestling    11. Reference works