This is the most informative book available for the collector of buttons, written by a second-generation collector who has traveled the world over to expand her knowledge of this exciting collectible.
The book presents over 10,000 buttons of all imaginable materials from 150 AD to the present in full color and relates their history and development around the world. Buttons have been the fastest growing part of the collecting world for the last few years, and this book tells you about the trends in this vast field of collecting. A number of buttons have gone up ten times in value in the past few years alone.
This book is certain to become the "Bible" for the button enthusiast, dealer, or anyone who loves beautiful objects.
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Peggy Ann Osborne is the author of the tremendously successful Button Button: Identification and Price Guide (Schiffer Publishing). Her friendly, conversational style make her books enjoyable and easy to read. You'll find everything you need to know about buttons in this information-packed guide.
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Condition: good. Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly! Seller Inventory # DBV.088740555X.G
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. No dustcover. Cover has light shelf wear, otherwise clean. Inside pages are clean. Binding is slightly cocked, and intact. Cranberry spine with black lettering. -cb. Seller Inventory # ABE-1768239628253
Seller: Midway Book Store (ABAA), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: near fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. This book covers 200 years of cultural history and art interwoven with more than 1100 lavish and dramatic color photographs of over 10,000 buttons. Quarto. 31 cm x 24 cm.318pp. A very nice copy in dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 87479
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tight Firm Clean Copy - Edition Not Stated But Believed To Be First Of 1994 - No Signatures, Inscriptions Or Notations Discovered. Illustrated. Slight Age Discolouring Of Pages. Maroon Cloth Hard Cover With Titles On Spine And Front - Faint Edge Wear. Unclipped Jacket With Slight Edge Wear And Rubbing. A Heavy Book Additional Postage Will Be Requested. Seller Inventory # 009422
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