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General Resources for Researching Antiques and Collectible
Often the best place to begin your research is with general sources and price guides; that is, resources that offer a little bit of everything. Listed below are general price guides that cover items from silver to toys, and other resources that offer an introduction to collecting or provide additional sources of information. The items with an r in front of the call number are reference books available at the Reference Desk. Items that have an r in parentheses are both circulating and reference books.
Price Guides
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Antique Trader Books antiques & collectibles price guide
Dubuque, IA: Antique Trader Books, 1995 rNK1125 .A594 |
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Ketchum, William C.
The catalog of world antiques: a fully illustrated collector's guide to styles and prices New York: Rutledge Press, c1981. qNK1125 .K47 |
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Kovel, Ralph M.
The Kovels' antiques and collectibles price list New York: Crown Publishers. (r)NK1125 .A39 |
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Miller, Judith
Miller's international antiques price guide New York, NY: Viking Penguin. (r)qNK1133 .M53 |
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Official Rinker price guide to collectibles
4th edition. NY: House of Collectibles. qNK805.O36x |
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Schroeder's antiques price guide
Paducah, KY : Collector Books. (r)qNK1125 .S327 |
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Warman's antiques and collectibles price guide
Radnor, Pa.: Wallace-Hempstead Book Co. rNK1133 .W33 |
Additional Sources
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Hyman, Tony
Trash or treasure: how to find the best buyers of antiques, collectibles and other undiscovered treasures Treasure Hunt Publications, Shell Beach, CA: [1995], c1994. rNK1127 .H96 1995x |
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Kovel, Ralph M.
Kovels' bid, buy, and sell online : basic auction information and tricks of the trade New York: Three Rivers Press, c2001. HF5478.K68 2001 |
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Kovel, Ralph M.
Kovel's guide to selling, buying, and fixing your antiques and collectibles New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, c1995. (r)NK1125 .K643 1995 |
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Maloney's antiques & collectibles resource directory
Radnor, Pa.: Wallace-Homestead. (see also: Maloney's Online) rqNK1127 .M36 |
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Rozakis, Laurie
The complete idiot's guide to buying and selling collectibles. Indianapolis, IN : Alpha Books, c2000. NK1125.R74 2000 |
