Bud Hastin's Avon Collector's Encyclopedia: Avon and California Perfume Company Products-1886 to Present
by Bud Hastin
from Collector Books
1000 Fruit Jars
by Bill Schroeder
from Collector Books
This book is probably the best selling jar and bottle book ever published. It shows an illustration of each embossing on the front of the jar. Each jar has such information as size, color, closure and value. 2005 values. AUTHORBIO: In the 1960s Bill Schroeder spent his spare time buying and selling rare coins, silver, gold, limited edition prints, and other. When the coin market weakened in 1964, he sold his coin business and focused his attention on old canning jars. He began Collector Books, a division of Schroeder publishing company, with his book, 1,000 Fruit Jars. REVIEW: This book has become a standard in the collecting field, staying in print for more than 20 years. Drawings of actual fruit jar emblems are included in this handy pocket reference. This book began Collector Books, a division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc.
Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
by Michael Polak
from Krause Publications
The "bottle bible" is back with FULL color photos and new categories to give collectors the most up-to-date and comprehensive data on collectible bottles! This impressive 5th edition of the Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide features two new categories -- perfume bottles and political/patriotic bottles.
Thousands of detailed listings for old (pre-1900) and new (post-1900) bottles, current pricing, and 500-plus spectacular color photos combine for an unparalleled collectibles resource. From collectors and dealers to anyone with a fond memory of bottles for everything from soda pop to ink will find this easy-to-follow resource essential to building a stellar collection.
-500+ stunning color photos for quick reference
-Thousands of listings provide valuable identifying details
-Current pricing to help collectors remain up to date
Kovels' Bottles Price List, 13th edition (Kovel's Bottles Price List)
by Terry Kovel
from Random House Reference
From Kovels—the most trusted name in antiques and collectibles:
THE INDISPENSABLE BOTTLES PRICE GUIDE
Kovels’ Bottles Price List, 13th edition, is a newly revised edition of the most reliable guide available for anyone who buys, sells, or collects bottles. Written by Ralph and Terry Kovel, America’s foremost authorities on antiques and collectibles, this indispensable, best-selling handbook includes the most accurate current prices and histories of more than 90 categories from the 1700s to the 2000s, from flasks and fruit jars to miniature pottery bottles, and from medicine and perfume bottles to Avon, Coca-Cola, and Jim Beam and Ezra Brooks.
Special features include:
• A sixteen-page color insert of distinctive bottles carefully selected by the authors
• More than 12,000 all-new, appraiser-approved prices
• Over 350 black-and-white photographs
• Edited by America’s premier experts on antiques and collectibles
• American prices based on actual U.S. auctions (not estimates or conversions from European auctions)
• Portable, pocket-sized, so you can carry to auctions in your tote-bag
“The Kovels are arguably the authorities on antiques and collectibles in this country.” —Los Angeles Times
“Probably the single best book to have a real standard for antique bottle collectors.” —AntiqueBottles.com
Warman's Bottles Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides Bottles: Values & Identification)
by Michael Polak
from Krause Publications
Packed with detailed listings and full-color photos of the most collectible old (pre-1900) and new (post-1900) barber bottles, beer bottles, bitters, medicine bottles, milk bottles, whiskey bottles, soda bottles and more, this book is a must-have. The affordable price and portable size make it ideal for collectors on the go.
1,000 detailed listings and more than 300 detailed full-color photos of the most collectible bottles on the market, all with current pricing, provide collectors with all the information they need for secure buying and selling. A section on the history and origin of glass bottles, as well as basic bottle facts and tips on how to start collecting, are also included.
-1,000 listings with prices for well over 100 years of collectible bottles -300 brilliant color photos -Convenient portable size
Bottle Pricing Guide
by Hugh Cleveland
from Collector Books
This revised edition of Cleveland's popular bottle guide features over 4,000 bottles listed alphabetically including Avon, medicine bottles, Jim Beam, bitters, and many more. Black and white photos. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Hugh Cleveland was a passionate collector of bottles, and made it his lifelong hobby. His Bottle Pricing Guide has become a standard in the field. Though now deceased, Cleveland's years of collecting and research continue to aid collectors in their searches. REVIEW: This book continues to be the standard reference among bottle collectors, complete with over 4,000 listings and hundreds of black and white photographs. Besides the detailed information provided in each listing, there are also tips on identifying and buying and selling bottles.
Warman's Bottles Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Bottles Field Guide)
by Michael Polak
from Krause Publications
This second, updated edition is a highly portable guide filled with detailed descriptions, trademarks, 300+ color photographs and more than 1,500 listings that will help in positive identification of bottle values. Perfect for novice to advanced collectors, this edition also contains up-to-date pricing, a state of the market report and collecting tips on reproductions, rarity, and other factors that can determine value.
Mountain Dew: Hillbilly Bottles
by Dick Bridgforth
from BookSurge Publishing
This book is the definitive encyclopedia of every known Mountain Dew Hillbilly bottle. From 1954 to the late 1960's Mountain Dew produced over 900 different Hillbilly bottles. These bottles have different names of owner, bottlers, family and even dogs. For the first time you get a complete list of every "Named Hillbilly Bottle", every "No Name Hillbilly Bottle", every "Returnable" and every "Non Returnable Hillbilly Bottle". But the list is really just the start. Within these 550+ pages are at least three pictures of all 976 Hillbilly bottles (over 3,000 pictures). The book also contains a detailed description of each and every bottle. A simple catalog system will help you identify your own bottles by a single unique number. When you tell another collector that you have bottle number #551, both of you will know the Name, Prefix and every single detail about that bottle. Additionally this book lists the price and rarity of every bottle. There is no list, no book, no set of pictures more complete than MOUNTAIN DEW: HILLBILLY BOTTLES.
Jim Beam Figural Bottles: An Unauthorized Collector's Guide
by Molly Higgins
from Schiffer Publishing
This revised 2nd edition shows hundreds and hundreds of Jim Beam decanters in color, with current market values and helpful information for the collector. In this book, the decanters are organized by series, including Famous People, Sports, Wheel, Opera, Regal China, and many others. Both ceramic and glass decanters are included, along with Beam convention giveaways. This book introduces the truly enjoyable world of Beam bottle collecting. These special decanters cover an incredible diversity of subjects, from Cadillacs to chili recipes, from Mortimer Snerd to Spiro Agnew, from the Chicago Cubs to the Great Chicago Fire. With market values ranging from a couple of dollars into the thousands, excellent availability, and a wonderful fellowship among collectors, this is a great hobby, even at the ground level.
Tomart's Price Guide to Character & Promotional Glasses Including Pepsi, Coke, Fast-Food, Peanut Butter and Jelly Glasses; Plus Dairy Glasses & Milk
by Carol Markowski
from Tomart Publications
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