Review
“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
“As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish.”—American Country Collectibles
Review
?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
?As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish.??American Country Collectibles
Book Description
Up to date with the prices of more than 12,000 old and modern bottles, Kovels’ Bottles Price List, 12th Edition is the most reliable resource available for anyone who buys, sells, or collects bottles. Written by Ralph and Terry Kovel, America’s foremost authorities on antiques and collectibles, this exhaustive guide includes more than 90 categories, from Avon and Jim Beam to medicine and perfume bottles. Prices and histories of beer bottles, bitters, Coca-Cola, cures, Ezra Brooks, figurals, flasks, fruit jars, ink bottles, Lionstone, sarsaparillas, sodas, whiskeys, and a lot more are included.
Special Features:
* A sixteen-page full-color insert, featuring distinctive bottle types and designs
* Clubs, auction houses, museums, and publications for bottle collectors
* An easy-to-use picture dictionary of bottle shapes, closures, and bottoms
* More than 300 bottles pictured and priced
From the Inside Flap
Up to date with the prices of more than 12,000 old and modern bottles, Kovels’ Bottles Price List, 12th Edition is the most reliable resource available for anyone who buys, sells, or collects bottles. Written by Ralph and Terry Kovel, America’s foremost authorities on antiques and collectibles, this exhaustive guide includes more than 90 categories, from Avon and Jim Beam to medicine and perfume bottles. Prices and histories of beer bottles, bitters, Coca-Cola, cures, Ezra Brooks, figurals, flasks, fruit jars, ink bottles, Lionstone, sarsaparillas, sodas, whiskeys, and a lot more are included.
Special Features:
* A sixteen-page full-color insert, featuring distinctive bottle types and designs
* Clubs, auction houses, museums, and publications for bottle collectors
* An easy-to-use picture dictionary of bottle shapes, closures, and bottoms
* More than 300 bottles pictured and priced
From the Back Cover
“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
“As millions already know, any book carrying the Kovel byline will be as reliable, informative, and fact-filled as any collector could wish.”—American Country Collectibles
About the Author
Ralph and Terry Kovel are the authors of more than eighty-five books and currently write a nationally syndicated newspaper column and a subscription-only newsletter, Kovels on Antiques and Collectibles. They also appear on their own weekly television show on HGTV (Home & Garden Television), Flea Market Finds with the Kovels. Visit the Kovels at their website: www.kovels.com.
Kovels' Bottles Price List FROM OUR EDITORS
This 12th edition of Ralph and Terry Kovel's Bottles Price List -- one of the most meticulously researched and comprehensive guides to bottle collecting -- boasts a beautiful color insert for the first time (featuring "Bottles Plain and Fancy"), in addition to price listings for more than 12,000 bottles and a wealth of information on trends and developments in this popular collectible category. Among other useful assets, readers will find a bibliography of works on bottle collecting and a list of national and state bottle clubs. This is an indispensable resource for the bottle enthusiast.
ANNOTATION
An authoritative guide to bottle-collecting, including up-to-the-minute facts and figures.
FROM THE PUBLISHER
Up to date with the prices of more than 12,000 old and modern bottles, Kovels’ Bottles Price List, 12th Edition is the most reliable resource available for anyone who buys, sells, or collects bottles. Written by Ralph and Terry Kovel, America’s foremost authorities on antiques and collectibles, this exhaustive guide includes more than 90 categories, from Avon and Jim Beam to medicine and perfume bottles. Prices and histories of beer bottles, bitters, Coca-Cola, cures, Ezra Brooks, figurals, flasks, fruit jars, ink bottles, Lionstone, sarsaparillas, sodas, whiskeys, and a lot more are included.
Special Features:
* A sixteen-page full-color insert, featuring distinctive bottle types and designs
* Clubs, auction houses, museums, and publications for bottle collectors
* An easy-to-use picture dictionary of bottle shapes, closures, and bottoms
* More than 300 bottles pictured and priced
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