Research Guides - Antiques

Featured Titles

Reference Books

Handbook of United States Coins – With Premium List - R 737.4973 Yeo
Prices, photos, bullion table, mintage records, historical info and more.

Kovels’ Antiques & Collectibles - R 745.1 Kov
Approximately 50,000 prices for items and dozens of tips about care.

Christmas and Other Holiday Collectibles - R 745.1 Lan
Organized by month, 47 holidays and thousands of price listings.

Miller's International Antiques Price Guide - R 745.1 Mil
Over 10,000 sold items in 60 categories, market info & collecting advice.

Antiques Roadshow 20th Century Collectibles - R 745.1 Pri
Twentieth century collectibles & more, from the PBS series.

Warman's Americana & Collectibles - R 745.1 War
Ceramics, furniture, glass, jewelry, toys, miscellany & fakes, 1700 to the present.

Scott’s Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue - R 769.56 Sco
A thorough coverage of domestic and international stamps.

Databases
These offer full text articles (for use in the Library and at home; a
full service library card is required when using from home)

Helpful Websites

Antique Week Online

Antiques Roadshow Online

Curioscape.com

eBay

Kovel's Online

Yahoo!'s Antiques and Collectibles

Read Online (library card required)

Book Jacket

Find Additional Materials

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 737- 749
In addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way to find good sources of information
is to do a subject search in our Library catalog. You can access the Library catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog. Good subject searches are antiques or collectibles.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.