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Starting
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Guide to Antiques
& Collectibles |
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R E F E R E N C E B O O K S
- Available for your use in the library,
these books
cannot be checked out. |
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R 002.029 Ame |
American Book Prices
Current |
Current prices:books,
autographs, manuscripts, maps and others. |
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R 737.4973 Yeo |
Handbook
of United States
Coins – With Premium List |
Prices,
photos, bullion table, mintage records, historical info and
more. |
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739.3 Com |
Complete Price Guide to Watches |
More
than 10,200 listings and over 7,700 illustrations. |
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739.230278 K |
Kovel's
American Silver Marks: 1650-Present |
Identifying marks and monograms. 10,000+ silversmiths alphabetically listed. |
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R
741.683 Mas |
The Postcard Price Guide |
Thousands of prices representing millions of
cards. 900 images. |
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R 745.1 Fis |
Fountain Pens
and Pencils |
More than 1000 pens with large colored
photos listed. |
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R 745.1 Kov |
Kovels’
Antiques & Collectibles |
Approximately 50,000 prices for items, with
dozens of tips. |
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R 745.1 Mil |
Miller's
International Antiques Price Guide |
60 categories covering 10,000+ sold items;market info and collecting
advice. |
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R 745.1 Pri |
Antiques
Roadshow 20th Century Collectibles |
Toys, glassware, memorabilia, ceramics
& more, from the PBS series. |
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R 769.56 Sco |
Scott's Standard postage Catalogue |
The bible for collectors - domestic and
international. |
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R 796.357 Bec |
Beckett Baseball Card Price Guide |
Prices for cards and sets. Front & back photos. 1887-2000. |
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The Library also subscribes to the magazines,
Antiques, and Antiques and Collecting, to be
found in Periodicals. |
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F I N D I N G B O O K S & O T H E R L I B R A R Y M A T E R I A L S/
Dewey Decimal browsing numbers:
737-749 |
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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’s online catalog from
the Library or home by going to our Web page
(www.wppl.org),
then toSearch Our Catalog in the upper right hand.
Good
subject searches are antiques or collectibles.
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e B o o k s
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www.netlibrary.com. Initially,
you must open an account from
Library computer terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from home as well. Search by the following categories:
subject, title, author.
See a reference librarian for more detail.
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F I N D I N G A R T I C L E S
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
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The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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See,
also, WPPL's
Prices4Antiques database providing information on tens
of thousands of antiques.
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W E B S I T E S
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About.com’s Collectibles
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Tips,
information, and the ins and outs of collectibles. |
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Antique
Week Online |
A
weekly magazine, including classifieds and an events
calendar. |
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Antiques &
Collecting |
A free
monthly email newsletter covering antique/collectible news,
trends, tidbits and websites.
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Christie's
International |
The famous
auction house buys, sells and appraises antiques. |
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Curioscape.com |
A
directory of antiques and collectible sites listed by type. |
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eBay |
Popular
online trading and auction marketplace for collectors and
hobbyists. |
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icollector.com |
Online
auctions. A free registration is required. |
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Kovel's
Online |
Contains
a free price guide available for collectors, but
registration is required. |
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Sotheby's |
Online
edition of auction catalogues including results and upcoming
sales |
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Tias.com |
Large
online catalog of antiques and collectibles. |
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For additional information, please see a reference librarian. sk 5/05/06
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