Marbles Identification and Price Guide

by Robert Block

Book Overview

More than 500 color photos display marbles of all types in this informative, highly popular, revised guide. Most of these photos, over 400, are new to this edition and the text is entirely rewritten. Covered in this reliable guide that has stood the test of time are handmade and machine-made marbles of all types, including Indians, Aggies, Steelies, transitionals, M.F. Christensen & Son, Akro Agate, and more...every major category of marble is presented...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076433994X
• ISBN13: 9780764339943
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Not much on clay marbles

I got this book for my husband who had just bought seveal clay marbles. Although the book is very encompassing on differnt marbles and the photos are of top quality, my husband was disappointed in that there was very little on clay marbles but he would recomment it for an all-around book on marbles.

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Great Marble book. Informative with detailed photos. This book is for collectors old and new.

Great Marble Book!

Easier to use than some of the other marble "standards." It is well organized and the values, based on the condition of the marble, are with the marbles. Some of the other books have you constantly flipping from back to front to find a value. The different types of antique handmade marbles are logically grouped for the most part and the machine made marbles are divided by manufacturer.There is even a section with examples from contemporary marble artists. My one complaint would be that there should be an index to make finding of the great many types of machine made marbles easier. Until something better comes along, I carry this with me to auctions, flea markets, antique shows or anywhere else I think there might be an opportunity to buy, sell or trade marbles.