Don't Come Back Until You Find It: Tales from an Antiques Dealer

By Bruce M. Newman

Book Overview

NEW YORK - It is the early 1940s, and a horse-drawn wooden cart works its way down the strip - Manhattan's Upper East Side. The driver loads his cart at various opulent buildings - with help from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825305365
• ISBN13: 9780825305368
• Release Date: January 2006
• Publisher: Beaufort Books
• Length: 228 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Loved it!

Once I started this book, I couldn't put it down. It was a fast read about the antiques industry and one man's special experiences on how he learned his trade and succeeded by taking his business to the next level. I felt it was an immodest telling of his meetings with celebrities and how we all would feel if we had dealings with them. I especially liked his anecdotes about Jackie Kennedy. It was also interesting to learn of his family saga (we all have one) and how he was able to overcome many obstacles along the way. The tips and tactics section at the end was a great chapter for beginners to get an overall basic view of how the industry works. I totally agree with Thomas Hoving (the former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC) who wrote an excerpt on the jacket cover stating that it was "fun...authentic...and a riveting story."

great read

I truly enjoyed reading this book. It gave me an insight into the antiques business from one of the most important dealers in the world. His anecdotes about the celebrities clients are intriging. I admire his courage on taking on the auction galleries and their (as he put it) "smoke and mirror tactics".

Fascinating look into the world of antiques

What a fun read! Personal stories combined with some "how to" for the casual antiques buyer. Great vignettes of the author's dealings with celebrities, including a tour of Barbra Streisand's apartment, and international intrigue in the antiques world.