Kovels' Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 2010: America's Bestselling and Most Up to Date Antiques Annual

By Terry Kovel and Ralph Kovel

Book Overview

America's leading authority on antiques and collectibles presents the latest, most up-to-date edition of the biggest and best-organized price guide, with 100 percent, all new, actual prices in 700 categories Now in its 42nd edition, Kovels' is the only guide that lists actual prices collected from the previous year's sales. It is the best illustrated'with 2,500 full-color photographs'most complete, and easiest-to-use guide to finding the value of what every collector, from the casual hobbyist to the antiques professional, owns or discovers. Kovels' is the only source for the most current, actual prices'no Web site, not even the Kovels' own, has this information. The most trusted name in the antiques and collectibles pricing business, Kovels' also has more tips, marks, logos, and photographs of items'in all price ranges'than any other book on the market. Organized into 700 categories that cover an enormous range of interests, from Pressed Glass, Pottery & Porcelain, and Jewelry to Furniture, Photography, and Sports Memorabilia, this guide includes user-friendly sidebars, cross-references, and expert insider comments and tips throughout, allowing readers to buy, sell, and collect with confidence.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1579128165
• ISBN13: 9781579128166
• Release Date: September 2009
• Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 3.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 1.6" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

The best price guide book

Kovel's price guide: For a collector this is the best book to purchase. down to earth with prices and has everything.

Kovels - Always Useful

For information on a wide variety of antiques or collectibles, it's almost as good as Warman's. But, really, I like having both books available for use. I've found, however, that if I know what I'm interested in, I'm better off spending the money and getting a book specific to that antique or collectible (if there's one available.) Nevertheless, a good reference book to get someone started in collecting. Prices listed vary greatly from what one finds on internet market; you need to be aware of this with some antiques or collectibles.

Here is why you should check this book out!

This is the first book I had seen by the Kovels and I am totally impressed!It is just as it says-a listing of items and their estimated values!It does contain some helpful hints and small black and white photos through out (of some items).If you are looking for a photo guide-this is NOT it(I wasn't).Otherwise it is VERY informative.It also contains some background information about the companies (ie-Tiffany's,etc).Overall a great book and great authors!

Invaluable information on a plethora of collectibles

If you're an avid garage sale goer, this is a good piece of reference to keep in your car before you spend too much for an item that really may not be worth as much as you are hoping.The "Antiques Roadshow" mentality has everyone thinking that they have treasures when they really have just a bunch of very old junk. On the flip-side, some things you might just think are junk could really be treasures after all.Readers should keep in mind that this is a price guide, not a price rule. In other words, an item is only worth what people are willing to pay for it. An item may be listed as having a value of $400 (for example), but you may be hard-pressed to find a buyer (even on an on-line auction) who is willing to pay more than $50. Kovel's is a pretty awesome guide as long as you keep that in mind. A price guide is also no replacement for real-world experience, training and study. Memorizing the contents of this book will not make you a candidate to be an appraiser for Christie's or Sotheby's... but if you are an amateur collector or have been collecting for years, it's a great reference to have at your fingertips.