Vintage Jewelry: For Investment and Casual Wear

by Karen L. Edeen

Book Overview

The historical background for each type of jewelry featured is presented, along with almost 300 detailed color photos and prices. Jewelry categories include costume, Native American, copper, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574322621
• ISBN13: 9781574322620
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.7" x 11.4"

Customer Reviews

the "casual wear" part is interesting

I agree with the other reviewers that, if you're looking to learn about investing in costume jewelry, this is not the best book. However, as a longtime collector of inexpensive vintage costume jewelry, I found it very useful in one respect: it gave me the courage to wear my rather gaudy costume jewelry with jeans and other casual outfits by showing examples of other women doing just that. If you're like me, most of your jewelry languishes in storage waiting for the rare treks to the syphony or theater, and it takes some inspiration to convince you it doesn't look silly with everyday clothes. If you've got it ("it" being rhinestones), flaunt it!

Books shows many pages of jewelry photos

Brightly illustrated with photos and text. A few photos of models wearing jewelry.