Books, Home & Garden, Antiques & Collectibles, Bottles

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Bill Schroeder
1000 Fruit Jars
by Collector Books (Paperback)

This book is probably the best selling jar and bottle book ever published. It shows an illustration of each embossing on the front of the jar. Each jar has such information as size, color, closure and value. 2005 values. AUTHORBIO: In the 1960s Bill Schroeder spent his spare time buying and selling rare coins, silver, gold, limited edition prints, and other. When the coin market weakened in 1964, he sold his coin business and focused his attention on old canning jars. He began Collector Books, a division of Schroeder publishing company, with his book, 1,000 Fruit Jars. REVIEW: This book has become a standard in the collecting field, staying in print for more than 20 years. Drawings of actual fruit jar emblems are included in this handy pocket reference. This book began Collector Books, a division of Schroeder Publishing Co., Inc.

Michael Polak
Warman's Bottles Field Guide: Values and Identification
by Krause Publications (Paperback)

This second, updated edition is a highly portable guide filled with detailed descriptions, trademarks, 300+ color photographs and more than 1,500 listings that will help in positive identification of bottle values. Perfect for novice to advanced collectors, this edition also contains up-to-date pricing, a state of the market report and collecting tips on reproductions, rarity, and other factors that can determine value.

Bud Hastin
Bud Hastin's Avon Collector's Encyclopedia: Avon and California Perfume Company Products-1886 to Present
by Collector Books (Paperback)

Michael Polak
Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide
by Krause Publications (Paperback)

The "bottle bible" is back with FULL color photos and new categories to give collectors the most up-to-date and comprehensive data on collectible bottles! This impressive 5th edition of the Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide features two new categories -- perfume bottles and political/patriotic bottles. Thousands of detailed listings for old (pre-1900) and new (post-1900) bottles, current pricing, and 500-plus spectacular color photos combine for an unparalleled collectibles resource. From collectors and dealers to anyone with a fond memory of bottles for everything from soda pop to ink will find this easy-to-follow resource essential to building a stellar collection. -500+ stunning color photos for quick reference -Thousands of listings provide valuable identifying details -Current pricing to help collectors remain up to date

Michael Polak
Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide
by Krause Publications (Paperback)

This new edition of “The Bottle bible” is loaded with listings, current market values and trademark data for 50 years of bottles produced during the 19th and 20th centuries. With this book in hand the tools to positively identify and accurately assess bottles in your collection are at your fingertips. Review tips for spotting reproductions, determining rarity and identifying factors that affect values, for 50+ categories of bottles (with 20 new areas) including bottles from/about Avon, Ballantine, Jim Beam, Lionstone, Miniatures, and Violin and Banjo, among others.

Judith Miller
Perfume Bottles
by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley) (Hardcover)

Discover the powerful allure of the perfume bottle with collectables expert Judith Miller. This work includes over 450 exquisite designs - from Victorian cut glass and streamlined Modernist creations to rare design classics and quirky novelty items. It also includes iconic bottles from leading makers such as Guerlain, Schiaparelli, and Balenciaga with a star-rating system indicating the value of every bottle. This is the perfect guide for those who love to indulge their senses.

B. J. Summers
B.J. Summer's Guide To Coca-Cola: Identifications, Current Values (B J Summer's Guide to Coca Cola Identification)
by Collector Books (Hardcover)

B.J. Summers, author of two popular books on advertising and gas station memorabilia, offers this refreshing book on Coca-Cola collectibles. This deluxe hardbound book will become the essential reference book for collectors of Coca-Cola items, including thermometers, jewelry, china, calendars, fans, bottles, trays, games, clocks and Santas. 750 color photos.

Jane Flanagan
The Wonderful World of Collecting Perfume Bottles: Identification & Value Guide
by Collector Books (Hardcover)

The Wonderful World of Collecting Perfume Bottles, a book about perfume bottles and fragrances, will tell of a commercial endeavor that would become so significant that no other glass form has produced such a profusion of design, pattern, shape, and elegant presentation. This book features approximately 600 different bottle designs by well-known perfume houses such as Chanel, Coty, Raphael, Hudnut, Guerlain, DOrsay, and many more. Revered bottle makers such as Pochet et du Courval, Lalique, Hoffman, Baccarat, and Sandwich will be seen. There are interesting sections about the Sandwich Glass Companys bottles and French bottles from the 1800s that will enchant even the most sophisticated collector. Also presented are educational charts for patent date identification, bottle marks, articles dating bottles, plus tips and ideas that collectors will find interesting and useful. Readers of The Wonderful World of Collecting Perfume Bottles will become mesmerized by these small vessels ...

Hugh Cleveland
Bottle Pricing Guide
by Collector Books (Paperback)

This revised edition of Cleveland's popular bottle guide features over 4,000 bottles listed alphabetically including Avon, medicine bottles, Jim Beam, bitters, and many more. Black and white photos. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Hugh Cleveland was a passionate collector of bottles, and made it his lifelong hobby. His Bottle Pricing Guide has become a standard in the field. Though now deceased, Cleveland's years of collecting and research continue to aid collectors in their searches. REVIEW: This book continues to be the standard reference among bottle collectors, complete with over 4,000 listings and hundreds of black and white photographs. Besides the detailed information provided in each listing, there are also tips on identifying and buying and selling bottles.

Carol Markowski, Tom Hoder
Tomart's Price Guide to Character & Promotional Glasses Including Pepsi, Coke, Fast-Food, Peanut Butter and Jelly Glasses; Plus Dairy Glasses & Milk
by Tomart Publications (Paperback)

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