The Insiders Guide to Old Books Magazines Newspapers and Trade Catalogs: 21000 Items Priced by Dealers and Collectors - Softcover

Barlow, Ronald S.; Reynolds, Ray

9780933846050: The Insiders Guide to Old Books Magazines Newspapers and Trade Catalogs: 21000 Items Priced by Dealers and Collectors

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0933846053 ISBN 13: 9780933846050

Publisher: Windmill Pub Co, 1995

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From the Back Cover:

The Insider's Guide contains titles that are currently in demand. It is not padded with common or irrelevant listings. The emphasis is on Americana of the 1880 to 1945 period. You will find descriptions and values on everything from books on cowboys and Indians to the Civil War and the Westward movement, Plus technical tomes, arts & crafts, automotive literature, bicycle catalogs,hunting, fishing, baseball, golf, food, fashions, and popular fiction.
A 64-page section is devoted to prices for 3,300 collectable magazines, many worth $100 or more. Early newspapers from Lincoln's funeral coverage to WWII headlines are also appraised.
Trade catalogs, from Sears Roebuck to Stanley Tools and Winchester Firearms are also quite collectible. There are hundreds of attic treasures to be discovered inn this big 454-page price guide.

About the Author:

Ronald Barlow is the author of eight books on antiques and Americana. Ron and wife, Lynda, have owned several retail shops and currently sell books and antiques on-line.
Coauthor, Ray Reynolds, is a retired college journalism instructor and former used-bookstore proprietor. He has published two California history tomes. His wife, Mary, is a retired librarian.

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