A Fortune in the Junk Pile: A Guide to Valuable Antiques Which May be Found in Attics, Cellars, etc.

Jenkins, Dorothy H.

Published by Crown Publishers, Inc, New York, 1972

About this Item

Stated: Seventeenth Printing, February 1972 (Original copyright 1963) Hard cover in very good condition with red boards and gold gilt spine lettering. Interior text block clean & tight; no writings, no markings noted. Contains over 300 black and white photographs of the items discussed. Dust jacket likewise very good, bright & crisp; no tears; not price clipped. * From the front jacket flap, ". . . designed to help you discover unknown treasures among your own possessions. . . . For those who cannot identify a bone dish or a Staffordshire platter, Mary Gregory glass or a Rayco lamp, a plated silver syrup jug or a tin cookie jar, a crazy quilt or an antimacassar, a fretwork mirror or a writing box, here is a guide to these and many more objects of value.With utmost thoroughness Miss Jenkins traces American antiques, describing hem, pointing out the characteristics needed for identification, listing worthwhile objects, and showing how to recognize imitations, fakes, and reproductions. . . Supplementing the detailed descriptions are over 300 photographs showing hundreds of collector's items.>>".

Seller Inventory # M001590

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Fortune in the Junk Pile: A Guide to Valuable Antiques Which May be Found in Attics, Cellars, etc.
• Publisher: Crown Publishers, Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1972
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• Printing: Seventeenth Printing
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiques & Collectibles