The Essential Guide to Collectibles : A Source Book of Public Collections in Europe and the USA.[Antiquities & Ethnography; Books, Manuscripts & Printed Matter; Childhood Memorabilia; Decorative Arts; Military Collections; Sporting; Science; etc]

[1st edition], 1st printing ; 640 pp. ; color illustrations ; 25 cm. ; ISBN: 0670030325 ; OCLC: 48996734 ; LC: NK475; Dewey: 069.5025 ; red cloth with gold lettering, in color photographic dustjacket ; "[C]ollectors will be able, for the first time, to find public collections in both EUrope and the USA relating to their particular obsessions. The book is organized by category and covers an extraordinarily wide range of collectibles, from teddy bears, clocks, coins, corkscrews, guns and rugs to the more unusual, such as barbed wire and erotic art. It has over 2,000 entries on more than 130 collecting topics drawn from more than 1,200 museums.This knowledge will enable collectors to plan a tour around a variety of collections held by internationally renowned museums and libraries, as well as those within small local historical association, cathedrals and country houses."--dustjacket ; slight bumps and nicks to dustjacket, else FINE/VG.