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Antiques Roadshow Primer: The Introductory Guide To Antiques And Collectibles From The Most Watched Series On Pbs
The national treasure hunt, Antiques Roadshow is, in its third season, the most popular show on PBS. Every week it draws millions and millions of viewers to the edge of their seats as independent dealers and specialists from the country's leading auction houses appraise family heirlooms and flea market finds alike. Now this knowledge, authority, and passion is distilled in...more
Paperback, 32 pages
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by Workman Publishing
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This book covers a lot of ground, but it was more general than what I was looking for. It does provide a list of additional reading and resources at the end of every section, which is great. It's a good starting point - thus why they call it a primer I suppose.
Posted rating: 3 stars because good info is provided.
Personal rating: 2 stars because it wasn't what I was looking for.
Posted rating: 3 stars because good info is provided.
Personal rating: 2 stars because it wasn't what I was looking for.
A pretty good book. It's just what is says it is. A primer and show companion. It will pont you into the direction of more in depth information. Granted it is eleven years old now. Maybe time for an update guys.
helpful framework for understanding antiques. quick moving and informative. thumbs up.
Obviously a book of this nature is going to be very broad in nature which is also its downfall. What categories it does list are broken down in some of the popular items so people looking for their specific attic treasure are going to be disappointed if they believe this to be an encylopedia of items. I did find some value in the hints and lessons about what to look for in specific era pieces though. So as long as you read the book without having a specific item in mind, you'll get quite a bi...more
Who doesn't want to find treasure among their trash? A great companion to the PBS series.
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