This book provides a comprehensive history, complete descriptions, and current value guide for objects that are romantic reflections of the past and present: ladies' compacts, vintage and vogue. The diversity of materials, styles, shapes, decorative techniques, and workmanship is described and shown for more than 2,000 specimens in over 1,000 full color photographs. Included are gadgetry compacts, cosmetic cases in combination with watches, compasses, music boxes, hatpins, canes, cameras, bracelets, pendants, and more. In ...
Read More
This book provides a comprehensive history, complete descriptions, and current value guide for objects that are romantic reflections of the past and present: ladies' compacts, vintage and vogue. The diversity of materials, styles, shapes, decorative techniques, and workmanship is described and shown for more than 2,000 specimens in over 1,000 full color photographs. Included are gadgetry compacts, cosmetic cases in combination with watches, compasses, music boxes, hatpins, canes, cameras, bracelets, pendants, and more. In addition, there are commemorative, premium, and souvenir compacts, important patent applications, original compact advertisements, dating by patent number, and a comprehensive list of American and foreign manufacturers. Included too are a glossary, bibliography, and an index. Vintage Ladies' Compacts 2nd Edition is an excellently researched picture reference guide for collectors, dealers, museums, jewelers, libraries, and students of costume. 2001 values.
Read Less
Add this copy of Vintage & Vogue Ladies Compacts to cart. $40.98, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Collector Books.
Add this copy of Vintage & Vogue Ladies Compacts Identification & Value to cart. $83.47, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Collector Books.
Add this copy of Vintage & Vogue Ladies' Compacts Identification & Value to cart. $95.00, very good condition, Sold by BingoBooks2 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Paducah, Kentucky, U.S.A. : Collector Books.
Add this copy of Vintage & Vogue Ladies Compacts Identification & Value to cart. $102.50, new condition, Sold by Collector's Companion rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Mechanicsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 2001 by Collector Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
2001, 2nd Edition, 367 pages, 8.5 x 11 in size, Hardcover. Out-of-Print. Nice Color Photos! Book is Unused. Inside pages are in Unused Condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc. )
