Collectables Price Guide 2007 - Hardcover

Be in the know & pocket the profit with expert Judith Miller. Valuing collectables is quick & easy with this essential, all-colour price guide. Showcases over 5,000 collectables including current hot buys, from funky West German pottery to chocolate moulds. Plus, expanded sections on the increasingly popular 1950s-60s and British & European studio & factory glass. Hints on where & how to buy & sell, plus tips on what makes certain items more desirable than others, will prove invaluable to bargain-hunter & serious collector alike. "Judith Miller knows collectables" The Telegraph Written by world-renowned expert Judith Miller and compiled by ex-Sotheby's specialist, Mark Hill, this 600-page guide is the fifth all-colour specially photographed collectables price guide to be published by DK. With her 30 years' worth of antiques and collectables experience, Judith Miller advises each reader on how to become a smart and savvy buyer. Each collectable is presented in a catalogue-style layout, with price and size clearly displayed. Closer look features, contextual notes on designers, makers, and cultural phenomena, and top tips on how to spot a bargain will empower the reader to buy and sell with confidence, whether online or at a car boot sale or collector's fair. Whether you want to identify and value items already in your possession or simply get an idea of what the market holds, the volume and diversity of items in DK's Collectables Price Guide 2007 will bring out the collector in you.

Judith Miller began collecting antiques in the 1960s and has since extended and reinforced her knowledge through research in the UK and internationally. Judith has written more than 100 books on antiques and interiors, which are held in high regard by collectors and dealers alike. In 2001, she began an exciting new venture with DK to build an extensive full-colour illustrated range of titles, which now includes annual price guides, specialist collector's guides and encyclopedias. Judith is a regular lecturer and contributor to newspapers and magazines. Her TV work includes The House Detectives, The Antiques Trail and The Martha Stewart Show. She lives in London with her family.