From: Krause Publications Publisher: Krause Publications Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Krause Publications Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 1008 Publication Date: October 20, 2008
Product Description: A lot has changed in the world of antiques and collectibles since the collecting world was introduced to Antique Trader Antiques & Collectibles Price Guide 25 years ago. However, in all that time this guide has maintained unequivocal reliability of pricing and data, depth of coverage in key antiques and collectibles categories, and rapid response to the changing needs of the collecting community. With more than 5,500 color photos (more than any other price guide), newly updated listings and broad range of categories, this guide more than lives up to its legacy.
Lots of pictures, but thin on content I purchased this because the 2008 version had great reviews compared to other antique guides. One of the strengths was they had more pictures than their competitors. Well, it does have lots of pictures. But there are so few items listed for each section that it is of little use, unless they happen to have a picture of something you are looking for. They do cover the marks to look for in each section.
Some sections are much bigger than others. For example, bottles are covered well with lots of pictures of different types. I can see now that the long lists in Kovels are more useful if you know what you have. For instance Hopalong Cassidy items would have more listings in Kovels than in Traders.
So, if you want to see lots of pictures to browse and help with identification of what to look for in more detailed books, then this is a good book for that. The pictures are in color and well done.
Anything Goes Trivia
Megaton Man
Trevor
