Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide by Schwartz, Joanne

Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764321290)

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Format: Hardcover
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Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide by Schwartz, Joanne

Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide

$39.99
Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide by Schwartz, Joanne

Charms and Charm Bracelets: The Complete Guide

$39.99
Format: Hardcover
Description
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Virtually every American woman has a charm or two tucked away somewhere or has inherited a charm bracelet from a relative. Charm collecting has grown into a competitive and popular pastime with an international following. Consider the evidence - eBay lists over 20,000 vintage charms and bracelets daily, and prices for older pieces continue to escalate. This is a much-needed, comprehensive and entertaining guide to charms and charm bracelets, profusely illustrated with over 300 color photographs. It shows the wide variety of styles ranging from gold to plastic and from the 19th century to the present. Readers will learn to date and determine the value of charms and appreciate their history and uses over the years. Collectors, dealers, jewelry and fashion historians, and appraisers will enjoy the many beautiful examples. This new book is a great help for jewelry collectors everywhere.

Author: Joanne Schwartz
ISBN-10: 0764321293
ISBN-13: 9780764321290
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 11/15/2004
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.85lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.60w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 02/15/2005 pg. 128
By Joanne Schwartz
By Joanne Schwartz
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Joanne Schwartz is an avid collector of antique and vintage jewelry. Her personal library includes more than 100 vintage jewelry catalogs, and she is a member of the Society of Jewelry Historians. Ms. Schwartz is active on the Northern California antiques show circuit. \nJoanne is a lifetime resident of Silicon Valley, California, where she lives with her husband, Bob Schwartz, and their son, Harrison. She holds a Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Santa Clara and is employed in the high-technology industry. She wrote this book to justify buying a ridiculous number of charms and catalogs.

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