FYI Price Report - Vintage Glass Bottles

Some collectors of vintage glass bottles are happiest when digging through an old dump or a dusty box at a flea market, looking for undiscovered pieces of history... Others diligently scour the internet, looking for specific examples to add to their collections. Let's see what has caught their eye in the last couple of weeks!

Vintage Blue Glass Fire Extinguisher Bottle
SOLD - $430.00

Vintage Ruby Red Glass - Silver Overlay Perfume Bottle
SOLD - $255.00

2 Vintage Blue Glass Drink Bottles Wolf & Seward Antigo
SOLD - $167.50

Rare Vintage Coca Cola Club Soda Seltzer Spray Bottle
SOLD - $102.50

VINTAGE 5 GALLON GLASS WATER OR WINE BOTTLE JUG WITH CRATE
SOLD - $52.00

VINTAGE APOTHECARY PHARMACY CHEMIST POISON BOTTLE
SOLD - $52.00

VINTAGE AMBERINA BLENKO GLASS GENIE BOTTLE WITH STOPPER
SOLD - $51.00

Please Note:

All sold prices featured here are taken from eBay items that have ended in the last 2 weeks - while prices could be different on other venues, live auctions or in brick and mortar antique malls and stores, we feel that with the huge amount of traffic eBay brings to the antiques and collectibles market that it is a great way to gauge the general value - and demand for - a particular item.

Would you like to know more about Vintage Glass Bottles?

Antique Trader Bottles Identification and Price Guide

List Price: $19.99 - Our Price: $9.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

The "bottle bible" is back with FULL color photos and new categories to give collectors the most up-to-date and comprehensive data on collectible bottles! This impressive 5th edition of the Antique Trader Bottles Identification & Price Guide features two new categories -- perfume bottles and political/patriotic bottles.

Thousands of detailed listings for old (pre-1900) and new (post-1900) bottles, current pricing, and 500-plus spectacular color photos combine for an unparalleled collectibles resource. From collectors and dealers to anyone with a fond memory of bottles for everything from soda pop to ink will find this easy-to-follow resource essential to building a stellar collection.

- 500+ stunning color photos for quick reference
- Thousands of listings provide valuable identifying details
- Current pricing to help collectors remain up to date

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Book Review - Antique Trader's Guide to Fakes and Reproductions

Antique Trader's Guide to Fakes and Reproductions is a comprehensive guide to identifying common reproductions in several popular collecting categories:

Black Memorabilia - China & Porcelain - Civil War
Coca-Cola Fantasies - Cookie Jars - Folk Art
Furniture - Glass - Halloween - Jewelry
Marbles - Pottery - Silver - Toys

There are over 800 color photos, along with many illustrations, that compare fakes with originals - close up views of distinguishing characteristics such as marks, sizing, quality of materials, small styling differences, etc. are included.

These things can be very hard to recognize when you are looking at buying a piece, so having a guide like this on hand is really invaluable!
Antique Trader's Guide to Fakes and Reproductions
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $9.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Book Review - Miller's Collecting Blue and White Pottery

Not only is blue and white pottery beautiful, it is a truly timeless classic that never goes out of style. Miller's Collecting Blue and White Pottery is a great introduction to collecting such well known brands as Spode, Minton, Wedgwood, Ridgway, Davenport, and others.

The book begins with a history and overview of the production of pottery in blue and white, and continues with sections on collecting by decoration, by factory, and by use. Each section is illustrated with gorgeous full color photos of prime examples with their dating and pricing information.

If you have always wanted to know more about this area of collecting, Miller's Collecting Blue and White Pottery is an excellent resource to get you started!

Miller's Collecting Blue and White Pottery
List Price: $29.95 - Our Price: $15.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

BooksFYI.com New Additions

Warman's Vintage Jewelry Identification and Price Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $14.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Trinkets to treasures, that's the story of vintage jewelry. Today, jewelry is one of the most popular areas of collecting, and with millions of pieces on the market there are plenty of possibilities for finding the piece that fits your interest and budget. Warman's Vintage Jewelry contains more than 800 color photos, descriptions and prices, of stunning pieces of white metal and rhinestone jewelry. As a bonus, you will gain access to a history of rhinestones, including cuts and shapes.

Warman's Majolica Identification and Price Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $11.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Majolica pottery is among the most sought after in today's art pottery market. Warman's Majolica offers collectors a comprehensive guide to this style of ceramics, complete with 1,200 stunning full-color photos!

Majolica pottery from Minton, Wedgewood, George Jones, Worchester and Lear and Chesapeake Potteries are represented in the 1,200 listings and color photos of this extensive resource. Detailed descriptions, up-to-date prices and tips on deciphering fakes and reproductions assist collectors in accurately identifying a family heirloom or the result of several antique hunts.

- 1,200 spectacular full-color photos guide collectors in identifying pieces
- 1,200 listings of popular majolica ceramics create a complete resource
- Current pricing, history and tips on spotting fakes helps get the most on every investment

Hot Wheels Spectraflame - The Essential Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $10.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Revel in the candy-colored brilliance and muscle-car-fashioned attitude of the mightiest of the diecast cars in this pioneer book solely devoted to the superior Spectraflame cars. From the Beatnik Bandit and Hot Heap to the Python and Custom Camaro, you'll find the whole gang of classic miniature cruisers in this Mattel-licensed book, represented in 650+ color photos, casting information, production runs, values and insight about the differences between U.S. and Hong Kong-made models.

FYI Price Report - Vintage Little Golden Books

The first release of 12 Little Golden Books was in the Fall of 1942, and they have remained popular ever since! Some buyers today are looking to replace books from their childhoods, or to find them to give to their own children. Others are hard core collectors, interested in finding the rarest books in the best condition possible. Let's take a look at some recently sold books!

VINTAGE LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK - LITTLE BLACK SAMBO
SOLD - $76.00
(Written by Helen Bannetman and illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren.
It has a copyright of 1948 and has an L printed on the last page.)

Vintage Little Golden Book - FIX IT PLEASE, Eloise Wilkin, 1st
SOLD - $36.76
(By Lucy Sprague Mitchell, Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin, #32, A, 1st printing - 1948)

Vintage Children's Little Golden Book - BABY'S HOUSE "A"
SOLD - $36.00
(Copyright 1957 "A" 1st Edition #80)

Vintage Little Golden Book - LITTLE GRAY DONKEY, 1st, A
SOLD - $16.02
(By Alice Lunt, Illustrated by Tibor Gergely, #206, A, 1st printing)

Vintage Halloween LITTLE GOLDEN BOOK - DONALD DUCK & THE WITCH
SOLD - $15.50
(Copyright 1953 by Walt Disney Productions, Published by Simon and Schuster.
Letter "A", first printing)

Vintage Little Golden Jack & the Beanstalk 1st
SOLD - $12.27
(Pictures by Gustaf Tenggren c. 1953, 1956, A First Edition)

Please Note:
All sold prices featured here are taken from eBay items that have ended in the last 2 weeks - while prices could be different on other venues, live auctions or in brick and mortar antique malls and stores, we feel that with the huge amount of traffic eBay brings to the antiques and collectibles market that it is a great way to gauge the general value - and demand for - a particular item.

Would you like to know more about Little Golden Books?

Warman's Little Golden Books Identification and Price Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $17.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Written by the country's leading Little Golden Books expert, Warman's Little Golden Books represents these childhood treasurers in the format collectors are accustomed to: bright, colorful, nostalgic and indispensable!

Collectors will be able to easily identify and assess classics like "The Poky Little Puppy" and modern issues with this book, arranged alphabetically and by book number. Inside this guide collectors will find:

• Secondary market price listings, plus details about how to determine value and condition of a book
• More than 1,200 illustrations, giving collectors a colorful reference to use in assessing collections
• Tips on how to determine value and condition of a book
• Offers valuable advice for determining editions

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Book Review - Warman's Depression Glass Identification And Price Guide

Warman's Depression Glass Identification And Price Guide is another of Warman's high quality offerings designed to help collectors and dealers of Depression era glass identify and assign value to their pieces.

There are over 170 sections on some of the most popular Depression Glass patterns from the 1920's through the 1970's, with 500 color photos to help you identify your pieces. Here are just a few of the patterns included:

Fire-King Jane Ray
Candlewick
Heritage
Jamestown
Madrid
Early American Prescut
Moonstone
Moderntone
Oyster & Pearl
Sandwich - Hocking and Indiana
Vitrock

Each section has a brief history of the pattern and company that produced it, a price list including measurements and dating information.

The book begins with an introduction, and sections on company and color timelines, color identification, and illustrated shape and thumbnail guides. It ends with a glossary, reference and resources, and an index to help you zero in on exactly what you are looking for.

Warman's Depression Glass really is a comprehensive guide with all the information that you will need to start or grow your Depression Glass collection!

Warman's Depression Glass Identification And Price Guide
List Price: $27.99 - Our Price: $10.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Book Review - Warman's Fenton Glass Identification and Price Guide

Warman's Fenton Glass Identification and Price Guide is one of the top reference books on Fenton Glass that is available today - you can always count on Warman's to deliver all the information a collector or dealer needs!

The book is broken down by era, plus a section dedicated to Carnival Glass:

1905 - 1930
Carnival Glass
1930 - 1955
1955 - 1980
1980 - 2005

Each section is prefaced with a brief history, and is filled with full color photos of various lines and patterns, with dating, sizing, and values included!

There are a few other helpful sections included in the book as well - an introduction, a "How To Use This Book" to help you zero in on the information that you are looking for, a section on Fenton logos (always handy!), hot secondary market trends, a price list for more modern Fenton items, and a list of resources.

This guide will be a welcome addition to the library of any Fenton enthusiast!

Warman's Fenton Glass Identification and Price Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price $16.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

BooksFYI.com New Additions

Antique Trader Stoneware Blue & White Pottery Price Guide
List Price: $19.99 - Our Price: $10.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

The beautiful glazed crocks, jugs and churns that were commonly used for food storage in the late 1800s and early 1900s have always attracted collectors. Today, that interest is more alive than ever--and now collectors can reference a full-color, comprehensive guide to their favorite stoneware pieces.

Revered antiques expert Kyle Husfloen has teamed up with the American Pottery Auction to offer this guide, featuring 1,000 brilliant color photos of highly collectible stoneware. Detailed listings including descriptions, manufacturer's mark information and current pricing give collectors the essential information they need to make secure purchases.

* 1,000 listings of collectible stoneware
* Full-color photo of each piece listed
* Detailed descriptions include manufacturer's marks

Warman's Sterling Silver Flatware Value Identification Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $15.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

Sterling silver flatware continues to be highly collectible, especially as family collections are passed down to each new generation. In this new standard to sterling silver, noted antique expert Mark Moran lists thousands of sets of sterling, complete with identifying photos, and their current prices.

He covers pieces from all the major American manufacturers, as well as selected English and European manufacturers in this essential guide to prominent silversmiths, manufacturers, and patterns. He also provides an overview of what to look for, condition reports, history, and descriptions.

* Current price guide for keepers of the family's treasures
* 1200 identifying photos of sterling, including 16 color pages
* Covers major American, English, and European manufacturers

Warman's Sporting Collectibles Identification and Price Guide
List Price: $24.99 - Our Price: $9.95 + FREE SHIPPING!

This one-stop guide to a multitude of outdoors-related collectibles provides you with a big, bold and beautiful overview of this exciting hobby. With 1,200 superb color photos, extensive descriptions, current collector pricing, and chapters about fishing lures, reels, game calls, archery, advertising materials, shot shell boxes, licenses, and duck, trout and pheasant stamps, you will be hard pressed to find another guide with the same depth of information.