Vintage Ladies Compacts: Identification & Value Guide

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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 addiiton 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 ofcostume. 2001 values. AUTHORBIO: Roselyn Gerson known as "The Compact Lady" is the founder of the Compact Collectors Culb and editor and publisher of the newsletter Powder Puff. She is the author of the first book written on ladies compacts Ladies Compacts of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries and Vintage Vanity Bags & Purses Vintage Ladies Compacts Vintage & Contemporary Purse Accessories Vintage & Vogue Ladies Compacts Second Edition and The Este Lauder Solid Perfume Compact Collection 1967 to 2001. REVIEW: This book showcases manymore beautiful examples of ladies compacts not shown in the authors previous edition. Updated values have been included as well as new information not available at the time of the first editions printing.