Good for dress clips!
Not bad read but not as good as other books on this site. If you collect dress clips its good some good examples but it is vague and doesnt cover designers and designers makers marks making it just a decent read but not informative enough! I would suggest other books from maybe simonds or marcia brown for a more information packed read!
Dreadful photos
The information contained in this book is fine but its completely let down by the dreadful blurry black and white photos! The paper the book is printed on feels poor quality and the low resolution of the photos makes them appear blurry and the detail hard to distinguish. Even the colour photos in the central section are dreadful quality. There are much better costume jewellery collector books (eg Costume Jewellery by Judith Miller) so I wouldnt waste your money on this one!
Collectible Costume Jewelry: Identification and Value Guide
Most of the pages show clear photographic evidence of costume jewelery, however there are a few pages with a dark background which makes it difficult to see some items. All the prices are in dollars. All in all a good value book...
Covering all ranges of bangles, from the modest to the magnificent, this book is a must-have for every collector of Bakelite Jewelry. Detailed descriptions of every type of design, color, marbling, and very up-to-date info on testing and spotting repros and fakes! The hundreds of clear, detailed col..
Good for dress clips!
Dreadful photos
Most of the pages show clear photographic evidence of costume jewelery, however there are a few pages with a dark background which makes it difficult to see some items. All the prices are in dollars. All in all a good value book... 
Covering all ranges of bangles, from the modest to the magnificent, this book is a must-have for every collector of Bakelite Jewelry. Detailed descriptions of every type of design, color, marbling, and very up-to-date info on testing and spotting repros and fakes! The hundreds of clear, detailed col..