Collectables Price Guide 2006 - Hardcover

Written by world-renowned expert Judith Miller and compiled by ex-Sotheby's specialist, Mark Hill, this 600-page guide is the fourth all-colour specially photographed collectables price guide to be published by Dorling Kindersley. With her 30 years' worth of antiques and collectables experience, Judith Miller advises each reader on how to become a smart and savvy buyer. Each collectable is presented in a catalogue-style layout, with price and size clearly displayed. Historical and contextual notes explain exactly what makes each category so desirable, and special feature boxes on styles, techniques, and cultural phenomena help expand the collector's knowledge by providing a closer look at particular pieces. Whether you want to identify and value items already in your possession or simply get an idea of what the market holds, the volume and diversity of items in Dorling Kindersley's Collectables Price Guide 2006 will bring out the collector in you.

Judith Miller started collecting antiques in the late 1960s while studying at Edinburgh University. Her knowledge of antiques grew and in 1979 she was co-founder of the international best-selling Miller's Antiques Price Guide. Judith has published more than 90 books on antiques and interiors and, in 2001, she began an exciting new venture with DK to build an extensive full-colour range of titles on antiques and collectables. Judith is a regular lecturer and contributor to newspapers and magazines and has hosted several TV shows on antiques and auctions. She lives in London with her husband and three children.