Listed for you is this book on Antiques: the Antiques Roadshow Primer.This introductory guide to andtiques and collectibles is full of wonderful tips and info. Chapters include furniture, silver porcelain pottery and glass, jewelry, paintings, watches & clocks,metal works, rugs, quilts and samplers, toys dolls, and collectibles, finally books and manuscripts.

Also included is a suggested reading and resources list, how to find an appraiser, auction houses and appraisal organizations. Lots of lack and white shots with side photos on each page. Full center section of color photographs. The book is part adventure and part history lesson. Jam packed with things. You get all the essentials, style, period, provenance, pattern, rarity, motifs, maker's marks and tons more. It's loaded.

Book is dated 1999 with 366 pages. Softcover. If all of the above interest you, this is great reference and good reading. Trying to find out what your interest are, this book will help, you will be pleased with it. Book is new.