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This is the best introductory guide to the world of buttons available. Clothing buttons of the 1930s, 40s, 50s have become very important to today''s collectors and this book makes identifying them possible.'
For years, buttons have been more than a device that holds it all together. A popular category of collectible buttons are a staple (40,000 plus auctions) on eBay, and a topic discussed by sewing enthusiasts and crafters around the world. This new book bears all the color and attitudes of a favorite vintage button, with all the historical facts and realized pricing suitable for fans of the one thing that truly makes fashion functional.
Charts the button's evolution through paintings, sculptures, carvings & collages.
Shows and describes selected buttons from ancient Egypt to the present, offers advice on collecting, and explains how buttons are made
Buttons have been made from almost every known material. Their study provides insight into fashion trends, the clothing industry and social history in general. This book introduces an array of these treasures from the past, to show the variety of materials and the intricate design and workmanship incorporated in the making of the button.
Shows and describes fabric, metal, glass, ceramic, enamel, plastic, and uniform buttons, and looks at the history of buttons
On a gray day at a gritty flea market, Caroline stumbles upon an unlikely treasure-jars and jars of buttons in a dazzling kaleidoscope of colors. She is reminded of something she has made herself forget-she too has a jar of buttons, an inheritance from her mother, which Caroline has put on the back of a shelf, out of sight, out of mind, out of her life. That night, Caroline takes the jar down from the shelf. Intending only to look at the buttons, she opens the lid . . . and pours out her family's secrets. THE BUTTON COLLECTOR unfolds with a series of vignettes in which each button reveals a piece of the complicated history of Caroline's family. A tragic accident has forever altered the relationship between Caroline, her mother Emma, and her cousin Gail. Caroline sifts through the joys and anguishes of the past, bringing both herself and the reader to the realization that memories-like buttons-can sometimes be used to fasten together something we have left undone by mistake.
This is the most informative book available for the collector of buttons, written by a second-generation collector who has traveled the world over to expand her knowledge of this exciting collectible. The book presents over 10,000 buttons of all imaginable materials from 150 AD to the present in full color and relates their history and development around the world. Buttons have been the fastest growing part of the collecting world for the last few years, and this book tells you about the trends in this vast field of collecting. A number of buttons have gone up ten times in value in the past few years alone! This book is certain to become the "Bible" for the button enthusiast, dealer, or anyone who loves beautiful objects.