Collector ID - Vintage Compacts & Vanity Purses, Cosmetic Accessories c1910-1940

Description

Collector Bookstore
724 Delaware Street
Leavenworth, KS 66048
Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won't receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration.
SO-SCH-1997-0764301101-X2
Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories With Values by: Lynell Schwartz
ISBN:
0764301101
Book Title:
Vintage Compacts & Beauty Accessories With Values
Author:
Lynell Schwartz
Binding:
Hard Cover
Copyright:
1997
Pages:
176
Size:
8.5 x 11 in.
Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.
A unique and exciting array of vintage compacts, vanity purses, and cosmetics is displayed in this new book featuring over 500 photographs. Figurals, novelties, whimsicals, vanity purses, enameled, jeweled, patters, plis, necessaires, makeup kits, beauty boxes, and compact jewelry constructed of such materials as metal, Bakelite, Lucite, and celluloid are among the outstanding examples explored.
This in-depth historical account of these fascinating collectibles includes the artistic contributions of manufacturers and designers featuring Salvador Dali and Max Factor. It explores European influences, and features early advertisements and unusual promotional techniques, including the evolution of cosmetics through celebrity endorsements and trends. Current values are conveniently included in the captions.
505 photos
(SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2022-09-17)
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