This book gives novice collectors an idea of what’s out there, how to identify items, and how much they’re worth. Advanced collectors will also find it helpful and will be able to get a better idea of how to rate the items in their collections, as well as the affect condition has on value.

This book presents over 600 historical images and introduces newly discovered artists of tramp art. Made from society’s discards, primarily wooden cigar boxes and wooden crates, tramp art is the story of the common man, unschooled in the arts, taking a simple tool to carve a legacy from the heart for all to enjoy and celebrate.

The Art of the Sacred
by Howes Graham

The Art of the Sacred explores the relationship between religion and the visual arts - and vice versa - within Christianity and other major religious traditions. It identifies and describes the main historical, theological, sociological and aesthetic dimensions of 'religious' art, with particular attention to 'popular' as well as 'high' culture, and within societies of the developing world.

This book describes and prices Western collectibles including art, cowboy gear, homestead items, military, mining, rodeo memorabilia, and Native American handcrafts. It’s the ultimate handbook for collectors of western memorabilia.

Nautical Antiques
and Collectibles
by Jon Baddaley

This collector’s guide spans the period from the sixteenth century to the present day with an emphasis on the golden age of production between 1800 and 1940. The more modern pieces are readily found in specialist shops and auctions and are therefore more affordable than earlier and rarer pieces.

Madame Tussaud
Her Life and Legacy
by Geri Walton

Madame Marie Tussaud is known worldwide for the chain of wax museums she started over 200 hundred years ago. Less known is that her original wax models were often of the famous and infamous people she personally knew during and after the French Revolution. These were people like Voltaire, Robespierre, and Napoleon — people who changed the world.