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Summary: Not for the serious hanky collector
Review: Doesn't give a lot of info for the serious collector. Author basically shows off her collection that is not that varied, if she is a serious collector. Waste of my money.
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Summary: Not for the serious collector
Review: This book can most accurately be described as simply an album of the author's own handkerchief collection. Despite the misleading title, there is no helpful information for the serious collector, i.e., research on the various periods, artists, techniques, types of collections, resources and organizations. Also missing is an explanation of the methodology used for dating and pricing. The photography is presented without detail even when a detail is described in the cutline. A more careful editing could have eliminated annoying grammatical and spelling errors.
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Summary: a new collectible
Review: this book was fun...great photos...not too serious. really enjoyed it. terrific for anyone who is interested in starting to collect or wants to see some really unusual hankies.
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Summary: Disappointment from page 1 to page 144.
Review: You have to wonder if the author of this book had an editor. It is full of misinformation and was a big disappointment from beginning to end. Textiles were misnamed, flowers were identified wrong, price guide was completely unrealistic, the sizes of the hankies were misrepresented, and it lacked any history or information that a collector would be interested in. Many hanky categories were neglected or omitted entirely and most categories that were represented were incomplete and lacked history. I gave the book two stars only because I liked the photos of the hankies that were shown. Next time the author writes a book, she should stick with a subject she knows something about.
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Summary: Disappointment from page 1 to page 144.
Review: You have to wonder if the author of this book had an editor. It is full of misinformation and was a big disappointment from beginning to end. Textiles were misnamed, flowers were identified wrong, price guide was completely unrealistic, the sizes of the hankies were misrepresented, and it lacked any history or information that a collector would be interested in. Many hanky categories were neglected or omitted entirely and most categories that were represented were incomplete and lacked history. I gave the book two stars only because I liked the photos of the hankies that were shown. Next time the author writes a book, she should stick with a subject she knows something about.
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