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End of January Book Review by
Sam Mitchell.


Title: Inside the Jewelry Box A Collector’s Guide to Costume Jewelry
Author: Ann Mitchell Pitman
Type of Book: Large Paperback
Average Price: $24.95
In or Out of Print: In print
Number of Pages: 271
Brief Description of Book: The book states that Inside the Jewelry Box is based
around News Columns by Ann Pitman that have run in antique publications.

NOTE: Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure:
1 Being "Forget It" and 10 Being "Must Have"
QUANTITY OF PICTURES:
Comments: Book has over 1000
SCORE: 9

QUALITY OF PICTURES:
Black and White Pictures?
Color?
How good are the pictures?
Are there close ups of the marks?
Comments: No Black and white pictures of jewelry just a few of jewelry adds.
Pictures run from fair to really good.
Lots of pictures of marks
SCORE: 8

QUANTITY OF INFORMATION:
Range of information offered?
Is information thorough?
Comments: Not the usual list of Jewelers 6

QUALITY OF INFORMATION:
Accuracy (are there mistakes?):
Comments: Not the cut and dry copy of the same info that is passed from book
But more like a reporter doing a interview
SCORE: 8

VALUES LISTED:
Are they helpful or realistic?
Comments: Not bad overall. Prices for Bakelite reflect the downward trend
SCORE: 8

USER FRIENDLY:
Is the book easy to read and follow?
Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)?
Comments: Did well here
SCORE: 9

TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 8

Is this a must have book? Yes and No
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