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End of August Book Review by
   Sam Mitchell


Title: Fabulous Fakes A Passion for Vintage Costume Jewelry.
Author: Carole Tanenbaum
Type of Book: Hark Cover
Average Price: $12.95 to $35.00
In or Out of Print: In Print
Number of Pages: 223 pages
Brief Description of Book: The book gives a brief description of jewelry along with pictures from the Victorian era to the 21st century.


NOTE:   Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure:
1 Being “Forget It” and 10 Being “Must Have”

QUANTITY OF PICTURES:
    Comments: Lots of large pictures
   SCORE: 9

QUALITY OF PICTURES:
    Black and White Pictures? None
    Color? All Color
    How good are the pictures? Excellent
    Are there close ups of the marks?
    Comments: There are no pictures of marks per se, but you can see some marks in the       few pictures there are of the backs. All picture are of excellent quality.
    SCORE: 7

QUANTITY OF INFORMATION:
    Range of information offered?
    Is information thorough?
    Comments: Has the usual information found most everywhere
    SCORE: 5

QUALITY OF INFORMATION:
    Accuracy (are there mistakes?):
    Comments: None noted
    SCORE: 9

VALUES LISTED:
    Are they helpful or realistic?
    Comments: This is the first book ever that has realistic prices, and that’s because there are       no prices in the book!
    SCORE: 9

USER FRIENDLY:
    Is the book easy to read and follow?
    Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)?
    Comments:
    SCORE: 8
     

TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 7.8


Is this a must have book?  No


Overall Comments: Fabulous Fakes has some really great pictures of some rarely seen pieces, and over all that is what it is, a really nice picture book. Information in the book can be found most anywhere.

Worth noting are the Picture Frame Brooches on page 96. They are one of my favorites and are becoming rare and hard to find.

Of special note, is the Har Dragon Parure on page 136.  Found to be hideous by most, it still remains a Great piece of Fantasy Art.
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