CLICK ON PICTURE OF BOOK TO READ ENTIRE REVIEWS End of July Book Review by Manon Kavesky Title: DeLizza and Elster, Inc: Memoirs of a Fashion Jewelry Manufacturer Author: Frank R. DeLizza Type of Book: Paperback, Average Price: $25.00 In Print Pages: 171 Brief Description of Book: Memoirs of a Fashion Jewelry Manufacturer lives up to the title. It is indeed a memoir of a lifetime in the jewelry business. Frank DeLizza shares interesting background stories and anecdotes about the rise and rise of a family business from the late 1940’s to the 1990’s. His memoir is written in a chatty or conversational style and it sounds as if you are talking to the author! (According to Cheryl Killmer!) There are lots of photographs and illustrations. Many of the photos are from family albums putting faces to the names in this book. There are also photos of jewelry in black and white and color. There are magazine spreads and there are concept sketches of the jewelry pieces. Quantity of Illustrations: For a memoir, this is highly illustrated! Score: 7 Quality of Illustrations: 7 B/w and color illustrations: The color illustrations are very good quality but there is only a few pages of color. Most of the illustrations are black and white they get the “idea” of the pieces across. However, DeLizza and Elster jewelry is so super-color saturated it is a pity that there is not more color included in the book. Color Photos: 7 Score: 7 Quantity of Information: Tons Range of Information offered: Everything from findings selected to the unionization of Mr. Delizza’s business. Is the information thorough? I think so! Comments: Again this is a memoir, a lot different from the usual collector books that we review in this column. Score: 7 Quality of Information: It is his story and it is great that he had the perseverance to set it down on paper to share with the world. Score 7 Values Listed (Prices) No User Friendly: Is the book easy to read? Yes, easy to read Average score: 7 Is this book a must have? For Juliana collectors, yes. Overall comments: This book is available through Frank DeLizza’s website http://jewelrybydelizza.com and not through other usual venues such as Amazon.com or your local bookstore. | |
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