Mid October Book Review by Sam Mitchell. Title: Wooden Jewelry and Novelties Author: Mary Jo Izard Type of Book: Paperback Average Price: &19.95 In or Out of Print: In print Number of Pages: 160 pages Brief Description of Book The book is about carved wood jewelry and novelties from the 1920s to the 1950s NOTE: Reviews Based on the following Scoring Measure: 1 Being “Forget It” and 10 Being “Must Have” QUANTITY OF PICTURES: Comments: There are 450 pictures inside SCORE: 8 QUALITY OF PICTURES: Black and White Pictures? None Color? All the pictures are in color How good are the pictures? Are there close ups of the marks? None Comments: Most pictures are pretty good, there are some out of focus Or to dark SCORE: 7 QUANTITY OF INFORMATION: Range of information offered? Is information thorough? Comments: There is very little information just a lot of pictures. SCORE: 2 QUALITY OF INFORMATION: Accuracy (are there mistakes?): Comments: SCORE: VALUES LISTED: Are they helpful or realistic? No Comments: Author says “What sells well and for a certain price in Texas may go for nothing In Tennessee” SCORE: 7 USER FRIENDLY: Is the book easy to read and follow? Yes its easy to follow because there is not much to read Are things easy to find (table of contents/index)? Yes Comments: SCORE: 6 TOTAL AVERAGE SCORE..... 6 Is this a must have book? No Overall Comments: I have been setting here thinking “why did I get this book?” and the answer eludes me. Wooden jewelry is collectable and you can find Miriam Haskell and Czech Wood pieces out there that are highly sought after. | |
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