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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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