{"product_id":"all-the-best-rubbish-the-classic-ode-to-collecting-paperback","title":"All the Best Rubbish: The Classic Ode to Collecting - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIvor Noel Hume\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delight. All the Best Rubbish is one of those rare volumes that both instruct and entertain. I recommend it to any collector.\" --Harold L. Peterson, Chief Curator, US National Park Service\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIvor Noel Hume, the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg, offers a delightful, anecdotal, and informative celebration of the joys of collecting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his newly revised edition, All the Best Rubbish traces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and describes the remarkable detective work that goes into establishing the probable facts about uncovered and often underappreciated treasures. Now expanded with hints, tips, and helpful information about antique-hunting online, All the Best Rubbish is the ideal book for the antiquarian or amateur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoël Hume has pursued bottles, pottery, clocks, and coins through junk shops, street markets, attics, and cellars on two continents. He's unearthed the most fascinating--and valuable--rubbish from the most unlikely places: the shores of the Thames in London; the lagoons of the Caribbean; the bottom of Martha Washington's well. Hume knows everything that's worth knowing about collecting--why we do it, what we can find, where we can find it, and what we can learn from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis classic ode to collecting, beloved by antiquarians for decades, is rich with the stories behind the finds: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eArchaeology for the Amateur: \u003c\/b\u003e Join the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg as he unearths treasures from the shores of the Thames to the bottom of Martha Washington's well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Thrill of the Hunt: \u003c\/b\u003e Learn the secrets of scouring junk shops, street markets, and online auctions for underappreciated rubbish that tells a remarkable story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Human Story of Objects: \u003c\/b\u003e Go beyond dates and prices to discover why we collect, what objects reveal about their owners, and the historical detective work involved.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBuyer Beware: \u003c\/b\u003e Navigate the world of fakes, forgeries, and misrepresentations with witty, firsthand accounts of an expert's own triumphs and blunders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne person's trash is another's treasure!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his newly revised classic, \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e, Ivor Noel Hume traces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and describes the remarkable detective work that goes into establishing the probable facts about uncovered and often underappreciated treasures. Now expanded with hints, tips, and helpful information about antique-hunting online, \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e is the ideal book for the antiquarian or amateur, the historian or professional collector--for anyone who knows that there's no such thing as \"just junk.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoel Hume, former head of the Department of Archaeology for Colonial Williamsburg, has pursued bottles, pottery, clocks, and coins through junk shops, street markets, attics, and cellars on two continents. He's unearthed the most fascinating--and valuable--rubbish from the most unlikely places: the shores of the Thames in London; the lagoons of the Caribbean; the bottom of Martha Washington's well. Hume knows \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e that's worth knowing about collecting--why we do it, what we can find, where we can find it, and what we can learn from it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9.3 x 7.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47146473390329,"sku":"9780061809897","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/inyrLorHtU9780061809897.webp?v=1781195241","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/all-the-best-rubbish-the-classic-ode-to-collecting-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}