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A Button Collector's Book List,
originally compiled by Mr. Keith Golden
With Additions and Purchase Links

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• Calico Buttons, Wilfred B. Morgan; 1939 & 1940

• Carnival of Iridescent Luster Buttons, A, Ruth Miller Clark; 1986
  $13 postage paid
  Ruth M. Clark, 1105 Church St. Apt. 323, Georgetown, TX 78626

• Carnival of Iridescent Luster Buttons, Book II, Ruth Miller Clark; 1992
  $14 postage paid
  Ruth M. Clark, 1105 Church St. Apt. 323, Georgetown, TX 78626

• Carnival of Iridescent Luster Buttons, Book III, Alan G. Perry; 1997
  $13.50 Postpaid in US; $14.50 (US) Postpaid in Canada;
  $16.50 (US) Postpaid in England; $17.50 (US) Postpaid in Australia
  Order from Alan G. Perry, 7614 McHenry St., Houston, TX 77087-3834

• Century of Campaign Buttons, A, 1789-1889, J. Doyle DeWitt; 1959

• Civil War Collector's Guide to Albert's Button Book or here, Daniel J. Binder; 1993 REVIEW

• Classification of Black Glass Buttons, Jane Ford Adams & Lillian Smith Alberts; 1987, National Button Society

• Classification of Pearl and Shell Buttons, A, Margaret F. Kelso; 1971, National Button Society

• Collectible Silver Jewelry: Identification and Value Guide, Fred Rezazadeh; 2000. Description: "256 pp. Comprehensive encyclopedia for jewelry collectors -- devoted SOLELY to silver jewelry! 1000s of examples shown; 100 US Manufacturers + 150 foreign manufacturers, their marks and trademarks."

• Collecting Militaria, Derek E. Johnson; 1971. Description: "124 pp....covers military buttons, badges, belts & epaulettes, firearms, swords, daggers, bayonets, hats, helmets, medals & uniforms."

• Collecting Military Antiques, Frederick Wilkinson; 1984

• Collecting Things, Paul Villiard; Doubleday, 1975. 128pp. Review: "Author is obviously a collector himself. Collecting such things as cigar bands, bottles, keys, buttons, posters, campaign buttons, spoons, toy soldiers, more. Interesting photos."

• Collector's Encyclopedia of Buttons, The or here, Sally C. Luscomb; Schiffer Publishing Company, Atglen, PA, 1999

• Collector's Guide to Buttons, The or here, Diana Epstein; 1990

• Collector's Guide to French Military Buttons of the American Revolution, 1775 to 1783, Marian L. Hurley; 1998

• Colonial Silversmith, The, His Techniques and His Products, Henry J. Kauffman; 1969

• Colorful World of Buttons, The, Viviane Beck Ertell; 1973. Viviane Ertell, along with her husband Goerge, travelled extensively in Europe in the 1940's, 50's, 60's and 70's, discovering and researching some of the finest buttons collectors have ever seen. Mrs. Ertell compiled this book in 1972, showing, in part, her private collection. The first button book ever printed in full color, over 40 pages of photographs.

• Complete Button Book, The, Lillian Smith Albert & Kathryn Kent; 1949

• Complete Classification of Clear and Colored Buttons, A, Jane Ford Adams; 1969 (NBS). Description: "... photos; descriptions and terms; includes information on paperweights."

• Confederate and Union Buttons of the Gulf Coast 1861-1865, Dan Jenkins; 1983

• Costume Society of America: Dress, 1988 vol 14; annual journal, chausable, liturgical vestments in the church, buckles and buttons, scalping knives and silk stockings, men's influence on American dress for sport and physical ed, function, fashion and convention in riding costume.

• Cuff Jewelry: A Historical Account for Collectors & Antique Dealers, Bell; Author published 1994. Button covers, collar buttons, shirt studs, etc.

• Dawne Guziki Polskie 1807-1899, Wal. Baginski; W. L. Anczyca i Spolka, 1899

• Discovering British Military Badges and Buttons, Vol. 148 or here , R.J. Wilkinson-Latham, 1999

• Discovering Old Buttons, Bucks Aylesbury; 1978

• Discovering Old Buttons or here or here , Primrose Peacock; 1999

• Dressed for the Photographer: Ordinary Americans and Fashion, 1840-1900, Joan L. Severa, Nancy Rexford, & Claudia Brush Kidwell; 1997

• Eighteenth-Century Clothing at Williamsburg (Williamsburg Decorative Arts Series) , Linda Baumgarten; 1986

• Emilio Collection of Military Buttons, The, Luis Fenollosa Emilio; 1911, reprinted in 1942 REVIEW

• Extraordinary Adventures of Benjamin Sanders, Buttonmaker of Bromsgrove, The, Alan Richards; 1984

• Fashion Dictionary, The, Mary Picken; 1957

• From Nut to Button - A Closer Look at Vegetable Ivory, Pat & David Fields; 2001. $25 plus postage, contact Pat

• Fun Buttons or here, Peggy Ann Osborne; 1994

• Geknopfte Heraldik (Heraldic Buttons), Walter Hostert, 1997, Germany, ISBN 3 929614 22 7

• George Washington Inaugural Buttons & Medalets, 1789-1793, J. Harold Cobb; Hamden, CT

  Special!! -- Mr. Cobb's collection was sold from his estate in January 2003. A relative of one of the heirs has very generously provided us with a link to photographs and additional information as well as one to Mr. Cobbs' manuscript, which has been and will continue to be updated as GW collectors provide additional information.

• Gifted Button, The - Fashion Buttons into Gorgeous Gifts and Wearable Art, Judith Maas Rheingold; ?

• Goofies Book I, E. Packard; 1951

• Goofies Book II, E. Packard; 1953

• Goofies Book III, E. Packard; 1957

• Grace Wegener Sales Catalogue, Grace Wegener; Tacoma, WA, 1943. 67 black and white plates, many scarce buttons illustrated.

• Guides to Button Prices and Detecting Fake or Repro Buttons, Warren Tice; 2000

• Guidelines For Collecting China Buttons: Essential Data Concerning China Buttons, Ruth Lamb, Beatrice & Lester Lorah, Helen W. Schuler, Lillian Smith Albert, and Jane Ford Adams; National Button Society, Boyertown, PA, 1970

• Guziki (Przewodnik dla kolekcjonerow), Warszawa, 1999. Polish military buttons. Published by Wydawnictwo Wolf, Warsaw, Poland. E-mail MiB@wolf.pl

• Handbook of English Costume in the 18th Century, C.Willett Cunnington & Phillis Cunnington; 1972, Plays, Inc., Boston, MA. Library of Congress Catalog No. 72-166009, ISBN 0 8238-0128 4.

• Handbook of Popular Antiques, A, Katherine Morrison McClinton; 1945/46

• L' Histoire au Coeur du Bouton de 1750 à 1970, Yvette Chupin; 2001

• Hunting Buttons in Vermont, Minnie Staples Davis; 1948

• Identifying Buttons, Alan and Gillian Meredith and Michael J. Cuddeford; Mount Publications, 1997

• Indian Jewelry of the Southwest: 1868-1930, Larry Frank; 1990. Description: "214 pages, index; color, black and white illustrated throughout; mostly jewelry; bracelets, bridles, buttons, chests, conchas and belt buckles, hair ornaments, Ketohs and Bowguards, necklaces and najas, rings, pouches, witch sticks, many others."

• Indian Trade Goods, Arthur Woodward; Metropolitan Press for the Oregon Archaeological Society, Portland, OR, 1965

• Jewelry and Buttons (Painted Porcelain), Identification & Value Guide, Dorothy Kamm; Collector Books ISBN:1-57432-266-4. 2001 Value Guide

• Lea Stein Jewelry, Judith Just; Schiffer Publishing, Ltd., ISBN:0-7643-1381-9. 2001 Price Guide

• Le Bouton Uniforme Francais, Louis Fallou, 1915 (Facsimile Edition - Editions du Canonnier 1997), France, ISBN 2 12430 01 1

• Little Buttons, Ethel B. Cassidy; 1943. Review: "...notes on 170 button materials, original price $1.00, from 1944 ad."

• Livery Buttons: The Pitt Collection, Gwen Squire; Leghorn, 1976. Review: "Approximately 270pp 100 plates 3000 photographs of livery buttons made for British, Irish and Foreign families in the 19th C"

• Local Militia Buttons, Howard Ripley & Bob Moodie, 1994, UK, ISBN O 9524461 0 3
  Available directly from author: £8.00 in sterling for worldwide delivery to:
  29 Bell Court, Kingston Road, Surbiton, KT5 9NR, Great Britain

  
  

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