{"product_id":"all-the-best-rubbish-the-classic-ode-to-collecting-9780061809897","title":"All the Best Rubbish: The Classic Ode to Collecting","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A delight. \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e 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\/strong\u003e\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, \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo l 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 \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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/03\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061809897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.08w x 0.91d","brand":"Ivor Noel Hume","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916742529205,"sku":"9780061809897","price":12.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8748d744-1f22-4467-b615-774766b77027.jpg?v=1687269902","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/all-the-best-rubbish-the-classic-ode-to-collecting-9780061809897","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}