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One person's trash is another's treasure! In his newly revised classic, All the Best Rubbish , Ivor Noël 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, All the Best Rubbish 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." Noël 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;...

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Author

Hume, Ivor Noel

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Published

2013

Language

EN

ISBN

9780060119973

Category

collectibles

Subjects

Crafts & Hobbies, Reference, Art

Rating

4.4 / 5 (85 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14