As a service to the antique bottle collecting community we have included the following listing of book publishers.
These books are not available from Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine.
For more information, or to obtain a copy, please contact the individual publishers through there web sites, email or mailing addresses .
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BITTERS BOTTLES
- The most complete and comprehensive Bitters Bottle Book
ever written. The only Bitters Book you will ever need and a must for every Bottle Collector. Over 625 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 High Quality Hardback Publication. 16 pages of color plates with 140 Bottles in full color. Profusely illustrated with letterheads, trade cards, patent drawings, and ephemera. Price $129.95 - California residents 7% sales tax, Shipping and Handling is $10.00 |
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BOTTLES by Carlyn Ring and Bill Ham Mail order to: Bill Ham P.O. Box 427 Downieville, CA. 95936 ph. 530-289-0809 - fax. 530-289-3678 Email goodlife@sccn.net |
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PONTIL MEDICINE ENCYCLOPEDIA -
This spiral bound book contains pontiled bottles from
many collecting categories such as medicines, hairs, sarsaparillas, and bitters. A few other products, which could not be classified as medicines have been included when interesting background information. Over 3,000 listings, hundreds of photos, hundreds of advertisements, company histories and more. Learn who made your bottle. Find out what was in them. Discover when they were made. THIS BOOK WILL BE A STANDARD IN THE HOBBY! Price $39.95 - Plus $5.15 for postage |
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PONTIL
MEDICINE ENCYCLOPEDIA By John Odell Mail order to: Digger Odell 4943 Isaac Ln., Mason, OH. 45040 Email: jaok20@bottlebooks.com |
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INDIAN BOTTLES & BRANDS
- 242 paged paperback book. Over 1000 listings of bottles
that used an Indian in their advertising. Price list included. Big Chief Bottles, Indian Medicines, Bitters, Cures, Hair Tonics, Sodas, Mineral Waters, Beers, ACL Sodas. Hundreds of photographs, advertisements, patent office research, labels, trademarks, company histories, fully indexed, color plates Price $39.95 - Plus $3.95 for postage |
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INDIAN BOTTLES & BRANDS By John Odell Mail order to: Digger Odell 4943 Isaac Ln., Mason, OH. 45040 Email: jaok20@bottlebooks.com |
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DIGGER
ODELL'S OFFICIAL ANTIQUE BOTTLE AND GLASS COLLECTOR
MAGAZINE PRICE GUIDES Comprised of eleven volumes, the guide's contain actual prices. Complete descriptions and conditions, as well as the year the bottle was sold are given for each entry. This book has a picture of every bottle listed. Many rare and important bottles are listed. all the major antique bottle collecting categories are represented except fruit jars. Prices vary depending upon category. |
web site PRICE GUIDE'S By John Odell Mail order to: Digger Odell 4943 Isaac Ln., Mason, OH. 45040 Email: jaok20@bottlebooks.com |
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PIKE'S PEAK GOLD -
228 pages, hard bound book with plenty of photographs and
illustrations. First Edition limited to 1,000 copies, consisting of 250 Deluxe Limited Edition Numbered and Signed and 750 Regular Editions. The book comes wrapped in thick protective sheath. "Eatwell and Clint have now combined efforts to produce the impressive PIKE'S PEAK GOLD. This limited edition is well worth the price." -- Ralph Finch, Contributing Editor, Antique Bottle & Glass Collector magazine. Price Regular Edition $67.50 / Special Limited Edition $97.50 - Colorado residents add sales tax 7.3% Shipping and handling charges: One book-$6.00, Two books-$10.00, Three to five books-$15.00 total. |
PIKE''S
PEAK GOLD by John Eatwell & David Clint Mail order to: John M. Eatwell 8990 Brandenburger Drive, Morrison, CO 80465 (303)-922-0815 |
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ANTIQUE
GLASS BOTTLES - 439 paged
hardback book. Lavishly illustrated with 773 bottles and
seals chosen from private collections, with only three examples being from museums. This book has been written for all collectors, archaeologists, museums, libraries, historians, writers, researchers, institutions, bottle makers, wine and beer enthusiasts, pharmacists and anyone interested in the collecting of antiques and the social history they reflect. It includes the most comprehensive world-wide bibliography on glass bottles ever produced, listing 1,150 titles, and an extensive glossary of bottle-making terms. Price $ $99.50 / £50.00 (English pounds Sterling) |
ANTIQUE GLASS BOTTLES Their History and Evolution (1500-1850) By Willy Van den Bossche Mail Order to: Willy Van den Bossche Kniplaan 3, NL 2251, AK Voorschoten Netherlands Email: wvdbossche@planet.nl |
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PEPSI-COLA
BOTTLES & MORE - ALL
NEW Vol. 2 contains over 1500
bottles - 169 pages - all color with enlargements - 800 items pictured - includes over 610 total of Pepsi-Cola embossed, paper labeled, ACL's, Back Bar Bottles, and Pepsi products: Devil Shake, Diet Pepsi, Evervass, Patio, Pepsi Free, Pepsi Light, Slice, Teem, tropic SURF and others. Also featured - over 860 - MOUNTAIN DEW bottles plus - 55 - Mt. Dew competition bottles and cans. NOTE: Vol. 2 Does not contain bottles shown in Vol. 1. Price $35.00 Allow 2 - 3 weeks for delivery Add #3.95 for Priority Shipping VA. residents - please add 4 1/2% sales tax |
PEPSI :
COLA BOTTLES & MORE COLLECTORS GUIDE VOL. 2 By James C. Ayers Mail order to: RJM ENTERPRISES 5186 Claudville Hwy. Claudville, VA 24076 Fax: (276)251-1774 |
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WESTERN BLOB TOP SODA AND MINERAL WATER BOTTLES - Second Edition, 1994 Copyright 1993 - 121 paged, paper back book including black and white photography and illustrations, with updated history, color, variants and prices, also a bottle index. A must for all soda bottle
collectors. Price $20.00 (post-paid) |
WESTERN
BLOB TOP SODA AND MINERAL WATER BOTTLES By Peck and Audie Markota Mail order to: Peck & Audie Markota 4627 Oakhollow Dr. Sacramento, CA. 95842 |
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FRUIT FAR ANNUAL 2002 - A comprehensive up -to-date Price Guide (including comments on important jars sold at auction in 2001) - Frank Smalley's Eureka jars, The Canton Fruit Jars. The Label Space Extra: The unusual packer fruit jars used by P.J. Ritter, and the Eng-Skell Co. A directory of Fruit Jar Collectors, their addresses and phone numbers Advertising by, and for collectors. Price $35.00 (post-paid) |
FRUIT
JAR ANNUAL 2002 By Jerry McCann Mail order to: Jerry McCann 5003 West Berwyn Ave., Chicago, IL. 60630 PH: 773-777-0443 Email: fjar@aol.com |
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"3RD
EDITION" BOTTLES: IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE
- 540 pages - The "Bottle Bible" for every
collector - 4 new chapters; Diving for Bottles, Nursing Bottles, Soda Bottles-Applied Painted Label, Pricing Methods and Value Determination. - Expanded & Updated Chapters , Trademark Identification, Dealer/ Club Guide, Glossary, Auction Houses, Bibliography. Price $16.00 $4.00 Shipping/Handling |
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site BOTTLES: IDENTIFICATION
AND PRICE GUIDE By Michael Polak Mail order to: Mike Polak P.O. Box 30328 Long Beach, CA. 908553 ph./fax: (562) 438-9209 Email: bottleking@earthlink.net |
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COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA BOTTLE & STONEWARE - A HISTORY OF MERCHANT CONTAINERS IN ARIZONA Copyright 1999, 124 paged, spiral bound book. Filled with very detailed sketches of bottles and stoneware from the State of Arizona. Price $25.00 |
A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ARIZONA
BOTTLES & STONEWARE By Michael R. Miller Mail order to: Miller Antiques 9214 W. Gary Rd., Peoria, AZ 85345 (623) 486-3123 Email: helgramike@msn.com |
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THE
COLLECTOR'S WORLD OF INKWELLS -
Copyright 2000 - 288 pages of over 1000 color photographs
with descriptions and value guide, also includes an
index. Regular price $69.95 Special for Society of Inkwell members: $62.95 for an autographed copy Add $3.95 for shipping/handling in U.S. / Foreign rates on request California residents add 7.625% sales tax |
THE COLLECTOR'S WORLD OF
INKWELLS By Jean and Franklin Hunting Mail order to: Jean and Franklin Hunting P.O. Box 9632, Fresno, CA. 93793-9632 Tel: 559-435-5164 - Fax: 559-435-2057 Email: fhunt@mediaone.net |
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OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO BOTTLES (THIRTEENTH EDITION) - Copyright 2000 - 463 pages Price $ |
OFFICIAL PRICE GUIDE TO BOTTLES By Jim Megura Mail order to: |
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WESTERN
WHISKEY BOTTLES NO. 4 - Copyright
1997 - 196 pages, a convenient reference book filled with detailed sketches including prices - 60% of the prices are from actual sale an index is also included. Price $25.00 (postpaid) |
WESTERN WHISKEY BOTTLES NO. 4 By R.E. Barnett Mail order to: R.E. Barnett Box 109, Lakeview, OR 97630 PH: (541) 947-2415 |
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POISON
BOTTLE WORKBOOK Volumes I & II-
A large, spiral bound detailed poison book with description's, color's, shape's & size's etc.. This book is the standard for poison bottle collectors. Price $20.00 per volume $5.00 postage U.S., (Canada $7.00) (when ordering please state which volume(s) you want) |
POISON BOTTLE WORKBOOK By Rudy Kuhn Mail order to: Terry Kuhn 3954 Perie Lane San Jose, CA 95132 |
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THE
ANTIQUE BOTTLE S OF IOWA 1846-1915 Volumes 1 & 2 - Copyright 1998 - 651 page
spiral bound book filled with nearly 1,800 illustrations
and some color photos. Plenty of historical information
of each company is listed. Bottles from over 1,300 Iowa
towns are represented. The book contains, Bitters, Cures,
Drug Stores, Inks, Whiskies, Hutchinson Sodas, and more. Price $43.00 plus $5.00 shipping |
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ANTIQUE BOTTLE S OF IOWA 1846-1915 Volumes 1 & 2 By Mike Burggraaf & Tom Southard Mail order to: Mike Burggraaf 305 E. Burlington Ave. Fairfield, IA. 52556 Email: qrsglass@franklin.lisco.com |
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WARNER'S
REFERENCE GUIDE (of bottles only)
- Copyright 1998 - 27 pages, spiral bounddurable cover.
Complete descriptions of all known examples of H.H.
Warner bottles, both American and Foreign. Updated price
list included. Price $16.00 Plus $3.00 Postage U.S. $8.00 Foreign |
WARNER'S REFERENCE GUIDE By Ed Ojea & Jack Stecher Mail order to: Antique Bottle Connection 1192 San Sebastian Ct. Grover Beach, CA 93433-3256 Email: edojea@aol.com |
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STONE
GINGER BEER BOTTLES IN NOVA SCOTIA
- Copyright 2002 - 95 pages, spiral bound with a
protective cover.Plenty of color pictures along with
black and white photos and many old advertisements. Index
included along with a reference guied. Price $25.00 Postage $5.00 |
STONE GINGER BEER BOTTLES IN NOVA SCOTIA By Barry Wright Mail order to: Barry Wright 791 Herman's Island, RR#1 Mahone Bay Nova Scotia, BOJ 2EO Phone: 902-634-4318 Email: barrywright@ns.sympatico.ca |
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THE
LABEL SPACE, THE BOOK - Copyright
1997 - 173 pages, spiral bound with a color protective
cover. 95 articles that originally appeared in Bottles
& Extras from 1992-1995. Price $35.00 |
THE LABEL SPACE, THE BOOK By Tom Caniff Photos by Deena Caniff Mail order to: Tom Caniff 1223 Oak Grove Avenue, Steubenville, Ohio 43952 Phone: 614-282-8918 Email: TomCaniff@aol.com |
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THE
AMERICAN WHISKEY JUG - A
Compilation of Articles With New, Added Material -
Copyright 2002, articles from 1991-2002. Spiral bound,
192 pages. Contains articles written by Jack Sullivan
that have appeard on the pages of Bottles & Extras. Price $24.00 (includes 1st class postage) |
THE AMERICAN WHISKEY JUG By Jack Sullivan Mail order to: Jack Sullivan 4300 Ivanhoe Pl., Alexandria, VA 22304 Email: oldjugman@aol.com |
| KETCHUP,
PICKLES, SAUCES, 19th
CENTURY FOOD IN GLASS - Copyright
1980 - 480 pages, hard cover, Smyth Bound book which
covers the spectrum of the early industry in relationship
to the glass containers marked with a company or trade
name. Includes pictures and research of glass containers,
the early food industry utilized. Price $25.00 |
KETCHUP, PICKLES, SAUCES, 19th CENTURY FOOD IN GLASS By Betty Zumwalt Mail order to: MARK WEST PUBLISHERS P.O. Box 1914 Sandpoint, ID. 83864 |