The real estate boom has come and gone. The stock market is always a risky business. Today the smart money is in antiques and collectibles: you don't need much to get started, and the market for everything from furniture to folk art, from bottles to baseball cards, is just beginning to explode! Bruce Johnson, the expert called the "Dear Abby" of antiques, shows how you can turn today's bargains and discounts into tomorrow's hot money-making deals. Here are hundreds of inside tips that show you how to: -- Get in on the bottom floor before prices begin to go through the roof -- Enter the business without a formal education or a sizable investment -- Expand your operation and increase your income without taking time away from your present job -- Find the best sales, the best days to attend, and the best deals -- Negotiate bargains with dealers -- and beat them at their own game -- Create print ads for your wares that will pull in customers eager to buy -- Sell your treasures at a profit from your home, or at flea markets, yard and garage sales, auctions, and antique malls Plus: More than thirty antiques-related services you can run from your home, including caning, appraising, and refinishing.

How to Make $20,000 a Year in Antiques & Collectibles Without Leaving Your Job

Business & Money

Johnson, Bruce E.

Job Hunting & Careers

Ballantine Books

Bruce Johnson, author of the COUNTRY LIVING Column, "Antiques Across America," draws on ten years of professional refinishing experience to show you all the shortcuts and tricks of the trade. All you need are a few common hand tools and household supplies. Packed with charts, tables, step-by-step instructions, and easy-to-follow illustrations, inside you'll find the confidence you need to tackle any piece.

The Weekend Refinisher

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

Whether you want to transform a piece of unfinished furniture into an instant antique, select a safe finish for your children's furniture and toys, or simply, repair, restore, and maintain a wide assortment of wood surfaces, THE WOOD FINISHER puts all the information you need at your fingertips.

The Wood Finisher: How to Finish Everything, from Decks to Floors to Doors

Crafts & Hobbies

50 WAYS TO KEEP THE PLUMBER, THE CARPENTER, AND THE BILLS AWAY A small investment in knowledge, time, and tools today can save you hundreds, even thousands of dollars in the years to come. The key is to catch minor, easy-to-fix problems before they turn into major, costly headaches. Bruce Johnson, America's #1 do-it-yourself expert, takes you step-by-step through every area and aspect of your home, telling you exactly how to spot trouble and how to repair it--easily, quickly, and safely. You can't afford not to learn these fifty simple projects that any homeowner can do: #1 Assemble a basic home inspection and repair kit #7 Patch and replace damaged shingles on your roof #18 Tuckpoint brick walls to keep them sound and attractive #22 Check the lay of your land to keep the basement dry #28 Protect your home's deck against rot and decay #33 Prevent ice dams and rotting rafters #41 Map out your electrical system #45 Stop squeaky floors and stairs It sounds simple...and it is! 50 SIMPLE WAYS TO SAVE YOUR HOUSE.

50 Simple Ways to Save Your House

The Official® Price Guide to American Arts & Crafts is the one-volume encyclopedia to help you identify and evaluate your entire Arts & Crafts collection. Written by David Rago and Bruce Johnson, two of the most respected experts in the Arts & Crafts field, this indispensable book is packed with:• Period names like Gustav Stickley, Limbert, George Ohr, Grueby, Fulper, Rookwood, Dirk Van Erp, Roycroft, Gustave Baumann, and many, many more.• Detailed descriptions, price listings, and brief histories of every kind of object, artist, and major manufacturer of furniture, pottery, metalware, lighting, textiles, and color woodblock prints.• Crucial information on how to easily identify and date hundreds of Arts & Crafts pieces.• Insider tips on how to buy, sell, and care for your collection as well as how to detect reproductions and clever fakes• Hundreds of photographs and manufacturers' shop marks.

The Official Identification and Price Guide to American Arts and Crafts, 3rd Edition

Rago, David

Antiques & Collectibles

House of Collectibles

Monarch Notes on Lawrence & Lee's Inherit the Wind: A Critical Commentary

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

Simon & Schuster Books

The move toward simple, beautiful, and functional American design that began at the turn of the century has returned today, and Arts and Crafts is one of the hottest collectible categories. Whether you are establishing or maintaining your collection, the House of Collectibles Official "RM" Price Guide is the one-volume encyclopedia you won't want to be without. -- on every kind of artifact -- Furniture, Pottery, Metalware, Lighting, Linens, and Architecture. -- including Frank Lloyd Wright,Gustav Stickley, Rookwood, Fulper, Teco, Tiffany, Van Erp, the Roycrofters, and many more. -- along with the most current market values make this one-of-a-kind source perfect for every level of collector. -- feature a fascinating history of the movement and its artists, from 1894 to 1923, as well as insider tips on identifying and evaluating pieces, plus a comprehensive guide to spotting shopmarks. -- in the field, the Official Price Guide to Arts and Crafts is an invaluable resource of information, price lists, and advice.

Arts and Crafts (OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION AND PRICE GUIDE TO AMERICAN ARTS AND CRAFTS)

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