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A Collector's Handbook of Miniature Perfume Bottles
Category: Collectibles £19.95
A useful guide for the collector of antique sweetmeat and jelly glasses, written and illustrated by an expert in the field. Collecting small antiques can be of absorbing interest, partly because the items are easy to display and partly because they can be found in a great variety of places, including antique shops, public auctions, bric-a-brac stalls, garage sales and flea markets. Each title...
Category: Collectibles £3.99
Perfume has been used in religious ceremony and also in medicine, for it was believed to have the power to ward off illness. Elaborately chased silver pomanders were carried during times of plague. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the alabaster containers of ancient Egypt to mass-produced commercial bottles. This book traces the history of the scent bottle from the...
Category: Collectibles £4.99