Antics: Passionate Stories About Folks in the Antiques Trade

by Carol Bergé, James Beach (Editor)

ANTICS is a delight to read, with witty, engaging tales about the men and women who people America's flea markets and antiques malls --- from the high-end shops to the five-n-dime swaps. What's more, it's an instruction manual for collectors, offering up how-to's and other secrets of the trade. What makes this collection of loosely-related short stories so extraordinary is the large scope of antiquing knowledge set forth by the author. Throughout, a sense of authenticity and deep caring about humanity and its precious objects prevails.

319 pages, Perfect Paperback

First published February 1, 2007