Review of "Sheet Music Reference and Price Guide" by Marie-Reine Pafik, Anna Marie Guiheen

Collector's Books are THE experts in the business and their books that are filled with information for collectors in each of these categories. Once you have decided that you want to become a collector, you probably have been bitten by the bug and your life will never be the same. From now on it will be filled with going to specialty shows and living on eBay to find the things that you have fallen in love with. Trust me, I know. I am a collector and have been for a long time. I am still thrilled to find a new-old piece of whatever for my collection.

So what we have in these books are guides to a variety of the most popular items that people collect. In the SHEET MUSIC book you will find an alphabetical listing of sheet music titles, along with some terrific pictures of the enchanting front covers. There is no fooling around with a lot of information. There is just enough to know that one of your pieces is listed and what it is worth on the market. The secret of this great book is that it is fun to page through because it is filled with remnants from your memories and mine.

Jane Wood has given us a mass of black and white pictures of postcards with some glossy color pages to enjoy. The picture tells it all, so the price is printed just below. These are only approximated values, but you have the magic guide to collecting the popular form of ephemera.

OLD MAGAZINES' information is all new to me. I just started looking for some of these treasures on paper, and I am delighted that Mr. Clear has given me a jumping-off place for values. Once again, this is a delightful book to page through. The glossy pages are green and the photography of old magazine covers are in color. The valuations are right-on from what I have been checking in various places online.

These three are new updates, but the publisher has given us books on just about everything you could think of to collect. I notice that they are looking for knowledgeable authors who have large collections and might want to do a book themselves, so look inside the books!