Military Medals, Decorations & Orders of the United States & Europe: A Photographic Study to the Beginning of World War II (Schiffer Military Aviation History) |  | Authors: Robert W. D. Ball, Paul Peters
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $45.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1598972
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 184
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.6 x 1.2
ISBN: 0887405797
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780887405792
ASIN: 0887405797
Publication Date: October 1994
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Condition: 1994 Hardcover Schiffer Publishing. Brand new, price sticker on the backcover, never been opened, pages bright and crisp, covers shinny. A flawless copy. Satisfaction guaranteed. Thank you for your interest. 30 days money back guaranteed unconditional return. We ship same day in bubble mailer. Please consider expedited shipping( when offered), standard shipping may take up to 14 days. wilck
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Product Description
At last the book on Military Medals that collectors have been anxiously awaited! Hundreds of photographs of rare, seldom seen medals, decorations and orders, as well as those awards commonly encountered, with their intricate details captured in spectacular color. Descriptions and value guide give the advanced collector, and the novice, the opportunity to indentify and grade their collections. Covered are medals from: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Imperial Russsia, Serbia-Yugoslavia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the United States. Bob Ball and Paul Peters are both collectors and live in Connecticut. Bob Ball is also the author of American Shelf and Wall Clocks, and Cowboy Collectibles and Western Memorabilia (with Edward Vebell), also available from Schiffer Publishing.
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Not Worth the Expense October 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Luckily, I purchased this book used after eyeing it for a while. Having collected medals for 20 years now, I hoped that this would shine some more light on the subject. Well, it didn't.
You would expect a decent return on an investment like this one, however what is between the covers is lackluster to say the least. The book is essentially a photo album of medals from various countries. It doesn't come anywhere close to being a complete catalog of medals, as you would expect. Sure, I wouldn't expect each and every medal to be shown, but major holes in even common medals are evident. The photos come from various sources and many look to be color plates from books published 40+ years ago. Alarmingly, huge gaps between photos and huge blow-up shots graphically demonstrate that the authors were hurting for material to fill the book. If this was the case, at least some additional historical information or information useful to collectors on the medals could of been included. Except for hit-or-miss identification of medals, this book is nothing more than a really expensive coffee table variety. I would look elsewhere for definitive coverage. Or, if you can get it for $10 like I did, go for it. It's not worth much more than that.
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