All the Best Rubbish

A delight.All the Best Rubbishis one of those rare volumes that both instruct and entertain. I recommend it to any collector.Harold L. Peterson, Chief Curator, US National Park ServiceIvor Noel Hume, the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg, offers a delightful, anecdotal, and informative celebration of the joys of collecting.In his newly revised edition,All the Best Rubbishtraces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and describes the remarkable detective work that goes into establishing the probable facts about uncovered and often underappreciated treasures. Now expanded with hints, tips, and helpful information about antique-hunting online,All the Best Rubbishis the ideal book for the antiquarian or amateur.Nol Hume has pursued bottles, pottery, clocks, and coins through junk shops, street markets, attics, and cellars on two continents. He's unearthed the most fascinatingand valuablerubbish from the most unlikely places: the shores of the Thames in London; the lagoons of the Caribbean; the bottom of Martha Washington's well. Hume knowseverythingthat's worth knowing about collectingwhy we do it, what we can find, where we can find it, and what we can learn from it.