Lady Head Vases: A Collector's Guide with Prices (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

Disappointed in this reference book for lady heads it’s not organized I would return but waited too long.

This 2nd edition is exactly the same as the author’s 1st edition. A new cover was added and the price values were updated and that’s basically it. However, none of the prices in this reference guide nor any of these older reference guides are valid in 2021. So, my point is, I would NOT recommend investing in both the 1st and 2nd editions of this book like I did. I wish someone had warned me about this BEFORE I purchased an exact copy of the book with all the same photos and layout but with a different cover page and updated (but now totally outdated) values. I would purchase one or the other, but not both. As far as the book content itself, it’s okay. I would say “middle of the pack” (3 out of 5 stars) compared to my seven other reference guides on lady head vases. David Barron’s 2004 reference guide is my main go-to reference guide on lady head vases, but it is now hard to find and very expensive. Sellers have jacked up their prices (courtesy of the old “supply and demand” theory).

I liked the pictures and the introduction but wish there was an index

For collecting information

Perfect for my friend who collects the vases. She had never seen anything like it before and was excited to find a few she owned in the book

helped me identify what I have

Bought this as a gift.

I have a large collection of Lady Head Vases that I want to sell. The book was limited in presenting different types of vases. I really wanted more information about collections and a greater variety of vases and prices.