A Button Collector's Book List,
originally compiled by Mr. Keith Golden
With Additions and Purchase Links

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• 50 Heirloom Buttons to Make, Nancy Nehring; 1996

• 75 Years Devoted to Buttons, B. Blumenthal & Co., Inc., New York

• 1954 Price List of Military Buttons, Charles K. Parker; 1954

• About Buttons, A Collector's Guide 150 A.D. to the Present, Peggy Ann Osborne; 1993

• All in a Nutshell: The Story of the Vegetable Ivory Nut, Shirl Schabilion; 1983

• American Historical Buttons, David F. Johnson; New Market, NJ, 1942. Supplement 1943

• American Historical Buttons, The, Noel D. Justice; 1942. Description: "...over 700 buttons listed and dated, 500-550 actual size illustrations, 23 plates, 200 pages packed with real information. Tells how to identify and date the early and difficult kinds, classification, glossary, button makers, comparative values, index. originally sold for $6.00 hardback. description from a 1943 ad. (there is also a clothbound edition with supplement that list 1400 historical buttons, illustrating 1000 styles)."

• American Military Button Makers & Dealers: Their Backmarks & Dates, William F. McGuinn and Bruce S. Bazelon; 1996 Revised REVIEW

• Anglesey and Caernarfonshire, Bryn Owen; 1989.

• Antique Buttons, Their History & How to Collect Them, Primrose Peacock; 1972

• Antique & Collectible Buttons, Identification & Values, Debra J. Wisniewski; 1996. Get an author signed copy here!

• Antique & Collectible Buttons, Identification & Values, Volume II, Debra J. Wisniewski; 2001. Get an author signed copy here!

• Art of Feltmaking, The, Ann Vickrey; 1997

• Babington's Buttons, Edna M. Babington, Ed.; 1973. Description: "catalogue and price list on Kate Greenaway and flower fairy designs in watch crystal buttons, scrimshaw and ivory carvings, and original jasperware buttons and plaques as crafted by Bablington; short history of the button."

• Backmark Codes for "Transportation Buttons", Donald P. Van Court; Madison, NJ, 1987

• Backs of Buttons, George Elbert Adams & Dorothy Foster Brown; 1946. 42 page booklet

• Baily's Hunting Directory, Barney White-Spunner; Derrydale Press, 2000 [A new volume is published every year]. Review by Ian Kelly: "Describes hunt uniforms and illustrates hunt buttons for the UK, Ireland, America, the Commonwealth and Europe. The most useful book dealing with hunt buttons."

• Battle Dress, Frederick Wilkinson; Guinness Signatures, 1970

• Baubles, Buttons and Beads: The Heritage of Bohemia, Sibylle Jargstorf; Schiffer 1997

• Beads, Buttons, & Bows, Jo Moody; Book Sales, 1997

• Big Book of Buttons, The, Elizabeth Hughes & Marion Lester; New Leaf Publishers, 1992. This book, considered the premier reference work on collectible buttons, has been out of print for several years and is somewhat difficult to find.

• Black Glass Buttons, Edith M. Fuoss & Nora O. Jones; 1945 * Reprinted by New Leaf Publishers, Sedgwick, ME, 1994

• Black Glass Buttons, Return Engagement, Edith M. Fuoss & Caroline Smith; 1952 * Reprinted by New Leaf Publishers, Sedgwick, ME, 1994

• Black Glass Buttons combined with Black Glass Buttons, Return Engagement

• Book of Buttons, The, A Practical and Creative Guide to the Decorative Use of Buttons, Joyce Whittemore; Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Inc., New York, NY, 1997

• Book of Old Silver, The, Seymour B. Wyler; 1970. "...the most comprehensive table of hallmarks ever published in one book."

• Botones : Guia Del Coleccionista Para Seleccionar, Restaurary Disfrutar de Los Botones Nuevos Y Antiguos, Tina M. Carter, Nancy Fink & Maryalice Ditzler; Edimat Libros, 2001.

• Botones Espanoles de Uniforme, Ramon Guiao Larranaga & Miguel Angel Camino del Olmo, Ministero de Difensa, Spain, 1999, ISBN 84 7832 685 6

• Bottoni Militari Italiani (Italian Military Buttons), C. Sabatini & E. Antonini, Italy, 1998, ISBN 88 70000 307 8

• Boutons, Therese Gandouet; Boutons Paris Editions de l'Amateur, 1982

• Boutons, Loic Allio; Seuil, Paris, 2001

• British Buttons: Civilian Uniform Buttons, 19th - 20th Century, Dennis G. Blair; Greenlight Publishing, 2001

• British Fire Service Cap Badges and Buttons: 1947-73; Michael A. Akers, 1989

• Buff Facings and Gilt Buttons: Staff and Headquarters Operations in the Army of Northern Virginia, 1861-1865, James Boone Bartholomees; University of South Carolina Press, 1998

• BUTTON BIBLIOGRAPHY OF OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY

• Button Book, The, Diana Epstein; Running Press Book Publishers, 1996

• Button Button: Identification and Price Guide, Peggy Ann Osborne; Schiffer Publishing, Atglen, PA, 1996

• Button, Button: Carnival Glass, Iridescent Black Amethyst and Lustre, Book 1, Clinton E. Arsenault; 1990

• Button Classics, L. Erwina Couse & Marguerite M. Maple; Lightner Publishing, Chicago, 1941. Description: "...identifies, describes and appraises buttons from all periods up to the first World War, from 1750-1915. 108 plates of button illustrations, 4 in full color. 25 chapters covering every classification, 250 pages, originally sold for $5.00 hardback. 8 3/4x 11 5/8" description from a 1943 ad."

• Button Collecting, Polly deSteiguer Crummett; Chicago, 1939 (the first book written about button collecting)

• Button Collecting and Crafting, Arden J. Newsome; New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Co., 1976

• Button Collector's History, Grace Horney Ford; 1943. Review: "...result of several years' study and research, 16 pages of photographic reproductions, more than 125 drawings, beautiful full color frontispiece, original price $4.00, as described in a 1943 ad."

• Button Collector's Journal, Lillian Smith Albert; 1941

• Button Collector's Second Journal, Lillian Smith Albert

• Button Gardens and How to Make Them, Florence Wye Casebolt; 1945

• Button Guide Book No. 1: Their Manufacture, Use on Costumes, and Collectible Types, Polly de Steiguer Crummett; Century House, 1969

• Button Guide Book No. 2: A Price Guide Mainly for Buttons Described in Other Books and Collectible Types, Polly de Steiguer Crummett; Century House, 1972

• Button Hand Book with Three Supplements, Florence Zacharie Nichols; New Leaf, 1994. Review: "...comparative values, checklist of about 1150 buttons including 36 collector's items in full color plates, a plate of Wedgewood in blue, transfers in pink, and halftone plates, enamels classified by Grace Ford, paper weights by Blanche Pendleton, and toles by Agnes Le Sasscier, each button has its distinct serial number, originally sold for $2.85, description from 1943 ad."

• Button Heritage, Minerva Miner & Erwina Couse Chamberlain; 1967

• Button Heritage (Revised), Minerva Miner & Erwina Couse Chamberlain; 1976

• Button Industry, The, W. Unite Jones; 1924, reprinted by Edith Fuoss 1947

• Button Industry in the United States, The, Edward Louis Newberger; St. Johann Press, 1999

• Button Lover's Book, The, Marilyn Green; Krause Publications, Iola, WI, 1991

• Button Maker, The: 30 Great Techniques and 35 Stylish Projects, Sarah Beaman; Collins & Brown, 2006

• Button Mounting Hand Book, Ethel B. Cassidy; 1951

• Button Parade: A Book of Button Groupings, Dorothy Foster Brown; Lightner Publishing, 1942. Review: "...hand drawn illustrations, over 40 pages, with description of button designs, classification, display, glossary. originally sold for $2.25. description from a 1943 ad."

• Button Sampler, The, Jane F. Adams & Lillian Smith Albert; 1951

• Button String, The, Thelma Shull; Lightner Publishing Co., Chicago, 1942. Review: "...may appeal primarily to the junior collector, over 3,000 buttons illustrated, a daily button lesson opposite a page of verse, helps teach children much of the past as reflected in buttons, story told in rhyme of a little girl and boy who found a string of old buttons in the attic, many pages of information about the different materials from which buttons are made, hardbound, large type, every page of rhymes is surrounded by a different border of buttons, large, clear photographs of many specialized types, 9x12", originally sold for $2.00, description from 1943 and 1944 ads."

• Button Value List, S. E. Leondardson. Review: "...printed in booklet form, pocket size, listing over 1000 picture, story, animals, etc. alphabetically arranged, lge, med, small sizes, up to date comparative retail values given. original price $1.50, from ad 1944."

• Buttons, Diana Epstein, Millicent Safro; 1991

• Buttons, Alan & Gillian Meredith; Shire Books, 2001. Description: "40 pages with 75 colour and 22 black and white illustrations. Buttons have been made from almost every known material and by every manufacturing technique. Their study provides insight into fashion trends, the clothing industry and social history in general. This book introduces the wonderful array of these treasures from the past, to show the variety of materials and the intricate design and workmanship incorporated in making the humble button. Military and civilian uniform buttons are not included. Alan and Gillian Meredith have been button collectors for over thirty years, undertaking much original research and writing articles for leading antiques magazines, as well as appearing on television and radio. They owned and ran the first and only button museum in Great Britain, creating a focus for those interested in the history, design and manufacture of buttons, as well as introducing a fascinating subject to the general public."

• Buttons, A Brief History, John G. Sprong; Turntable Junction, Flemington, NJ, 1971

• Buttons, A Collector's Guide, Victor Houart; 1977

• Buttons, A Guide for Collectors, Gwen Squire; Frederick Muller Ltd, 1972

• Buttons and Design Scarabs Illustrated By the Egyptian Collection in University College, London, W. M. Flinders Petrie; 1925. ISBN 0913484024

• Buttons and Fasteners 500 BC - AD 1840, Gordon Bailey; Greenlight Publishing, 2004

• Buttons and Sundries, Vittoria Minici De Buzzaccarini, Isabella Zotti; Zanfri Editori, Italy, 1990

• Buttons are Art, Louise Huntington Jarvis; 1943

• Buttons, Art in Miniature, Stefan O. Schiff; Lancaster-Miller, Berkeley, 1979

• Buttons in Sets 1896-1972, Marshall N. Levin, Theodore L. Hake; 1984

• Buttons in the Collection of the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., 1982

• Buttons (Keepsake Crafts) or here, Jo Moody; 1994

• Buttons of the British Army/1855-1970, Howard Ripley; 1971

• Buttons of the Canadian Militia, Army, Naval and Air Forces, 1900-1990, Eric Smylie

• Buttons of the Confederacy, A. H. Albert; 1963 REVIEW

• Buttons of the Defence Forces of Australia, J.K.Cossum, 1988, Australia, ISBN 0 7316 3083 1

• Buttons of the Indian Army, VOLS. 1 TO 6, Lt-Col N.W. Poulsom (many illustrations by Denis Darmanin), 1998-99

• Buttons of the Irish Militia 1793-1881, J. McDonnell; 1991

• Buttons of the Regular Army/1855-2000, Howard Ripley; 2002.
  Illustrated by Dennis Darminin.
  Available directly from author: £10.00 in sterling for worldwide delivery to:
  29 Bell Court, Kingston Road, Surbiton, KT5 9NR, Great Britain

• Buttons, The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Restoring and Enjoying New & Vintage Buttons, Fink & Ditzler; 1993

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