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Author:	Mary Randolph Carter	Format:	Hardcover
Publisher:	Penguin USA	ISBN:	0670844004
ISBN-13:	9780670844005	Educational Level:	--
Product Type:	Textbook	Printing Year:	1994
Subject:	Collectibles	Language:	English
Condition:	Like New

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Synopsis
A guide for the collector of "junk," whether bought at flea markets, garage sales, or auctions, or simply inherited. Includes tips on decorating one's home, giving gifts, or otherwise making use of unwanted, yet still functional objects. With photos.
Size
Height:	9.3 in.
Width:	9.5 in.
Thickness:	1.0 in.
Weight:	40.0 oz.

Publisher's Note
"Garden Junk" blooms with flea market flower vases, sunflower collectibles, and eccentric birdbaths; wheelbarrels and watering cans even Gertrude Jekyll would love; long-forgotten lawn furniture, ironwork of elegiac beauty, and floral paintings with faded charm. The author reveals how to revamp garden tools, refinish old paint, and much more. Before-and-after photographs, prices, hints on hunting and bargaining, and an expanded directory (two hundred thrift shops, flea markets, and other "junking sites" from California to New York) make this year-round reference for the passionate forager, collector, gardener, or garden dreamer. For anyone who reads the local Pennysaver or swap sheet, for anyone who can't drive by a yard sale without turning in, for anyone on lookout for treasures in Grandma's attic, or for anyone who just likes to collect - welcome to American Junk, the bible for a new generation of foragers". Author Mary Randolph Carter, herself a passionate "junker", takes us on a tour of tag sales, auctions, and flea markets around the country, where she and other devotees of the sport have discovered unique and remarkable items that they then transform from bargains to prized booty. She introduces us to and takes us into the homes of these unusually creative people, who share her belief that thrift, economy, and ingenuity translate into high style indeed. There are before-and-after pictures, tips on repair and storage hints on how to bargain, ideas for themed collections and even a list of what to bring on junking expeditions. The author reveals the price of almost every one of the hundreds and hundreds of items pictured, and best of all provides a directory to more than two "junking sites" nationwide. American Junk is a one-of-a-kind book for those who appreciate the rare, the idiosyncratic, and the unexpected - those who realize that there are as many kinds of junk as there are individuals.

"AMERICAN JUNK"

American Junk talks about what is left in the world,

what is discarded, what is no longer cherished,

what had to be sacrificed, what someone thought might interest

someone else,but is rubbish. But there may be something valuable,

something somebody would want.

Published on 1994 by Penguin Group, ISBN# 0670844004,length 239 pages.

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