Books I recommend

• BUTTONS BEYOND THE GLASS CURTAIN : A Guide to the Modern Glass Buttons :
  ~ Intermediate to Advanced Collector ~ To Order : Click Here Kathryn P. Hoppe / Published 2003/06

• SOLD OUT  MOONGLOWS PAST & PRESENT (1950's to 2001) :  
  ~ Great for Beginners to Advanced ~
  Kathy Hoppe / Published 2001
  Michigan State Button Society Fall 2001 Bulletin : "Moonglows Past & Present" Recommended By Barb Ormand, Buda TX
  Kathy Hoppe wrote this spectacular, informative, and delightful array of glass moonglow button book. The clear color photos and their labels are a must for collectors who are trying to discern the vintage from the modern moonglows. This book also includes a very informative section on original carded moonglows and interesting photos of the making of moonglow buttons. I highly recommend this wonderful book as an important addition to your button collection reference materials.

• A REFERENCE BOOK ON STUDIO BUTTON MAKERS :
  ~ Intermediate to Advanced ~ Jane S. Leslie / Hardcover / Published 1997

• ABOUT BUTTONS : A Collector's Guide 150 A.D. to the Present :
  ~ Advanced Collector ~ To Order : Click Here Peggy Ann Osborne / Hardcover / Published 1993

• ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE BUTTONS : ~ Beginner ~
  "> "> Click Here Debra J. Wisniewski / Hardcover / Published 1997

• ANTIQUE & COLLECTABLE BUTTONS Volume II: ~ Beginner ~
  To Order : Click Here Debra J. Wisniewski / Hardcover / Published 1997

• AMERICAN MILITARY BUTTON MAKERS & DEALERS: THEIR BACKMARKS & DATES :   ~ Advanced ~
  McGuinn/Bazelon / Hardcover / Published 1984

• AMERICAN HISTORICA BUTTONS :   ~ Advanced ~
  David F. Johnson / Hardcover / Published 1984

• BABINGTON'S BUTTONS :   ~ Beginner ~
  Edna M. Babington / Hardcover / Published 1973
  Description: "catalogue and price list on Kate Greenawy 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.

• BACKS OF BUTTONS : ~ Advanced ~ George E. Adams & Dorothy Foster Brown / Published 1949

• BAUBLES, BUTTONS & BEADS : The Heritage of Bohemia :
  ~ Advanced ~ To Order : Click Here Sibylle Jargstorf / Published 1979

• BLACK GLASS BUTTONS :
  Combined With Return Engagement of Black Glass Buttons :
  ~ Intermediate to Advanced ~
  To Order : Click Here Nora Owens Jones, et al / Paperback / Re-Published in 1994

• BUTTON BUTTON : Identification and Price Guide:
  ~ Great for the Beginners ~ To Order : Click Here 
  Peggy Ann Osborne / Paperback / Published 1996
  A wonderful book!!  Numerous pictures and descriptions of vintage and modern buttons, catagorized by the materials used to make buttons over the years (pearl, glass, metal, etc.)  Excellent, inexpensive book for beginners.

• BUTTONS : ~ Intermediate Collector ~
  By the Late Diana Epstein, et al / Hardcover / Published 1991 A GLORIOUS book about buttons--lavish pictures, some of the most beautfiful and rare buttons through the ages. If you are not already a button collector, after reading this book you WILL be!

• BUTTONS : ~ Intermediate ~ The Collector's Guide to Selecting, Restorning, & Enjoying New & Vintage Buttons :   Nancy Fink & Maryalice Ditzler / Hardcover / Published 1993

• BUTTON :  ~ Collectors Blue Books ~ Diana Epstein / Hardcover / Published 1968

• BUTTONS ART IN MINIATURE :   ~ Advanced ~
  Stefan O. Schiff / Hardcover / Published 1979

• BUTTON CLASSICS : ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~
  Couse & Maple / Hardcover / Published 1941

• BUTTON A COLLECTOR'S GUIDE :   ~ Intermediate to Advanced ~Victor Houart / Hardcover / Published 1977

• BUTTON HERITAGE : ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~
  Chamberlin & Miner / Hardcover / Published 1967

• BUTTON STRING :   ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~
  Thelma Shull / Hardcover / Published 1942

• BOOK OF OLD SILVER : ~ Intermediate to Advanced ~
  To Order : Click Here Seymour B. Wyler / 1970 /

• CILIL WAR COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO ALBERT'S ~ Advanced ~ Daniel J. Binder / Hardcover / Published 1984

• DISCOVERING OLD BUTTONS :   ~ Beginner Collector ~ Primrose Peacock / Paperback / Published 1983

• FUN BUTTONS : With Price Guide :   ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~ Peggy Ann Osborne / Hardcover / Published 1994

• 50 HEIRLOOM BUTTON TO MAKE~ Beginner Collector ~
  To Order : Click Here Nancy Nehring / Hardcover / Published 1996 A Gallery of Decorative Fabric, Needle-Lace, Crochet, and Ribbon and Braid Closures You Can Create

• HEIRLOOMS FROM LOVING HAND : ~ Advanced ~
  Sandy Lynam Clough / Hardcover / Published 1998
  
• HUNTING BUTTONS IN VERMOUNT : ~ Beginner ~
  Minnie Staples Davis / Hardcover / Published 1948

• INDIA - RUBBER & GUTTA-PERCHA IN THE CIVIL WAR ERA :   ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~
  Mike Woshner / Hardcover / Published 1999
• OLD BUTTONS & THEIR VALUES :   ~ Advanced ~
  Lorraine Olson / Hardcover / Published 1940

• PLASTIC BUTTON :   ~ Intermediate ~
  Grace Horney Ford / Hardcover / Published 1943

• RECORD OF AMERICAN UNIFORM & HISTORICAL BUTTONS :   ~ Advanced ~
  To Order : Click Here 
  Alphaeus H. Albert / Hardcover / Published 1993

• THE BUTTON CRAFT BOOK :   ~ Beginner ~
  Dawn Cusick / Hardcover / Published 1996

• THE COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA of Buttons :  
  ~ Intermediate Collector ~
  Sally C. Luscomb / Hardcover / Published 1997
  Other books might have better pictures, but THIS book has the best information.  An essential reference for the serious collector; often out of print--get it while it is still available!!  An extremely conmprehensive study of buttons, from A to Z, everything from backmarks on buttons, to descriptions of materials, to George Washingotn Inaugural Buttons, Civil War Buttons and Uniform buttons.Reading this book is like getting a course in buttons.

• THE BUTTON INDUSTRY :   ~ Beginner to Intermediate ~
  W. Unite Jones / Hardcover / Published 1946

• THE BUTTON COLLECTOR'S HISTORY :   ~ Intermediate ~
  Grace Horney Ford / Hardcover / Published 1943

• THE COLORFUL WORLD OF BUTTONS :  
  ~ Intermediate to Advanced ~
  Alphaeus H. Albert / Hardcover / Published 1973

• THE EMILIO COLLECTION OF MILITARY BUTTONS :  
  ~ Advanced ~
  Luis Fenollosa Emilio / Hardcover / Published 1911

• TRANSPORTION UNIFORM BUTTONS Vol I (Railroad) :  
  ~ Advanced ~
  Don Van Court / Hardcover / Published 1987

• TRANSPORTION UNIFORM BUTTONS Vol II (Transit) :  
  ~ Advanced ~
  Don Van Court / Hardcover / Published 1991

• TRANSPORTION UNIFORM BUTTONS Vol III (Maritime & Aviation) :  
  ~ Advanced ~
  Don Van Court / Hardcover / Published 1989

• UNIFORM BUTTONS OF THE UNITED STATES (1776 - 1865) :  
  ~ Advanced ~
  Warren K. Tice / Hardcover / Published 1997

• UNIFORM BUTTONS VOL. I :   ~ Advanced ~
  Robert Johnson / Hardcover / Published 1948

• UNIFORM BUTTONS VOL. II :   ~ Advanced ~
  Robert Johnson / Hardcover / Published 1948

• WHO'S GOT THE BUTTON :   Old & New Angles to Button Collecting Catherine Roberts / Hardcover / Published 1962

  
  

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