All the Best Rubbish

<p><strong>A delight. <em>All the Best Rubbish</em> is one of those rare volumes that both instruct and entertain. I recommend it to any collector. --Harold L. Peterson Chief Curator US National Park Service</strong></p><p>Ivor Noel Hume the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg offers a delightful anecdotal and informative celebration of the joys of collecting. </p><p>In his newly revised edition <em>All the Best Rubbish</em> traces 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 <em>All the Best Rubbish</em> is the ideal book for the antiquarian or amateur.</p><p>Noël Hume has pursued bottles pottery clocks and coins through junk shops street markets attics and cellars on two continents. He's unearthed the most fascinating--and valuable--rubbish 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 knows <em>everything</em> that's worth knowing about collecting--why we do it what we can find where we can find it and what we can learn from it.</p>