All the Best Rubbish
The Classic Ode to Collecting
$38.99
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2009
Summary
“A delight. All the Best Rubbish 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
Ivor Noel Hume, the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg, offers a delightful, anecdotal, and informative celebration of the joys of collecting.
In his newly revised edition, All the Best Rubbish traces the fascinating history of collecting from its recorded beginnings and d…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780061809897 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0061809896 |
| Author: | Ivor Noel Hume |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins Publishers Inc |
| Imprint: | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 372g |
| Dimensions: | 23mm x 180mm x 236mm |
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Critics Review
“A delight. All the Best Rubbish is one of those rare volumes that both instruct and entertain. I recommend it to any collector whether novice or veteran.” - Harold L. Peterson, Chief Curator, United States National Park Service
“A delight to read: witty, opinionated, and searching.” - Wilcomb Washburn, Smithsonian Institution
Ivor Noel Hume
Ivor NoËl Hume is the former chief archaeologist of Colonial Williamsburg and director of the Williamsburg Department of Archaeology. He led the team that discovered the first traces of England’s failed Roanoke Island colony, and his book A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America is the definitive source on the subject. In 1992 Hume was awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) by Queen Elizabeth II in recognition of his services to British cultural interests in Virginia. He lives in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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