{"product_id":"9780062312006","title":"All the Best Rubbish: The Classic Ode to Collecting","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne person's trash is another's treasure!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn his newly revised classic, \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e, Ivor Noël Hume 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, \u003cem\u003eAll the Best Rubbish\u003c\/em\u003e is the ideal book for the antiquarian or amateur, the historian or professional collector—for anyone who knows that there's no such thing as \"just junk.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoël Hume, former head of the Department of Archaeology for Colonial Williamsburg, 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 \u003cem\u003eeverything\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076776083696,"sku":"9780062312006","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780062312006_p0.jpg?v=1763629390","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780062312006","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}