Gathering Dust The Art of Collecting |
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By David Freeman |
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'Gathering Dust' is the latest offering from the pen of International Art and Antiques detective, writer and broadcaster David Freeman.
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David Freeman takes a hilarious, sometimes irreverent sideways look at some of the nations strangest collectors, why they collect and the strange things they do collect. It's a warm and not so serious view of those accumulating any amount of odd ball junk around themselves in the name of preservation. Antique, I don't think so! |
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GATHERING DUST: It's about characters and the wonderful people who collect the strangest things. A Book and TV Series in twelve parts, Gathering Dust starts with:
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What a Card! The gentle art of Cartophily.The worlds most valuable card and the lady with 50 drawers full Setting the Pace The mortician who collects artificial pacemakers!
Coke Law or Folk Law? An attic full of brand new posters from the 20's
Baby its Cold outside Clay Podelski is passionate about fridges. So passionate he has over 350 fridges stacked up in his barn and 12,000 empty bottles!
The man who collected everything! The story of Stan Reynolds incredible collection
A Plangologists guide to the Galaxy. Nearly 400 dolls and each with a name, a birthday and the Yard Sale Girls who find them
Hemingway - The importance of being Ernest! Books. How to spot the most expensive books in the world and what they are.
At Odds with Ends. Huge values and the worlds most valuable. But why oh why?
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