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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES

Use subjects in this section for works about collecting the objects specified and/or for works on the history of these objects if they are not covered in other sections (such as ART).  For works discussing the techniques used to make the objects listed in this section, use subjects from the appropriate section (such as CRAFTS & HOBBIES).

Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about the restoration of antique furniture could be assigned "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture" and "ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration".

ANT000000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General

ANT056000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Advertising

ANT002000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art

ANT003000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Autographs

                                   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Automobiles see Subjects & Themes / Transportation

ANT005000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books

ANT006000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Bottles

ANT007000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buttons & Pins

ANT057000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / General

ANT057010   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Auctions & Dealerships

ANT057020   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Estate Sales & Storage Units

ANT057030   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Flea Markets, Yard Sales, Thrift Shops, etc.

ANT057040   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Online Sales (see also BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Small Business)

ANT008000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration

                               ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Cars see Subjects & Themes / Transportation

                                  ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Ceramics see Pottery & Ceramics

                                  ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / China see Porcelain & China

ANT010000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches

ANT011000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals

ANT012000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Comics

                                 ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Costume see Textiles & Costume

                              ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dance see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts

                              ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Disneyana see Subjects & Themes / Americana

ANT015000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dolls

ANT053000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Figurines

ANT016000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons

ANT017000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture

ANT018000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Glass & Glassware

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Gold see Silver, Gold & Other Metals

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Hummels see Figurines

ANT021000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry

ANT022000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Kitchenware

ANT023000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Magazines & Newspapers

                       ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Medals see Coins, Currency & Medals

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Movies see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Musical Instruments see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts

                       ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Newspapers see Magazines & Newspapers

ANT029000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pewter see Silver, Gold & Other Metals

ANT032000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Porcelain & China

ANT033000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Postcards

ANT034000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Posters

ANT035000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pottery & Ceramics

ANT036000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Radios & Televisions (see also Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts)

ANT037000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Records

ANT038000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference

                        ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Restoration see Care & Restoration

ANT040000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Rugs

ANT041000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals

ANT042000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / General

ANT042010   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Baseball

                       ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stained Glass see Glass & Glassware

ANT044000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stamps

ANT058000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / General

ANT001000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Americana

ANT058010   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Animals

ANT054000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Canadiana

ANT058020   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Holidays

ANT024000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Military

ANT027000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Nautical

ANT025000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts

ANT031000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Political

ANT052000  ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Popular Culture

ANT058030   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Religious

ANT039000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Royalty

ANT043000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Sports (see also headings under Sports Cards)

ANT055000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related

ANT058040   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Trains

ANT009000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Transportation

ANT045000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Teddy Bears & Stuffed Animals

                               ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Televisions & Television-Related see Radios & Televisions or Subjects & Themes /  Performing Arts

ANT047000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume

                     ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Theater see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts

ANT050000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Toys & Games

                       ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Watches see Clocks & Watches

                       ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Weapons see Firearms & Weapons

ANT051000   ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Wine

If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area. NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE

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