BISAC Subject Headings List
Antiques & Collectibles
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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".
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / General |
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ANT056000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Advertising |
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ANT002000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Art |
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ANT003000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Autographs |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Automobiles see Subjects & Themes / Transportation |
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ANT005000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Books |
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ANT006000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Bottles |
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ANT007000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buttons & Pins |
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ANT057000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / General * |
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ANT057010 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Auctions & Dealerships * |
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ANT057020 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Estate Sales & Storage Units * |
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ANT057030 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Flea Markets, Yard Sales, Thrift Shops, etc. * |
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ANT057040 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Buying & Selling / Online Sales (see also BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / E-Commerce / Small Business) * |
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ANT008000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Care & Restoration |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Cars see Subjects & Themes / Transportation |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Ceramics see Pottery & Ceramics |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / China see Porcelain & China |
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ANT010000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Clocks & Watches |
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ANT011000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Coins, Currency & Medals |
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ANT012000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Comics |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Costume see Textiles & Costume |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dance see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Disneyana see Subjects & Themes / Americana |
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ANT015000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Dolls |
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ANT053000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Figurines |
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ANT016000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons |
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ANT017000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Furniture |
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ANT018000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Glass & Glassware |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Gold see Silver, Gold & Other Metals |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Hummels see Figurines |
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ANT021000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Jewelry |
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ANT022000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Kitchenware |
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ANT023000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Magazines & Newspapers |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Medals see Coins, Currency & Medals |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Movies see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Musical Instruments see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Newspapers see Magazines & Newspapers |
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ANT029000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Paper Ephemera |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pewter see Silver, Gold & Other Metals |
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ANT032000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Porcelain & China |
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ANT033000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Postcards |
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ANT034000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Posters |
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ANT035000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Pottery & Ceramics |
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ANT036000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Radios & Televisions (see also Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts) |
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ANT037000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Records |
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ANT038000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Reference |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Restoration see Care & Restoration |
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ANT040000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Rugs |
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ANT041000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Silver, Gold & Other Metals |
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ANT042000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / General |
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ANT042010 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Sports Cards / Baseball |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stained Glass see Glass & Glassware |
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ANT044000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Stamps |
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ANT058000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / General * |
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ANT001000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Americana |
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ANT058010 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Animals * |
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ANT054000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Canadiana |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Holidays * |
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ANT024000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Military |
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ANT027000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Nautical * |
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ANT025000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANT031000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Political |
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ANT052000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Popular Culture |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Religious * |
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ANT039000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Royalty * |
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ANT043000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Sports (see also headings under Sports Cards) |
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ANT055000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Trains * |
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ANT009000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Transportation |
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ANT045000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Teddy Bears & Stuffed Animals |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Televisions & Television-Related see Radios & Televisions or Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANT047000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Textiles & Costume |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Theater see Subjects & Themes / Performing Arts |
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ANT050000 |
ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Toys & Games |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Watches see Clocks & Watches |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Weapons see Firearms & Weapons |
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Wine |
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