As the Hougart site doesn’t ship their books internationally, and I’m in Canada, I’m looking for ebook versions where they exist.
The only Hougart ebook I can find is his 100 Collectible Native American Silversmiths: and their Hallmarks. It’s available via both the Hougart site and Amazon.
I tried downloading a free sample for Kindle, to get a sense of its contents. However, after the cover itself, every page of the sample is blank! I tried looking at the Read sample option on the page for the Kindle edition, and it’s the same story there.
So I’d like to ask you all:
Have you bought the ebook edition and if so, is there indeed content following a series of blank pages?
Does the print copy also start with a series of blank pages? (not critical, just curious)
And is it worth buying, given its focused scope on deceased silversmiths?
Hi @chamekke,
I have the book. It includes hallmarks and a somewhat limited biographies. I do like it as I’m interested in a lot of these artists, but it has very minimal information not available elsewhere. It’s just in a more concise form. I did find information I hadn’t heard or read elsewhere. For example information on the very early Mark Chee hallmark (M. CHEE - no bird). I have a cuff with this early hallmark
Specifically to your question, there are no blank pages.
Here’s an example (I asked my husband if I could borrow his finger to hold the book open…he asked if I wanted his middle finger ):
That helps a great deal, @Bmpdvm ! Thank you to both you and your kind husband!
Think I might just order the ebook from Amazon. That way, if there are any issues with it, at least I can “return” it on the spot. If I do, I will report back on the contents.
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