American Society Medals: An Identification Guide
by Lee E. Bishop, J. Robert Elliott
Category: Decorations of honor

The book various groups & individuals have been awaiting for a hundred years & more! The first-ever reference on its subject! Medal Collectors, Medal & Antique Dealers, Numismatists, Lineage, Military & Patriotic Society Members, Historians, Students of Fine Art, Sociologists & others, will ALL find information of interest in this watershed reference: AMERICAN SOCIETY MEDALS by Lee E. Bishop & J. Robert Elliott, 320 pages, 8 1/2 X 11", hard-bound w/dust-jacket. With 640 high-resolution illustrations of the membership & other medals of over 200 Lineage, Military, Patriotic & other Societies, membership criteria, historical notes, detailed information on variations, etc. & 6 pages of color ribbon charts & full index. Formatted to allow easy comparison & determination of variations. This book will be the "Bible" on its subject for decades, if indeed, anything of this magnitude is EVER again attempted. The authors, both two-term Past-Presidents of the Orders & Medals Society of America, hold that Society's highest honors, & bring a combination of over 70 years collecting experience & research to this work. Retail price is $69.95 (California residents add $5.77 sales tax) plus $5.30 postage for insured delivery. The usual trade, quantity, library, etc., discounts are of course available. Remit to: Lee Bishop, Box 3393, Santa Monica, CA 90408-3393.