The Complete Price Guide to Antique Radios: Tabletop Radios, Vol. 1, by Mark V. Stein. Black & white photos, model numbers, descriptions, and prices of thousands of U.S. tabletop radios made from the 1930s through the ’50s. Organized by brand, from Abbotwares to Zenith, with information on designers, chassis, and tube and band counts. Index and price list to the three volumes in series, titled Machine Age to Jet Age. Lists of restorers and museums. Large-format paperback, 239 pages. (Radiomania, 2109 Carterdale Rd., Baltimore, MD 21209, $29.95, c2002)

Antique Toothbrush Holders by John, Nancy, and Brooke Smith. Color photos, descriptions, and prices of more than 400 20th-century figural toothbrush holders made of glass, chalkware, plastics, ceramics, or lithographed tin. No bibliography or index. Large-format paperback, 160 pages. (Schiffer, Atglen, PA, $29.95, c2002)

Furniture Field Guide. Prices of hundreds of pieces of American antique and modern furniture. Arranged by type, from beds to wardrobes, with black & white photos. Glossary; no index or bibliography. Paperback (4 by 5 inches), 523 pages. (Krause, Iola, WI, $12.95, c2002)

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