Books About Jigsaw Puzzles

Do you have questions about the value of your vintage jigsaw puzzles? How much is your collection really worth? Want to know how to create your own jigsaw puzzles?

There are many more questions that could be easily listed here, so we are going to try to make the Jigsaw Puzzle Book Gallery on the website a ' go-to ' place to help you find your answers.

I have started with the first 2 books I have read and reviewed below. As time permits I will be reviewing other helpful books and other resourceful links that are information based.

Book #1

Author: Anne D. Williams Jigsaw Puzzles - An Illustrated History and Price Guide Does your jigsaw puzzle hobby hold a vintage gem or have you located a very rare looking one? Whichever the case may be, you will have a better understanding of the value attached to it by referring to this book.

Keeping in mind the date of the book, you can look beyond that because a great portion of information in the book is based on details that apply to value. Take the following example.

Using Chapter 4, the value of jigsaw puzzles is broken down by many criteria and you will see your ' prize-puzzle ' value is based on more than just the age. This is common among collector ' s items such as stamps, coins, baseball cards etc. The point being shared here is that your puzzle has value based on several conditions.

IF you want to review a price guide or look for a particular puzzle within a certain era, Anne definitely has it covered. The book illustrates 750 photos with several in colour.

Book #2

The Jigsaw Puzzle - Piecing Together A History by Anne D. Williams is by far the most interesting non-fiction and pleasurable read I have had the pleasure to encounter. I am simply and continuously amazed at all the different jigsaw puzzles that appear non-stop in our jigsaw puzzle world. BUT, I can tell you this.... Anne sheds a fantastic light on the early history and fact finding timeline of jigsaw puzzles and writes it in such an organized flow which gave me a very long and enjoyable read. It' s rare I do not want a book to end but I think I could have read this one if it continued on to 500 pages or more. She provided many superb interesting details and a plethora amount of information associated with jigsaw puzzles. I actually felt myself evolving with the history of ancient jigsaw puzzles to the era of the early stages of computer jigsaw puzzles - that' s how it flowed - along with excellent images and tidbits of this and that - AND she coated it with a her own personal experiences associated with jigsaw puzzles which attached a human connection to the reader. Also included were a couple of appendix ' s and one was of particular interest. It was titled 'Making Jigsaw Puzzles for Fun or for Sale ' . It touches on the cutting of wooden jigsaw puzzles and patterns while following up to computerized technologies.

There is also a section with resources for Puzzle Entrepreneurs which provides titles of books and magazines to research should you be interested in this idea.

The second Appendix is filled with several websites for puzzlers. It has links for museums, libraries, antiques, collectables, history, wooden, retailers, custom, virtual, business and trade magazines.

As I have said at the beginning of my review, this was like having a pleasant conversation with another jigsaw puzzle hobbyist. I highly recommend reading her book if you would like to take a closer look at your passion.