Journal Review

Jerry Sampson, ASA publishes a blog where he reviews new and previously published books which are relevant to the appraisal profession.  Jerry just completed his review of the Journal of Advanced Appraisal Studies - 2010.  In the course of full disclosure, Jerry is also a contributor to the Journal. As he states, he found several articles to of assistance and interest to his appraisal practice.  Just like any other publication, there are articles in the Journal that will fit and assist with appraisal assignments, and others may not be as helpful, but all will certainly add to your level of knowledge and scholarship and make you a better and more informed appraiser.

You can visit Jerry's Antiques Reference Books Reviews blog at http://antiquesreferencebooks.blogspot.com, it is an excellent site. Based upon his recommendation and recent review I just purchased the book Auctions, The Social Construction of Value. I highly recommend his book review site.

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Jerry's review of the Journal states

I look forward each year to the professional publication. This year was extra special for myself personally and professionally. This 2010 edition contained the my first publication in a professional journal. This book if you are familiar with previous editions will not disappoint. I just finished it last night and was impressed with the various topics. I found several to be very useful and quite informative. A few of the topics that were covered are For Love or Money: Antiques as Investments, Appraisers v/s Authenticators, Personal Property Appraising, The Element of Time and Price Anomalies and Establishing the Appraisers Library ( which was my own work.) A few that really shed light on subjects that I don't normally study on were Reading a Two-Dimensional Artwork: Suggestions for the Generalist Appraiser and Folk Art for Appraisers both of these were just stellar and will be helpful in my career in the future. In fact anyone in the looking for the more serious aspects of this business will find all of these articles useful, meaningful and relevant to the current markets. This is a highly recommend work for the professional appraiser.