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Antiques expert and author Mark F. Moran is producer of Atlantique City, the world's largest indoor antiques and collectibles fair held twice annually — March and October — at the Atlantic City, N.J., Convention Center. He is also editorial director of F+W Publications Antiques Group.

Moran assumed his duties March 16, 2005, and is based in the Iola, Wis., office of F+W Publications, which owns the show and publishes Antique Trader magazine.

Moran has been buying and selling antiques since 1973, specializing in vintage folk art, Americana, and fine art. He has been a member of Country Comfort Antiques in Winona, Minn., and Riverview Antiques Market in Milwaukee. He has exhibited at numerous shows in the Upper Midwest and worked in dealer development and vetting for antiques shows at the Sandwich Antiques Market in Sandwich, Ill.

As an author, he has contributed to Antique Review, Antique Trader, Collector's Journal, and Maine Antique Digest.

His book titles include:


 * Antique Trader Furniture Price Guide
 * Antique Trader Clock Guide
 * Antique Trader Guide to Metalware
 * Warman's Fenton Glass: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's Guide to Majolica Pottery
 * Warman's Arts and Crafts Furniture: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's Country Antiques: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's Fiesta Ware
 * Warman's Gas Station Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's McCoy Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's Red Wing Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman's Roseville Pottery: Identification and Price Guide
 * Warman’s Guide to Vintage Cookie Jars
 * Warman’s Guide to Lalique Glass
 * Warman’s Guide to Tobacco Antiques and Collectibles
 * Warman’s Guide to Sterling Flatware
 * Warman’s Guide to Dolls, Vintage to Modern
 * Antique Trader Guide to Oriental Antiques

Moran studied art education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and political science at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. From 1973 to 2002, he held various writing and editing positions at daily newspapers in Green Bay, Wis., and Rochester, Minn.