Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys (Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys)

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Summary: The best toy book and historical reference!
Review: As a long-time collector, I was blown away by this book. It's huge and maybe the price tag is high, but I've never seen a toy guide that actually offered a picture with every entry! Let's face it, most of these guides, which supposedly catalog some of the most colorful and deightful artifacts from our childhood, look like mimeographed phone books. This one is a true nostalgic delight, with pictures of things I never knew existed, and plenty of visual cues to spark a memory or two. If you're a fan of pop culture collectibles from any era in the last hundred years, there's something to see here. It's well worth adding to your shelf.

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Summary: Collectors of character items will find this engrossing
Review: Price Guide to Character Toys blends a price guide with small black and white photos of character toys ranging from Superman and Mr. Peanut to Gumby, Howdy Doody and more. The alphabetical arrangement by both item character and brand make it easy to look up individual items, while snippets of historical background add interest and educational value. Collectors of character items will find this engrossing.

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Summary: Five Stars To This Giant Of A Publication Effort !!
Review: This is the third edition guide of the popular collectible. It contains more than 10,000 photos (some in color) covering 360 unique categories in its 928 pages. Nearly 2 inches thick, this exceptional work weighs nearly 5 pounds !! The clarity of each photo is exceptional. The volume is carefully and completely indexed for ease of item location. Three prices are quoted for each item. Many one-of-a kind items are included. You name the character toy, it's in there. Toys range from A Date With Judy, Bachelor's Children, Drew Barrymore, to Flub-A-Dub, Katzenjammer Kids, Pebbles, to Tom Mix, Uncle Remus and Jack Webb. It's a wonder how so much information can be collected to provide a reference work like this. This book is amazing. Character Toy Collectors will marvel at it. It's not inexpensive, but well worth adding to your library. Would make a super gift.

Rating:
Summary: Five Stars To This Giant Of A Publication Effort !!
Review: This is the third edition guide of the popular collectible. It contains more than 10,000 photos (some in color) covering 360 unique categories in its 928 pages. Nearly 2 inches thick, this exceptional work weighs nearly 5 pounds !! The clarity of each photo is exceptional. The volume is carefully and completely indexed for ease of item location. Three prices are quoted for each item. Many one-of-a kind items are included. You name the character toy, it's in there. Toys range from A Date With Judy, Bachelor's Children, Drew Barrymore, to Flub-A-Dub, Katzenjammer Kids, Pebbles, to Tom Mix, Uncle Remus and Jack Webb. It's a wonder how so much information can be collected to provide a reference work like this. This book is amazing. Character Toy Collectors will marvel at it. It's not inexpensive, but well worth adding to your library. Would make a super gift.