Review of McDonalds Collectibles: Identification & Values (Paperback)

Thank you very much for my book.It was packaged well and came to me
very quickly.
Once again thank you very much.

Vonners

Product Description
This book is the only book on McDonald's to combine Happy Meals and miscellaneous collectibles under one cover. Collectors will be impressed to find over 1,000 color photos featuring giveaways, advertising and restaurant materials, premiums, toys, and authorized manufactured items. Consult this book for dates, sizes, marks, and current collector values for both unpackaged and mint-in-package items. Variations of toys are mentioned when known, and regional giveaways are discussed. Plus there's a chronological history of the company and a helpful index. The miscellaneous section of the book has been expanded to twice the size of the first edition's, and the Happy Meal toys section now covers the year 2000. Christmas ornaments by McMemories, miscellaneous costumes, and McDonald's Collectors Convention exclusives are now included.2001 values. AUTHORBIO: Gary Henriques is very knowledgeable in several categories of collecting, ranging from Daisy Air Rifles to diamonds to McDonald's collectibles, and had his own shop, selling coins, minerals, and stamps. He spends most of his spare time visiting toy shows, thrift shops, flea markets, and garage sales. He co-authored McDonald's Collectibles with Audre DuVall. AUTHORBIO: Audre DuVall, a graphic artist and native of New York state, studied commercial art and illustration at Rochester Institute of Technology, and later graduated from San Jose State University with a degree in graphic design and illustration. She co-authored McDonald's Collectibles with Gary Henriques. REVIEW: This is the second edition of the bestselling price guide. It now covers Happy Meal Toys and collectibles through the year 2000. Color photos are sharp and promotions are clearly listed by year for easy reference.

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Review of Standard Price Guide to U.S. Scouting Collectibles (Standard Price Guide to Us Scouting Collectibles) (Paperback)

Over the years there has been many booklets and publications written on various aspects of Scouting Memorabillia & Collectibles.Far from just being about patches, the enjoyable hobby now covers almost a century ofgear, literature, and some very highly priced items.With over 5 millioncurrent members and many more alumni in the United States alone, it is nowonder that Scout antiques and collectibles has spawned a community of fulltime dealers and thousands of Trade-O-Rees, web sites, and auctions.

Unfortunately most of the published literature that has been printedwere either on obscure topics or covered only one small aspect ofcollecting like "Order of the Arrow Lodge Flaps" and nearly allof them looked like someone printed them in their basement on the sameprinting press that B-P must have used when he started the Scoutingmovement.

Kraus Publications is a major publisher on a wide range ofCollectible topics that go way beyond Scouting.George Cuhaj is a Scouterhimself and he has, if nothing else, been the first person to write aprofessional looking book that bridges the area of Scouting Collectibles tothe much larger community of antiques and Collectibles dealers &collectors of all types.

Don't think of this book as having photos oreven listings of every patch, artifact, pin, or mug.Were one person toundertake such an effort it would fill an entire encyclopedia of books. The prices quoted in the book may or may not be accurate for a given item,especially with the explosion of new trading & biding done on Amazon& eBay auctions.Certanly there are those in the Scout collectingcommunity with a much more detailed knowledge of the hobby than Cuhaj,unfortunately their expert skills did not transcend to graphic design &publishing as well.

Having reviewed more than four dozen books dealingwith some aspect of Scout Collectibles, I have to say this book might bethe best single purchase of any of them for someone who wanted a generaloverview of Scouting.

It is user friendly, well illustrated, and with asharp cover, it is the kind of item that would not embarrass a Scout Shopmanager if they had it in their store or for a Scouter adding a book to theTroop Library.

Product Description
The most extensive price guide for Boy Scout collectibles is now completely revised and expanded, with 4,000 new listings (12,000 total) and 300 new photos. Items, grouped by scouting program, cover the full range, from young Tiger Cubs, through Boy Scouts and Exploring to Sea Scouts, Venture and Varsity programs; in addition, the older Lone Scout, Rover, Senior and Air Scout programs are covered. Uniforms, rank advancement, program books, patches and pins are listed with years of use, and valued with a price range based on condition.

Specialized areas featured include knives, shoes, cameras, jewelry, calendars, first-aid kits, tents, cook gear, flags, and hundreds of other items. The areas of Juvenile literature, Merit Badges and the Pamphlets, National Jamboree memorabilia and Order of the Arrow national issues are highlighted.

This guide targets former and current scouts who want to know the value of their collectibles and memorabilia, and also antique dealers who need a single reference book for their scouting inventory.

- Completely revised and expanded
- Nearly 12,000 listings
- More than 750 photos; 16 pages of color

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Review of Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles (Paperback)

I just recieved Spiffy Kitchen Collectibles and was quite disappointed to find out that it is exactly the same graphics and photographs as contained in the Warmans Kitschy Kitchen Collectibles Field Guide, just in larger format. I saw they were by the same author, but didn't think they'd be exactly the same inside!

Product Description
A "collectors" place is now in the kitchen! Readers will experience an enjoyable visual view of the kitchen, with this full-color, generously illustrated book highlighting postwar collectible kitchen gadgets, plastic house wares, accessories, and much more.

This impressive identification and price guide features more than 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers. For collectors who want to value their collection, it also contains listings and prices for 2,200 kitchen and food preparation items, such as utensils, mixers, pans, molds, juicers, shredders, slicers, can openers, and more. Dealers, decorators, designers, and historians alike will appreciate all this rich and entertaining guide has to offer.

* Over 1,200 color photographs of vintage advertisements and magazine covers offer an enjoyable visual view of kitchen collectibles* Includes listings and prices for 2,200 postwar gadgets

About the Author
In the 1990s Brian S. Alexander set out to redecorate his home in a style that closely mimics the 1950s, exposing himself to all types of kitchen gadgets and household items of the period. His interests as a collector took him to numerous antique malls, shops, flea markets, shows, and on more than a few Internet excursions. As Brian's collections grew, he thought someday he might write a book on the subject, and in 2001 he signed up with a motivational program focusing on long put off ?someday projects? Through the Chicago Tribune. He presently works as an architect in Gurnee, Illinois and has homes in Evanston, Illinois and Michigan City, Indiana.

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Review of Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalogue and Buyers' Guide 1895 [FACSIMILE] (Paperback)

The Montgomery Ward catalog is just what I needed. I'm writing a historical romance set in the 1890s and the catalog has been so helpful as a visual aid with the clothing, furniture, and even kitchen utensils available to people at that time.

Product Description
Before the Internet, Wal-Mart, and the shopping mall, there was Montgomery Ward.

"Our mail order methods meet many wants," wrote a poetic but anonymous copywriter on a page of the 1895 Montgomery Ward & Co. catalogue. He had a gift for understatement. At its zenith from the 1880s to the 1940s, Montgomery Ward, like its cross-town Chicago rival, Sears, sold virtually everything the average American could think of or desire-and by mail. This was a revolution, and Ward's fired the first shot. To buy spittoons, books of gospel hymns, hat pins, rifles, wagons, violins, birdcages, or portable bathtubs, purchases that used to require many separate trips to specialist merchants, suddenly all the American shopper had to do was lick a stamp. This unabridged facsimile of the retail giant's 1895 catalogue showcases some 25,000 items, from the necessities of life (flour, shirts) to products whose time has passed (ear trumpets). It is an important resource for antiquaries, students of Americana, writers of historical fiction, and anyone who wants to know how much his great-grandfather paid for his suspenders. It is a true record of an era. 20,000 b/w illustrations.

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