Official Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys
- Book Review,
by Ted Hake
Book Description
"This is without a doubt the most informative price guide written." -- Maine Antique Digest
"It had my attention for a long time before I came up for air." -- Lenoard Maltin, film critic and historian
"The ultimate reference source, highly recommended." -- Antique and Collectible News Service
The Official® Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys, 4th Edition, is a virtual history of entertainment from the 1890s to the present. Written by Ted Hake, the leader in popular toy collectibles, this book is the definitive visual guide and checklist for all toy collectors. With more than 39,000 prices, 13,000 photographs, and 360 character categories, you will be able to put a value on everything -- including your Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox, your Mickey Mouse watch, your Bart Simpson Pez dispenser, your Marvel Comics action figure, and much more. This valuable guide also provides the latest market report on recent toy prices, brief histories of each character, instruction on how to build and sell your toy collection, and tips on how to value damaged and restored toys. Use this guide for a trip back to your childhood, and you'll wish your parents had bought two of everything--one to play with and one to get rich on!
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"This is without a doubt the most informative price guide written." -- Maine Antique Digest
"It had my attention for a long time before I came up for air." -- Lenoard Maltin, film critic and historian
"The ultimate reference source, highly recommended." -- Antique and Collectible News Service
The Official® Hake's Price Guide to Character Toys, 4th Edition, is a virtual history of entertainment from the 1890s to the present. Written by Ted Hake, the leader in popular toy collectibles, this book is the definitive visual guide and checklist for all toy collectors. With more than 39,000 prices, 13,000 photographs, and 360 character categories, you will be able to put a value on everything -- including your Six Million Dollar Man lunchbox, your Mickey Mouse watch, your Bart Simpson Pez dispenser, your Marvel Comics action figure, and much more. This valuable guide also provides the latest market report on recent toy prices, brief histories of each character, instruction on how to build and sell your toy collection, and tips on how to value damaged and restored toys. Use this guide for a trip back to your childhood, and you'll wish your parents had bought two of everything--one to play with and one to get rich on!
About the Author
TED HAKE is one of the most recognized names in toy collecting. In 1967 he founded the first auction house to specialize in 20th-century American popular culture. He has written 16 guides on subjects from cowboy collectibles to presidential campaign collectibles. He lives in York, Pennsylvania.
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