American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide [Paperback]

Alex G. Malloy (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 346 pages
• Publisher: Antique Trader Books (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930625609
• ISBN-13: 978-0930625603
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,237,986 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Most Comprehensive Guide To American Games, July 31, 2000

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Irvin Goodman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide (Paperback)

A super 352 page softbound volume with more than 400 large, full color, sharp photos and over 500 black and white pix. The comprehensive work lists and values 9,000 + games. The back of the book has over 100 pages of color shots of the games. Dates range from 1744 to the present! Major topics range from Games Thru The Ages, to Golden Age, Silver Age, Modern Age, Simulation Games, Role Playing Games, Card Collecting Games and much more. There is a most comprehensive listing of games by category, making it easy to locate items. Prices are year 2000. An outstanding work. Add it to your collectibles library. Toy and game, or Americana enthusiasts will refer to it often.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Hey! Great Games that don't plug in!, December 11, 2001

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Roland (St. Paul, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide (Paperback)

In this day and age of everything electronic it is great to look back to a simpler era when you didn't need to worry about "batteries included" or if a particular game could only be played on a specific gaming system. Here, in this book you can learn about the board game versions of Monopoly, Risk, and 100s of other "acoustic" games. Written by an acknowledged expert in the field of collectibles Malloy has authored books on comicbooks, toys, fast food collectibles, and even ancient coins. So you know he has a real handle on this stuff.