Antique Santa Claus Collectibles: Identification & Value Guide (Hardcover)

by David Longest (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 190 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; 1 edition (August 5, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574326139
• ISBN-13: 978-1574326130
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,048,858 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great fun!, September 3, 2008

By	Happy Collector (Illinois) - See all my reviews

This book is great. The background text is very informative, yet keeps Santa fun. The book contains a wide variety of items covering many years. I found both the pictures and prices helpful. I'm always very happy with Mr. Longest's books.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A word from the author...., September 3, 2008

By	David K. Longest "toybookwriter" (Clarksville, Indiana) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As the author of this book, I wanted to explain to readers its purpose.
This book is filled with photographs from many personal collections around the Midwest and also includes background information as to the history of Santa Claus and Santa Collecting. This is my NINTH published price guide for Collector Books, and I have been an author with the same publisher for 25 years. I have never written a response for any of my other books on AMAZON but have been a loyal customer since its inception. Since the very FIRST review was from a purchaser who gave this product a very low rating but did compliment the pictures...I wanted to respond. This book is a general overview to Santa collecting and was intended to be a reference for new collectors, general antique dealers, and people just interested in Santa antique collecting. It is not the ULTIMATE guide to Santa antiques...I am not sure any guide could ever be that. Just know that I spent many months on this project and gave it my best, including personally doing all the photography. Readers who know my work also know that I don't produce "one star" efforts. Thank you for reading this review!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Poor descriptions, September 2, 2008

By	J. Kardos "JMK" (New Jersey) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Photo's in book are very good, however the description of the individual Santa's are poor and the values presented are very inflated. Would not recommend the book.