Collectible American Yo-Yos - 1920S-1970s: Historical Reference & Value Guide [Paperback]

Christopher Cook (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891457615
• ISBN-13: 978-0891457619
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,714,651 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars It was a good start., May 17, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Collectible American Yo-Yos - 1920S-1970s: Historical Reference & Value Guide (Paperback)

I agree with most of the other reviews here, not too great. I got this at the same time I got Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos and I have to say it is a pale shadow of luckys book. Chriss Cooks book can't have more than 40 or 50 yo-yos listed, in comparison Lucky's Collectors Guide has photos of over 1000 yo-yos, and thousands of prices, extensive history. Heck, its amost a half inch thicker and its 8-1/2x11 inchs Its huge. I think I would have liked this book a lot if I had not seen Lucky's Collectors Guide.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book was ok..., February 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Collectible American Yo-Yos - 1920S-1970s: Historical Reference & Value Guide (Paperback)

This book is not exactally a book on history. it has more of the prices of the yo-yo than the history. I thought that this was a book on all of the history of the yo-yo. I would recomend not gettin this book if your looking for the history of the yo-yo.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete and lacking in many areas, June 18, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Collectible American Yo-Yos - 1920S-1970s: Historical Reference & Value Guide (Paperback)

Although a guide to yo-yos themselves is welcome to collectors and others, this book is seriously incomplete and lacking in many areas. For example, there are far too many yo-yo models that are missing from the guide (either in description or picture); the descriptions are inconsistent, too brief and, in many cases, inadequate because there is no accompanying picture. Many of the color pictures have poor contrast and brightness making it difficult to see details in a logo or decal. The price values associated with nearly all the yo-yos in the book are way out of line with what collectors are currently willing to pay. In some cases, it is hundreds of dollars more! As a casual guide, it is fair. As a serious guide, it lacks depth, completeness, and consistency.