The first dinosaur movie was The Lost World, directed by Willis O'Brien in 1926. Between that film and Spielberg's The Lost World more than 70 years later, dinosaur toys have become big business for collectors. This book, with more than 900 photographs, is one of the first identification and price guides to dinosaur and prehistoric figure collectibles. It determines the value of thousands of toys, figures, posters, and kits from the 1920s through the 1990s.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Great efforts which should really be appreciated!,
This review is from: Dinosaur Collectibles (Paperback)
Being a dinosaur collector, I found this book interesting and quite comprehensive. Full of pictures and good quality printing! Though there are still rooms for improvement. For example, the list of the Carnegie collection is not complete, neither is that of the Jurassic Park series. The prices contained for some of the items are not realistic, too. Despite the above, I still love this book very much. Thank you!
4.0 out of 5 stars
Nice first effort - awaiting updated edition!!!,
By Steven "Stevenx" (MI, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dinosaur Collectibles (Paperback)
Well, this is a nicely produced book - glossy pages, colorful pictures - and it is the only one of it's kind that I know of.
However, having said that, I gotta admit that for the die-hard collector there is a lot missing from this book. Many of the makers have very little descriptive information, a line or two, and some don't even include the year(s) of manufacture. There is little in the way of "interesting" info - for example why and how did the MPC figures come to copy so closely the Marx designs? But there is a separate chapter just on Marx and that's a plus! There is a lot missing because this book was published in 1999 - so nothing at all on Papo for instance, or CollectA - and the info on Wild Safari, Bullyland, Schleich, etc. is pretty puny. And the suggested values are mostly out-of-date. The sections on Movies is fair - but the "Paper Dinosaurs" chapter is pretty thin! Barely anything covering comic books or vintage books about dinosaurs ... But for us collectors it's pretty much all we got for now! Will look forward to an updated new edition! In the meantime - subscribe to 'Prehistoric Times' and you'll still be in the loop!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Only Book Like It In Existence,
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This review is from: Dinosaur Collectibles (Paperback)
Any collector of dino toys/models/replicas simply MUST HAVE THIS BOOK! As well as being a fountain of info of interest to the collector it is wonderful for just browsing through. Mike Fredericks and Dana Cain have done dino lovers everywhere a wonderful favor by producing this wonderful, long overdue book. (A big tip of the cap also to "Big-Time Dino Collector Par Excellence" Dean Walker who supplied copious amounts of beautiful photos). If you love dinos and you don't have this book, you my friend are living a lie!
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