The Harmony Kingdom Reference Guide [Paperback]

Leanna Barron (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1999

This is a comprehensive reference guide for Harmony Kingdom Box Figurines. The author's welcome precedes a page-by-page biography of each Harmony Kingdom artist, followed by the chronicled "Decade of Ingenuity" that led the popular collectible line to the extreme popularity it enjoys today. Learn how Treasure Jests are made, how item variations occur, and how to decipher the hallmarks. The secret meanings and hidden clues in many of the boxes are revealed in the pictorial product listings.

Colorful listings include the Treasure Jests, Angelique, Lord Byron's Harmony Garden, Harmony Circus lines. Also included are photos of the Timed, Limited, and Special Edition pieces, Royal Watch Collector's Club member editions and redemption pieces, The Elusive Few, Sidelines, and the Picturesque tile series.

The Appendix/Index offers item information on each item in the Harmony Kingdom line including the artist and date of release.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Leanna Barron also wrote the First Edition, available at Harmony Kingdom retail shops. She is an avid Harmony Kingdom collector and is also the official Harmony Kingdom Historian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 162 pages
• Publisher: Harmony Ball Company; 2 edition (December 1, 1999)
• ISBN-10: 0967690803
• ISBN-13: 978-0967690803
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,106,577 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential reference for Harmony Kingdom collectors!, December 11, 1999

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M. T. Trenteseau "mapleleaves" (Dunwoody, GA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Harmony Kingdom Reference Guide (Paperback)

The second edition of the Harmony Kingdom reference guide provides even more fascinating background on the company than the first, and provides even more useful data on the collection.

If you're an HK collector, this second edition is indispensible. If you're not one, reading this book will make you one.

There was a large group of retirements immediately before the publication of the first edition, so the second edition provides production figures for thirty pieces whose true rarity may be a surprise to HK collectors.

The background information in the first volume is not completely repeated, which prevents the first edition from becoming truly obsolete.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars HK Reference Guide Review, January 3, 2000

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Judi Kennedy (Tampa, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Harmony Kingdom Reference Guide (Paperback)

Excellent Guide. The book is organized in a manner that makes it easy to find individual pieces. The information is both informative and entertaining (to a collector of HK anyway). I was surprised to find so many of the new pieces in the book, Leanna must have worked up to the last second including them. This is a must for any Harmony Kingdom collector.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Required reading for any HK collector!, December 11, 1999

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Mary Chamberlain (Rocky River, OH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Harmony Kingdom Reference Guide (Paperback)

Anyone who collects Harmony Kingdom will find this book interesting and extremely helpful. The author provides a wealth of information on the company and the artists, an explanation of how the boxes are made, and a listing for each piece. The listing for each piece includes a picture, a description, information on variations, and the secrets to be found on the piece. A really handy book to have with you when you go out hunting for HK!

Even if you have the first edition of this book, I think you will want this edition too. It includes all the pieces released through 1999 and more background information on the artists and the company than appeared in the first edition.