Old Magazines with Year 2003 Price Guide [Paperback]

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Paper collectors in need of a good overview of aged magazine values and their market will gain tremendously supportive aid from the Old Magazines Price Guide. Although hundreds of thousands of magazines were printed throughout the early to mid-20th Century, a glimpse of at least a few of each major title is represented, along with important notes, pricing tips, special issue information, and dates of publication. 2003 Price Guide -- Book Description

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• Paperback: 112 pages
• Publisher: L W Publishing & Book Sales; 1 edition (May 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895380641
• ISBN-13: 978-0895380647
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,278,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial , incomplete and inaccurate, August 7, 2004

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Sorry to say this but this booklet is very superficial and incomplete and not always correct.

Its 'all-encompassing' title is misleading, as it only lists a snippet of the thousands of old magazine titles that were published.

The titles mentioned have no description, like what publishers published each magazine, what the content is focusing on, for what market/customer the magazine was meant, what happened with the magazine (sold/discontinued). No frequency nor numbers of copies issued are mentioned.

The only information that is mentioned for each title is:
- title (not always what changes of title)
- years (but incomplete)
- price ranges (but usually too modest, on the low side, so inaccurate).

What do I mean by the problem with the mentioned prices? An example illustrates it best:
Harper's Weekly journals from 1866-1899 have been known to fetch much higher prices than the stated $6-12 (well over $50), sometimes because of engravings by Frederic Remington or of Winslow Homer being in them, sometimes just because of important historical events first being mentioned in those issues.

There is no mention on where and when these prices where realized, nor for what condition of magazine the price was paid (all this influences the price enormously).

Some cover images have been added, but only in b/w and randomly, so without method.

Conclusion: One can do much better just by browsing on the Internet.