PEZ: Warman's Companion (Warman's Companion: Pez) [Paperback]

Shawn Peterson (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warman's Companion: Pez | Publication Date: March 30, 2007

"PEZ" pays tribute to popular icons like nothing else, and the collecting community is the first to sing its praises. These beloved candy dispensers, now available in more than 300 unique styles, are among the hottest pop culture collectibles of today. With older and rare dispensers commanding upwards of $1,000 at auctions, collectors can take true stock of their collections with this handy expert guide. History, 600+ color photos, collector tips, pricing, convention information and essential beginner tips fill the pages of this must-have guide to the world of "PEZ".

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About the Author

Shawn Peterson is a veteran "PEZ" collector of more than 15 years. His personal collection contains hundreds of rare and common dispensers, candy packs and advertisements. Peterson is the author of Collector's Guide to "PEZ", 1st and 2nd Editions and "Warman's" "PEZ" Field Guide.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 1 edition (March 30, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896894665
• ISBN-13: 978-0896894662
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,309,240 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Some nice pictures, haphazard design, July 10, 2007

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B. Rutledge "sjsdad" (Las Vegas, NV USA) - See all my reviews
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The Good - there are lots of nice pictures of pez. The bad - good luck finding specific pez, or a real list of pez, because the organization is bad and the index is a joke. Sometimes pez are listed in groups (i.e. to find Olive Oil, look under "Popeye"), sometimes individually (Peter Pan and Captain Hook are in different places), sometimes (frustratingly) it is BOTH, with no cross references. For example, the Disney are not grouped - Donald Duck is seperate from Micky Mouse, BUT the "Disney Extreme" series pez are in their own group (confusingly named "Micky Mouse Extreme" and filed under M) and those pez are NOT found on the Micky, Donald, Goofy pages (and looking up Donald Duck in the index will NOT lead you to the "extreme" Donald on that page).

The groups (or non-groups) appear to be chosen at random, and then later more groups and non-groups were added to this addition of the book somewhere close to the spot they could go (without checking the old edition or updating it). This can be seen by the fact that the book is only somewhat in alphabetical order - somehow "Mimic the Monkey" ended up between "Micky Mouse" and "Micky Mouse Extreme". The upshoot of all this is if you want to just look at lots of pictures of pez, the book is good. If you want to see a particular pez, you might be able to find it - or you might not (even if it is hidden somewhere within). If you want to see all the versions of a particular pez, forget it - they may be strung throughout the book in multiple locations (if they are in there at all).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Little Pez Book, May 13, 2007

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Thiis very descriptive and information Pez book serves as a great visual guide to what is out there in the world of Pez. The photographs are very true to color and clear--an important aspect. I have made reference to it already on several occasions.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars PEZ, May 13, 2007

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Mr. Gary R. Saak "grsaak100n" (orlando florida) - See all my reviews
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Pez books are getting better and better. Still leave out a lot of info not covered. But a good help book to new collectors. Cover no Japanese pez at all, and little foreign pez.Would like to see more of encyclopedia try book on pez.