Warman's Disney Collectibles Field Guide: Values And Identification (Warman's Field Guides) [Paperback]

Ken Farrell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warman's Field Guides | Publication Date: May 1, 2006

Mickey Mouse and the gang are the darlings of the collectibles world, boasting an extensive variety of collectible products. This colourful and portable guide to Disneyana allows collectors of vintage and modern Disney items to: learn more about the world of Disney through interesting historical notes; access 500+ colour photos for identifying and assessing their own collectibles; and check prices and descriptions on the go at stores, conventions - anywhere the collectibles are. You'll find Mickey Mouse Watches, Donald Duck lunchboxes, rare Disney comic books and more in this guide for collectors on the go!

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About the Author

Ken Farrell is the owner of Just Kids Nostalgia - a pop culture collectibles store. He's spent the last 20 years collectibles and auctioning off popular modern collectibles

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (May 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896893227
• ISBN-13: 978-0896893221
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 4 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,104,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid Little Guide with A Few Flaws, July 27, 2006

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Tim Janson (Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warman's Disney Collectibles Field Guide: Values And Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

The first thing to know about the various Warman's Field Guides is that by design they are not meant to be all encompassing. If you're looking to a comprehensive guide to every Disney collectible then you will have to look elsewhere (if there is such a beast). The Warman's Field Guides are designed to be pocket-sized guides, easily able to take-along on those trips to flea markets, antique shows, or garage sales. They are meant to give an example of various types of Disney collectibles, more for the casual or new collector, than one who's a veteran. Thus you won't find every item in the book but you'll probably find pretty close approximations, enough to at least make an educated guess about an item's value. It's either that or haul around a Webster's Dictionary-sized guide.

The book is alphabetized by character name/film beginning with the "Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", and then goes on from there. There are marvelous treasures in the book that will make Disney collectors salivate and it's complemented by fantastic, full-color photography, highlighting one item per page for the most part.

Among the treasures are a complete Alice in Wonderland lobby card set of 8 valued at $1400, a Davy Crockett one-sheet movie poster from 1955 for $650, A 1950's Donald Duck tin lithograph bank from Marx toys for $265, a 1930's Clarabelle drinking glass for $40, a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bisque figure set for $215, and a Mickey Mouse pocket watch from the 1930's, valued at $465.

There are a myriad of toys, figurines, books, posters, and lobby cards to be found within the pages of the guide. If I have one minor complaint it would be that there are too many examples shown in the book of the Mickey Mouse Magazine, Dell Four Color Comics and Walt Disney Comics and Stories. There's probably a hundred pages, one-fifth of the book dedicated to these items which to me is a bit too much since there are already many excellent comic book price guides (Krause themselves puts out many great comic price guides) on the market which do a better job on these types of items. I would have rather seen much more coverage of non-comic book items.

All in all though, the book definitely does what it intended to do.

Reviewed by Tim Janson

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disney collectables, November 18, 2010

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This review is from: Warman's Disney Collectibles Field Guide: Values And Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

I did not give this a full star rating because the book wasnt as it was described. The description said there were other disney characters listed in the book, but i found it to be mostly mickey mouse and the rest of the book proved to be useless for my purpose. The supplier sent it in a timely fashion and the product was as described other than the contents.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Warmans disney collectibles field guide, June 30, 2006

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David L. Stedman "20 year collector" (Royal Oak, Mi. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warman's Disney Collectibles Field Guide: Values And Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

Was not overly impressed with the coverage of collectibles in this guide. Can't be too specific except to say I perused the book when I received it a month ago and have not even opened it a 2nd time. Pretty much a wasted purchase. Sorry to be so critical.