Warman's Field Guide to Precious Moments: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) [Paperback]

Mary Sieber (Author)

Book Description

Series: Warman's Field Guides | Publication Date: January 22, 2008

Helps you celebrate the 30th anniversary of the 21 original Precious Moments items in style.

Features a portable and colorful format useful for monitoring the thousands of online Precious Moments auctions.

Precious Moments figurines and items revolutionized modern day collectibles, and in this handy and affordable guide you'll find the details to accurately identify and assess your collection of these endearing teardrop-eye children. Organized by category, this easy-to-carry guide contains more than 2,000 listings, featuring a large number of figurines; plus ornaments, plates, dolls and more Each listing contains a description to aid in identification, and secondary market values for the limited edition collectibles that inspire the world with hope and love.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Mary Sieber is a lifelong collectibles enthusiast who has edited Krause Publication?s Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles and Limited Editions since 1996. The former editor of Collector?s Mart, Sieber edits a variety of antiques and collectibles books for Krause Publications.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (January 22, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896896072
• ISBN-13: 978-0896896079
• Product Dimensions: 5.4 x 4.2 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,043,209 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars depends on what you use it for, March 5, 2009

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rhinogirl "rhinogirl" (Michigan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Field Guide to Precious Moments: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

How much you will like this book depends on what you plan to use it for. I think this might be useful to carry with you while out shopping to get a ballpark idea of what a figure is worth- it is smaller in size (but quite thick) so relatively portable.
I bought it to use to help with insurance valuation and it was ok, but not great, for that purpose. Problems I had: small print which is light color is hard to read, not all figures are included, the title listed in the book did not always correspond with the title printed on the figure, not all figures are pictured.
I would have liked the book better if it had more complete information: what years the figure was produced, introduction price, pictures of every figure, etc.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A nice book for collectors..., January 14, 2009

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Stacy Baugher "www.stacybaugherphotography.com" (Central Mississippi) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warman's Field Guide to Precious Moments: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

Purchased as a Christmas present for my mother, who collects Precious Moments, this book thrilled her to no end. There have been no major price guide publication devoted to Precious Moments in the last few years, and this fills the bill nicely.

The book has large photographic illustrations, and several ways to search for your particular piece. As great as this book is, remember, it is pocket size. If you want a great portable "Field Guide", this Warman's Precious Moments Feild Guide is the one for you.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not as useful as expected., April 9, 2009

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the12c_us - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Field Guide to Precious Moments: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

This book was a big disappointment. I wanted to update from my 2006 Official Precious Moments Price guide. I chose this version hoping to have the same quality information. It does not have the detail product background information on dates issued, retired, suspended, etc. It also just gives a ballpark on value and doesn't break it down into the year mark details that the official price guide gives. I will still be using my old price guide over this one. If you need to pick between this one and the official price guide, go with the official price guide.