Warman's Star Wars Field Guide: Values And Identification [Paperback]

Stuart Wells (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 24, 2005

Star Wars memorabilia and collecting will be hotter than ever with the newest movie release in May 2005. This handy, portable guide can easily go with collectors to car boot sales, auctions, conventions and anywhere else their quest for Star Wars collectibles leads them. Features more than 300 full colour, detailed photos and illustrations of action figures, playsets, vehicles and more, with descriptions and today's dollar market values for each.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (March 24, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0896891348
• ISBN-13: 978-0896891340
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #977,155 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Handy little pricing guide!, June 12, 2005

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webapalooza "webapalooza" (Rochester, NY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Star Wars Field Guide: Values And Identification (Paperback)

This book is not as complete as "Tomart's Price Guide to Worldwide Star Wars Collectibles", but it is far more useful as a pure pricing guide than Beckett's "Official Price Guide to Star Wars Memorabilia". It's small (about 4" x 5") but contains over 500 pages, including 250 color photos.

The items are arranged clearly and logically into 20 categories, with brief but useful introductory paragraphs alerting you to important background about each category. A very handy pocket reference tool to carry with you when attending a trading convention, flea market, or anywhere else you're looking to buy or sell Star Wars memorabilia.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It does what it was meant to do, and it does it very well., September 12, 2006

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tonythetoyman (Arizona) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Warman's Star Wars Field Guide: Values And Identification (Paperback)

This is perhaps Mr. Wells' best Star Wars book yet. It's cleverly modeled after a the type of field guide used by bird watchers. It's very small (five inches tall, four inches wide, and a little over one inch thick), and contains a great SAMPLE of full-color images on high-quality semi-gloss paper. For example, there is at least one sample images -- and usually even more -- of each card type from the original Star Wars action figure line (Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi, Power of the Force, Droids, and Ewoks). There are also sample images of most of the new carded figures from the 1990s all the way up to 2004. And that's not all... There are sample images for dozens of other items, too! Vintage examples include loose figures, 12" figures, Topps trading cards, comic books, vehicles, playsets, lunchboxes, glasses, etc.. Newer items include Lego, Hallmark ornaments, and newer trading cards, comic books, etc..

That said, this book is NOT, nor was it designed to be, even close to 100% comprehensive with regard to images (it just gives you a sample image or two of each type of item so you will be able to identify something when you come across it). But, it DOES include fairly comprehensive lists of most items in most genres (both vintage and new), and a pretty reasonable price guide for each item it lists (I'm not a big fan of price guides, but the prices in this book are at least as good as any other I've seen).

It is not the best or most comprehensive Star Wars collectable book out there (if that's what you want, I recommend John Kellerman's Star Wars Vintage Action Figures: A Guide for Collectors). But, that book costs a lot more and you can't and wouldn't want to carry it around with you. This Star Wars Field Guide contains tons of photos and valuable information in a small, high-quality package.

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great!, September 28, 2005

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starwarsnut (florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Star Wars Field Guide: Values And Identification (Paperback)

this is a great book i love it and its very interesting! Great information and pricing !