Synopses & Reviews
The first comprehensive guide to character toy premiums, from the esteemed publisher of The Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide.
Ted Hake, the undisputed world expert in toy premiums, has been collecting, cataloging, and photographing thousands of toy premiums for the past 30 years. For the first time, Gemstone Publishing has compiled this wealth of information into "Hake's Price Guide To Character Toy Premiums". Unlike other books on the market, this guide will concentrate not on regular, store-bought toys but on toys that collectors refer to as "premiums", special toys that were manufactured in limited quantities for promotional campaigns. No publication has ever brought together such a diverse collection of Americana. With 500 pages of black-and-white photos and more than 100 pages of 4-color photos, this exhaustive guide is the culmination of nearly 30 years of research. It features 5,000 photographs in more than 350 categories, including popular characters of the 1930s through 1990s: pop icons such as Barbie, Elvis, Batman, Superman, the Phantom, Big Boy, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, the Flintstones, and the X-Men, as well as all your favorite McDonald's and Disney characters.
Synopsis
DID YOU MISS THE FIRST EDITION?
"This is without a doubt the most informative price guide written. It would well serve as a guide to anyone attempting the genre. . . Reading this guide may convince you to collect this wide field of pop ephemera. Highly recommended!"--
Maine Antique Digest"I don't have to tell you how tough it is to put down a book like this once you start browsing. It had my attention for a long time before I came up for air."--Leonard Maltin
Written by Ted Hake the most noted expert on character toy premiums, and assembled by Robert Overstreet and Gemstone Publishing. The most serious price guide people in his business, this is the book that redefines what a price guide should be.
IS THERE ANY OTHER BOOK LIKE IT?
Not yet. Not even close.
HAKE'S PRICE GUIDE is high definition TV in a world of black and white sets with poor reception. Here's why:
More than 6,000 entries
Each entry illustrated with a photo!
350 separate categories
More than 200 characters
Rare and hard-to-find items!
One-of-a-kind premiums
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 690) and index.