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Boyds Collector??This is the book you need
I have been looking for a collector's guide for the last several years and stumbled across this. As soon as the book arrived I could not wait to check the secondary prices for all my "friends".
great Boyds Collector's Guide
This is a must for Boyds Collectors.Great pictures and great information.Love the Paw Notes. A vast improvement from the First edition.

Got Boyds?? You NEED This Book NOW!
I have collected Boyds Bears for years and there has been a serious gap in the Price Guide and information Guides for Boyds since Checkerbee went bust.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Reference - Price Guides    5. Teddy Bears    6. Toy Animals   

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Seems incomplete
This book probably has a limited audience, since it seems to be missing many items for someone else, I'm adding that its back section listing only begins with the 1980's, so if you're looking for earlier Steiff information, this probably won't have it, especially some of the more common items.

Lots of missing items
There's lots of non-rare items missing from this book (all the one's I'm looking at). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Margarete Steiff GmbH    7. Margarete Steiff GmbH.    8. Reference - Price Guides    9. Soft toys    10. Teddy Bears    11. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models   

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A must-have for all Beanie Baby collectors!
I was very happy that the publisher (Bangzoom) made a second edition of this book. I also own the first edition of this book which was released in 2003, and this second edition picks up where it left off and also includes an additional Ty product line. The first edition included Beanie Babies, Beanie Buddies, Beanie Kids, Beanie Boppers, Teenie Beanie Boppers, Jingle Beanies, Basket Beanies, Punkies, and Pluffies. The second edition updated these lines to include product introduced since the first edition's release, and they've added the Teenie Beanie Babies which were a promotion at McDonald's. Also included are Appendices listing all available Champion Beanies and Buddies, Kanata Beanies, and Issy Beanies. This second edition improves on the first edition by adding space on each page for recording the price you paid for a Beanie and its current value, pages to add new products as they are released, a section for notes, pages to calculate the value of your collection, a checklist, and a Beanie Baby birthday index. Karen Holmes did a wonderful job of researching hang tag generations, tush tag generations, and Beanie information. She also provided the pictures included in the book. I use this book constantly to track my collection and highly recommend it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Dolls    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Teddy Bears   

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THE INDISPENSIBLE 2ND EDITION BEANIE GUIDE
Beanie Babies were one of the truly remarkable pop culture phenomena of the last 15 years.I can still remember the first time McDonald's offered the Teenie Beanies and my wife and I spent the better part of the weekend trying to track down as many of the little critters for our son as we could.Beanies, however, suffered the same fate as many other collectibles such as comic books and sports cards, two hobbies I was very familiar with.First, it quickly became driven by speculators trying to make a quick buck.Next, corporate greed too over as Ty began churning out more and more product and started to try and manufacture collectibles with special releases.Today, we go to garage sales and Flea Markets and see people dumping their Beanies, often for as little as a buck each.
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Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Dolls    5. Reference - Price Guides    6. Teddy Bears   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques/Collectibles    3. General    4. History - General History    5. Teddy Bears    6. 20th century    7. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    8. Germany    9. History of specific subjects    10. c 1800 to c 1900   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques & Collectibles / Toys    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Reference - Price Guides    8. Teddy Bears    9. 20th century    10. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    11. Stuffed animals    12. Toys    13. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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teddy bears collectible
to manage very well my collection of teddy bears ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. History    5. Stuffed Animals    6. Teddy Bears    7. Toy Animals   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Reference - Price Guides    5. Teddy Bears    6. Toy Animals   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Reference - Price Guides    5. Stuffed Animals    6. Teddy Bears    7. Decorative arts & crafts    8. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

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Who am I?
If a bear wanted to find out his/her family history, this would be the encyclopedia to buy. Being a teddy bear is still very in vogue. This is a fascinating way to find out why we love teddy bears and why they appeal to collectors all over the world. All Bears DON'T Look Alike!!
This is a great "beginner" book to learn about the points that distinguish one bear from another.Somehow they all seem to look alike at first!!Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. Reference - General    6. Teddy Bears    7. Antiques & Collectibles / Teddy Bears    8. Crafts & Hobbies   

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BEWARE
Having gotten your attention, I think this is a fun book BUT the buyer should be aware that it does not represent the complete pages of dolls in each year of the Sears catalogs.If you are doing research on vintage dolls, this book will not serve you well AT ALL.It lists only a few of the dolls pages from the catalog, and it isn't clear what method the author's used to decide which to include and which to exclude.On the other hand if you just want a book for a bit of nostalgia, it is indeed a fun look at dolls from yesteryear.

A must for 50's and 60's Doll Collectors
This book is AWESOME!!!I've had it for over a week now and haven't put it down.If you are a doll collector, this is definitely better than the other book "Girls Toys of the 50's and 60's"This book is primarilly all dolls, not kitchen sets, costumes, games, etc.!Although it is in black and white, the pictures are very clear and definitely help in identifying original dolls, outfits, and accessories.I'm going to also buy "Girls Toys of the 70's and 80's", but I wish they also had a DOLL ONLY book for that time period.Anyway, if you collect dolls from the 50's and 60's, this book is just GREAT! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Dolls    6. History    7. Teddy Bears    8. Toys    9. United States    10. Handicrafts   

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Care & Restoration    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Crafts & Hobbies / Toymaking    5. General    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Teddy Bears    8. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    9. Care & restoration of antiques    10. Stuffed animals    11. Toymaking    12. Toys    13. Toys, teddy bears & dolls   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Collectors and collecting    5. History    6. Teddy Bears    7. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Corporate & Business History - General    5. Reference - Price Guides    6. Teddy Bears    7. 20th century    8. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    9. History of specific subjects   

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Every teddy bear...past or present....needs a home!
Linda Mullins identification book is a must for the teddy bear collector. I have followed Mullins' teddy bear shows in So. California for almost 20 years and this book captures the knowledge and experience of Mullins.Thisbook offers comprehensive information that not only clearly identifies pastcollectible teddy bears but provides bear "seekers" valuableinformation on the newer bears the collector should be watching.ThanksLinda Mullins for such a fine book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Antiques / Collectibles    2. Collectors and collecting    3. Crafts & Hobbies    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Reference - Price Guides    6. Stuffed Animals    7. Teddy Bears    8. Antiques & Collectables   

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Great Step by Step Instructions
I have always wanted to make a bear out of recycled fur.Well this is the book that will teach you how.It is only for the person who is willing to be a patient sewer, but then aren't all teddy bear makers?A very exciting book, with beautiful photos and Nancy Tillburg is sharing everything with the teddy bear world.I highly recommend this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Artificial fur    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts / Hobbies    4. Fur garments    5. Hobbies/Crafts    6. Sewing    7. Soft toy making    8. Stuffed Animals    9. Teddy Bears    10. Toymaking - General    11. Soft toys   

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Calendars & Diaries    3. Non-Classifiable    4. Teddy Bears   

Subjects:  1. Antiques & Collectibles    2. Antiques / Collectibles    3. Antiques/Collectibles    4. Catalogs    5. Collectors and collecting    6. Reference - Price Guides    7. Teddy Bears    8. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models   

Subjects:  1. Collectors and collecting    2. Sale Adult - Antiques / Collectables    3. Teddy Bears    4. Antiques & collectables: toys, games & models    5. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Calendar    2. Calendars & Diaries    3. Non-Classifiable    4. Teddy Bears