Vintage Halloween Collectibles: Identification & Price Guide

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Summary: Extremely well researched book- beautiful!
Review: As a collector of Vintage Halloween, this is the most comprehensive and well researched book on the topic to date that I have found. The layout is spectacular and well thought out. Photographs and descriptions are superb. The "tab" index that identifies the chapters makes it easy to find a particular item and the rarity rating is a wonderful addition for serious collectors. Almost all of the items pictured are in first-rate condition, well-described and logically grouped. If you are going to buy one book on Vintage Halloween, this is the best!

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Summary: Extremely well researched book- beautiful!
Review: As a collector of Vintage Halloween, this is the most comprehensive and well researched book on the topic to date that I have found. The layout is spectacular and well thought out. Photographs and descriptions are superb. The "tab" index that identifies the chapters makes it easy to find a particular item and the rarity rating is a wonderful addition for serious collectors. Almost all of the items pictured are in first-rate condition, well-described and logically grouped. If you are going to buy one book on Vintage Halloween, this is the best!

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Summary: A Guide for the Rare and Unusual in Halloween Collectibles
Review: I am impressed with this book. The research and documentation is so thoroughly done that I feel I can use this as the definitive guide for my Halloween collection. I like also that there are things in this book that I haven't seen anywhere else. This is a great catalogue of an extensive collection, and is a must for anyone who collects antique Halloween. Well done!

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Summary: A Guide for the Rare and Unusual in Halloween Collectibles
Review: I am impressed with this book. The research and documentation is so thoroughly done that I feel I can use this as the definitive guide for my Halloween collection. I like also that there are things in this book that I haven't seen anywhere else. This is a great catalogue of an extensive collection, and is a must for anyone who collects antique Halloween. Well done!

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Summary: Invaluable Collector's Resource
Review: I've been waiting for this kind of book to come around for years. There hasn't been a detailed, methodical and deeply researched book on Halloween collectibles like this before. I cannot believe how many items in this reference I have never even seen before. What I found very helpful was how clear Mr. Ledenbach is in explaining the various marks used by the manufacturers of Halloween items. This helps me greatly as a collector. The items are well laid-out, and follow logically one item to another. The chapters are thoughtfully constructed, and his Inner Sanctum section is inspired. He also uses a "rarity index" which I've never seen before. Congratulations to the author for a job very well done. If you are going to buy just one book on the subject, make sure it is this one!!

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Summary: The Halloween Bible!!!
Review: If there is a book you must own about halloween............THIS IS IT. Do not hesitate. This book will become the definitive "bible" about antique halloween decorations. Stunning photography of a top notch collection with history and facts that are entertaining and informative. Even if you have never looked at antique halloween decorations, you will want this book. Other books have been written in the past by authors with inaccurate information and lousy pictures who just want to be in print. Mr Ledenbach truly put his heart and soul in this book to ensure quality, accuracy and that the smallest detail is correct. RUN, DO NOT WALK TO BUY THIS WONDERFUL BOOK!!

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Summary: This Book is a "Must Have" for All Halloween Collectors!!
Review: Mark B. Ledenbach's new book "Vintage Halloween Collectibles"
is an exhaustively comprehensive reference guide for all collectors of Halloween. It is also a valuable resource for dealers who would like a better understanding of value and rarity for their own selling standards. Inside you will find an extensive catalog of vintage Halloween items beautifully photographed with each item carefully identified by maker, country of origin, year made, dimensions, level of rarity and current value. The book covers a huge range of decorations, noise makers, diecuts, candy containers, nodders, figurals, lanterns and shades, games and more! If you've been a long time collector of Halloween or are just beginning, you will find this book an invaluable tool--not to mention it's just plain fun to browse through!

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Summary: Halloween Collecting Treatise Hits the Mark
Review: This is a scholarly review by one of the foremost, if not the foremost Hallowe'en collector to date. Concise, well written, informative and well organized all describe a fabulous collection with many items which I had never even dreamed existed. (And I have a little knowledge on the subject myself) Bravo Mark on an extraordinary achievement.

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Summary: A "treat" of a book for Halloween Collectors
Review: This masterpiece of a book on Halloween collectibles is a must have for the collector of vintage Halloween. The layout, the concise descriptions, the clear pictures and rating system of each item makes this book the best source for the collector. Mark Ledenbach deserves this 5 star rating. I hope he develops a book on Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving collectibles. I love this book!!

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Summary: This Book is a "Must Have" for All Halloween Collectors!!
Review: This new book excells in the areas of detailed information and rare items not seen in the previous 7 books released on the subject. The scarcity index is a great tool for comparing rarity between items and will help collectors make up their minds when faced with multiple buying options. There is extensive information on dating items that goes far beyond what has been touched upon in other books, including histories of maker's marks. The photos are well taken and highlight some of the rarest and most beautiful halloween decorations ever produced. The book has a great feel to it, reads well, and is crisply designed. If only all collectible reference books had this attention to detail! This book is an absolute must for the collector, or the person who is struck in awe by the beauty of these antique graphics.