Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection on Clearance?
At Half-Price Books today I ran across Star Wars: The Ultimate Action Figure Collection* for $15. Released in late 2012, I have to admit that I was surprised to already see the book liquidated through Half-Price Books. I don’t regret buying my copy when I did, but seeing the book marked down already doesn’t inspire much confidence in any future toy books.
The store only had three copies, so if you have a Half-Price Books anywhere near you and want a copy I suggest swinging by this weekend and checking the shelves. The book isn’t the greatest — so many of the pics are tiny that it’s tough to see all of the details — but it is worth much more than the $15 clearance price.
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Thanks for the heads up! That looks like it may be an interesting read. I really wish someone could put together books like this for all the old toy lines, Masters of the Universe, G.I. Joe, Transformers, TMNT, etc. I feel as though it would be a worthwhile endeavor to document each line’s history much like you’re doing with the 3P figures.
It would be wonderful toy companies would put out these books since they would have access to prototypes, sketches, early concepts, etc. in their archives. Of course some companies that are no longer with us or got bought up may no longer have extensive information on their properties.
I recently borrowed a book from the library titled “Toy time! : from Hula Hoops to He-Man to Hungry Hungry Hippos: a look back at the most- beloved toys of decades past” by Christopher Byrne. It was a pretty interesting read and it really does have everything from Hula Hoops to He-Man. I wish it delved a little deeper into certain lines (particularly the ones that I’m interested in) but it’s really just sort of a Leonard Maltin guide to toys. Additionally some of the toys pictured were really odd choices. I’m not certain if Byrne just had limited access to materials. I can’t remember the specifics but I remember being quite surprised and actually disappointed by the choice of figures included.
@Prfkt.Tear – That Toy Time! book is fun, but I agree photo choices were odd. I sometimes wonder if the books like that are planned more by marketing than the author’s love of the toys, but that’s a gut reaction to some choices and completely unfair of me.
PrfktTear, There’s a great GI Joe reference book our there if you don’t have it!
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Guide-G-I-1982-1994-Identification/dp/0896899225/
Thanks for the heads up!
I should post a list of all of the toy reference books on my shelves. There are some really fun books to be found.
Please do! I bet there are a lot out there I don’t know about — And I’m sure of the ones that are there are many to skip! I can add ’em to my Amazon Wish List!