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 Krause
Publications has released the greatly expanded and fully revised
second edition of my book, Vintage Halloween Collectibles - An
Identification and Price Guide, as of June
14, 2007!
The first edition has become the hobby's reference standard and has
been a consistently strong seller since publication.
The second edition of
Vintage Halloween Collectibles is 256 pages, showing nearly
1,625 items, (with nearly 400 of these items new to this second
edition) all in full color, with the great majority of these
items having never appeared in any of the other published works
profiling a general array of vintage Halloween memorabilia.
All of the design elements so positively received by the marketplace
are kept in the second edition. All of the pages are freshly
laid out.
Each professionally photographed item is fully captioned -
including data such as the manufacturing country; manufacturing
company; specific manufacturing marks when present; manufacturing
dates; specific measurements to the nearest 1/4 inch; a relative
scarcity number; a current market value and additional notes on
reproduction alerts, item iterations and other informative data. I
have worked hard to greatly expand the specificity of the captioning
with virtually every item attributed to a specific manufacturer.
The concise, factual text covers a number of topics, just one of
which is the different marks and packaging used over the
decades by exporting countries as well as domestic companies such as
Beistle, Dennison, Gibson, Chein, US Metal Toy, T. Cohn, Kirchhof,
Bugle Toy and
others.
The research scholarship contained within the second edition of
Vintage Halloween Collectibles greatly expands the boundaries of knowledge available to
collectors, making this enhanced reference work a welcome addition to the
libraries of collectors at all levels.
Availability
I will sign and number the first 400 copies only. The books
will be hand-numbered and signed to a specific buyer based on the
order of the received payments. I am still accepting orders for now! The
cover price of the second edition is $27.99, but I am selling signed copies directly for $24.99 including shipping. (California residents please include sales
tax of an additional $1.94 or provide a current California resale number.) I
accept Paypal but prefer checks and money orders. Those choosing to use
Paypal can send the funds to this email address: marlede@sbcglobal.net.
Checks or money orders can be sent to:
Mark B. Ledenbach
P.O. Box 2421
Orangevale, CA 95662
I am pleased as to how well received the first edition of my book
was,
prompting the publisher to ask me to research and write a second
edition! I am very confident that you will find my new book
an indispensable tool when pursuing vintage Halloween memorabilia
and in learning more about the items you acquire!
Happy Halloween!
Mark B. Ledenbach
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