7 responses so far ↓

• 1 Johnston

  I found this book to be an absolutely invaluable guide on all things Disney related.Every item is photographed and dated, from the earliest to the most current collectibles.

• 2 Mota

  Any serious Disney collector must own one of these, this guide is very knowledgeable and includes many very rare examples of early Disneyana. The color pictures are clear and beautiful.

• 3 Frank

  It wasn’t exactly what I wanted but it had some good stuff in it. service was ok

• 4 Hess

  We purchase every new edition of this book as soon as it is published. We keep the older versions, too. This is the best book available for identifying and pricing the Donald Duck and Mickey Sorcerer items that we collect.

• 5 VanHorn

  As Disney collectors, we are constantly looking for that great deal! This book not only has an extensive listing of Disney collectibles, it is small enough to carry in a pocket or backpack. Just what my husband needed. He was really happy that it was under the Christmas tree for him this year.

• 6 Bickel

  Was not overly impressed with the coverage of collectibles in this guide. Can’t be too specific except to say I perused the book when I received it a month ago and have not even opened it a 2nd time. Pretty much a wasted purchase. Sorry to be so critical.

• 7 Blancher

  The first thing to know about the various Warman’s Field Guides is that by design they are not meant to be all encompassing. If you’re looking to a comprehensive guide to every Disney collectible then you will have to look elsewhere (if there is such a beast). The Warman’s Field Guides are designed to be pocket-sized guides, easily able to take-along on those trips to flea markets, antique shows, or garage sales. They are meant to give an example of various types of Disney collectibles, more for the casual or new collector, than one who’s a veteran. Thus you won’t find every item in the book but you’ll probably find pretty close approximations, enough to at least make an educated guess about an item’s value. It’s either that or haul around a Webster’s Dictionary-sized guide.

  The book is alphabetized by character name/film beginning with the “Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad”, and then goes on from there. There are marvelous treasures in the book that will make Disney collectors salivate and it’s complemented by fantastic, full-color photography, highlighting one item per page for the most part.

  Among the treasures are a complete Alice in Wonderland lobby card set of 8 valued at $1400, a Davy Crockett one-sheet movie poster from 1955 for $650, A 1950’s Donald Duck tin lithograph bank from Marx toys for $265, a 1930’s Clarabelle drinking glass for $40, a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs bisque figure set for $215, and a Mickey Mouse pocket watch from the 1930’s, valued at $465.

  There are a myriad of toys, figurines, books, posters, and lobby cards to be found within the pages of the guide. If I have one minor complaint it would be that there are too many examples shown in the book of the Mickey Mouse Magazine, Dell Four Color Comics and Walt Disney Comics and Stories. There’s probably a hundred pages, one-fifth of the book dedicated to these items which to me is a bit too much since there are already many excellent comic book price guides (Krause themselves puts out many great comic price guides) on the market which do a better job on these types of items. I would have rather seen much more coverage of non-comic book items.

  All in all though, the book definitely does what it intended to do.

  Reviewed by Tim Janson

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