Book recommendation for vintage toys

[ROTF7784]

I'd like to get a book that covers all the vintage toys from '77 - '85, including figures, vehicles, and playsets, with photos of each. There seem to be a few available but some don't have playsets or vehicles. Is there a book with comprehensive coverage of all the vintage releases that anyone can recommend?

 

[sith-smith]

This is my favourite...

"Star Wars" By Stephen J. Sansweet | Used | 9781852277390 | World of Books

Buy "Star Wars": The Action Figure Archive By Stephen J. Sansweet. Available in used condition with free delivery in the UK. ISBN: 9781852277390. ISBN-10: 1852277394

www.wob.com

Thanks to this book I saw items i never knew existed (back in the mid 90s)

 

[AndyPreston]

The Vintage Guides on Echo Base Vintage Facebook group are excellent, and cheap. There are 3 - a figures one, a vehicles one, and a Palitoy cardbacks one.

 

[kabuchi7]

This is my favourite...

"Star Wars" By Stephen J. Sansweet | Used | 9781852277390 | World of Books

Buy "Star Wars": The Action Figure Archive By Stephen J. Sansweet. Available in used condition with free delivery in the UK. ISBN: 9781852277390. ISBN-10: 1852277394

www.wob.com

Thanks to this book I saw items i never knew existed (back in the mid 90s)

I just ordered one off amazon, i have the kellerman book that i bought back in the day for vintage but i don't think you can find that at a reasonable price anymore.

 

[dienstuhr]

You might check out "The Ultimate Guide to Vintage Star Wars Action Figures 1977-1985" by Mark Bellomo.

My review is here: https://vintagekennerstarwars.blogspot.com/2015/02/book-review-ultimate-guide-to-vintage.html

It's got great photos of all the vintage figures, ships and playsets, including details on playset parts. Where it falls down is on the collecting aspect, as there are very few pictures of the boxes or figure cardbacks. Horses for courses.

Cheers,

d.

 

[Gadders]

I've got so many vintage Star Wars books, but the Sansweet one mentioned above is probably still my favourite even after all these years. You even get a bit of modern tat thrown in too, if you're into that sort of thing.

 

[Dr_Ball_MD]

The Vintage Guides on Echo Base Vintage Facebook group are excellent, and cheap. There are 3 - a figures one, a vehicles one, and a Palitoy cardbacks one.

It's my loose figure collection that's in the guide

 

[kingshearer]

As sith-smith says above the Swansweet STAR WARS book is a great reference guide and includes some Palitoy examples and last time I looked it's much cheaper than all the other books. It's big and glossy too.

 

[Clawrence]

For a loose collector the Sansweet book was my first and still my favourite.