Toys, 1977-2022

Meticulously cataloged Star Wars toy collectors' guide covering more than 24,000 items An important addition to collector extraordinaire Geoffrey T. Carlton's collection of Star Wars merchandise guides, this completely revised and redeveloped second edition of Star Wars Super Collector's Wish Book, Vol. 2 focuses exclusively on toys. Guiding readers through the world of merchandise produced to capture the spirit of the wildly popular Star Wars film franchise, this volume showcases games and electronics, plushies and puppets, bobbleheads and rubber ducks, toy vehicles and craft kits, and action figures galore-plus many other items that all evoke everyone's favorite galaxy far, far away. Boasting more than 15,000 color images-including 9,000 new images added for the second edition-and directory-style categorization, this collectors' guide provides identification and values for toys from around the world, covering an astounding 24,000-plus individual toy items produced since 1977. Whether your goal is nostalgia or discovery, this resource will simplify and inform your browsing, ensuring that the Force will be with you as you adventure into the world of Star Wars toys. Items include Action figures, backpack tags and mascots, balls, baseball equipment, blocks, bobbleheads, boomerangs, bop bags, bubble toys, craft kits, crayons and chalk, Dagedar racers, dartboards, decision-making toys, dice, dolls, figures, fingerboards, flight controllers, flying discs, games, gliders, inflatable toys, kaleidoscopes, kites, Koosh balls, marbles, Micro Machines, models, paddle balls, party toys, Play-Doh sets, pool toys, Potato Head character toys, premium toys, preschool toys, projectors, puppets, racing and diecast toys, radio toys, toy rockets, room alerts, rubber ducks, sit-and-spins, slime and putty, slingers, snow tubes and sleds, spyware, squeaky toys, suction cup toys, plush toys, electronic toys, train cars, Transformers, toy vehicles, voice changers, walkie-talkies, water guns, weapon toys, wind-up toys, Wonder World, and yo-yos. AUTHOR: Geoffrey T. Carlton has been collecting Star Wars items since 1978 and documenting merchandise since 1988. With his family, he hunts collectibles at retailers, antique malls, estate sales, and fandom conventions nationally. SELLING POINTS: . Author will be promoting book at the annual Star Wars Celebration convention (https://www.starwarscelebration.com) April 7?10, 2023 in London. Estimating 65K+ fans in attendance. . Pitch to pop culture and entertainment magazines such as People, Entertainment Weekly, US Weekly, In Touch, Star Wars Insider . Targeted social media outreach to Star Wars groups, collectors 15,295 colour images