Collecting Pokémon: An Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide

By Jeffrey Snyder and Jeffrey B. Snyder

Meet an electric mouse and 149 of its closest friends in the volume that introduces you to the world of Pok mon collecting Hundreds of beautiful color photographs display the hottest Pok mon collectibles produced for the American market today. Topping the list are the cards and characters from the immensely popular Trading Card Game, followed by comics, figures, toys, and electronic games sure to excite every collector. Also included in the text are brief histories of Pok mon's development in Japan and successful export to America in 1998, and of the rise of trading card games in the 1990s. As a bonus, this book explains Pok mon basics to anyone who can't figure out what all the excitement is about Values are given for the items displayed and listed in the text.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764310755
• ISBN13: 9780764310751
• Release Date: December 1999
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Limited
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

very handy!

this book is very neat! it contains all information about all of the 150 pokemon, the values of each pokemon card,and has the values on pokemon toys and collectors items. this book tells you why pokemon is so fun, and teaches you what exactly pokemon is all about. it even has some history about pokemon making its fame into japan. this book is really handy because it tells you the exact values of all 150 pokemon and if you want to start collecting, how you want to start and what you want to look for. this was handy for me because when i wanted to collect, i knew which cards and toys to get. it also has big pictures of the pokemon in color. i'm very pleased!