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References for
Halloween Collectibles

From antique to vintage to modern, there are numerous Halloween guidebook references for Halloween’s second-hand marketplace for today’s collector. Each of these references has its own approach to the items we now view as collectible.

In terms of this site Craw-Bogle Trader (and items available for trade), you are welcome to initiate a proposal (trade/buy/sell) using your preferred Halloween collectibles guidebook, as this likely helps guide an equitable transaction by allowing both parties even footing. Therefore, various books are offered for your consideration…

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Survey Books

As mentioned in The Halloween Retrospect, (which differs as more of a research series) there exist some visually-rich field-guide books about antique and vintage Halloween collectibles for today’s collector. Built on notable vintage Halloween collections – these survey the various types of seasonal items and the companies that produced such items – allowing one to get an overview of the amazing creativity of Halloween’s past.

* Apkarian-Russell, Pamela E. “Collectible Halloween with Values” (1997) and “More Halloween Collectibles: Anthropomorphic Vegetables and Fruits…” (1998)

* Campanelli, Dan. “Halloween Collectibles: A Price Guide” (1995)

*Ledenbach, Mark B. “Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification & Price Guide” (Editions 2003-14)

* Millen, Eric. “Golden Age Halloween Postcard Guide” (2023)

* Pinkerton, Charlene. “Halloween Favorites in Plastic” (1998)

* Schneider, Stuart. “Halloween in America: A Collector’s Guide with Prices” (1995)

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Research Books & Blogs

Additional books offer research-based content pulled from a variety of primary sources including vintage-era catalogs and/or personal visits to manufacturer archives. From the modern era, there are two books most useful to The Halloween Retrospect,:

The Halloween Retrospect

Inspired by the work of Lavin and Truwe, the original purpose of The Halloween Retrospect archive began as a personal collection of primary sources that seemed forgotten by time. These are vintage-era catalogs (newspapers, books, advertisements, etc.). From the library that developed, a subsequent goal became the sharing of research as dispatches through a series of self-published books (available thru the THR bookstore on Etsy) – not to forget current and past blogs online mentioned below.

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