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I received my copy of this book near the end of a very long day; so I planned on just reading the introduction before going to sleep. Well, an hour and a half later I was still reading, looking for my favorite collectibles and finding several items I had not heard of or never seen before - I was hooked, and had I only made to the "C" categories. If you are a long time collector, this book will give you a single place to review all your beloved Star Wars items, perhaps answer some mysteries, and fill in some gaps. And for newer collectors this will introduce you to thousands of Star Wars items you never knew existed from around the world.
The guide has complete lists of everything you can imagine and some you may have never thought of like Banks, Bath items, and Bookmarks (and that was just from thumbing through the B's). Check out the pages of the index and you will see the plethora of categories, and for each of those categories there are collectibles listed from all over the world adding thousands of items that will likely be new to most any collector. Gus and Duncan have also devised a straight-forward system of unique Id's that can easily be used as the standard for identifying and organizing all Star Wars collectibles. So in addition to this is by far the most complete listing of Star Wars collectibles (and likely the most complete guide of any multi-category franchise's collectibles), each item also has a unique ID that could easily be adopted to specify Star Wars collectibles, making this book truly be a well-named "Comprehensive Guide".
It is no surprise to realize that these are two of the guys who have organized those excellent Collector Panels at the Star Wars Celebrations. They are true SW Super Collectors and we are grateful that they have shared their collection and hard work with us all. Their years of experience and passion for collecting have created one of the most useful and enjoyable books for Star Wars collectors world-wide.