I finally bought this book, and I am glad I did!! It is just amazing! The amount of material covered in this guide is simply unreal. It will easily be THE reference guide for the hobby for many many many years to come.

Kudos to the authors for taking the time and energy to amass all this content, organize it, and provide this to the collecting community in one book!

Just after a few seconds of browsing the book, my collecting juices flowing strong again!

I highly suggest this book to all types of SW collectors.

Ok let me start by giving the authors the credit they deserve. The book content is massive and despite my best attempts to "stump" the book I was unable to do so. Even the most insignificant and forgettable pieces of my collection are listed somewhere in the book. Absolutely Amazing.

However, when looking at the price estimations for the items I couldn't believe what I saw. Most items are generically estimated with a broad range from 100-200% and no matter what, for example, action figure you have from the potf era and beyond its est is 5-10. Ok a generalization but similar to the one repeated throughout the book. I wish they would have left est pricing out completely, because to be used as the "go to" reference as I'd hoped it would be is exasperating to collectors looking to sale even extremely rare pieces. But if you're buying I'm sure you'll quote the numbers. THESE NUMBERS ARE JUST WAY OFF THE MARK! Better to not be listed at all. So if I may make a suggestion for the follow up... Price right or better yet not at all. Also checklists for the various popular sections would be a nice add in. But for sheer scope of product available I'll agree there is nothing like it.
Kudos Guys

Bravely undaunted by the sheer volume of the subject material, Gus & Duncan have meticulously researched the area of Star Wars memorabilia and compiled the most complete resource that has ever existed on the topic - or likely ever will!

This book is very obviously a labor-of-love by two passionate collectors who have given so very much to the collecting community over the years and I congratulate them on their monumental achievement and thank them for their tireless hard work and unswerving dedication & loyalty to the hobby.

Quite simply put: EVERY STAR WARS COLLECTOR REQUIRES THIS REFERENCE BOOK IN THEIR LIBRARY!

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.

This book IS a MUST-have for starwars collector of ANY field. Diehards as newbies, it will be your companion to reference your items over 3 decades and value your collection, but also see what you still have to hunt for, estimate values/rarity when trading or selling stuff, see what new area of collecting you could explore... and why not, one day, identify unreferenced items and contribute to the list - now GO for it!

EN FRANCAIS: ce livre s'adresse aussi bien aux collectionneurs assidus qu'aux débutants, quel que soit le type d'objets que vous collectionnez et produits durant les 30 dernières années! Il vous aidera à référencer votre collection, identifier les pièces manquantes, estimer des objets à vendre/échanger etc... et peut-être un jour, apporter votre contribution en identifiant un article non-référencé... - Ne le ratez pas!

I can't imagine how hard can be to list all these items! There are so many things I do not have but I wish and now I have a book that will serve me as a guide. I've been collecting for some decades and I think all Star Wars collectors need a book like this. Fantastic work!

Uno de las mejores guias para coleccionistas de Star Wars de todos los tiempos. Bien organizada y con todo el material que a todos nos gustaría tener en nuestra casa. No es un libro de fotos. Es una guía perfectamente organizada con referencias a todo lo que se ha hecho sobre Star Wars en el mundo del coleccionismo. Imprescindible para cualquier fan y coleccionista de la Saga .

From yoplait tubes, to backpacks, to furniture, and anything else you can possibly imagine that has a Star Wars label attached to it. Gus & Duncan have it all in this Peter North size book.

If you're the type of collector that likes the challenge of the hunt, this book will give you plenty of interesting things to look for. I know I've added 2-3 items on my want list after reading it.

Or if you're a beginning collector, this book is for you as well. You learn a lot from the introductions for each section which are well written, informative and humorous. A must for any collector's library.

I've been collecting since 1996 and have yet to see an all in one resource such as this. The amount of material in this book is simply amazing! I really enjoyed the patch section, and have found several R2-D2 items I never even knew existed! I highly advise you snatch up your copy today before they're all gone!

Dustin Roberts,
Former Star Wars Fan Club President
Content Manager for TheForce.net, Rebelscum.com & R2D2Central.com

A guide like this has been a long time coming and the sheer amount of material covered is staggering. I think the size of the book might scare people off at first but it's not the organization of the book that's frightening, it's that Lucasfilm put the Star Wars logo on so many item during the past 30 years that's frightening. You suddenly realize that the kid down the street that "had everything" was never even remotely close to claiming that.

This kind of coverage has never been seen before and even if you collated the material from various books and online sources you still wouldn't have all of the information gathered here. The fact is that this book details everything and gives preference to none. The popular toys have as much detail as the unpopular bookmarks and that's because this book was created to document the worldwide reach of 30 years of Star Wars collectibles. If it seems busy and daunting that's because the volume of material lends itself to that.

The main introduction is a great segue into the book and the chapter introductions are hilarious and a real treat to read. They go to show the good nature of the authors as well as their in-depth knowledge about all things Star Wars, not just the popular items. The chapter introductions really help the reader to understand these major areas of Star Wars merchandise.

It's an amazing achievement of self-published work. Thousands of these items have never been photographed or even mentioned in a book or website so just being able to see them is a real treat. Even Lucasfilm doesn't have records this detailed.

If you want a book that contains all items Star Wars then this is what you've been waiting for!

I think you can take it to the bank that no guide to Star Wars collectibles will ever be more complete or more well-researched. It's a pretty essential piece of work if you have any interest in the hobby.