Steve sansweet has written or coauthored 19 books, 17 of them on star wars, including star wars. It has numerous photographs of star wars figures vintage to the year 1999. A little outdated by this point but a massive encyclopedia of star wars toys. Jul 5, 20 action figure related books get more indepth and interesting information from these books about your action figures. Sansweet, owner of the worlds largest private collection of star wars memorabilia, the book also showcases and details the rare, popular, forgotten, and beloved figures coveted by fans the world over, drawing figures from the feature film, video game, and cartoon realms of the vast star wars universe. Sansweet has one of the worlds largest and most complete private collections of star wars collectibles. Not abandoning his love of writing, sansweet has eighteen books to his credit, sixteen of them on star wars, including the 1. Cnn from a cookbook to a stately anakin skywalker action figure, star wars is a hot commodity in the book world.
Written by steve sansweet, this book has tons of photos and information about star wars figures from 1978 all the way up to 1999. Star wars action figure archive hb sansweet, stephen j. If youre an action figure collector, a star wars fan or just an admirer of. Star wars action figure archive hb hardcover 15 mar 1999 by stephen j sansweet author 4. Here at last is the complete and definitive collection of the more than 2,500 star wars action figures produced over the last 35 years.
Fans and collectors can finally trace the evolution of each character in toy form. Stephen j sansweets ultimate, ultimate guide to star wars figures. Collection of 1,950 star wars action figures up for grabs on ebay. The paperback of the star wars the action figure archive by stephen j. Dec 10, 2017 stephen j sansweet s ultimate, ultimate guide to star wars figures. Steve sansweets the ultimate action figure collection this book focuses on individual star wars character figures and how theyve progressed over the decades. In my opinion it rivals the kellerman book and in some ways surpasses it. The action figure archive hardcover april 15, 1999 by stephen j. In this video i take a look at my vintage star wars price guides and collectors guide books. Star wars, the ultimate action figure collection by stephen j. Collection of 1,950 star wars action figures up for grabs. The ultimate action figure collection more editions of star wars. This is a closer look at the star wars action figure archive book which came out in 1999.
Sansweets action figure archive is a completists bible, with fullcolor photos and rich details about all the hasbrokenner toys released from 1978 through 1997. The ultimate action figure collection, is a massive, incredibly complete look at the plastic star wars armies 2,500plus figures between 1978 and early 2012. Squinting down upon the valley of little hills is a small, unassuming ranch house that contains the single largest collection of star wars merchandise and paraphernalia in the known universe steve sansweet started out by collecting space toys in the mid1970s, and soon included the first star wars toys to his growing interest, all displayed on a simple shelving. The star wars action figure archive book by stephen j. Sep 30, 2014 steve sansweets the ultimate action figure collection this book focuses on individual star wars character figures and how theyve progressed over the decades. This upcoming chronicle books publication by famed star wars collector and author stephen j. Paperback, 192 pages published by chronicle books, february, 1999 english uk hardcover edition c3po. Each character is shown, with the weapons and accessories detailed. Stephen j sansweet here is the complete and definitive collection of the more than 2,500 star wars action figures produced over the last 35 years. Sansweet and ling have translated it to english and updated it. Stephen sansweet is the owner of the worlds largest private collection of star wars memorabilia.
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With the care of a dedicated compulsive, sansweet traces the toy evolution of characters from admiral ackbar to zam wesell. Sansweet, owner of the worlds largest private collection ofstar wars memorabilia, the book also showcases and details the rare, popular, forgotten, and beloved figures coveted by fans the world over, drawing figures from the feature film, video game, and cartoon realms of the vaststar wars universe. As i got older, i have managed to collect several lines of the star wars universe and for many collectors, they have looked to hardcore star wars merchandise collector stephen j. Imagine the star wars universeprincess leia, han solo, yoda, and all t. Star wars the action figure archive hardcover, new 2000 illustrations chronicling the full range of figures which have been available since the inception of star wars in 1977, this reference guide contains more than 2000 images, comparing all of the action figure characters with their onscreen counterparts edited by stephen j. The action figure archive and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Even if you cant afford or find all the action figures, vehicles, and playsets themselves, this book is a joy to browse, with big, welllaid. Writing perils or how i learned to stop worrying and love the.
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