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A Collector's Guide to Hardcover Boys' Series Books

by

E. Christian Mattson & Thomas B. Davis

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578 Pages (8 1/2 by 11 inches), Soft Cover - Lay-Flat, Perfect Binding

Mattson & Davis:  A Collector's Guide to Hardcover Boy's Series Books

No Boys Series Collector should be without this book.

This definitive reference guide spans 1872 to 1993.

 

Featuring coverage of: Including information on:
  • 750+ Series

  • 8,000+ Books

  • 500+ Authors

  • 120 Illustrations

  • Formats

  • Authors

  • Publishers

  • Artists

  • Subjects

  • Phantom Titles

 

Everyone who collects boys' series refers to it as the MAD Guide
- named for E. Christian Mattson and Thomas B. Davis -
the coauthors of the only reference available for collectors and dealers alike.

Every series is indexed using the MAD numbering which allows you to find a specific book by Author, Series Name, Artist, Subject, and/or Publisher. Listing of rare series, rare books, and photographs of many examples.

This book teaches you how to grade series books, where to find them, which ones are valuable, and even shows you the phantom titles that were never published. If you are a serious collector and want to determine first formats and first editions - here is the book with the answers.

The book is massive - representing over five years of research by the authors and many of their collecting friends.

 

 

E. Christian Mattson

Four Turtlerock Court

Baltimore, MD  21234

(410) 668-4730

E-mail: emattson@comcast.net

 

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Shipping Weight 3+ lbs

 

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NOTE: This is not a pricing guide. There are too many series and too many books to attempt to attach a price to every book, but the section on rare books certainly will explain why the last book in each series is valuable and which series bring the most money.

 

Covering All These Series and MANY MORE:

Aeroplane
Air Combat
Air Mystery
Air Service
Aircraft
Airplane
Airshjp
Alfred Hitchcock
Allen Chapman
Andy Blake
Andy Lane
Annapolis
Army
Auto
Aviation
Bailey Twins
Banner Boy Scouts
Baseball Joe
Battleship Boys
Big League
Big War
Bob Cook
Bob Dashaway
Bob Dexter
Bob Steele
Bobby Blake
Bomba
Boy Allies
Boy Chums
Boy Inventor
Boy Ranchers
Boy Scout
Brighton Boys
Bronc Burnett
Bud Bright
Chip Hilton
Circus Boys
Dave Darrin
Dave Dashaway
Dave Dawson
Dave Fearless
Dave Porter
Dick Hamilton
Dick Kent
Don Sturdy
Don Winslow
Dreadnought Boys
Frank Armstrong
Frank Merriwell
Fred Fenton
Frontier Boys
Garry Grayson
Golden Boys
Grammar School Boys
Great Ace
Great Marvel
Great War
Hal Keen
Hancock
Hardy Boys
High School Boys
Hunniwell Boys
Iron Boys
Jack Armstrong
Jack Ranger
Jerry Ford
Jerry Todd
Jimmy Donnelly
Joe Strong
Ken Holt
Khaki Boys
Lakeport
Lakewood Boys
Larry Dexter
Lone Ranger
Lucky Terrell
Mark Tidd
Mercer Boys
Motion Picture
Motor Boat
Motorcycle
Musket Boys
Navy Boys
Outdoor Chums
Pee Wee Harris
Perry Pierce
Pony Rider
Poppy Ott
Putnam Hall
Radio Boys
Radio-Phone Boys
Railroad
Ralph
Rex Cole
Rex Lee
Rick Brant
Rocket Riders
Rover Boys
Skippy Dare
Sky Detectives
Sorak
Speedwell Boys
Stratemeyer
Submarine Boys
Ted Scott
Ted Wilford
Three Investigators
Tom Corbett
Tom Fairfield
Tom Quest
Tom Swift
Trigger Berg
Tuffy Bean
Webster Series
West Point
Westy Martin
Whitman
Wireless Patrol
Woodcraft
X Bar X
Young Aeroplane Scouts
Young Engineers
Young Reporter
Zoobilly Boys

Updated Thursday July 30, 2009 02:32 PM