Collecting Pokémon: An Unauthorized Handbook and Price Guide (A Schiffer Book for Collectors) - Softcover

Meet an electric mouse and 149 of its closest friends in the volume that introduces you to the world of PokA (c)mon collecting! Hundreds of beautiful color photographs display the hottest PokA (c)mon collectibles produced for the American market today. Topping the list are the cards and characters from the immensely popular Trading Card Game, followed by comics, figures, toys, and electronic games sure to excite every collector. Also included in the text are brief histories of PokA (c)mon's development in Japan and successful export to America in 1998, and of the rise of trading card games in the 1990s. As a bonus, this book explains PokA (c)mon basics to anyone who can't figure out what all the excitement is about! Values are given for the items displayed and listed in the text.

Jeffrey B. Snyder is an experienced author, editor, and collector who lives in southeastern Pennsylvania with his family.