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author:  Mark B. Ledenbach 
description: A DVD supplement to the second edition of my book, Vintage Halloween Collectibles: An Identification and Price Guide, is now available. This 65 minute DVD was shot in my home and has been professionally produced in HD for transfer to the DVD format. It shows a large number of items not included in my second edition in such diverse categories as Games, Diecuts, Table Decorations, German Candy Containers and Beistle Enveloped products. For each item shown, I provide informed commentary complete with reference to my Relative Scarcity Index as well as current valuation. 
  The second edition of my book is 256 pages, showing nearly 1,625 items, all in full color. All of the design elements so positively received by the marketplace are kept in the second edition. All of the pages are freshly laid out. Each professionally photographed item is fully captioned - including data such as the manufacturing country; manufacturing company; specific manufacturing marks when present; manufacturing dates; specific measurements to the nearest 1/4 inch; a relative scarcity number; a current market value and additional notes on reproduction alerts, item iterations and other informative data. I have worked hard to greatly expand the specificity of the captioning with virtually every item attributed to a specific manufacturer. The concise, factual text covers a number of topics, just one of which is the different marks and packaging used over the decades by exporting countries as well as domestic companies such as Beistle, Dennison, Gibson, Chein, US Metal Toy, T. Cohn, Kirchhof, Bugle Toy and others. 
  
  The research scholarship contained within the second edition of Vintage Halloween Collectibles, plus its brand new DVD Supplement, greatly expand the boundaries of knowledge available to collectors, making this enhanced reference set a welcome addition to the libraries of collectors at all levels.
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  ## [_Dedication_](9780062377203_Contents.xhtml#ded1)
  
  
  For my friend, Matthew Marsh  
  And in memory of Henry Marsh, 1982–2012
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## _Contents_
  
  
  [Dedication](9780062377203_Dedication.xhtml#ded_1)
  
  
  [One: The Reichenbach Falls](9780062377203_Chapter_1.xhtml#ch_1)
  
  
  [Two: Inspector Athelney Jones](9780062377203_Chapter_2.xhtml#ch_2)
  
  
  [Three: The Midnight Watch](9780062377203_Chapter_3.xhtml#ch_3)
  
  
  [Four: The Letter](9780062377203_Chapter_4.xhtml#ch_4)
  
  
  [Five: At the Café Royal](9780062377203_Chapter_5.xhtml#ch_5)
  
  
  [Six: Bladeston House](9780062377203_Chapter_6.xhtml#ch_6)
  
  
  [Seven: Blood and Shadows](9780062377203_Chapter_7.xhtml#ch_7)
  
  
  [Eight: Scotland Yard](9780062377203_Chapter_8.xhtml#ch_8)
  
  
  [Nine: The Bostonian](9780062377203_Chapter_9.xhtml#ch_9)
  
  
  [Ten: Horner’s of Chancery Lane](9780062377203_Chapter_10.xhtml#ch_10)
  
  
  [Eleven: Dinner in Camberwell](978006