Product Description

Since 1969, Hastins Avon Collectors Encyclopedia has been the official and only complete price guide to buying, selling, or collecting Avon or California Perfume Company products. In this new, completely revised 16th edition, there are over 200 categories. The informative text includes whats hot and whats not in Avon collecting, the history of the California Perfume Co., and information on where to buy and sell these popular collectibles. Its still the #1 choice for Avon collectors as well as Avon representatives, selling hundreds of thousands of copies over the years!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #972985 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 636 pages

Review
This book has been the #1 choice of Avon representatives and Avon collectors since 1969. Over 200 categories including Avon Representative Awards are featured, as well as what's hot and what's not in Avon collecting. This is the only complete book on the market that covers the Avon collecting hobby. -Phillip Norris

Customer Reviews

The #1 choice for identifying and pricing Avon & CPC
This book is a must for any serious Avon Collector, as well as anyone looking for information and prices on Avon and CPC collectibles.

The sheer volume of items covered, as well as the photos - make it truly one-of-a-kind.

I continue to endorse this latest edition as the #1 source for collectors for all of my visitors at http://findavon.com Avon Collectibles and Hard to find Avon looking for answers to their Avon Collectible questions. *5 stars*

Best book on Avon Collecting by far. Bud Hastin has a 10.
Bud Hastin has spent 30 years gathering information on all areas of avon collecting. He has the only updated book on the market. If you are a serious collector or just want to know what the older avons you have are worth. You can't do without Bud Hastin's Avon Collectors Encyclopedia. This book covers 1886 to present. 6000 pictures. Over 14000 different Avons and CPC's (early Avon ). All priced. List best place to sell or buy older avons. Avon Clubs listed.

Okay, but . . .
I have collected Avon for over 25 years. Until this summer, I have relied on a 1985 collector guide from another publisher, who no longer publishes them. Since "Bud's" was the most recommended, I gave it a try. Call me spoiled by my old all-color price guide, but the black and white photos make searching time-consuming. The items are grouped with no rhyme and reason--wouldn't you put the bride decanter on the same page as the groom? Typos and misspellings can be found on almost every page. The page numbers in the index are off. This book seems to be just one big ad for Bud's dirty joke book,(order form in the back).