BOOK - COIN COLLECTING ALBUMS VOLUME 3 - WHITMAN COIN FOLDERS & ALBUMS - DAMAGED

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THE THIRD VOLUME IN DAVID W. LANGE's SERIES OF BOOKS CHRONICLING THE PUBLISHERS OF COIN ALBUMS AND THEIR PRODUCT LINES, THIS BOOK COVERS WHITMAN PUBLISHING COMPANY's COIN FOLDERS AND ALBUMS PRODUCED FROM 1940 THROUGH 1978.
AT 343 PAGES, IT IS THE LARGEST BOOK IN THIS SERIES TO DATE. THERE ARE MORE THAN 1500 PHOTOS, ARTICLES AND VINTAGE ADVERTISEMENTS, MOST IN FULL COLOR. THE BOOK IS HARDCOVER BOUND WITH 100# PAPER AND A SEWN BINDING THAT WILL LAST FOR GENERATIONS.
THE BOOK RELATES THE HISTORY OF WHITMAN FROM 1916 TO THE 1990s. ALL OF THE COIN FOLDERS, ALBUMS AND CARDS PRODUCED 1940-78 ARE GIVEN THEIR OWN CHAPTERS, WITH COMPLETE HISTORIES AND CATALOGS FEATURING EVERY TITLE, EDITION AND VARIETY. INCLUDED, TOO, ARE THE UNIQUE PROTOTYPE PRODUCTS THAT BECAME THE FAMILIAR BLUE FOLDER AND THE BOOKSHELF ALBUM.
SECTIONS ARE DEVOTED TO THE MANY PRINTING AND BINDING ERRORS THE AUTHOR HAS COLLECTED OVER SEVERAL DECADES, AND THESE ARE ATTRACTIVELY ILLUSTRATED. SIDEBAR STORIES ARE DEVOTED TO THE MANY CUSTOM PRINTED FOLDERS AND ALBUMS WHITMAN HAS PRODUCED FOR VARIOUS COIN AND MEDAL PROGRAMS.
FINALLY, AN EXTENSIVE SELECTION OF WHITMAN COIN COLLECTING ACCESSORIES IS DESCRIBED AND ILLUSTRATED. THESE INCLUDE NUMEROUS CHECK LISTS, DECAL SHEETS, COIN TUBES, STORAGE BOXES, COLLECTING KITS AND THE VERY RARE "COIN STORE" BOARD GAME. ALL ARE DISPLAYED IN MULTIPLE, FULL COLOR PHOTOS THAT RECALL THE COIN HOBBY DURING ITS HEYDAY IN THE 1960s.
THOUGH NEW, THIS BOOK WAS DAMAGED IN SHIPMENT, WITH THE BACK COVER DENTED AT UPPER RIGHT. THIS DAMAGE IS EVIDENT ON THE INSIDE BACK COVER AND ADJACENT FREE-FLY (SEE LAST PHOTOS).