Greenbook Guide to Department 56 Villages [With Greenbook Wishlist, Pocket-Sized Guide]

Our church group received Dept 56 buildings with the proviso that the collection be sold and the money used to help those in need. Although we knew of Dept 56, we didn't know how to identify or value the houses. This book divides the collection into villages and offers an explanation about each one. A tiny icon shows each village; in some cases, it shows the different versions of the same building. Dates of introduction are listed with original retail price. Then the 2005 suggested secondary market price is listed. Space is available for the collector to record his purchase of each item. Additional information is offered in a simple to read and understand format ~ for example, if a part is especially fragile or if a paint job is starting to craze. At the end of each section, the accessories for each village are pictured and listed. Well worth the money and the time!

This guide was very easy to use to determine the values. You could search on name or item number. The color pictures were helpful because some items had more than one edition of that item number released.

Good reference book includes many colored pictures. The book has good descriptions of latest figurines as well as retired 56 Village figurines. This book will not only help novice collectors, experienced collectors will also find a lot of attention-grabbing information.