Product Description

This book, brought to you by the authors of The Official Precious Moments Collector's Guide to Company Dolls, will become an indispensable resource for collectors everywhere. With more than 2,300 bisque figurines presented and including current as well as retired pieces, this book is undoubtedly the most comprehensive, official guide to Precious Moments figurines on the market. 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: John Bomm is a warranty technician for one of the largest insurance companies in the country. He and his wife Malinda collect Precious Moments figurines, dolls, plates, water globes, and more. They have co-authored two books, The Official Precious Moments Collector's Guide to Company Dolls, and The Official Precious Moments Collector's Guide to Figurines. AUTHORBIO: Malinda Bomm is a health claims examiner in Orlando, Florida. She and her husband John collect Precious Moments figurines, dolls, plates, water globes, and more. They have co-authored two books, The Official Precious Moments Collector's Guide to Company Dolls, and The Official Precious Moments Collector's Guide to Figurines. REVIEW: This book is presented in a handy format for collectors to log their finds. Presented in a checklist-type format, the book showcases more than 2,300 Precious Moments company figurines, accompanied by descriptions, collector values according to mark/understamp, dates of issue, and item numbers.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #804415 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-21
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 496 pages

About the Author
John was born in Amityville, New York in 1962. He, his younger brother, and parents stayed in New York until 1972 when his father was transferred to Pennsylvania. They lived in the beautiful Amish country area in Pennsylvania for three years until John’s father was transferred again, this time to New Jersey. John completed his education in New Jersey and at the age of 16 started working for Pathmark Supermarkets as a cart boy and cashier. When John turned 18 he started building a race car, one of his passions through his growing years. Because of his race car building, John became top mechanic and worked with his parents in the service station they owned. John is now a warranty technician for one of the largest insurance companies in the country.

Malinda was born in 1962 on Naha Air Force Base in Okinawa, Japan. Her father was an Air Force Master Sergeant at the time. Her mother was a native of Okinawa. Malinda and her parents lived in Okinawa for nine years until they moved to Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. Malinda completed her education at Tabb High School in Virginia. Malinda moved to New Jersey in 1987 where she met future husband John. When John’s parents moved to Florida, John and Malinda made the move with them. They were married on Valentine’s Day, 1991.

Customer Reviews

Official Precious Moments Collectors Guide to Figurines
I have been collecting Precious Moments figurines for 10 years and have nearly 300 pieces at home. It is absolutely a great idea to have a color-printed collection book with all the figurines there. This book really gives me the impetus to "stock-take" all my adorable figurines one-by-one again. By looking at the book, you will see how beautiful and inspirational of each (teardrop-eyed children) porcelain bisque figurine is.

Overall, I would say this book is good and informative and every Precious Moments collector should have one. However, there are still rooms for improvement and I have summarized my comments as follows:
1. Some of the information are not correct, e.g. Shuhei Fujioka is the son of original master sculptor Yasuhei Fujioka, not his brother (P.21) .
2. The production marks of some figurines are not complete (e.g. #768952, #768987 & #795305 should have "egg" production mark as well) .
3. Some of the pictures are come out to be fuzzy.
4. There is no summary/list of all the annual production marks and those special marks.
5. The methodology or way to collect the secondary market price is not mentioned (e.g. from the Greenbook, Kristi's Guide, eBay, etc.)

Last but not least, I would like to say thank you to the authors for their great efforts in compiling this book. I look forward to seeing the improvements and more information in the future editions. I sincerely hope that Precious Moments will continue to flourish and bring happiness to all collectors.