Snoopy, Charlie Brown, and the rest of the Peanuts gang have delighted readers for 75 years, bringing their own brand of humor and life lessons to comic pages the world over. The Peanuts comic strip has also given rise to an accompanying merchandise empire known for inspiring new generations of collectors who recall enjoying the comic in their childhood.

Jan Lindenberger’s “Peanuts Gang Collectibles: An Unauthor-ized Handbook and Price Guide offers collectors a glimpse at some of the hundreds of prod-ucts available that carry the Peanuts name. Descriptions and current values are listed along-side color photos of each pro-duct. This book isn’t the only Peanuts tome written by Lindenberger and her co-author, Peanuts collector Cher Porges; their follow-up book, “More Peanuts Gang Collectibles,” lists additional items from Porges’ vast collection, which includes comics, books, toys, figures, banks, and more. Both books, which focus mostly on the strip’s human characters, make wonderful, in-depth compan-ions to the duo’s third book, “The Unauthorized Guide to Snoopy Collectibles,” which includes color images, descriptions, and prices solely for items featuring everyone’s favorite beagle.

This volume is sure to be entertaining and informative to both the seasoned and novice Peanuts collector, bringing into focus the merchandising of one of the most beloved comic strips ever drawn.

About the authors

 Jan Lindenberger is a collector and dealer who resides in Colorado Springs, Colorado. She has written several books on antiques and vintage collectibles of different kinds, mostly focusing on special-interest items.

About the publisher

A family-owned, indepen-dent publisher of high-quality nonfiction books since 1974, Schiffer has published thousands of titles on the diverse subjects that fuel our readers’ passion. From our traditional subjects of antiques and collectibles, arts and crafts and military his-tory, Schiffer has expanded its catalog to publish books on contemporary art and artists; architecture and design; food and entertaining; the meta-physical, paranormal and folklore; and pop and fringe culture, as well as books for children.