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General => What is this??? => Topic started by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 08:33:29

Title: Playmobil Book
Post by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 08:33:29: Has anyone ever seen these before? http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-Board-Book-Figure-Adventure-Aquatas-/370503696727?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5643bdc157

http://cgi.ebay.com/Playmobil-Board-Book-Figure-Chopper-Charlie-Rescue-/230612114919?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item35b18d9de7

They are in italian... I never saw them before. Any background info on these? ???
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Sylvia on May 21, 2011, 09:38:06: I haven't seen the Italian ones before but there was a whole series of these available in English many years back. They are known as "Playmobil Playtower" books and were published by Readers Digest in the late 1990s - out of print now so hard to come by in unused condition.

My son had one when he was little called "Sir Roland Saves Lion Castle" which included a knight figure. I also have an ACW-themed one with a soldier figure packed away, "The Stampede at Fort Glory." :)

Btw, there was also a range of pop-up books for young children which are quite cute.
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Sylvia on May 21, 2011, 09:55:16: Here's a UK shop selling the pop-up books at reasonable prices (as opposed to some of the greedy sellers on Amazon ::)).
They are secondhand but described as being in very good condition.

http://www.stellabooks.com/shop/results.php?AuthorFirstname=Gaby&AuthorSurname=Goldsack

Claudia Schott's page has some examples of other Playmobil book series:

http://www.claudia-schott.de/PlaymobilSonderartikel/Buecher/buecher.htm
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: skypurr on May 21, 2011, 12:18:14: Before I really started collecting Playmobil, I remember the boys had two or three books with figures. One was the skin diver and the other had a fireman with it., I think the other may have had a knight, but I'm not sure.
Unfortunately the books are long gone :-[ but we still have the skin diver and the fireman from them.

Elaine (http://www.anchoredbygrace.com/smileys/mgqueen.gif)
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 12:45:47: Wow, I'm surprised I never saw them! We always took readers digest, so you'd think I would have seen them advertised. Of course, I wasn't collecting then, but still I would think they'd catch my eye. Thanks for the link, sylvia, I may have to consider this, ;D
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 21, 2011, 15:28:17: there's even more books, you can see them in the 'Merchandise' section in the 3rd edition of the collector's book, Bonnie

I'll try to take pictures of mine...I have the pop up ones Sylvia talks about
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 15:30:06: I really like these and the pop-ups. ;D I'd love to see pics!
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 21, 2011, 15:30:58: I also have some figure-shaped ones that are for very little kids...they're very cute :)
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 15:32:24: If I ever come across those, I'll have to get them too. I want to start endoctrinating my kids early! :lol:
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 21, 2011, 15:55:44: are you going to have kids some time soon Bonnie? ;D
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 15:56:54: Eventually ;)
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: flatcat on May 21, 2011, 18:49:54: I've the got the construction one, which comes with a builder Klickie :P

Damo :)
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: playmo1989 on May 22, 2011, 06:09:56: Quote from: bonniebeth on May 21, 2011, 12:45:47
Wow, I'm surprised I never saw them! We always took readers digest, so you'd think I would have seen them advertised. Of course, I wasn't collecting then, but still I would think they'd catch my eye. Thanks for the link, sylvia, I may have to consider this, ;D

i have many of these books in greek bonnie from my childhood :) they are very nice (i just saw on the link sylvia posted the victorian book i've never seen that before... :o :o :o oh i want this badly :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit: :hissyfit:
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 22, 2011, 16:11:53: oops i forgot to take pictures :-[

will do so tonight when i get out of work... :camera:

in the meantime here's one i took in 2004, but you cannot see all of them (there wasn't enough room!)...

i want to make a detailed review so i'll take new ones
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: playmo1989 on May 23, 2011, 05:26:06: Quote from: Luis on May 22, 2011, 16:11:53
oops i forgot to take pictures :-[

will do so tonight when i get out of work... :camera:

in the meantime here's one i took in 2004, but you cannot see all of them (there wasn't enough room!)...

i want to make a detailed review so i'll take new ones

do you have the victorian one luis?
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 23, 2011, 14:58:15: Quote from: playmo1989 on May 23, 2011, 05:26:06

do you have the victorian one luis?

yes (you can actually see the top of it next to the 'L'histoire' book in the preview picture
i'm taking the pictures right now - will post pictures of that particular one to show what that style of book looks like inside
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: playmo1989 on May 23, 2011, 22:06:35: Quote from: Luis on May 23, 2011, 14:58:15
yes (you can actually see the top of it next to the 'L'histoire' book in the preview picture
i'm taking the pictures right now - will post pictures of that particular one to show what that style of book looks like inside

oh great :yippee: :yippee: i want to see that !!!!!!
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: Luis on May 23, 2011, 22:09:18: ok I'll open a new thread to make this review as I also plan to show other promotional merchandise eventually

pics will be up in a few minutes ;D
Title: Re: Playmobil Book
Post by: playmo1989 on May 23, 2011, 22:13:30: thank you luis you're so kind :)