PDGray

I have managed to luck into a few other GA pedigree books since I started this particular venture. I have become very intrigued by all of these particular collections. So, these are a few others I have managed to snag. I have probably posted most of these pics here before, but just to put them all together is kind of fun! I have more silver/bronze pedigrees, but these GA books are the ones I have pics of with me at the moment - I may have a few other GA books, but can't remember at the moment. Maybe I should do a pedigree only thread unless there is one already? AND if anyone has any historical information on any of these, or can point me in the direction of the relevant threads I HOPE to one day do a video series on each of the pedigree collections - I have read a LOT on all of these, but always want more information so I can do it the RIGHT way - when I have time of course. I plan to use the books in my own collection and whatever resources I can find to tell these stories in a video format. As well, if anyone knows of any lower grade or less expensive books that belong to pedigrees I may not have - point me in the right direction!! PDG

So, I don't have a great budget, but absolutely love picking up books from the different pedigrees when I can. I just picked up this Hit Comics #42 from the Ohio Pedigree. It came in yesterday and I am super-excited about it. It is only graded a 7.5, but for book from September of 1946 I think that's pretty good! Still looking for more relatively inexpensive pedigree books if anyone knows of any coming up for sale. My target is to have one book from each of the recognized pedigrees. There are some which I know I will never own, but that's ok. I do this for fun - not to resell or make a fortune. PDG

True, but it's unlikely that any book from that era, in those grades, will ever make themselves available to me. I just enjoy seeing the books! PDG

I think it's absolutely fascinating to see books that are that old in THAT condition!! Who cares 9.8 or 9.9 - it's a fantastic piece of pop-culture history. PDG

Great find!! Congrats!! That's one of those pedigrees I am probably never going to own. PDG

Absolutely stunning find! Congrats!! I would love to find any books like that, in almost any condition. The best I have come across is maybe 10-15 beat up issues of the Lone Ranger, Hi-Yo Silver, and Tarzan. At least they were CHEAP though!! PDG

Fantastic books!! Thank you! PDG

Those are an absolute win!! Excellent find of some beautiful books whether they are pedigree or not!! Thanks for sharing those! PDG

Ok, so a couple of my recent acquisitions. PDG

Beautiful books!! I don't have anything to contribute toward the history, but would love to know more about these myself. Can you post the full photos? PDG

I would absolutely jump at that opportunity!! Of course, ideally I would love to have the provenance so that I could submit it and get it back documented if at all possible. I just love the history of them all. Any of these books I ever acquire will go into my PC and will eventually pass on to my kids one day. PDG

Does anyone know what city or state where this collection was found? I don't think I have read that information anywhere as of the moment. PDG

So far I have only seen one that is currently listed on eBay. He had it at $1000 or best offer, but that's down to $800, which is still more than I can do right now, but I have hopes that it might drop some more. That particular book is from 1943, which is a bit later than most of the Larsons seem to be - as I have read, although I know there could be outliers. If you have other leads, please send them my way!! PDG edit: Other ones I am keeping my eyes on are Don Rosa, Twin Cities, Suscha News, although those are all SA or later. I know that the Okajima's are likely to be well beyond what I can swing as well.

Well, as I have stated in other threads - my target is to have one book from each pedigree. I don't care if it's the worst condition copy on the census. Thus far, this 5.5 may be the lowest grade of the pedigree books I own currently. I am probably around 25 pedigree books, plus my file copies which may or may not be considered pedigree books. I have a few duplicates within a pedigree (a couple of Circle 8's and a couple of Winnipegs). But I don't buy them to be cool, I buy them because that's my collecting target. I do have three or four which I need to send off for grading sometime soon. Anyone got any other cheap pedigree books?? PDG

My Crowley book to add to this thread. PDG

Thank you! I wrote a little more about it in the Lost Valley Pedigree thread and @LouFine gave me a bit of the backstory on it. I was very fortunate with that win. It is going in the collection next to my Church Book and along with my Crippen "D" and others. I think I am up to about 22-25 different pedigrees in my collection. The goal is to have one from each, but I know it is very unlikely I will ever have a Larson or Allentown book to name a few. Some of those are simply WAY out of my class. I haven't seen any of the Chinatown books out yet, but I have hope. I also have a book from Bethlehem, Promise, and maybe a few other GA collections. I just can't remember off the top of my head. But yeah, I had to take a shot at getting that Lost Valley book and I got it, so pretty stoked about that! PDG

My latest addition - Tip Top 62 - Lost Valley copy - total of 3 on the census. PDG

Thank you for the information! This is great! Actually, I bought it graded. No idea if was pressed or not, but I didn't pay much more than that original $70 for it. I figure the grading costs alone were worth what I bought it for. I like looking for and finding deals on pedigree books - so I kind of feel like this was a steal! PDG

Just got this in yesterday. Does anyone have the original listing in that catalog?? I would love to see that just as a point of reference. PDG

Does anyone here have much on the back story of this pedigree? I just picked up a Tip Top Comics to add to my collection. I know what CGC has posted, but I would like to know more about the history. Anyone got anything? PDG

I haven't posted in a while, but I just picked up a "Lost Valley" Tip Top Comics 62 - another Ebay find. I will try to post pics once I get it in. PDG

Back in the early 90s I walked into a comic store in New Orleans. They had tons of fantastic books. On their shelf, behind glass was a beautiful copy of Adventure 40. It was the most expensive book I had ever seen, far beyond what I would ever think of paying. I don't know whatever happened to that copy, but it was stunning and I think the asking price was around $40k back then. It was probably 93-94 or so. Still, to date, the only copy I have ever seen. PDG

This is fantastic!! Thank you! I didn't know this existed. Going to start my search for one now! PDG

Heard that story a few times. I am actually, in my limited spare time, assembling a bit of knowledge about these with the hopes of making a YouTube video series about them. I want to use my personal collection as references and tell the story. There just isn't much out there. I don't claim to be an expert on ANY of it at this point - but I am a pretty good researcher. I think that SFCityDuck is MUCH, MUCH better than I am at researching these things - the work he has done on the Promise Collection is simply fantastic! So, that is a long-term project I have on the horizon. I would absolutely LOVE to get my hands on a Cookeville book of any description. PDG

Love to see threads about the different Pedigrees. PDG