Books published by publisher Bud Hastins Enterprises

"This 1972 Avon Encyclopedia has been compiled by Bud Hastin over a 10 month period with over 4,000 hours time in research. To best understand this book and its contents, please read this before starting through the book. All items from 1929 to 1972 will give the first year and last year date that the item was sold by the Avon Company. Dates will read, for instance, 1930-36. This means this item was introduced sometime in 1930 and was discontinued for the last time in 1936. Dates like 1970-71 mean the item sold in both years, but is very possible it sold for less than one year selling time. An item dated for three years like 1958-60 means it sold in all three years, but could have only been on the market for a period of about two years total tie. All items dated 1886 to 1928 mean the first and last year sold. All dates from 1929 to 1972 with only one year given means this item was sold during that one year only and usually for a very short period. These items are usually considered a short-issue and hard to find. O.S.P. means Original Selling Price. This is the full value price Avon puts on an item. It does not represent a special selling price which is from 20% to 50% off of the O.S.P. The O.S.P. is given on all items in this book. C.M.V. means Current Market Value that most collectors are willing to pay for that particular item. Many items priced in this book are priced both item only and item in box. Items in the original box need not be full. All new and current figurals still being sold by Avon are priced 30% to 40% off list price as empty bottles. This does not imply that a new current Avon is worth $3.00 when Avon is selling it for $5.00, full. The collectors price is for an empty bottle. If it is current and full and in the box, then you can expect to pay full retail price or the special selling price that Avon still sells this item for. Many items give C.M.V. on item only and item in box. All Avon tubes priced in this book are for...." [from introduction]