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Editor, Dr. Stephen F. Hofer is a professor of Communication Arts at Chicago State University, and curator of the Philo T. Farnsworth TV Museum in Auburn, IN. His vast knowledge of television history and experience as the owner of one of the largest collections of TV Guide magazines and memorabilia has been an inspiration to the production of this book.

Over 50 years of TV GUIDE covers and features! Over 50 years of television history! Never before collected in one volume! Every TV GUIDE cover ever published since the beginning in 1953, until 2005 when the digest sized magazine ended. This one-of-a-kind book gives a nostalgic look at the history of television, while providing collectors with a valuable source for pricing and evaluating their magazine collections. Over 200 pages of full-color of incredible reproductions of TV GUIDE covers. The perfect gift book for every occasion! TV GUIDE THE OFFICIAL COLLECTORS GUIDE is an amazing look back through the early years of television through Oct. 2005, when the last digest sized magazine was published. Not only the ultimate guide for collectors, but the ultimate source for TV trivia lovers! Over 3700 full color pictures All the national and regional digest size covers from 1953 to 2005 Current secondary market prices Memorable quotes from TV GUIDE magazine and television celebrities

Foreword by Michael Davis Senior Editor, TV GUIDE Magazine

TV Guide The Official Collectors Guide

"Distinguished writers such as John Updike, Isaac Asimov, Arthur Miller and John Cheever have contributed their views to its pages. Celebrity photographers like Phillippe Halsman and Gene Trindl have captured the faces of the stars it profiled. Major artists like Andy Warhol used his characteristic silkscreen technique for the March 5, 1966 cover featuring Get Smart's Barbara Feldon...Salvador Dali's unique vision foretold the future of television on the cover of June 8,1968. And as part of a series of covers for the December 22,2001 issue, artists Jamie Wyeth and Peter Max gave their tributes to the American flag in the wake of the 9/11 tragedy."