The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Metal Toys
AN All-Color Guide to the Art of Collecting International Playthings
Authors: Gardiner and Morris
published by Harmony Books
Hardcover with Dust Jacket first American edition
The most complete guide to metal toys ever published, including:
- A comprehensive introduction to collecting metal toys of all nations
- Complete coverage of the period from 1870 to 1970: the “golden age” of toymaking
- Expert authors from Sotheby’s
- Equal coverage given to rare, standard, common and unusual items
- More than 1,000 toys photographed in over 180 full-color pictures, each with a text description incorporating a simple and internationally applicable value guide
- Advice on buying, selling and preserving toys
- Special sections on packaging and trademarks — all important to collectors
- And more!
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Mechanical Novelties
- Railroad Toys
- Automotive Toys
- Ships and Boats
- Airplanes
- Soldiers and Military Toys
- Farms and Animals
- Tradmarks
Made In: Belgium
Product Condition: Used
Product Type: Book > Hardcover Book
Author(s): Gordon Gardiner and Alistair Morris
Number of Pages: 208
Publication Date: 1984