| Battery Toys: The Modern Automata Revised 2nd Edition Contributor(s): Moran, Brian (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764308181 ISBN-13: 9780764308185 Publisher: Schiffer Publishing OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 1999 Annotation: In this newly revised edition, battery-operated toy robots, animals, people, characters, banks, monsters, and cars are shown, compared, and analyzed. Those dating from the mid-1950s and 1960s are the major portion of this book, with some choice examples from the late 1940s and 1970s. A detailed desirability chart is included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Antiques & Collectibles | Toys |
| Dewey: 688.728 |
| Series: Modern Automata |
| Physical Information: 0.63" H x 8.76" W x 11.33" (2.02 lbs) 168 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This superb reference work provides a newly revised, comprehensive overview of the entertaining world of battery toys. Battery operated robots, animals, people, character toys, banks, monsters, and cars are shown, compared, and fully analyzed in this first specialized book on the subject. Vehicles and figurals from the mid-fifties and the sixties comprise the major portion of this book, but some choice examples from the late forties and the seventies are also included. A detailed desirability chart will enable enthusiasts to estimate the value of potential additions to their collections. Spectacular full view and closeup photographs in color and black and white will delight toy collectors worldwide. |