In this brand new volume, David Longest gives both advanced and novice toy collectors alike an easy to use and informative work devoted to the amazing world of collectible toys from 1900 to the present. In the past 100 years, toy collecting has evolved from a simple novelty industry to a substantial cultural phenomenon and new art form. The author presents over 650 color photographs organized chronologically, with informative captions and realistic prices to help collectors of all types of toys identify their treasures. The book groups the toys by useful 'double decades' which allows collectors to understand how material of manufacture and design of the toy can help date it. The author adds helpful chapters on Caring for Your Toys, which can save new collectors literally thousands of dollars in preservation mistakes, and The Toy Scope, which takes a look at current collecting trends (including eBay and Internet purchasing) and predicts where the future of toy collecting is headed. 2008 values.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Collector Books
ISBN-10
1574325612
ISBN-13
9781574325614
eBay Product ID (ePID)
59115133
Product Key Features
Author
David Longest
Language
English
Topic
Toys, Reference
Dimensions
Item Length
11in.
Item Height
0.5in.
Item Width
8.5in.
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Book Title
Toy Yearbook : 100 Years of Great Toys
Edition Description
Revised Edition,Illustrated Edition,Collector's
Reviews
David Longest has authored six previous identification guides on collectible and antique toys for Collector Books. This, his latest work, covers collectible toys produced from 1900 to the present and groups toys chronologically into four periods. The first chapter on Victorian and Golden Age Toys covers toys manufactured from 1900 to the beginning of the depression in 1929. Chapter two looks at toys from the '30s and the war years followed by a chapter entitled "The T.V. Room and Baby Boom".
