By the early 1960s such famous toy brands as Airfix, Dinky, Corgi, FROG, Matchbox, Tri-ang, Meccano, Hornby, and Scalextric had secured a firm hold on the imagination of children and hobbyists throughout the world. Other names were also arriving on the scene, including Barbie, Revell, Monogram, Solido, Lego, and Hasbro's G.I. Joe as well as a couple of dolls called Sindy and Tressy. Today, anyone lucky enough to have surviving examples of toys from this era, especially mint and boxed ones, is sitting on a gold mine. Each ...
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By the early 1960s such famous toy brands as Airfix, Dinky, Corgi, FROG, Matchbox, Tri-ang, Meccano, Hornby, and Scalextric had secured a firm hold on the imagination of children and hobbyists throughout the world. Other names were also arriving on the scene, including Barbie, Revell, Monogram, Solido, Lego, and Hasbro's G.I. Joe as well as a couple of dolls called Sindy and Tressy. Today, anyone lucky enough to have surviving examples of toys from this era, especially mint and boxed ones, is sitting on a gold mine. Each category is thoroughly explored with descriptions and photographs of the famous and not-so-famous. With more than 400 color photographs taken by the author, and further advice on storage, presentation, and display, this is an invaluable reference work for the collector.
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Add this copy of Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s-Crowood Collectors' to cart. $32.51, very good condition, Sold by Bookcase rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carlisle, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by The Crowood Press.
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Near fine in Near Fine jacket. 4to. Would have been fine apart from some water damage to top edge affecting DJ and top edge of pages, and fore edges of first few pages also. Text and pictures unaffected.
Add this copy of Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s (Crowood Collectors to cart. $33.52, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by The Crowood Press Ltd.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.
Add this copy of Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s (Crowood Collectors to cart. $77.22, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Crowood Press.
Add this copy of Classic Toys of the 1960s and 1970s to cart. $90.00, new condition, Sold by Ken's Collectibles rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Olmsted Falls, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by Crowood Press (UK).
