Lot 54:
5 BOOKS ON TOY COLLECTING
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5 BOOKS ON TOY COLLECTING |
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Mechanical Toys. The Bill Norman Mechanical Bank Collection at Auction September 14, 1991. An Illustrated History of German Toys. The Encyclopedia of Toys. "I Had One of Those" Toys of our Generation.
9 1/2" X 12"
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Image 1:
The Encyclopedia of
"I HAD ONE
BACHMANN
OF THOSE"
SPILHAUS
TOYS
An Illustrated History of German
TOYS
OF OUR GENERATION
MECHANICAL TOYS
MICKEY
MOUSE
CROWN
by Constance Eileen King
ROBIN LANGLEY SOMMER
THE BILL NORMAN
MECHANICAL BANK COLLECTION
AT AUCTION
SEPTEMBER 14, 1991
BANK
Presented by
BILL BERTOIA
BOB BRADY
The
Encyclopedia
of
"I
HAD
ONE
BACHMANN
OF
THOSE"
SPILHAUS
TOYS
An
Illustrated
History
of
German
TOYS
OF
OUR
GENERATION
MECHANICAL
TOYS
MICKEY
MOUSE
CROWN
by
Constance
Eileen
King
ROBIN
LANGLEY
SOMMER
THE
BILL
NORMAN
MECHANICAL
BANK
COLLECTION
AT
AUCTION
SEPTEMBER
14,
1991
PICTURE
BANK
Presented
by
BILL
BERTOIA
BOB
BRADY
Image 2:
A QUARTO BOOK
© Copyright 1978 Quarto Limited
First published in the United States by
Crown Publishers, Inc., New York
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data
King, Constance Eileen.
The encyclopedia of toys.
I. Toys-Collectors and collecting. I. Title.
ISBN 0-517-53027-9
This book was designed and produced by
Quarto Publishing Limited
I3 New Burlington Street, London WI
Picture Research: Anne-Marie Ehrlich
Phototypeset in England by
Filmtype Services Limited, Scarborough
Printed in Hong Kong by
Leefung-Asco Printers Limited
A
QUARTO
BOOK
©
Copyright
1978
Quarto
Limited
First
published
in
the
United
States
by
Crown
Publishers,
Inc.,
New
York
Library
of
Congress
Cataloging
in
Publication
Data
King,
Constance
Eileen.
The
encyclopedia
of
toys.
I.
and
collecting.
I.
Title.
ISBN
0-517-53027-9
This
book
was
designed
and
produced
by
Quarto
Publishing
Limited
New
Burlington
Street,
London
WI
Picture
Research:
Anne-Marie
Ehrlich
Phototypeset
in
England
by
Filmtype
Services
Limited,
Scarborough
Printed
in
Hong
Kong
by
Leefung-Asco
Printers
Limited
Image 3:
All toys illustrated are from the Spilhaus collection.
Line drawings on pages 15, 30, 46, 95, and 107 by John Draves.
Reproduced by permission of Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. From 1984
Yearbook of Science and the Future.
Copyright © 1989 by Athelstan and Kathleen Spilhaus
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or
transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and
retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.
Published by Crown Publishers, Inc., 201 East 50th Street, New York,
New York 10022
CROWN
All
toys
illustrated
are
from
the
Spilhaus
collection.
Line
drawings
on
pages
15,
30,
46,
95,
and
107
by
John
Draves.
Reproduced
by
permission
of
Encyclopaedia
Britannica,
Inc.
From
1984
Yearbook
of
Science
and
the
Future.
Copyright
©
1989
by
Athelstan
and
Kathleen
Spilhaus
All
rights
reserved.
No
part
of
this
book
may
be
reproduced
or
transmitted
in
any
form
or
by
any
means,
electronic
or
mechanical,
including
photocopying,
recording,
or
by
any
information
storage
and
retrieval
system,
without
permission
in
writing
from
the
publisher.
Published
by
Crown
Publishers,
Inc.,
201
East
50th
Street,
New
York,
New
York
10022
CROWN
Image 4:
AN I
OF G
Translated from the German by Ruth Michaelis-Jena
with the collaboration of Patrick Murray, F. S. A. (Scot)
Former curator of the Museum of Childhood, Edinburgh
by Ka
mann
First published in U.S.A., 1978,
by Hastings House, Publishers, Inc.
Copyright 1966 by Edition Leipzig
Pu
All rights reserved. No part of this publication
woode
may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system,
or transmitted, in any form of by any means,
electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or
otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright
owner or the publishers.
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simple
to tod
e
AN
I
OF
G
Translated
from
the
German
by
Ruth
Michaelis-Jena
with
the
collaboration
of
Patrick
Murray,
F.
S.
(Scot)
Former
curator
of
the
Museum
of
Childhood,
Edinburgh
by
Ka
mann
First
published
in
U.S.A.,
1978,
by
Hastings
House,
Publishers,
Inc.
Copyright
1966
by
Edition
Leipzig
Pu
All
rights
reserved.
No
part
of
this
publication
woode
may
be
reproduced,
stored
in
a
retrieval
system,
or
transmitted,
in
any
form
of
by
any
means,
electronic,
mechanical,
photocopying,
recording
or
otherwise,
without
the
prior
permission
of
the
copyright
owner
or
the
publishers.
Thi
simple
to
tod
e
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Image 6:
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BOTTOM LEFT:
cradle at a 1959 yo-yo
Chemcraft’s "safe and
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1:
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the
BOTTOM
LEFT:
cradle
at
a
1959
yo-yo
Chemcraft’s
"safe
and
Copyright
©
1992
Brompton
Books
Corporation
contest.
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atomic
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rights
reserved.
No
part
of
this
publication
may
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of
the
copyright
owner.
left)
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Fun
Pad
Game;
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backyard
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1992
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published
by
Crescent
Books,
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the
day.
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