The Toy Collector

The Toy Collector PDF

Author: James Gunn

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-07-06

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 160819552X

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A tragicomic novel about nostalgia, addiction, and 1970s action figures. The Toy Collector is a wickedly funny portrait of a young man who sells stolen pharmaceuticals to finance his growing addiction to memorabilia. An orderly at a Times Square hospital, he buys his toys at exorbitant prices, searching the familiar tacky plastic in a perverse effort to avoid adulthood. As the story switches from the make-believe world he creates with his childhood friends-populated by Scrunch-Em, Grow-Em Dinosaurs and toy robots-to the grown-up pleasures of sex, drugs and alcohol, James falls in and out of love, and stumbles through New York City in search of dubious redemption.

Cast Iron Automotive Toys

Cast Iron Automotive Toys PDF

Author: Myra Yellin Outwater

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors w

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764310775

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Rare and exquisite cast iron toys are coveted by collectors of all** ages. There are the best from leading American cast iron toy manufacturers, including Kenton, Dent, Hubley, Arcade, Kilgore, Vindex, and A. C. Williams, along with pieces by Champion, Globe, and Grey Iron, and more. Original catalog advertisements, signage, manufacturers' marks, and over 850 magnificent toys are displayed in over 880 color photos, including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, tractors, farm and construction equipment, and aeronautics.

American Dimestore Toy Soldiers and Figures

American Dimestore Toy Soldiers and Figures PDF

Author: Don Pielin

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 239

ISBN-13: 9780764311895

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This is the first all-color book devoted to collecting the toy soldiers and figures that were sold in the Five-and-Dime stores. Over 650 photographs, showing in excess of three thousand toy figures, are arranged in thematic style and cover military and non-military toys. Complete with price guide, terminology, index, and over 60 manufacturers products. Thematic/category chapters make it easy for experienced and new collectors to easily locate figures.

The Collector's Guide to Toy Cars

The Collector's Guide to Toy Cars PDF

Author: Gordon Gardiner

Publisher: Random House Value Pub

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9780517159774

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A comprehensive guide to collecting toy cars by international makers. Covers the years 1900-1985.

Fast Food Toys

Fast Food Toys PDF

Author: Gail Pope

Publisher: Schiffer Book for Collectors

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780764307126

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Popular toys that have been offered as premiums by "fast food" restaurants, including vehicles and sports items, are presented in this new addition with current values. Photographs show the groups in alphabetical order by restaurant names from Arby's, Burger King, and Hardee's to McDonald's, Wendy's and many more.

Post-War Tin Toys

Post-War Tin Toys PDF

Author: Jack Tempest

Publisher:

Published: 1998-12

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 9781902328317

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In all-color photographs, it focuses on the post-WWII period during which tin toy production flourished. Special features include information on the prominent postwar toy manufacturers, current-day revivals, and an appendix that lists each manufacturer, its origins and trademarks, and a listing of international toy museums.

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