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Collector Bookstore Collector Bookstore 724 Delaware Street Leavenworth, KS 66048 Collector Bookstore is a leading specialty retailer of price guides and reference books to inform and educate collectors and professionals in the antiques and collectors markets. Our customers include individual collectors, dealers, appraisers, auctioneers & other industry professionals. You won’t receive heavily thumbed shelf copies from us! We buy most titles directly from the publisher and individual authors. Authors are encouraged to submit their reference titles for our consideration. SO-SCH-2004-0764319493-X2 The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commercial & Racing Vehicles by Ron Smith, William Gallagher ISBN: 9780764319495 Book Title: The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commercial and Racing Vehicles Author: Ron Smith & William C. Gallagher Binding: Hard Cover Copyright: 2004 Pages: 240 Size: 8.5 x 11 in. The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars. Ron Smith & William C. Gallagher. In two independent, but related volumes this comprehensive and thoroughly enjoyable reference features hundreds of tin toy cars from toy makers around the world. Included are toys from Argentina, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Greece, India, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. The toys represent cars of the 1900s to the 1970s, with a major emphasis on toys produced in Japan during the 1950s and 1960s – the peak period for toy cars made from tin. Each listing contains the make, model, year, body style, size, graphic markings, operation description, producing company, country of origin, trademarks, a scarcity rating, and current values based on condition. Many photos feature the original boxes. A list of the toy companies and their respective marks rounds out this valuable collector’s guide. Return to your childhood with this delightful look at colorful toy cars produced in tin! Ron Smith has been collecting Japanese tin toy cars for over thirty years. A lifelong resident of the Cleveland, Ohio area, he is an avid sports fan, bowler, golfer, and toy collector. Bill Gallagher has been involved with antique and collectible toys for over twenty years. He has done extensive research on the history of the Japanese toy industry and has interviewed many toy company executives in Japan. He resides in Chagrin Falls, Ohio. The Big Book of Tin Toy Cars: Commercial and Racing Vehicles. Showcased are commercial delivery and public service vehicles organized alphabetically by make, as well as hot rods, jalopies, and race cars. A companion volume features passenger, sports, and concept vehicles. With over 1,140 photographs of toys and detailed information not previously published, this is the most complete work in the field. (SO Schiffer Categorical generated 2024-12-26) fec067fbd7788fb8baf982a3a479c037