Battery Toys: The Modern Automata (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780764308185)

This superb reference work provides a newly revised, comprehensive overview of the entertaining world of battery toys. Battery operated robots, animals, people, character toys, banks, monsters, and cars are shown, compared, and fully analyzed in this first specialized book on the subject. Vehicles and figurals from the mid-fifties and the sixties comprise the major portion of this book, but some choice examples from the late forties and the seventies are also included. A detailed desirability chart will enable enthusiasts to estimate the value of potential additions to their collections. Spectacular full view and closeup photographs in color and black and white will delight toy collectors worldwide.

Author: Brian Moran
ISBN-10: 0764308181
ISBN-13: 9780764308185
Publisher: Schiffer Publishing
Language: English
Published: 02/26/1999
Pages: 168
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.02lbs
Size: 11.33h x 8.76w x 0.63d