{"product_id":"toy-robots-from-japan-alan-bunkum-9780764322747","title":"Toy Robots from Japan: Techno Fantasies: Techno Fantasies","description":"This fascinating book charts toy robot design of the last half of the 20th century and explores Japanese aesthetics in tinplate toys, especially robots. Over 200 photographs and original conceptual drawings illustrate this captivating history, from the wind-up walking mechanism of the \"Diamond Planet Robot\" to the sophisticated \"Answer Game Machine,\" the first robot computer capable of doing mathematical problems. Tomy, Horikawa, Waco, and Sony are just a few of the manufacturers whose robotic designs are featured here. The captions provide much relevant information, including date, size, manufacturer, and current values. This important book is of compelling interest to historians, collectors, designers, and students of Japanese studies and popular culture in the golden age of toy production.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Bunkum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0764322745\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780764322747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schiffer Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Alan Bunkum","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076448743679,"sku":"9780764322747","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cbec841-a39f-467d-b569-408be21f3be3.jpg?v=1685465053","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/toy-robots-from-japan-alan-bunkum-9780764322747","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}