Toys, games, dolls and models Books
Amberley Publishing Film and Television Star Cars
Book SynopsisPaul Brent Adams looks at the exciting world of collectable die-cast star cars.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Triang Collectables
Book SynopsisDave Angell explores the collectible nature of the iconic Tri-ang ( Hornby Hobbies Ltd) brand.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Teddy Bears
Book SynopsisA lavishly illustrated look at the history behind one of the most iconic toys of all time - the Teddy Bear.
£14.39
The Crowood Press Ltd Action Figures: From Action Man to Zelda
Book SynopsisCollecting Action Figures presents an alphabetical survey of each of the major toy manufacturers and the whole array of action figures they produced. Covering everything from old-school GI Joe and Action Man figures, including the fantastic toys of Louis Marx and Mego, right through to the game-changing Star Wars 3-inch action figures of the 1970s and 1980s, this is the must-have reference guide for enthusiasts and beginners alike. With over 200 colour photographs, it details the history of action figures arising from the launch of fashion dolls in the 1950s; it describes the industry and consumer reactions to the first action figures; it reviews the many different incarnations that came to market; it looks at film and television tie-ins and finally, provides an essential guide to where to find gems, what to pay and how to look after them.Trade ReviewBooks like this which are well-researched and provide much of the information enthusiasts need when pursuing their hobby and are a vital tool for the hobbyist, but sadly today, too many hobbyists would rather rely on the often shaky knowledge of others on the internet when what they need to know can invariably be found in a good book such as this. This is a rattling good read. * Constant Scale - Journal of the Airfix Collectors Club *
£18.75
Fox Chapel Publishers International Farming in Miniature Vol. 2: A Review of
Book SynopsisFarming in Miniature is an essential guide for collectors of British toy models interested in farm tractors, farm horses and associated agricultural equipment. Many of the toys identified and described have never previously been mentioned in collectors' literature. It is being published in two volumes.Table of ContentsVolume 1 covers the following: Airfix - Authentic Model Books - Benbros - Britains - Budgie - Bullock - Chad Valley - Charbens - Cheerio - Cherilea - Childs and Smith - Coral - Corgi - Crescent - D.C.M.T. and Lone Star - Deltoys - Denzil Skinner. The manufacturers / brands are arranged alphabetically. Each manufacturer has its own chapter introduced by an account of its history. These introductions cross-refer to the captioned photographs that follow and which make up the bulk of the chapters. In their general introduction the authors say that they have 'attempted to illustrate all significant variations of colour and packaging, particularly of rare or unusual models, so as to make the book as comprehensive as possible.' The three authors, all leading authorities, have drawn on their extensive past experience coupled with another five years to research, write and prepare photographs. Volume 2 Farming in Miniature 2: Dinky to Wen-al describes 52 manufacturers with supplementary chapters on promotional model tractors, unknown manufacturers and unidentifies heavy tractors. This guide also includes a Guide to Harnessed Horses along with a Model Index and a General Index which cover the content in both books of this 2-volume encylclopeaedia. Manufacturers and brands included in Volume 2: covers the following: Dinky, Dragon Toys, Edith Reynolds, Escor, Fairchild, Fairylite, Forest Toys, Glyntoys, Grace Toys, Hercules, Hitchin Components, Hobbies Husky and Corgi Juniors, Johillco, Kayron Playthings, A.V.H.. Farm Toys and Olson Farminit Toys, Kleeware, Kondor, Kraftoyz, Leeway, Early Lesney Toys, Lipkin, Luntoy, Marx, Master Models (Kemlows), Matchbox, Maylow, Mears, Merit, Mettoy, Micromodels, Mills, Moko, Nicoltoys, Paramount, Passall, Peter Ward, Poplar Plastics, Primus Engineering, Shackleton, Sontaw, Speedwelll, Spot-On, S.T., Taylor and Barrett, F.G. Taylor & Sons, Taylor Toys, T.N. Thomas, Timpo, Tri-ang, Tudor Rose and Rosedale, Wells-Brimtoy, Wend-al. A huge number of photographs are included to thoroughly cover the details of model farm toys.
£37.46
Chronicle Books The Secrets of LEGO House
Book SynopsisThis guide takes you on a tour of the "home of the brick," the official LEGO® House, so you can experience it for yourself at home!With photos, interviews, essays, and art from the LEGO archives, The Secrets of LEGO House explores the visual wonders and the themed "zones"—yellow for emotions, blue for problem solving, green for social interaction, and red for creativity—within the iconic LEGO House in Billund, Denmark.The Secrets of LEGO House offers an insider''s look at the creative philosophy behind the iconic brand. On each page, discover the true "secret" hidden among the 25 million LEGO bricks—that everything in the house is purposefully designed around nine core principles of learning through play.A joy for those who aren''t able to visit in person, and just as exciting for those who have, The Secrets of LEGO House is a bright, colorful celebration of the endless experiences possible with LEGO bricks.• EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: This book is a perfect gift or self-purchase for avid collectors and super fans seeking new, never-before-published content.• BROAD APPEAL: This book is not only perfect for longtime LEGO collectors, but also a broader audience of fans looking to explore the history of the toy they know and love.• BELOVED BRAND: For decades, the LEGO brand has inspired billions of people to stretch the limits of their imaginations. This book captures the creativity and joy at the heart of the LEGO brand, taking readers behind the scenes to reveal the brand''s core ethos and ideals.
£24.00
The Crowood Press Ltd Toy Soldiers
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAn excellent introduction to the hobby for new collectors, as well as a very readable reference for more experienced enthusiasts. Every budding or hardcore collector should have a copy of this hardback volume on their bookshelf. -- George Phillips, Toy Soldier Collector issue 114 * Toy Soldier Collector issue 114 *
£22.50
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Airfix Kits
Book SynopsisWith the aid of stringy glue and scalpel-sliced fingers, young and old have turned display cabinets and bedrooms into mini-museums, or tiny battlefields. This book looks at the tale of Airfix, the British company which is a pioneer in the world of modelling, its products, its changing fortunes over the years, and its links with popular culture.Table of ContentsHow the ‘Airfix Kit’ Came About The Early Years – Kove, Combs and Kits The Golden Years Something for Everyone: the 1970s Difficult Years and a Renaissance The Airfix Style: Box Art and Packaging Bibliography Index
£7.99
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Meccano Shire Library
Book SynopsisIt has now been over a century since Frank Hornby invented a toy to amuse his sons and called it Meccano, coining a word which has entered the dictionary as a term in common usage and is now known all over the world. Hornby''s vision of an educational toy became the basis of perhaps the most successful British toy business of the twentieth century. Meccano has amused generations of children, encouraging many to become successful engineers. Roger Marriott here explores the long history of Meccano, charting the development of the various sets and components, which for decades have been interchangeable, and explains the endless fascination of this iconic construction toy.Table of Contents?Introduction / ‘Mechanics Made Easy’ to ‘Meccano’: 1901–8 / Meccano 1908–18 / Expansion and Consolidation: the 1920s / The Golden Age: the 1930s / Post-war Regeneration: 1945–64 / The Final Years: 1964–79 / Postscript: After 1980 / Chronology of Meccano / Further Information / Index
£999.99
Running Press Desktop Door Slam
Book SynopsisRelease your aggression with Desktop Door Slam--the perfect desk accessory for fun yet effective stress relief. UNIQUE DESKTOP ACCESSORY: Includes a 3' spring-loaded 'door' that's ready to be slammed when needed FUN SOUND FEATURE: The door electronically produces a satisfying SLAM sound BOOK INCLUDED: 32-page, 2-1/2 x 3' humorous mini book with full-color illustrations PERFECT GIFT: A great gag gift for new graduates entering the workforce, stocking stuffer, or White Elephant gift
£8.97
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Big Book of Matchbox Superfast Toys 19692004
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£23.79
Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. A Century of American Toys and Games
Book SynopsisA wonderful trip down memory lane, and a remarkable story of perseverance... The pictures are priceless!Richard E. Grey, former chairman and CEO of TycoThis book chronicles the ''ins'' and ''outs'' of the everchanging toy industry better than anything I have ever read... For me, as a competitor and friend of Pressman Toy, this book is inspirational and instructional.Bob Moog, President and Co-founder of University GamesThis is a must-read for anyone interested in the toy industry, and actually anyone interested in how to successfully build a business.Tom Kalinske, former CEO of Mattel, Matchbox, Sega, and LeapfrogWhen Jack Pressman went into business as a manufacturer of basic playthings like lead soldiers and toy xylophones in 1922, he could little have imagined that his small venture would become one of the iconic American toy companies. The firm scored its first megahit in the 1920s, when itTrade Review"A wonderful trip down memory lane, and a remarkable story of perseverance... The pictures are priceless!" - Richard E. Grey, former chairman and CEO of Tyco"This book chronicles the 'ins' and 'outs' of the everchanging toy industry better than anything I have ever read... For me, as a competitor and friend of Pressman Toy, this book is inspirational and instructional." - Bob Moog, President and Co-founder of University Games"This is a must-read for anyone interested in the toy industry, and actually anyone interested in how to successfully build a business." - Tom Kalinske, former CEO of Mattel, Matchbox, Sega, and Leapfrog
£40.50
Amberley Publishing Robin Hood and Other ITC Swashbuckling
Book SynopsisA nostalgic look back at the merchandise of these cult 1960s TV shows, highly illustrated throughout.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Dinky Toys
Book SynopsisFew men over forty never owned a dinky toy when they were a child. This is the story of Britainâs favourite toy cars.
£999.99
Amberley Publishing Jurassic Park Collectibles
Book SynopsisA brilliantly illustrated look back at the toys and merchandise associated with one of the most famous and lucrative franchises of all time.
£14.39
Amberley Publishing Diecast Model Buses
Book SynopsisA fascinating insight into some of the most collectible diecast buses. Today, many magazines, clubs and events exist as the hobby thrives.
£14.39
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Naval Ship Models of World War II in 1/1250 and
Book SynopsisThe origins of 1/1250 and 1/200 scale models can be traced back to the first years of the twentieth century and their use as identification aids by the military during the First World War. When peace came the manufacturers aimed their increasingly sophisticated products at collectors, and ever since then acquiring, enhancing, modifying or scratch-building miniature ship models has been an avidly pursued hobby around the world. This new book focusses on models of the ships of the Second World War, probably the most popular subject for miniature model collectors, and the author, a well-known modeller himself, addresses all the practical issues that might confront those many collectors who like to enhance, convert, and modify their models, or even scratch-build models of ships not commercially available. The book covers both Allied and Axis warships, naval airplanes, merchant conversions and even an Italian armed schooner, and provides historic and technical information on the ships represented as well as practical advice on modelling them. The latter is extensive with twenty-five chapters covering everything from initial production techniques such as spin casting, silicon mould casting, resin casting, die-casting, plastic mould injection, and 3D printing through techniques for enhancing and modifying models to eventually researching and scratch-building an uncommon ship or type. The focus is always on particular vessels and the vast array covered by the author builds into a fascinating panorama of the vessels that fought across the world's oceans in that era. The combination of intriguing background and historical information, combined with detailed practical information and more than 300 stunning photographs will make this book irresistible to any collector or modeller and, indeed, to anyone with an interest in the navies of the Second World War.
£21.25
The Crowood Press Ltd Airliner Models: Marketing Air Travel and Tracing
Book SynopsisFor most of the past century, beautiful models of airliners have been made to promote their airlines' services in travel agents and their own shops. The models also illustrate the evolution of airliner design over these decades: the wood and fabric biplanes of the 1920s, the broad adoption of all-metal airliners in the 1930s, the first jet airliners of the 1950s, the first wide-body airliners of the 1970s and the pioneering small steps in supersonic air travel are all covered. The increasingly colourful exterior schemes adopted by the airlines, to ensure recognition by aspiring passengers, provide an interesting subtext. For model collectors, the airliner type, makers name, scale, approximate age and the materials used are detailed for each model illustrated. A short history of significant model-making companies is covered. With the onset of online bookings and the closure of airline offices and travel agents, the use of models is fast vanishing forever. The focus of this book is to preserve this fascinating era when models were a significant marketing tool, and to ensure that these models, at least in photographic form, survive as a record for future generations.Trade ReviewThis is a book to read, to leaf through with pleasure, to leave out in full sight of friends and visitors and to come back to. In future, airliner models are likely to be commissioned for the niche uses of marketing and specialised trade shows but the heyday of models like those featured here, often works of art requiring so many hours of labour from true craftsmen, are long past, and Airliner Models is a fitting tribute to them. -- Bob Lange * Aerospace Magazine *
£45.00
Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza The Mikoyan-Gurevich Mig-3 Vol. I
Book SynopsisThe MiG-3 fighter plane, like the history of the creation of the Mikoyan and Gurevich (Микоян и Гуревич) design bureau, is relatively well known to anyone interested in the history of Soviet aviation. Many books and articles have been published about this machine, but information about the circumstances of the birth of the project and the conditions of its creation are very brief and concise. MiG-1 and MiG-3 were the most numerous new generation fighters in Soviet aviation at the time of the German invasion of the USSR. They played a very important role in the first period of the war. Until now, it has been assumed in the literature that this applies mainly to the use of these aircraft during the battle of Moscow, as well as capital's and Leningrad's air defence, but MiGs also took on a large weight of air combat at the front in 1941.Trade ReviewEnjoyed it. * The Historical Miniatures Gaming Society 07/12/2022 *
£24.22
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Dinky Toys
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£16.14
Priced Nostalgia Press My Little Pony G1 Collectors Inventory
£26.59
Woodfield Publishing SMEC : Its History: An Illustrated History of Scale Model Equipment Co Ltd of Steyning, Sussex, England 1946-1960
£18.95
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Monogram Models
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£23.79
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Marbles Identification and Price Guide
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Unofficial Guide to Harry PotterÂ
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£13.29
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Care Bears Collectibles
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd FURNISHED DOLLHOUSES 1880s to 1980s Schiffer
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£46.74
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Lledo Toys
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£17.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Antique Motorcycle Toys Schiffer Book for
Book SynopsisA collection of clockwork motorcycles from Europe, Japan, and America.
£39.09
Schiffer Publishing Ltd The Big Book of Matchbox Superfast Toys 19692004
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£23.79
Museum of New Mexico Press Classic Hopi Zuni Kachina Figures
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£48.44
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Remembering Revell Model Kits
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£23.79
Dewi Lewis Publishing Dinky Toys: A Celebration of Dinky Toys in the
Book SynopsisA sophisticated and stylish design book, featuring nostaligic photographs of the childhood Dinky toys of the 1950s.
£14.24
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Its All About the Accessories for the Worlds Most
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£25.19
Priced Nostalgia Press The My Little Pony G3 Collectors Inventory
£20.42
Lands Discovery Hot Wheels Prototypes
£25.60
Kalambakal Press The Boomer Book of Christmas Memories
£20.90
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village Christmas Stories
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village Christmas Fair
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village Christmas Parade
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village Christmas Train
£23.51
£14.58
£59.95
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village: Christmas Train 2
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Halloween Village: Halloween Train
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village: Christmas Town 2
£23.51
Inklingbricks Build Up Your LEGO Winter Village: Christmas Fair 2
£23.51
