Download or read book Researching American made Toy Soldiers written by Richard O'Brien and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, Richard O'Brien has collected hundreds of articles and features he wrote for various toy soldier collecting magazines in one compelling book. Filled with pictures and information on the best known -- and the most obscure -- toy soldiers of the past century.

Download or read book Britains Toy Soldiers written by James Opie and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2016-10-30 with total page 562 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first full-colour history of the world-famous toy soldiers to chart the whole story of their development from Victorian table toy to 21st Century collectable. Prior to 1893 the family toy business of the Britain family was struggling as the toy industry was dominated by German manufacturers and importers. Then came the fateful decision first to import, then to design and manufacture, toy soldiers, an area the German firms were particularly strong in. Britains Toy Soldiers were born and soon their boxes stamped with the slogan 'Best Quality English Make' were being eagerly opened by little boys across Britain and then around the world. The rest, as they say is history and it is all captured here by James Opie, the world's leading expert on the subject, as he lovingly traces the varying fortunes of arguably the most famous British toy company. Illustrated with lavish colour photographs, many of them featuring items from the author's own collection, the book includes feature sections such as collectors' favourites and prices, high-value and famous sets, artistic highlights, quirks and mysteries. It is without doubt the most authoritative book on the subject and will be welcomed by the thousands of devoted collectors world wide as well as many more with fond memories of childhood battles with these beautiful toys.

Download or read book Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century written by James Opie and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A completely updated edition of the classic guide, by a leading authority in the field: “For the toy soldier collector, an absolute must have.”—Miniature Wargames James Opie’s highly popular Collecting Toy Soldiers was an inspiration for anyone involved in the hobby. Decades later, this is a completely new companion updating the experience for the twenty-first century collector. James now gives the reader the benefit of his long experience as one of the world’s leading authorities on toy soldiers, figures, and models, and a lifetime as a passionate collector himself. Collecting Toy Soldiers in the 21st Century contains comprehensive advice on all aspects of collecting, fully illustrated with new pictures. Guidance for every budget includes price trends and pitfalls to avoid when buying or selling at auction, at shows, online, or privately. Sharing informative and often-amusing anecdotes, James illustrates just how satisfying it can be to explore this blend of history, tradition, nostalgia, and play, whether on the grandest scale or with the most limited of funds.

Download or read book American Dimestore Toy Soldiers and Figures written by Don Pielin and published by Schiffer Pub Limited. This book was released on 2000 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Collecting Foreign Made Toy Soldiers written by Richard O'Brien and published by Books Americana. This book was released on 1997 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Current values for 8,000 foreign-made toy soldiers, more than 50 manufacturers from 12 countries, 2,500 photos, including 16 page full-color section"--Cover.

Download or read book Savage Highway written by Jack Moskovitz and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-04 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Evidence in Blue written by E. Charles Vivian and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Talkative Policeman written by Rupert Penny and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lady with the Dice written by Joel Townsley Rogers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Winery Peak written by Chris Scott Graham and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A big novel of wine-making and the law. When people living around the water-filled quarry next to the winery start getting ill a scientist and a lawyer look into it -- and find more than they bargained for. With his knowledge of the law and wine-making, Chris Scott Graham has crafted a riveting novel of suspense, courtroom action and human frailty.

Download or read book Beast Or Man written by Sean M'Guire and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean M'Guire wrote this lost race novel in 1930 when such stories were mired in racism and formula. But BEAST OR MAN? is more in the mold of H. Rider Haggard and addresses deeper themes, and at the same time, providing a rousing romp through Africa. This is the first book under the Dancing Tuatura Press imprint (DTP) which promises to include more novels of Sean M'Guire.

Download or read book The Stopped Clock written by Joel Townsley Rogers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Once in A Red Moon written by Joel Townsley Rogers and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ultra Boiled written by Gary Lovisi and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ultra-Boiled is hard-boiled on steroids. 23 stories by Gary Lovisi that are guaranteed to make you nervous because of their extreme attitude. Lovisi discusses the genre of hard-boiled noir in his introduction and promises these 23 stories are among his most disturbing.

Download or read book The Whistling Ancestors written by Richard E. Goddard and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2009-10 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A poor sidewalk artist struggles to defeat a fiendish mastermind who is not only intent on world domination, but determined to kill all white people and for reasons that are never made entirely clear, wants to create nymphs, satyrs, and other Greek and Roman demigods through the miracle of vivisection! These characteristics alone would qualify Caspar Pettifranc to take his rightful place alongside John Sunlight, Wu Fang, Doctor Death and the other great villains of the American pulps, but Goddard doesn't stop here. The author also makes Pettifranc a master of voodoo who thus can ring in zombies and the pantheon of loas. For reasons that the author allows to remain obscure, the loas are given to making odd whistling noises, hence the title of the book. Introduction by John Pelan.

Download or read book Shadows Edge written by Wade Wright and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SHADOWS DON'T BLEED and THE SHARP EDGE Ramble House is proud to present a double novel by Wade Wright, reprinting the first two Paul Cameron stories (1967/68): Shadows Don't Bleed and The Sharp Edge. They were a departure from the Spillane-like Bart Condor series he had begun in 1964, but he kept his fast-paced, raw style. Every word of the original editions is preserved.

Download or read book Cornucopia of Crime written by Francis M. Nevins and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-07 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the decades Francis M. Nevins has written dozens of articles and essays on the major influences of crime literature and here he collects them in 450+ pages. Coupled with some current essays on people he's known this makes for a book that any mystery fan will cherish and use as a reference book.