The Art of the Toy Soldier. Two Centuries of Metal Toy Soldiers 1770-19170

Great Britain: New Cavendish Books. Heavy, Large. Hardback. First Edition. The Art of the Toy Soldier. Foreword by Roy Selwyn-Smith. Text by Henry I. Kurtz. Photography by Serge Nivelle. Nased Primarily on the Collection of Burtt R. Ehrlich. Probably no other area of toy collecting has expanded with quite the rapidity as that of toy soldier collecting in all its forms. For most collectors of any subject, variety is one of the main allures, particularly when the variety can be substantiated with catalogue, references and known manufacturers. Thus this superb history of commercially produced toy soldiers throughout the world encompasses all the above criteria. Chapter headings include - The German Makers: The March of the Tin Soldiers. The French Makers: A Solid Line of Troops. The British Makers: The Rise of the Britains Empire. The American Makers: The Dimestore Doughboys. Other Makers: Soldiers of the World. The superb photography depicts some of the greatest collections in the world, in particular that of Burtt Ehrlich, the renowned New York collector, who has collaborated with Henry Kurtz to produce a text which is both extremely informative and eminently readable. Illustrated throughout. 328 pp Extra Postage Will Be Required for overseas Postage. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.) . Near Fine. Cloth. First Edition. 1987.