The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.
The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.
The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.
The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.
The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.

The Art of the Tin Toy, David Pressland, 1st Ed., 1979, HC, NF, w/Slipcase.

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Pressland, David. London: New Cavendish Books, 1979.
English, First Edition, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 10 1/2" x 13 1/4", 223 pp. 
ISBN: 0904568040

Hardcover in blue pictorial paper, Good red pictorial slipcase. Some tears to tips & edges and minor wear to slipcase. 223 pp. Includes more than 640 images, around 240 in full-color. Explores the history of tin toys through four chronologically divided chapters on the beginning days of the toy, toymakers, the spread of popularity, and the influence space and media had on the toys chronologically divided. Beautifully produced books showcasing this universal toy made into boats, motor cars, airplanes, trains, and other novelty toys.