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Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them
by Walsh, Tim
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good +/Very Good +
- ISBN 10
- 0740755714
- ISBN 13
- 9780740755712
- Seller
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Excelsior, Minnesota, United States
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About This Item
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005-10-01. Hardcover. Very Good +/Very Good +. 11x10x1. Clean solid copy with unmarked text. Cover corners are square with light wear at tips. Binding is tight and square. Jacket has moderate surface wear; front flap is price clipped. Oversize hardcover. Books that sell for $9 or more ship in a box; under $9 in a bubble mailer. Expedited and international orders may ship in a flat rate envelope rather than a box due to cost constraints. All US-addressed items ship with complimentary delivery confirmation.
Synopsis
'Toyland, Toyland / Little girl and boy land / Childhood's joyland / Mystic, merry Joyland! Once you pass its borders / You can ne'er return again.' Actually, here's your chance: In Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them , Tim Walsh provides a fascinating look at our collective toy chest." -Washingtonpost.com More about Timeless Toys The book Why Didn't I Think of That! includes the passage "If a toy has magic, when people see it they say, 'Oooh! What is that?' . . . It appeals to the kid in everybody." That same kind of magic captures "the kid in everybody" when they pick up Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them. Timeless Toys represents one of the finest documentaries and displays of modern toys ever written. Author Tim Walsh, a successful toy inventor himself, reveals a world of commerce, toys, and wonder that is equally fun, fascinating, and nostalgic. Readers of every age and background will find it impossible to pick up this book, turn a few pages, and not become spellbound by its insightful stories and the personal memories that the text and 420 brilliantly colored photographs bring forth. Slinky, Lego, Tonka trucks, Monopoly, Big Wheel, Frisbee, Hula Hoop, Super Ball, Scrabble, Barbie, Radio Flyer Wagons: All of these and many, many more are featured in this fascinating tome, along with the toys' histories, insider profiles, and rare interviews with toy industry icons. It's simply magic! Vote for your favorite toy and be part of VH1's "I Love Toys," a show currently in production, set to air next spring. It will be a five-hour toyathon on the top 100 toys of all time. Click here to vote for your favorite toy of all time!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lake Country Books and More
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- LA22106090021
- Title
- Timeless Toys: Classic Toys and the Playmakers Who Created Them
- Author
- Walsh, Tim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0740755714
- ISBN 13
- 9780740755712
- Publisher
- Andrews McMeel Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Kansas City
- Date Published
- 2005-10-01
- Size
- 11x10x1
- X weight
- 75 oz
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Lake Country Books and More
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Excelsior, Minnesota
About Lake Country Books and More
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