Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles (Schiffer Book for Collectors) (Paperback)

~ Carol Turpen (Author)

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Product Description

The toys of the 1950s and 1960s are currently among the most sought after collectibles, and some of the most popular examples are covered in this book. Nearly 500 beautiful color photos of over 780 toys and collectibles, and a helpful price guide make this a necessary reference for new and advanced collectors and toy dealers everywhere. Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles covers a broad range of favorites from robots and space toys to race cars, Hanna-Barbera toys, and Beatles collectibles. Among them are The Official Lost in Space Robot, a hopping Fred Flintstone, and a rare bottle of "With the Beatles" perfume. Many pieces are shown with their original boxes as well. Some of children's lasting impressions are made while playing with favorite toys, and by simply looking at those toys the good feelings return like magic. Children from the baby boom of the 1950s and 1960s will feel they have rediscovered old friends and recaptured wonderful memories of youth with the turn of every page of this book. Parents and grandparents of boomers will enjoy the memories this book evokes as well: that last dash to the store at Christmas for the one toy their child or grandchild had to have to make the day complete or the birthday gift that lit up that special child's face with surprise and delight.

About the Author

Carol Turpen has studied and collected old toys for many years. From her home in Joshus, Texas, she writes Antique Toy World and Collectors Showcase magazines.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; 2nd Rev edition (July 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764305336
• ISBN-13: 978-0764305337
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,538,864 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Baby Boomer Toys and Collectibles, January 10, 2007

By	J. Timm "Sci-Fi Guy" (BELFORD, NJ United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A great trip down memory lane! Two chapters deal with my own fields of interest and still has a nice cross-section of different items for everyone. Great pics, good descriptions. I can't call it a coffee table book because it never gets to stay on the table. Every visitor picks it up and can't put down. Thanks for the memories!

5.0 out of 5 stars CLASSIC Boomer toys - The one's I couldn't afford!, May 28, 2000

By A Customer

Forget the criticism - this is a great book stuffed with monsters, space toys plastics, kits - all the CLASSIC boomer stuff that the collectors go nuts for.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not really indicative of Boomer toys as I remember them., July 9, 1999

By A Customer

The book has some great photos of old toys but, they are not the type of toys I remember from my childhood. I was born in 1950. Maybe I just never had these toys in my toy box. As a collector of Boomer and 50's era toys..I was disappointed in the content of this book.