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Battery Toys: The Modern Automata (Hardcover)

by Brian Moran (Author)
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This superb reference work provides a newly revised, comprehensive overview of the entertaining world of battery toys. Battery operated robots, animals, people, character toys, banks, monsters, and cars are shown, compared, and fully analyzed in this first specialized book on the subject. Vehicles and figurals from the mid-fifties and the sixties comprise the major portion of this book, but some choice examples from the late forties and the seventies are also included. A detailed desirability chart will enable enthusiasts to estimate the value of potential additions to their collections. Spectacular full view and closeup photographs in color and black and white will delight toy collectors worldwide.

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Brian Moran is considered one of the world's leading collectors of these Japanese battery-operated toys, and is a dealer in many varieties of toys.

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  • Hardcover: 168 pages
  • Publisher: Schiffer Publishing; 2nd Rev edition (March 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0764308181
  • ISBN-13: 978-0764308185
  • Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,268,021 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Comprehensive, useful...., November 17, 2008
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This is a nicely presented, well bound book (like most of the Schiffer books). It's well organized, appears to cover the full range of those battery toys that most interest collectors, contains some useful information. The only draw back is, however, that the photos are not very good quality at all. They are color, but definitely fuzzy and lacking in sharp expression. If you own (for instance) any of the superb Kitahara toy books, you will notice a very distinct difference. It's a pity and I don't understand why such an expensive book should have such lousy reproduction. It is, however, superior to the other battery toy book by Don Hulzman(?), which shows a great collection but has even worse graphics. With better photos, this book would merit five stars. As is, four are generous.
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