POST-WAR TIN TOYS: A COLLECTOR’S GUIDE by Jack Tempest, Wallace Homestead Book Co., PA, 1991. 
Lavishly illustrated with over 200 color photographs, this scarce out-of-print book is “the definitive guide for the enthusiast and new collector” of vintage tin toysincluding a comprehensive list of post 1940s manufacturers.
This invaluable guide covers, section by section, the space toys and robots, motor vehicles, boots and aircraft, character toys, tinplate figures, and trains produced in the post-war years.  A comprehensive initial chapter provides a wealth of detail on collecting and collectors and points the reader to other sources of information, such as old trade brochures and advertising pamphlets, which prove invaluable in identifying objects.  Advice is given on where to discover hard-to-find toys, what to look for in terms of quality and how to ensure authenticity…. “
The book] includes some revealing special features on current-day revivals, theme collecting and the various mechanisms that power the amazing walking, talking, musical and acrobatic tinplate novelty toys.  A valuable appendix presents, in chart form, a list of post-war manufacturers, detailing provenance and trademarks; international toy museums; the major collectors’ fairs in the UK, Europe and the United States; and a comprehensive bibliography.  A fascinating price guide gives up-to-date values for all the toys illustrated.”  With 200 illustrations, all in vibrant color, this visual appealing guide would make a fine addition to the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of antique toys.    
8.75“ x 11.25“ hardback with dust cover in very good  condition.  128 pages.   
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