Featuring the renowned toy collection of Bernard Berenholtz, this book shows more than one hundred toys using 285 illustrations including 100 in full color, and many double-page and multi page spreads. Many of the toys shown are very rare, and in magnificent condition. Some are unique and all speak to the use and appreciation of childhood. The book is divided by subject matter: Toys to Grow On, Symbols of Freedom, Familiar Animals, Race and Chase, Fairy Tales and Fantasy, Strictly for Pleasure, The Circus, and The Workaday World. Included are patent papers, a list of manufacturers and trademarks, a bibliography and an index.
Title: American Antique Toys, 1830-1900
Edition: 1st Edition
ISBN Number: 0810906686
ISBN-13: 9780810906686
Illustrator: Holland, Bill
Location Published: New York, NY, USA, Harry N. Abrams, Inc.: 1980
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: As New
Type: Book
Categories: Other, Toys & Games
Seller ID: 001897
Keywords: amusement, animals, antique, antiques, banks, cast iron, children, circus, collectibles, dancers, historoscope, menagerie, paper, play, playthings, tin, tops, toys, trains
