Interested in knowing how much your 1959 Jack Dan Space Gun is worth in Mint-in-package conditions or what a 1972 Fisher-Price Nursery Set sells for in today's market? Look no further than Toys & Prices 2010. &break;&break;This up-to-date 17th edition of the best-selling Toys & Prices contains the most comprehensive identification information and collector prices of your favorite childhood toys. Everything from action figures, Barbie, games, G.I. Joe, Star Wars, and vehicles is includes, not to mention all the other great toys you remember and collect! &break;&break;You'll also find: &break;&break;Current pricing &break;New listings and expanded coverage for more than 32,000 toys &break;Updated commentary and advice from the country's most renowned toy collecting experts &break;Historical information, collecting trends and advice for evaluating toy condition &break;Special 16-page color section featuring toys from the 1980s

Humans have made and collected toy soldiers from time immemorial. They amuse and comfort us, awaken our curiosity, turn aggressiveness into creativity. In The History of Toy Soldiers, Luigi Toiati, himself an avid collector and manufacturer of toy soldiers, conveys and shares the pleasure of collecting and playing with them. Far from a dry encyclopedia, it leads the reader through the fascinating evolution of the toy soldier from ancient times to the early twenty-first century. The author, as a sociologist with an interest in semiotics (the study of signs), offers truly original insights into why different types of toy soldiers were born in a given period and country, or why in a given size and material. The author's writing is packed with factual detail about the different types of toy (and model) soldiers and their manufacturers, but also with anecdotes, nostalgia, wit and his enduring passion for the subject. Six hundred beautiful color photographs, many depicting the author's own collection, complete this delightful book.