The Encyclopedia of Matchbox Toys: 1947-2001
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It's all here! Pictured and listed in this massive volume, now in its fourth edition, are fifty-four years' worth of toys produced between Matchbox's founding in 1947, and 2001, including their popular diecast vehicles, playsets, dolls, plastic kits, robots, and ephemera. The international scope of Matchbox toys is illustrated in catalogs and on boxes and labels printed in a dozen languages. Certain toys have been made for sale in specific countries or to promote specific companies or products. In 1982 the international numbering system on miniatures changed. The result of all these variables is a fascinating and infinite variety of Matchbox toys. In the largest volume about Matchbox Toys ever published, 2,447 color photos illustrate nearly all of Matchbox's vast line. Helpful captions and a price guide make this an essential part of every collector's library. Review: Local collector. - Awesome collector book. Review: A Matchbox Model Toy Collector's Encyclopedia - A welcome addition to my library.
| Best Sellers Rank | #314,371 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #40 in Antique & Collectible Toys (Books) #56 in Antique & Collectible Reference (Books) #241 in Antiques & Collectibles Encyclopedias |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 282 Reviews |
M**L
Local collector.
Awesome collector book.
S**Z
A Matchbox Model Toy Collector's Encyclopedia
A welcome addition to my library.
E**C
Great Book of Information
I was hoping to find a more comprehensive list of Lensey Matchbox Vehicles with Pictures and even Pre-Production models listed and Pictured. While this book is good it's not as extensive as I would have liked.
M**A
Great Colourful Catalogue of Matchbox diecast
Like Lovely pictures of models. Dislike no explanatory text. Admittedly there are pages of information in extremely small print at the end of the book. All in all a must for the serious collector!
K**N
Book
Omg this is so informative
C**S
Can You Just Show the Cars by Year?
Lots of great shots. There seems to be some organizational rationale behind the book, but I don't know what it is. I want to see the cars by year. (And apparently it takes a higher level of understanding to do so.)
G**E
Organizational issues
I was expecting a chronological order of toys as they came out but that is not the case. About the last one third of the encyclopedia is organized in a manner that obviously suits the author but makes it very difficult to find all the toys that came out in 1953 for example. You can find a group of fire trucks issued from say 1951 to 1963 and the pages to find the pictures all listed out and another list for volvo for certain dates and the pages to find each one scattered throughout. Not the organization that I expected but lots of nice pictures.
J**R
Awesome book on Matchbox toys
Awesome book on these great toys with years made, specs, prices and history
A**A
This is for THE Diehard Matchbox collector!
Having been exposed to Matchbox models since 1971, I can say that a big part of my mental makeup towards the automobile was shaped by Matchbox models of their cay. Having been collecting these tiny gems since then, this book is a worthwhile compendium for me to see what I had , what I have, what I have missed and what I need to add!
V**A
Guia completo
Excelente livro para quem coleciona, guia bem completo. A única coisa que eu senti falta foi a classificação por ano. Recomendo.
G**O
C'è comunque tutto
Grande catalogo, poca cura nelle immagini
M**S
très bel ouvrage
j'ai bien aimé l'organisation de ce livre, ainsi qu toutes les explication données. je le recommande a tous les collectionneurs de matchbox en revanche une traduction Française serait un plus
C**N
Muy ilustrado
Excelente guia para aficionados matchbox.
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