11x13" thin cardboard slipcase with Price Guide on one side and Introduction on the other holds hardbound book published in 1976 by Crown Publishers Inc. Long out of print. Slipcase has yellowed with age and has some light fading. 225-page large format profusely illustrated book pictures many of the cream-of-the-crop of early toys as well as giving the history and trademarks of individual toy making companies. It covers toy production history from early 19th century to the 1960s. Exc. This book is considered a classic and one of the key books any collector should have in their toy publications library.