One of the most thoroughly researched guides to postwar toys features newly expanded categories. The annual price guide helps collectors stay current with access to 94,500 updated values.

The toy collector's identification and value guide.

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

Tracing developments in toy making and marketing across the evolving landscape of the 20th century, this encyclopedia is a comprehensive reference guide to America's most popular playthings and the culture to which they belong. From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development of business, politics, and medicine. Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia documents America's shifting cultural values as they are embedded within and transmitted by the nation's favorite playthings. Alphabetically arranged entries trace developments in toy making and toy marketing across the evolving landscape of 20th-century America. In addition to discussing the history of America's most influential toys, the book contains specific entries on the individuals, organizations, companies, and publications that gave shape to America's culture of play from 1900 to 2000. Toys from the two decades that frame the 20th century are also included, as bridges to the fascinating past—and the inspiring future—of American toys.

Features over 150 toys made from 1931 to the present day, as well as detailed information on over 3,000 toys, including toy names alphabetical by year, toy identification numbers, number of years made, special remarks and a value range from good to mint condition. Includes comic characters, vehicles, dolls and more.