Guide to Toy Collecting

Guide to Toy Collecting
Author: Harry L. Rinker
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2008-04-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 006134141X

From America's leading experts, your ultimate Guide to Toy Collecting If you've ever dreamed of displaying a spectacular toy collection or if you're just looking for a fulfilling new hobby, here is the expert guide you need to become a topnotch toy collector. You'll receive priceless advice on the history of toys, becoming a garage sale master, spotting a fake, and recognizing an investment, as well as: Finding and identifying toys Caring for and exhibiting your collection Understanding collecting terms Verifying authenticity Using internet resources And much more!

Classic Car Museum Guide

Classic Car Museum Guide
Author: Lance Cole
Publisher: Pen and Sword Transport
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2020-09-19
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1526735903

A new, comprehensive guide to motoring and transport museums offering a fresh conversation on their role and the portrayal of our motoring history. Written by a long-established motoring writer with wide experience of driving and the fettling of old cars all over the world. This new motor museum companion includes: British motoring and transport museums guide via descriptions and photographs. 90 British museums described. Comprehensive world motor museum listing: over 350 global museums cited. Out-takes from visits to selected overseas museums. Provides a glossary of old-car/motorcycle terms and types to assist the museum visitor and old car enthusiast. Discusses the museum culture and its new age. Visits to many museums by the author were self-funded: he paid his own way.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide London

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide London
Author: DK Travel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 444
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1465461647

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London will lead you straight to the best attractions this city has to offer. From taking in the magnificent sight of Big Ben and Parliament Square from the great heights of the London Eye to walking across Tower Bridge after visiting the historic Tower of London to treating yourself to a night at the theatre on the city's West End, London truly offers a little bit of everything. Discover DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London. + Detailed itineraries and "don't-miss" destination highlights at a glance. + Illustrated cutaway 3-D drawings of important sights. + Floor plans and guided visitor information for major museums. + Guided walking tours, local drink and dining specialties to try, things to do, and places to eat, drink, and shop by area. + Area maps marked with sights and restaurants. + Detailed city maps include street finder index for easy navigation. + Insights into history and culture to help you understand the stories behind the sights. + Suggested day-trips and itineraries to explore beyond the city. + Hotel and restaurant listings highlight DK Choice special recommendations. With hundreds of full-color photographs, hand-drawn illustrations, and custom maps that illuminate every page, DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London truly shows you what others only tell you.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: London
Author: Lisa Ritchie
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 450
Release: 2012-02-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0756691176

For things to do and see visitors to London are spoiled for choice. Whether you are in London for a long trip or a quick taste of the city the Eyewitness Travel Guide will help you to make the most of your time. You will find suggestions on what to see, how to get about and where to eat and stay. Annually revised and updated and with beautiful new full-color photos, illustrations, and maps, this guide includes information on local customs, currency, medical services, and transportation. Consistently chosen over the competition in national consumer market research. The best keeps getting better!

HowExpert Guide to Toy Collecting

HowExpert Guide to Toy Collecting
Author: HowExpert
Publisher: HowExpert
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2021-08-22
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1648917348

If you want to discover how to find, buy, collect, and sell collectible toys, then check out HowExpert Guide to Toy Collecting. Toys are the one item that connects us all. They bring us back to our childhood and reconnect us to a simpler time in life. Toys carry some of our favorite memories. Some collectors choose toys that they dreamed of having but never did – until now. Today is the day to reach out and grab that special toy and build a collection all around it! You will find just what you need to do all that in HowExpert Guide to Toy Collecting. One of the essential aspects of collecting toys is to know their history. This book is chock full of historical dates and facts that all collectors should know, including information on identifying toys and their manufacturer. In addition, there are resources and tips on how to find collectible toys (both old and new) along with the safest ways to clean, display, and take care of these toys. Learn where to meet fellow collectors and the best ways to sell and trade collectible toys, all through the pages of this guide. Check out HowExpert Guide to Toy Collecting now! About the Expert Charlotte Hopkins is a freelance writer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is an author of nine books, including her children’s books, featuring Pixie Trist and Bo, and her “365 Days” series. She was also published three times in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series, the Shadows & Light Anthology, and Authors for Haiti. She has released a line of journals and logbooks under “Kannyn Books.” She is also a collector of several items. Her first collection was keychains, and she collects penguins, wooden boxes, miniatures (including miniature books), journals, and pens. She just started collecting Magic 8 Balls and Pen Cups. She has a fondness for writing, photography, astrology, history, museums, and everything purple! HowExpert publishes quick ‘how to’ guides on all topics from A to Z by everyday experts.

The Rough Guide to Copenhagen

The Rough Guide to Copenhagen
Author: Lone Mouritsen
Publisher: Rough Guides
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2004
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781843530701

This guide to Copenhagen captures all the city's highlights from alternative Christiania to the Museum of Modern Art at Louisiana, in a 16-page introduction. There are informative and revealing accounts of all the attractions, both well-known sights and lesser known local gems. The top restaurants, bars, hotels, guesthouses and pastry shops are uncovered by reviews and full contact details are provided. There are also accounts of several possible day trips including the castle at Helsingor and Hans Christian Andersen's home town of Odense.

The Rough Guide to Vancouver

The Rough Guide to Vancouver
Author: Tim Jepson
Publisher: Rough Guides
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2004
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 9781843532453

This travel guide to Vancouver and the surrounding area features advice on where to go and what to do, from sea-kayaking off the Gulf Islands to the museums and galleries downtown. Maps and plans help the reader pinpoint recommended hotels, restaurants and attractions.

Insiders' Guide® to North Carolina's Piedmont Triad

Insiders' Guide® to North Carolina's Piedmont Triad
Author: Amber Nimocks
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2010-10-19
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1461748089

A first edition, Insiders' Guide to North Carolina's Piedmont Triad is the essential source for in-depth travel and relocation information to North Carolina's Greensboro, Winston-Salem, and Highpoint region. Written by a local (and true insider), this guide offers a personal and practical perspective of North Carolina's Piedmont Triad and its surrounding environs.