140 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Contents
Contents. Author's introduction -- How toys began -- Early toys in Europe -- Toys in the eighteenth century -- The Lowther Arcade -- A Golden Age of playthings: Nineteenth century toys Part 1 -- A letter written by Lewis Carroll to Miss Beatrice Hatch in 1873 -- Mirror of the age: Nineteenth century toys Part 2 -- The Noah's ark -- Toys for teaching -- American toys -- Daisy's kitchen -- The modern scene
Summary
Toys are a mirror of their times and ownership. This is a history of the first toys to the late 1960's