6977X1 First Edition. Harry N. Abrams, New York: 1980. 286 pages. Hardcover with dustjacket and protective mylar covering. Very good condition. What were the playthings of American children when Andrew Jackson was in the White House - and during the seven decades thereafter? Here they are, superbly photographed: the bell toys, circus and transportation toys, rocking horse and hobby horses, push and pull toys, balls, hoops, tops, squeak toys, and banks (both mechanical and still that American grown-ups were giving American children in the period from 1830 until the turn of the century. ISBN: 0810906686 $124.50USD
Click here to order or message the dealer