Reference Books 2

Robots, Tin Toy Dreams. T. Kitahara, Chronicle Books, 1985 One of the two main
original reference works. Great pictures with a universally acknowledged numbering
system. .

Robots. Dan simmons Eccentric photos of robots in unusual settings.

Blast Off! S Mark Young, Steve Duin and Mike Richardson. Dark Horse Books 2001
Robots, space ships, space figures, BucK Rogers, Flash Gordon. A superb readable
reference book. Highly recommended.

Science Fiction Toys and Models. Starlog Press, 1980 Only 36 pages, but I'm still
surprised at the amount of useful information crammed inside. This covers space toys
from the 30s to the 80s.

Sotheby's Catalog, Matt Wyse Collection, New York. November 1996 A large
collection ranging from the cheap to the horrendously expensive, all in glorious full
colour.

Christies Catalogue, Amsterdam, May 1988 Many rare space toys. Half of this
catalogue features many of the more common robots, the tin and plastic variety. The
sale prices of some of the common pieces attracted unusually high bids.

Space Toys Of The 60's by James H. Gillam Collectors Guide Publishing, Inc.; ISBN:
1896522378 Matt Mason, Zeroids and Colorform Aliens - rather than tin robots. Not the
mainstream tin space stuff, but an area that plenty of you collect.

Space Toys, Crystal & Leland Paton. Collectors Compass, 1982 Showing its age now.
Some information and line art, but many of the photos are eccentric rather than useful.
There is an accompanying booklet of 1980s prices.

The Space Toys Price Guide, Frank Thompson, A&C Black, 1995 Beware, this is a
disaster. The author has little knowledge of robots. He invents names, misidentifies
just about everything and puts ludicrous prices on the toys. A must have!

The Tin Toy Museum, Vol 2: & Vol 3. T. Takayama, Kyoto Shoin Ltd, 1987 Glossy
photos with emphasis on Japanese super hero toys. Very useful.

Toy Bop, Kids Classics of the 50's & 60's Covers some of those strange and wonderful
plastic robots of the 60s - Great Garloo and the Robot Commander among others.

Vintage Toys : Robots & Space Toys by Jim Bunte, Heinz Mueller, Dave Hallman
Paperback Kraus Great artwork and layout. Some errors, though.

Yesterday's Toys; Robots, Spaceships and Monsters': T. Kitahara, Chronicle Books
1989 Superb pictures of rarities. See yesterday's Toys above - it contains the large
robot section.

Yesterday's Toys; Robots, Spaceships and Monsters': T. Kitahara, Chronicle Books
1989 Superb pictures of rarities. See Yesterday's Toys above - it contains the large
robot section.