DINKY TOYS & MODELLED MINIATURES 1931 - 1979 (Hornby Companion Series) - includes the Dinky Compendium at the back. By Mike and Sue Richardson New Cavendish Books, London. ISBN : 0 904568 33 4 Format: hardback - spine in perfect, professionally repaired, condition with no loose pages Contents Condition: Excellent - no rips, tears or creases Cover Condition: Excellent - no rips, one small tear (shown) no creases Cover Type: None Size : 285 x 216 mm 312 pages, 700 illustrations (350 in full colour)

The history of Meccano-made Dinky Toys and Modelled Miniatures (as they were originally known) spans a period commencing Christmas 1933 to the closure of the factory in 1979. During that period the toys were made at the famous Binns Road factory in Liverpool and the history of all the known production (including items that were planned and never issued) is covered in this book which forms part of the Hornby Companion Series.

The authors have obtained access to significant archive material, not only previously unpublished, but until the 1980s thought to have been destroyed. The husband-and-wife partnership of Mike and Sue Richardson, who were both avid toy collectors for many years, were fortunate to have the assistance of other specialist collectors in the preparation of major sub-sections of the book. They also collated information supplied by many fellow addicts from all parts of the world.

This book, like the others in the Hornby Companion Series, distills pure and unashamed nostalgia as well as being a mine of information and an essential reference for every Dinky collector. It contains a superb history and descriptions, is extremely well informed, with many original documents reproduced in the book. It concerns itself primarily with the English Dinky range and is a MUST for any serious Dinky Collector.