You are looking at a really useful and tough to find book. This is THE ORIGINAL guide to Prewar trains by the experts. The Train Collectors Association put this book together by committee to cover all the prewar bases. This one is the second edition with additions. This is STILL the single most authoritative book on the subject, put together by REAL experts.
Why you need this book:
- This is a full sized, full color guide to Prewar Lionel.
- Assists in every buying and selling activity involving the category of trains commanding the highest prices in the secondary market.
- tons of color photos,
- 256 Pages
- accurate dating
- variation listings
- 2 7/8 Gauge
- Standard Gauge
- O gauge
- OO Gauge
- Includes accessories
- Trolleys
- Paper trains
- Catalogs and Paper items
- Toys and Novelties
- section on STREAMLINERS: 072, 0 and 027 series
- Separate section on Tenders of all gauges
- information on all known variations,
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useful index.
CONDITION: C7. Clean. Book is clean. Dust jacket shows a few small tears, some discoloration and light wear, all pictured. Pictures show all that is included.