TOYS FROM OCCUPIED JAPAN by Anthony J. Marsella ( 9780887408755 )

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Title:

TOYS FROM OCCUPIED JAPAN

By:

Anthony J. Marsella

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0887408753

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9780887408755

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Publisher:

SCHIFFER PUBLISHING LTD

Pub. date:

6 January, 1997

Pages:

144

Description:

Clever toys created in Japan after WWII from celluloid, tin, and glass were exported around the world. Here many are examined in 370 color photographs that include most of the boxes that held the objects, a boon to collectors who highly value authentic packaging. A price guide is included.

Synopsis:

From September 1945 until April 1954, the U.S. Army of the Occupation set up its headquarters in Tokyo under General Douglas MacArthur. The foremost order to the army was to aid in the restoration of the economy of the country. They were successful, and the result is a variety of products known to collectors as O.J. or Occupied Japan. This wonderful book documents, with 370 full colour photographs, many of the clever toys created in Occupied Japan and exported around the world. Included are most of the boxes that held the objects, a boon to collectors who are highly value authentic packaging. A price guide makes this a complete book for collectors.

Illustrations:

370 colour photos

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Imprint:

Schiffer Publishing Ltd

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