Hardback, over 580 colour and 130 b/w illustrations
270 x 285 mm
528 pages
ISBN: 0 904568 96 2
50.00 GBP

Paper Soldiers
Edward Ryan

For over a century, the paper soldier was the favourite plaything for millions of children in Europe and North America: a forgotten art which is now brought vividly to life in this sumptuous volume. The pictorial richness and variety, as well as the historical pertinence of these objects, is explained here for the first time. Recognised as the standard work on this subject, it includes more than 700 illustrations.

Collecting Cigarette and Trade Cards
Matchbox Labels
Postcards from the Nursery
The Book of Churchilliana
The History of Printed Scraps