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SIGNED COPY of 2nd Printing - Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars (Soft Cover)
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SIGNED COPY of 2nd Printing - Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars (Soft Cover)
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Signed Edition
Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars
Get your hands on a piece of Lionel train history!
This exclusive signed copy of the "Authoritative Guide to Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars" is a must-have for serious collectors and enthusiasts.
What makes this edition special
- Personally autographed by both authors, Joe Algozzini and Manny Piazza
- Limited quantity available - only a few copies signed
- Includes a signed title page, adding value and authenticity to your collection
NOW SHIPPING - JUNE 2024
We're excited to announce the second printing of Lionel's Postwar Operating Cars released in June 2024, which includes:
- The addition of a variation for the Lionel no. 3530 Operating Generator Car
- Additional packets and instruction sheets
- Additions and formatting updates to the sections on boxes and trucks & couplers
- Enhancements to photos visual annotations
- New printing that provides crisper images and text
- New Smythe sewn biding to allow the book to lay flatter than the first edition and provide additional sturdiness
Click here to read an updated review based on the second printing
Based on 1,000’s of authentic internal postwar Lionel documents as well as the expert observations of two leading postwar historians, Joseph P. Algozzini and Emanuel F. Piazza, this volume provides the most complete and authoritative guide to Lionel’s operating cars.It is the first volume to include both price and rarity for COMPLETE component boxed items, including:
- All known and authenticated operating car variations
- All peripherals that came with the operating car
- Original Boxes
- Instruction Sheets
- Insert & liners
- Packed Envelopes
It also includes:
- An introduction by Roger Carp covering the history of Lionel’s operating cars
- Rarity based on actual production numbers
- Definitions of operating car suffixes
- Comprehensive appendices on boxes, trucks and couplers and box car “Types”
This is the first time this level of detail straight from postwar Lionel has been compiled. This refreshing and new research will increase any collector or operators expertise on this subject.
The soft cover edition is perfect bound with an attractive and durable "glossy" cover. This volume was manufactured to provide a timeless reference.
Soft Cover, 160 Pages, 8½" x 11", Full Color, 325+ Photos
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Other Details
ISBN:
9781933600000