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Googling for vintage plastic novelty toys, I was really chuffed to see my 2019 book Toy Bunnies on Plastic Scooters next to Jean Rossi's Plastic Novelties and Toys of the 40's 50's and 60's.
Coincidentally, I've got Jean's fabulous American Schiffer book from 2002 next to my own own on the bookshelf!
Jean's was very much the inspiration for my own, although hers focuses on American plastic, whereas as my own is concerned with Hong Kong and specifically JR21 toys [many photographs by our very own Wotan Bill I might add!]
Alas, my self-published hardbacked effort is prohibitively priced on Blurb - you have to wait for their special offers before any mortal can afford a copy, unlike Jean's softback which is modestly priced on Amazon [click on the links above].
Despite Blurb's shortcomings I'm planning a second volume to the 2019 book, which itself took 10 years to research. I've already put 5 years into the second one, so it's not too far off I hope! Wotan Bill has already taken a lot of the photo's.
Watch this space.
Go for it, Woodsy! Bunnies need company!
ReplyDeleteha ha, thanks Arto. I have a feeling you're one of the very few owners of my first book so thanks for the patronage. The second volume is more or less there, I just need to write it!
DeleteWriting books is hard work, especially the research. Good luck.
ReplyDeleteThanks Paul, I agree, the research takes much longer than the book itself! All good fun!
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