SWORDS AND ROSES, COLLECTING GUIDE FOR BRITAINS SWOPPET KNIGHTS Toy Soldier Book

Description: SWORDS AND ROSES, COLLECTING GUIDE FOR BRITAINS SWOPPET KNIGHTS by Ed Poole, with contributions from Peter Nussbaum. New book in 2022. Swords and Roses is a collecting guide that focuses on the Britains Swoppet Knights, a range of plastic toy soldiers that ranks among the best ever. They were marketed with a theme of "The Wars of the Roses" - thus the title of the book. Britains Ltd produced the Swoppet Knights from 1959-1972, and they have become highly collectible over the past 50 years. The Guide is an all-new reference for this innovative and remarkable line of toys that represented a high point from the golden age of plastic figures. It covers every major aspect for the collector: basic factory configurations, rarities, values, counterfeit components, boxed sets, where to search, what to watch for when buying, restoration, and repair. It features robust color photography with hundreds of pictures, and up-to-date information on every known component, from common to the rarest, including previously undocumented variants. A checklist is included for those striving to collect all the components. The Guide also includes chapters on how the line was developed by Roy Selwyn-Smith and Herald/Britains, "swopping" to create new poses, conversions, historical accuracy, display, and making dioramas featuring Swoppet Knights. Want to collect every possible Swoppet knight? Can't be done -- this Guide tells you why. The Guide is an 8-1/2" x 11" landscape, hardbound book with a laminated cover. It includes 200 pages and is filled with over 600 color photos and other illustrations. Book reviews and customer feedback are available at the author website (see address below copyright on photo #3 of listing). Attached photos show the front and back covers, the Table of Contents, some individual photos from the book, and a montage with several snips of pages from Swords and Roses to provide a sense of presentation and style. Following the title page in the montage, there are snips related to the standard figures, equipment variations, hybrid figures, cleaning, a photo montage of a conversion diorama scene, and a subset of the equipment checklist. The blend of text and illustrations varies by chapter as dictated by topic. Note that none of the toy figures shown in the photos are included in this eBay listing -- only the book! :-)

Price: 79.95 USD

Location: Sugar Land, Texas

End Time: 2024-12-01T12:53:29.000Z

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