This authoritative history of Britains Limited lead soldiers and civilian lines issued between 1925 and 1941 has sold 2,100 copies. This paperback features:

a thorough History of the Firm, a chapter of Basic Identification Hints, a Glossary of terms used, a list of Recommended Reading, Appendices of sets made prior to 1925 and after 1945, and a comprehensive Topic Index and Finding Aid;

550 closeup black-and-white photographs of the military and civilian figures of this period (with identifying captions for each photo); photographs face the corresponding set descriptions;

and 418 pages of detailed descriptions providing color schemes, changes in the composition of sets, cross-references to other sets with the same figures, and the years during which each set or item appeared in the catalog.