If you are a collector or lover of Antique toys, you will love this fabulous good, "The Golden Age of Toys" by Edita Lausanne, Jac Remise, and Jedan Fondin, with English text by D.B. Tubbs.  This is an oversize book -  10 x12 x 2" and 252 pages of color and black and white illustrations and photos and information on the "Golden Age of Toys" 1850 to 1914 when two industrial revolutions , steam and electricity brought about changes in manufacturing and buying power of large portions of the population, so in the space of 60 years the toy industry so expanded and diversified. traditional toys were perfected and new toys came into being,  This book offers us a chance to enjoy these wonderful charming toys from the past such as tin trains, boats, dolls, mechanical toys - wind-up roundabouts,  dancing bears, circus performers, cars, etc. This book has beautiful photos of fabulous toys that will never be manufactured again.  This book will make you want to collect antique toys!  The book itself is in excellent, clean condition with no stains or tears to the pages.  The cover - dust jacket does have wear. As you will see in the photos there are some tears especially on the bottom edge of the cover, but it is clean and complete.