Lionel Trains Pocket Price Guide
Roger Carp, Editor
Kalmbach Books
21027 Crossroads Circle, Waukesha, WI 53186
9780897785419, $18.95, www.kalmbachbooks.com

Any collector of Lionel trains or any interested in toy train values
in general will find this pocket-sized tote a fine, handy guide.
Product listings include prewar, postwar and modern eras and include
prices for accessories and trains alike. It's a price guide reference,
so there are no color photos - just the latest values arranged in a
fashion lending to at-a-glance information perfect for toy and train
collectors.

Dish
Shax Riegler
Artisan
225 Warwick St., New York NY 10014-4381
9781579654122, $35.00, www.artisanbooks.com

DISH: 813 COLORFUL, WONDERFUL DINNER PLATES is a fine recommendation
for arts and collectibles shelves alike, and offers lovely full-page
color photo displays by Robert Bean to accompany a survey of
decorative dinner plates. Centuries of plates are profiled from
ancient times to modern day, with colorful big photos accompanying
histories of plate-makers, trends, and dish designs.

The Book of Colt Paper
Cassandra Faulkner, Exec. Editor
Blue Book Publications Inc.
8009 - 34th Avenue South, Suite 175
Minneapolis MN 55425
9781936120147, $59.95, www.bluebookinc.com

The Book of Colt Paper 1834-2011 is the only book ever published on
the range of historical images, catalogs and brochures from Colt. Some
of the oldest - and only - surviving images of San Colt are include
here, along with Colt-printed books, brochures, newsletters and
promotional materials. Two indexes include a general listing of names
and places and a chronological listing of important publications and
their dates. Serious collectors will find this a winner!

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