MARX OFFICIAL & ADVENTURE SETS (Glossy Soft Cover) by Russell S. Kern

Description: MARX OFFICIAL & ADVENTURE PLAYSETS (Glossy Soft Cover) Louis Marx & Co created many special sets for one-off tales of Adventure. Based on movies and TV shows, or on real-life adventures into the exotic and wild unknown, these sets include big collector favorites: “Custer’s Last Stand” (1963), “Battle of the Little Big Horn” (1972) and the Official sets based on TV shows like Captain Gallant of the Fore4ign Legion” and The Untouchables.” These were all one-offs and special sets like the crown jewel of the line, “Ben Hur” – sets that were mostly just one year only specials. Check out the video! Hard Cover also available.Watch for our new book "MISSILES TO THE MOON" coming soon. Marx Missile Base sets from 1956 -1973 including SAC Defense Air Bases & Cape Canaveral, Project Mercury, Project Apollo and Operation Moon Base, Ideal Astro Base and historical side trips. Plus two chapters non-Marx playsets and toys. Official and Adventure Playsets by Marx captures those times of the early days – Johnny Tremain’s battles at Lexington against the Bristish, the Alaska Frontier opening at the time it came into statehood, the vast African deserts of Captain Gallant, the exotic jungles of Jungle Jim and Jungle sets!Begin the journey with a colorful 2 page map spotting the exotic, far flung locals of the different sets so you can follow along on the adventures, beautifully photographed, with incredible details and many Mint in Box listings so you can complete or build your sets with assurance that it's all thoroughly vetted by the best experts before published. This book collects almost 900 fascinating and giant images with vintage ads, factory documents of Marx “Official and Adventure Playsets,” bursting at the seams with essentials of Marx Playsets allure for its “Official” and adventurous themes and heroes. Beautifully designed and fascinating book has 880+ photos and graphics, 290 pages, expert guidance, detailed mint - in-box content listings, interviews with Marx Men, and many photos are full page or two pages across covering “Official” and spectacular images of sets like Zorro; , Ben-Hur, Captain Gallant, The Untouchables, Jungle Jim and adventures like Custer’s Last Stand, Alaska and Arctic sets -- 27 sets in all plus dozens of mint “Extras” from Marx & other makers with sage advice and straightforward instruction on how to collect them. Below is a picture of the book, below that some more details and the sets it covers.Prices for this new book are $49.95 glossy soft cover, $59.95 deluxe hard cover, and they match all our other books well on the shelves. Like all our books, the Deluxe hard cover version is about an inch taller on the shelf than the glossy soft cover.290 pages - 880+ images44 Centerspread photo pages (2 pages each) Order now FOR ADVENTURE! We ship FAST and package in FRESH NEW CARTON Also see our other books ON EBAY or website HERE ARE THE SETS COVERED: · Official Ben Hur 4 sets + Ben Hur Extras· Official The Untouchables – · with Mini history of Capone’s Lawsuit against the TV show· Official Untouchables Bonus Chapter · Official Johnny Tremain + Johnny Tremain Extras· Official Zorro – 5 sets + Zorro Extras bonus Chapter · Official Jungle Jim · Official Captain Gallant 2 sets + Foreign Legion Extras chapter features Marx Legionnaires rarities and other makers· Custer’s Last Stand (1963)· Custer’s Last Stand (1957)· Custer Extras Chapter with CTS, Gibbs, Timpo, San Diego Toy Soldiers, P&P and other makers 7th Cavalry sets and figures· Revolutionary War 4 sets 4808, 4804, Heritage· Alaska · Jungle Set · Battle of the Little Big Horn · International Geophysical Year · Arctic Explorer· DEW Line set GOrder now FOR ADVENTURE! We ship FAST and package in FRESH NEW CARTON Also see our other books ON EBAY or website EEach tremendously researched and detailed, full color prolifically illustrated:· Marx Toy Kings Volumes I & II· Marx Fort Apache – New Ultimate Edition Coming! · Marx Blue & Gray Civil War playsets – All the Marx Blue & Gray sets centerspreads, · Marx The Alamo –Every Marx Alamo plus Moden maker sets, collectors diorama section, much more· Marx Battlegrounds I (1958-1963) all the Battleground sets in one book!· Marx Battlegrounds II (1963-1980’s) D-Day, Combat Sets, Battleground Europe, Iwo Jima, Desert Fox, Desert Patrol, Wards Giant Battleground, Sears Giant sets, more!· The Barzso Playsets – Extensive coverage From one-offs to production runs, forward by Ron Barzso and tremendous photo coverage, mint in box listings, more! · TV Westerns – Join us for all the Western Greats –Roy Rogers (all the sets for the first time in one place) Wyatt Earp, Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, Johnny Ringo, almost 300 pages and 1000 photos bring these sets into sharp detail with mint in box listings to help make your collecting and reading complete!

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Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado

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