Lionel Trains, The Lionel Corporation, American Flyer, Plasticville and other toy train collectibles.

The Author's Exclusive Edition NOW AVAILABLE in either the First Edition or 2010 release of modified Second Printing!

My new book, Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory

by Robert J. Osterhoff

Author's Option 1

A special Limited Author's Edition of 150 Copies, which includes the following items in the "package":

A First Edition book with special frontispiece signed and numbered with a unique author's hologram.
A signed certificate with matching hologram on which is mounted an authentic small piece of the stairway of Lionel's Irvington, New Jersey fun factory.
A Lionel Patent Archives CD containing over 450 patent copies -- over 1,600 pages of Lionel and Ives patents and trademarks. This unique archive includes many with the rare patent owner's front page in full color!
An original and new 1969 Lionel catalog with a front cover autograph of Robert Stein, Lionel executive who in 1969 managed the Hillside factory.
A new and original copy of a 1948 issue of Lionel's Model Builder magazine.
A 1980's reproduction pin (and marked as such) of the 1960 Lionel Rail Road Company, which is featured in the Fun Factory book.
The "package" is packed in an original plastic bag from the ill-fated Lionel Kiddie City--another chapter in the fascinating history of The Lionel Corporation.

Price of this Complete Option 1 Special Package:

$99.95 + $11.00 Shipping

Author's Option 2

A special package which includes all of the following items:

Your choice of A First Edition hardbound book or 2010 Second Printing, as issued. At the request of the buyer, the book can be personalized and/or signed by the author.
A Lionel Patent Archives CD containing over 450 patent copies -- over 1,600 pages of Lionel and Ives patents and trademarks. This unique archive includes many with the rare patent owner's front page in full color! The CD matches the Appendix listing of Lionel and Ives patents and trademarks in the book!
Three original Track Layout Planning Guides for HO, Super O and O/O27 gauge track. These sheets (one side) were provided to customers of New York's famed Madison Hardware in the 1960's based on drawings from The Lionel Corporation from 1963 or 1964.
An original Lionel stock certificate from 1963 or 1964---one of the most interesting eras in Lionel history. This same certificate has been offered on ebay for up to $75 alone! This certificate is absolutely original --not a reproduction, and is for 100 shares of stock. Of course Lionel was de-listed in 1993 and can no longer be traded -- it is a neat collectible only.

Price of this Option 2 Package:

$49.95 + $6.50 Shipping

Author's Option 3

A regular hardcover edition of my book in the 2010 Second Printing Edition, signed and/or personalized by the author if requested, is available for $34.95 plus $5.50 shipping. The Patent Archives CD is available separately for $19.95 plus $2.00 shipping or included in the $5.50 shipping when accompanying a book purchase. Orders can be sent to the address below. Payment can be made by check or money order or through Paypal, using email address rosterhoff@charter.net.

Inside The Lionel Trains Fun Factory ~ The History of a Manufacturing Icon and The Place Where Childhood Dreams Were Made Copyright 2008 and 2010 Robert J. Osterhoff, Published by Project Roar Publishing. All rights reserved. No content, including images, may be reproduced in any format without the written permission of the Publisher.