BOOKS, part one

Though it doesn't focus on Playsets, here is a good book published in 1996 called "Marx Toys: Robots, Space, Comic, Disney & TV Characters : With Values" by Maxine Pinksky. It's going for $29.50 on Amazon right now.

It has a good first section describing the history of the company as well as some spotlights of the toy designers. Here's the Amazon editorial review: "Wonderful toy robots, space ships, astronauts, and comic characters produced by the Louis Marx Company from the 1950s to the 1970s are described and shown in color and black and white photographs. Prices are included among the descriptions. The toys were produced in tin or plastic and include wind-ups, battery powered toys, hoppers, and ramp walkers which light up, make noises, or scramble erratically around the room. Interviews with artists employed by the company add detail to this valuable text. This is an essential reference for anyone fascinated by toys."