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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. The magazine is clean and unmarked inside and out. Some pages have a mildly bent corner or two. The upper right and lower right corners of the front cover are lightly mildly bent. The upper left corner of the back cover is creased and is bent at the tip. The pull-out feature (pages 75-80) have been detached but laid in. It is completely clean and undamaged. The magazine will be backed with cardboard and carefully packed in a sturdy, flat box to ensure safe transit. This issue includes: "Where Every Kid Wanted to Go" (Lionel's New York City showroom became a childhood mecca with the 1949 creation of a revolutionary new display layout" by Jim Bunte; "A Reflection of His Personality" (David Dansky's beautiful collection showcases his 'collect for yourself, not for others' concept) by George Hall; "Magificent--and Uncatalogued" (Lionel's low-end and department store sets are now scarce prewar O gauge collectibles) by Peter H. Riddle; "Hiding Flyer Switches" (How to hide American Flyer S gauge switch motor housings) by Michael T. Kolosseus; "Lionel's 'Wish Book' Creator" (Robert M. Sherman recalls his days with Lionel) by Bill Curtis; "Make 'Em Smoke" (Improve the smoke output of your Marx no. 666 steam locomotive) by Guy Nichols; "Challenge and the Pursuit of Beauty" (Lionel's Wabash passenger set no. 2244W) by Richard Shanfeld and Joseph Sadorf; "Big Tips for Big Kits" (Get some inside information on building large scale structure kits) by Russ Reinberg; "Wiring the Lionel Showroom Layout" (Art explodes the myth that the layout's GG1 never ran on overhead) by Arthur Zirul; "Diorama Studios" (Bill Vollheim's photo features Lionel's 50th anniversary Alcos); "Other Thoughts on 'The Nostalgia Market'" (An economist and a toy train dealer share their views) by George Hoffer and Mike Wolf; plus "Editorial"; "CTT Product News"; "CTT Events"; "CTT Feedback"; "CTT Product Reviews"; "CTT Product Showcase"; "CTT Display Case"; "CTT Q's & A's"; "Statement of Ownership"; "Dealer Directory/Index of Advertisers".