Describes the contents and provides values for Lionel sets sold by Sears, Ward, Spiegel, Penney's, and other major retailers during the postwar decades. Includes photos, product descriptions, and histories of these valuable sets, which never appeared in Lionel's catalogs. By Paul V. Ambrose and Joseph Algozzini. 8 1/2 x 11; 128 pgs.; 13 b&w and 72 color photos.