he Hornby Companion Series Volume 6: The Meccano System And The Special Purpose Meccano Sets by Bert Love and Jim Gamble published by New Cavendish 1986 First Edition First Impression This First Edition, published in 1986, is an illustrated history of the birth of the Meccano System. There are over 850 illustrations, 96 of them in colour. The book is in very good condition Dust Jacket: not price clipped and looks good, slight age discolouration to inside flap. The book itself has orange vinyl simulated leather boards with gilt lettering. Internally the pages remain clean with minimal age discolouration and are free of previous owners marks or inscriptions. The binding is secure with no page loss. Probably barely read. This First Edition in such good condition would be a source of joy for the collector / enthusiast in books about Meccanomodels and the history of the company