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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • A Letter to the Reader from the Author
  • MAKING PAPER DOLLS TODAY:
    • Materials for Making Paper Dolls
    • To Make a Lady Doll-
      How To Make A Paper Doll Stand Alone
    • Costume for a Lady of 1839
    • Bonnets
    • A Lady of 1939
    • Spanish Girl
    • A Man Paper Doll
    • Baby Doll
    • Little Girl Doll
    • Clothes for Little Girl
    • Seventeenth Century Dress
    • Clothes for Boy Doll
    • A Young Girl Doll
    • Dress for a Fairy-tale Princess
    • A paper Doll with Movable Arms and Legs
    • A Costume for a Girl Dancer
    • Dressing a Page-boy Dancer
  • How to Make a Paper Doll into a Marionette
  • Snowballs for the Christmas Tree
  • Bright Angels for the Christmas Tree
  • PAPER DOLLS OF YESTERDAY:
    • Paper Dolls 1662-1800
      The French Pantin
      Early Paper Dolls in England
    • Paper Dolls 1806-1900
      Story Books Illustrated by Paper Dolls
      French Fashion Dolls
      An Early American Paper Doll Book
      An English Puzzle Book
      American Paper Doll Sheets
      Paper Dolls in Boxes
      French Paper Dolls in Books
      Cloth-Clothed Paper Dolls from Sweden
      Paper Dolls in Packages
      Old Homemade Paper Dolls
    • Paper Dolls Since 1900
      A German Paper Doll Book
      Paper Dolls in Magazines
      Recent American Paper Doll Books
      Dolls to Advertise Dress Materials
      Dancing Paper Dolls
    • Playing with Paper Dolls

Title: Paper Dolls: Their History and How To Make Them
Author: Edith Flack Ackley
Publication Date: HC:1939
Publisher: J.B. Lippincott Co., NY
Page Count: 107
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/4" x 7 1/2"
ISBN: None

SUMMARY- Edith Flack Ackley has a very strong following on-line(there are fan sites dedicated to her dolls!), People clearly find her dolls engaging. I wish she'd included photos, but in 1938 that was rare. Her writing style is clear and engaging. This is a wonderful book full of ideas on creating your own paper dolls, with an extensive section on the history of them. I'm so glad I found this book! The dust jacket on my copy is in pounded shape, with taped tears and a coffee stain at the bottom edge. I've cleaned up the image as best I can. If you are a paper doll collector, this is a must read.