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scanned from my private collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. What is a doll?
- 2. On collecting dolls- where to buy; what to pay; dolls worth collecting
- 3. Early toy dolls
- 4. Dolls of the nineteenth century
- 5. China-headed dolls and their marks
- 6. Bisque dolls and their marks
- 7. Dolls of Papier mache and composition
- 8. Hand-made dolls
- 9. The Christmas crib
- 10. The Cloth Doll
- 11. Wooden dolls
- 12. The wax dolls
- 13. Metal dolls
- 14. Leather dolls
- 15. Rubber dolls
- 16. Cellluloid dolls
- 17. Old Paper Dolls
- 18. Puppets and how they are made
- 19. Exhibiting dolls for fun and profit
- 20. Restoring the old doll
- 21. Collectors' dolls patented in America
- 22. Shops in America selling antique dolls
- 23. Museums where dolls may be seen
- 24. Bibliography- dolls
- 25. Music composed for dolls
- 26. Literature on puppets
- Index
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Title: Dolls: a Guide for Collectors
Author: Clara Hallard Fawcett
Publication Date: HC:1947
Publisher: H.L. Lindquist Publications, NY
Page Count: 194
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 10 1/4" x 7 1/4"
ISBN: None
SUMMARY- A bit snooty in its appraisal of what dolls are worth collecting and what aren't, but covers a wide range of territory with abundant illustration from the author(but no photos).
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