Cover Image Property of PUBLISHER
This image property of Publisher,
scanned from my private collection
TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • PART I. Toy Dolls and Their Ancestors:
    • The First Doll
    • Ancestor Dolls
    • Talisman Dolls
    • Fashion Dolls
    • Sign Dolls
    • Edible Dolls
    • Crib Dolls
    • Puppet Dolls
    • Toy Dolls
    • Wooden Dolls
    • Wax Dolls
    • Novelty Dolls:
      Jumping Jack
      Golliwog and Teddy Bear
      Frozen Charlotte
    • Celluloid Dolls
    • Rag Dolls
    • Leather Dolls
    • Rubber Dolls
    • Soap Dolls
    • Metal Dolls
    • The Progress of the Modern Doll
  • PART II. Dolls Throughout the World:
    • Great Britain
    • Scandinavia
    • Holland
    • Germany
    • Austria
    • Hungary
    • Poland
    • Russia
    • Czechoslovakia
    • Yugoslavia
    • Italy
    • Switzerland
    • France
    • Spain
    • Portugal
    • Madeira
    • Egypt
    • Africa
    • India
    • China
    • Malay States
    • Japan
    • The Three Americas
    • Index

Title: A Pageant of Dolls: a descriptive history of the dolls of many lands profusely illustrated in color
Author: Lesley Gordon
Publication Date: HC:1949
Publisher: Stratford Press, Inc., NY
Page Count: 132
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 9 1/4" x 6"
ISBN: None

SUMMARY- This is a rather engaging book that gives you little snippets of various types of dolls throughout history, wandering from subject to subject, with lots of black and white illustrations and a few color plates - no photos.

Anyone with more information about this publication can contact me through My Contact Page.