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Circa: 1977
Manufacturer: Harrison House, NY
Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this rare oversize book provides an in-depth pictorial survey of collectible antique dolls.
THE DOLL by Carl Fox, Harrison House, NY, 1977.
This book is a comprehensive encyclopedic text on antique dolls of all types. With 191 photographic plates, 70 in full color, this early out-of-print book pictures and describes over 1,000 different dolls. These dolls represent many European countries, the U.S. and various historical periods with appropriate dress and accessories.
'There are fashion models made for queens and fancifully dressed Victorian damsels; sophisticated French ladies by the greatest doll makers of all—Jumeau, Bru, Steiner, Huret, Rohmer—and sturdy cornhusk figures made by loving hands; forlorn little dolls who have lain forgotten for decades, but who were once so fiercely cherished that they still bear the bruises of love; puppets, Kewpies, and Brownies; voodoo dolls; fetish figures from Africa; sumptuous Oriental dolls and the fascinating Indian Kachina dolls of our Southwest. The photographs are as richly varied in mood as in subject; gay or somber, dramatic or idyllic eerie or even macabre, each one is a work of art in its own right.' Other types of dolls include wax-over composition, bisque, papier-mâché, china, wax, wooden, rag, mechanical dolls, and more. Other makers include Kestner, Steiff, and others. With profuse illustrations, fine documentation, and a significant bibliography, this carefully photographed volume will be an adventure for the novice or the expert doll collector alike.
Oversize 8.75 in. x 11.75 in. hardback in very good+ condition . 343 pages.
Free media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 48 United States. International customers please contact us for shipping options and costs. ©2003 |
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