1,100+ Antique Dolls 1700-1940 - Types Makers Dates / Scarce Illustrated Book

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THE ART OF DOLLS 1700-1940
by Madeline Osborne Merrill, Hobby House Press, Inc., Maryland, 1985.
Lavishly illustrated with over 1,000 color and black-and-white photographs with identifying captions, this scarce out-of-print book is an in-depth guide to antique dolls from 1700-1940.  In this reference volume is a visual and written chronological history of dolls beginning with 18th and 19th century examples of peg-wooden dolls, dolls of papier-mâché and composition, wax and china dolls, and more.  Expanding the pictorial and historical account ware dolls made of cloth, leather, gutta percha and rubber, and Parian and bisque dolls.  The author covers in-depth mechanical and novelty dolls made of various materials, all-bisque dolls, and those charming miniature dolls made especially for dolls’ house.
1,141 illustrations, including 97 in color, illustrate  “Illustrated throughout this monograph by type and date of manufacture are dolls made by such luminaries of the doll world as Emile Jumeau, famous for his French
Bebes
and many other French doll makers; those life-like toddlers and babies produced by J.D. Kestner, Armand Marseille, Simon & Halbig; Steiff and many other famous German doll makers; cloth dolls by Farnell and other famous English doll makers; and dolls made by other famous English doll makers; and dolls made by well-known American manufacturers, such as Izannah Walker, Martha J. Chase, Ludwig Greiner, A. Schoenhut, Madame Alexander, and Dewees Cochran.”
This comprehensive text covers by chapter:
19th Century
: Wooden Dolls; Dolls of papier-mâché and Composition; Wax Dolls; China Dolls; Cloth Dolls; Leather Dolls; Dolls of Rubber and Gutta Percha; Parian Dolls; Bisque Dolls; Mechanical and Novelty Dolls of Various Materials; All Bisque Dolls; and Doll House Dolls – Bisque.
20th Century
: Bisque Dolls; China Dolls; Novelty Dolls; Ethnic and portrait Dolls; Wooden Dolls; Various Compositions including celluloid, rubber, vinyl; General Information on Celluloid Dolls; Metal Dolls; and Cloth Dolls.  “Simply perusing the over 1,100 color and black-and-white illustrations will enhance the reader’s study of rare and beautiful dolls.  This chronological arrangement, first by type and then by date, will enable collectors to see first-hand the evolution of the doll as a plaything later regarded as an art form.  Bound within these pages is a wealth of information that both the novice and advanced collector will benefit from immeasurably.”
8.6” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  438 pages.
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