Antique French Fashion Bisque Dolls - Types Makers / Scarce Book

Description

Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book is an authoritative guide to antique vintage and antique fashion dolls.  Examples include dolls by Bru, Gaultier, Huret, Jumeau, FFBJ, Rohmer and more.
FASHION DOLLS
by Maree Tarnowska, Hobby House Press, MY, 1986.
“In terms of visual coverage, it is unique; never before have fashion dolls of this period been photographed as they have been for this publication.  Complete with scale furniture, furnishings, ornaments, accessories and other surroundings of the period, these exquisite – and often entertaining – settings provide not only a totally accurate context for the dolls, but also a perfect evocation of the flavor of the period.  This book concentrates on the ‘golden age’ of the fashion doll and provides unparalleled coverage of the subject.”  One of the foremost in-depth guides on the subject, this comprehensive book covers by chapter:  Foreword – Dorothy Coleman; Introduction; The History of the Fashion Doll; French Fashion Dolls 1860-90; French Fashion Doll Manufacturers and Their Marks; Identifying Fashion Dolls; Buying and Restoring French Fashion Dolls; Appendix – 19th-Century Underwear; Glossary; Bibliography; Index.  This book is an invaluable reference for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of fashion dolls.
8.5” x 10.2” hardback with dust cover  in very good condition.  144 pages.
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