Antique French Jumeau Dolls - History Types Marks / Scarce Illustrated Book

Description

Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this book is a pictorial guide to antique French Jumeau dolls.
THE JUMEAU DOLL
by Margaret Whitton, Dover Publications, Inc. 1980.
”To many collectors the Jumeau doll represents the apex of the doll maker’s art.  The Jumeau doll was manufactured in factories near Paris for a century after 1842.  Up to the end of the nineteenth century it was an unsurpassed model of luxury, grace, elegance, and mechanical invention.  What’s more, it wore the finest French fashion created by true fashion designers.  Collectors will find this book a reliable, judicious guide to proper identification and dating of Jumeau dolls.”
There’s a wealth of information in this text which covers the history, production, and markings of these beautiful dolls.  Over one hundred dolls are pictured with identifying captions.  This book would make a wonderful addition to the permanent reference library of the collector, dealer, or historian of antique French dolls.
8.25” x 11” softback in very good condition.  79 pages.
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