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FS: BOOKS-dolls-doll houses etc[17 bks]
prices include postage within U.S. checks or PayPal Thank you for your time. john r. sievers 5469 redding rd San Diego, CA 92115 A PICTORIAL HISTORY OF THE CAROUSEL. Fried, Frederick: ; A S Barnes NY 1964 . The author is an expert on the history of the carousel. Oversized book hardcover book Many photos and historical over 350 illustrations , including 8 full page, A great history of the subject. In dust jacket with small tears, otherwise in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $20.00 CHILDREN'S TOYS THROUGHOUT THE AGES by Daiken. Spring Bks 1965, 207pages, 8vo red cloth, illustrated. Hardbound. Standard work dealing with fascinating facts on the history of the traditional toys: dolls and dolls' houses; tin soldier and their equipment; musical toys; toy theaters; bricks and models; all the simple clockwork and mechanical toys; etc. Deals with origin and development of the marble, football, spinning top, educational toys, and etc., 115 illustrations. Book isd in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00 DECORATIVE DOLLS' HOUSES: Original Interiors for Twenty Five Dolls' Houses. by Hamilton. NY: Crescent Books 1990. This large format hardback book of 144 pages is a beautifully illustrated guide, introducing the world of dolls' houses to the beginner and giving invaluable creative advice and inspiration to anyone who enjoys creating and collecting them. The book is in dust jacket and in AS NEW condition. ASKING: $16.00 DOLL MAKING A Creative Approach. by Laury, Jean NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1970. Hardcover; 10-1/8 x 7-1/8", 135 pages, 8 pages color photos, scores of b/w photos, dozens of drawings. Photos by Gakyle Smalley. This book is essentially for those persons who are interested in exploring doll making in all its forms. Though the emphasis is on dolls made in part or entirely of fabric, many other crafts besides needlework are involved and persons with skills in other artistic media will find it a challenge to apply their talents to doll making. The examples in this book are a cross section of what is being done today. They show the basic principles of doll making as well as the new directions being pursued which go beyond the framework of this tradition. In dist jacjet having small tears, else in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $8.00 DOLLS. By Singleton. New York: Payson & Clarke Ltd., (1927), First edition. Large octavo. Profusely illustrated with 80 (b&w) plates. Blue printed mauve cloth. Traces history of dolls from primitive times to dolls of to-day. One chapter is titled: Dolls Connected with Famous People. Includes dolls connected with famous people +Oriental dolls etc Toys. Previous owner's bookplate on front inside cover & name on fly page otherwise a VERY GOOD copy. ASKING: $50.00 for this rare item DOLLS, A NEW GUIDE FOR COLLECTORS. by Fawcett, Boston: Charles T. Branford, 1964. 1st ed.,282 pages 8vo. Hardback, Illustrated with B&W line drawings and photos. Index and bibliography. This book covers doll collecting and the history from antiquity to the present-it will teach you how to collect, what to collect. Chapters include: Early Toy Dolls, Dolls of the 19th Centurt, China Headed Dolls, Bisque Headed Dolls, Oriental Dolls, Fine German Bisque Dolls, The Cloth Doll, American Portrait Dolls, Cloth Doll, Wooden Dolls, The Wax Doll, Old Paper Dolls, Metal Dolls, Leather Dolls, Celluloid Dolls, Early Doll Carriages, plus other chapters. In VERY GOOD condition, Very clean, tight copy. ASKING: $15.00 Here is Your Hobby: DOLL COLLECTING. by Young. NY: Putnam 1964. This hardback book of 128 pages is fully illustrated. Book is designed for the beginner. Is in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $8.00 HOW TO REPAIR AND DRESS OLD DOLLS. by Johnson. Branford Co, 1968. 1219 pages, hardback Chapters include: The Head, The Eyes, The Wig, The Body, Dressing the Doll, & Individual Dolls & Their Clothing, & Conservation. VERY GOOD condition in a good dust jacket ASKING: $9.00 MAKE YOUR OWN DOLL'S HOUSE. by Cole. NY: Van Nostrand1976. This large format book of 76 pages is illustrated with over 70 photos and drawing plans. This book will give you all the guidance you need to design and construct a dolls' house. Chapters include: Planning, Construction, Assembly, Painting & Decoration, Embellishments, and Making a Pitched or Sloping Roof, plus 3 useful appendices. The book is in dust jacket and in VERY GOOD condition. PRICE: $12.00 MAKE YOUR OWN DOLLHOUSES AND DOLLHOUSE MINIATURES by O'Brien. Pub. by Hawthorn Books 1975. This large format book of 274 pages is fully illustrated(including detailed plans). Some of the chapters include: Review of Raw Materials, Building Dollhouses, Finishing the Outside, Finishing the Inside, Electrifying the dollhouse, Wood Crafts, Furniture Crafts, Metal Crafts, Needle Crafts, Paper Crafts, Bead Crafts, and Christmas in the Dollhouse. The book is in protected dust jacket(dj has small tear), the book is in VERY GOOD condition. PRICE: $15.00 Making Old-Fashioned Dolls. by Dodge NY: Sterling 1985. Oversized hardback, 168 pages, many pattern & color illustrations. Clear directions and patterns, to making rag dolls, felt dolls, wax dolls, costume dolls, modeled dolls, clay and waxed babies, character dolls, and dolls' clothes. The resulting dolls vary, from very good amateur to near-professional quality. The directions are fairly clear, but are specific to the dolls shown. In dust jacket. VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00 OLD DOLLS. by St George. New York: Gramercy, 1950. NF in slightly chipped DJ, Illustrated, glossary index Hardbound, 19 chapters the author describes the most collectible dolls. Complete illustrated guide to antique doll collecting, 77 photographs and descriptive text for all types dolls, Peddler, Milliner, Grenier, M& S Superior, China-Head, Wax and composition, Parian, Dresden, Jumeau, French-Fashion, German-Bisque, Character, "Flirting eye", Springfield Schoenhut, Fabric. Also doll dressmaking discussed, how to find old dolls, and national doll houses. In dust jacket & in VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $12.00 ON MAKING, MENDING AND DRESSING DOLLS. by Fawcet. Washington D.C.: Hobby House Press, 1963. Small Quarto hardback 170pp. with index. Black & white illustrations. Covers all aspects of doll making, dressing and repair. In dust jacket. Chapters include: The Rag Dolls, Cloth Dolls for Collectors, On Carving & Modeling Dolls, On Mending Dolls, Children's Cloths for the 19th Century, On Dressing the "Period" Doll, Shoes, plus other chapters.VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $15.00 PAGEANT OF TOYS by Hillier. NY: Taplinger Publishing Co., 1966. Hardback Illustrated in color and b/w tipped-in colored plates. Book deals with the evolution of toys from earliest times w. special glance at the world of the East. Chapters include: First Toys, Early Toys in Europw & America, Far East, Eighteenth Century, Lilliputiana, Military Men, Automata & Working Toys, Dolls' Houses, shops & Pedlar Dolls, Dolls in General, and Boys in Particular. Book is in dust jacket with small tears otherwise VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $15.00 THE COMPLETE BOOK OF DOLL COLLECTING Young.; Putnam, 1967. 8vo, In dust jacket, 312 pages B&W Photos An authoritative, comprehensive guide to every aspect of doll collecting. Chapters include: Doll Collecting, Paper Dolls, Fabric Dolls, Wooden Dolls, Papier-Mache & Composition Dolls, Wax Dolls, Fashion Dolls & French Bisque Dolls, German & American Dolls, China Dolls, Dolls that Move, Doll Artists in America, Doll Repair, Doll Houses, plus other chapters. In VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $15.00 THE DOLLS OF YESTERDAY. by St. George. Bonanza 1948 4to(oversized) 204pp in dust jacket. Book deals with dolls and doll collecting in Europe and America during the past 200 years-illustrated with photographs of more than 450 dolls. 40 photo pages with approx. 450 photos "although written especially for doll-collectors, the material is presented in such an entertaining fashion that others are likely to be charmed into joining the ranks of the doll-collecting enthusiasts". Some of the included chapters a Doll Collecting, Springfield Dolls, Dolls from the Forests, Early Wooden Dolls, Penny Dolls & Frozen Charlottes, Milliners Dolls, Historic Fashion Dolls, Wax Dolls, China Head Dolls, Dresden Doll Heads, Jumeau Doll, American Doll Artists, German Bisque Dolls, Association Dolls, Pedlar Dolls, Negro Dolls, plus others. Book provides a comprehensive survey of doll collecting. In VERY GOOD condition. ASKING: $20.00 |
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