2,000+ Antique Dolls Makers Marks Types / Scarce Book

Click Here. Double your traffic. Get Vendio Gallery - Now FREE!

Given 2,000 illustrations and marks in color and black-and-white, this early out-of-print book “identifies dolls through photographs, marks, and descriptions of material, and provides documented data on who, when, where and what. Who includes manufacturers, distributors, designers, and patentees. When ranges from ancient times to 1925 – the years of manufacture are given for hundreds of dolls; Where focuses mainly on western Europe and the United States. What covers the trade names of dolls, methods of manufactures for other complete dolls and parts of dolls, descriptions of types of dolls and of such related subjects as wigs, feet, eyes, teeth, and joints; also information on clothing, sizes, original prices, and (in many instances) even the numbers of certain specific dolls made and sold in various years. The thousands of entries also provide practical advice about displaying dolls and caring for, repairing, and storing them, as well as information about doll terminology, patents and copyrights, and the national and international awards won by dolls shown in exhibitions all over the world.”

THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOLLS by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman, Crown Publishers, NY, 1968/1974.

Profusely illustrated, this book is a pictorial guide to the identification of antique dolls. “Dolls of every type, size, and material are shown in the hundreds of superb black-and-white photographs; 46 dolls appear in full color. In addition to a general index and a comprehensive bibliography, there is a special index of initials, numbers, and symbols to supplement more than 700 drawings of marks as an aid to identification. Makers include Kestner, Jumeau, Marseille, Simon & Halbig, Bahr & Proschild, Goebel, Kammer & Rienhardt, George Borgfeldt, Bebe Bru, Gaultier, Beck & Gottschalck, Kathe Kruse, and hundreds more. This volume, used in conjunction with the second volume, provides the most complete information available on dolls. It is indispensable for doll collectors, museums, libraries, lovers of antiques, fashion experts, and social historian all over the world.”

Oversize / heavy 8.7” x 11.3” hardback with dust cover in very good condition (dust cover shows edge wear/tears). 697 pages.

Free media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 48 United States. If multiple books are purchased for a single shipment, add $2.00 for each additional book. Rates vary for shipments outside the contiguous 48 states and for international mailings.

We maintain on eBay an "online shelf" of generally out-of-print reference books on antiques and collectibles. If you would like to search for books in a particular subject category, please click on and bookmark the following link: USED BOOKS on ANTIQUES by CATEGORY. Use your browser's "back" key to return to this listing.

If you would like to contact us directly and avoid eBay's intrusive email format, feel free to contact us by clicking on our email address: sandar@qwest.net. ©2004

MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:

Buy 3-5 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States.
Buy 6-19 books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 20% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States.
Buy 20 or more books from our eBay auction site or eBay store and receive a 30% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States.