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This classic and rare two-volume book set is a collector’s item in itself. Considered the most complete reference available on antique dolls of all types, approximately 5,000 dolls are pictured and described including information on makers, marks, dates and types of collectible antique dolls. The following is a summary of each text:
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.
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 protective plastic sleeve in very good+ condition. 697 pages.
Given 3,000 illustrations and marks in color and black-and-white, this massive out-of-print book is the second volume of the Classic Collector’s Encyclopedia of Dolls, first published in 1968. “The new encyclopedia follows the same style and design as the first volume but is much larger, with 1,266 pages and over 3,000 illustrations. It supplements the first volume and enlarges its scope through the year 1930. It is arranged alphabetically and is fully cross-referenced.”
THE COLLECTOR’S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DOLLS -VOLUME II by Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., and Evelyn J. Coleman, Crown Publishers, NY, 1986 First Edition.
“All the entries are brand new, as are the illustrations. You will learn all about all-bisque dolls; shoulder-head dolls of Alt, Beck & Gottschalck; Black dolls; Dapper Dan; French dolls, including nearly 100 different French Bebes; Gaultier dolls; Kathe Kruse dolls; and many, many more. A bold star marked at the end of an entry refers you to additional information in the first volume. This volume also contains new information on the creation and production of dolls’ clothes. Manufacturers often made the same dolls year after year but changed the type of clothes on the dolls almost every year and changed the dolls’ names with each new outfit. Dolls are identified through photographs, marks, and descriptions; by manufacturers, distributors, designers, and patentees; by years and methods of manufacture. Also included are descriptions of types of dolls and related subjects, such as wigs, feet, eyes, teeth, joints, clothing, sizes, and original prices. Advice is given for the care and repair of dolls.”
”This new encyclopedia identifies dolls from company records, copyright and patent files, catalogs and magazines, and from both American and European reference works. Makers include Kestner, Jumeau, Marseille, Simon & Halbig, Bahr & Proschild, Goebel, Kammer & Rienhardt, George Borgfeldt, Bebe Bru, and hundreds more. This volume, used in conjunction with the first 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 (blank label affixed on first blank page). 1,266 pages. Limited Edition “1389/2000” book is signed by all three authors.
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