Da: Pistil Books Online, IOBA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Membro dell'associazione: IOBA
Oversize Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. A clean, unmarked book with a tight binding. Faded spine and edges of cover. 8 3/8"w x 11 1/4"h. 320 pages. Black and white illustrations. Keywords: Dover Publications, Playthings toys, Fashion models, Purification Rites, Antique Dolls, Paper Doll History, McLoughlin Brothers, Ritual Figures, Costumes.
Lingua: Inglese
Editore: Dover Publications, Inc, New York, 1981
ISBN 10: 048624055X ISBN 13: 9780486240558
Da: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Original pictorial wraps. Updated and Expanded Edition. New York: Dover Publications, Inc, 1981. 8.25" wide by 11.25" tall. As New condition. No remainder marks. No owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Bright, clean, square, tight, and unmarked. Flat spine. No creases. Fresh and crisp, obviously never read. With 285 illustrations. Corrected reprint of the 1965 original, with a new introduction (that updates some of Miss Howard's findings), and a new comprehensive index. There are also 15 new illustrations (of uncut McLoughlin paper dolls). From the rear cover: "This book is the DEFINITIVE study of McLoughlin Bros. paper dolls. Miss Howard goes on to cover early American commercial paper dolls by such noted manufacturers as J. G. Chandler, Anson D. F. Randolf; Clark, Austin and Smith; and Kimmel and Foster. Subsequent chapters examine the pantins of the 17th and 18th century. the production of the French firm, Imagerie d"Epinal; and outstanding dolls from the workshops of England and Germany." . Updated and Expanded Edition. Softcover. Original pictorial wraps. 307pp.