Previous owner's gift inscription (3 small lines) inside front cover. Out of Print. 8-1/2 x 11". The author, Eleanor St. George has one of the finest collections of antique dolls in America, and has written this trea sure of a book that gathered information from doll collectors all over the country about their collections and photographs of their favorites. Written in 1948, this 204 page volume is in excellent c ondition (the book jacket has wear 'n tear around the extremeties; the book itself is almost as new, previous owner's signature inside front cover. Now to the specifics:. The material gathered from o ther collectors, together with DATA on almost every type of doll ever made is described and illustrated by PHOTOGRAPHS in black & white of many famous dolls you may not have seen in print before. History of the Jumeau, a section on " Negro" dolls, new facts about the Schoenhyts; wax penny dolls, the English pedlars, and strange little poppets. Pictures of all of America's doll CELEBRITIES such as "Mollie Brinkerhoff" of revolutionary War fame; old "Peg Wooden", who belonged to John Nott,; Mrs. St. George's own "Ridiklis" and Queen Victoria who had the honor of receiving an autograph from Helen Hayes are found here. . Some of the other beautifully photographed dolls include: German bisque dolls, German peasant dolls of bisque and cloth (about 60 years old in 1948); Jumeau doll ORIGINAL clothes, Little Eva 29" Jumeau, Rawhide doll heads 1866, Mormon pioneers (full page photograph), Association dolls, even baby CARRIAGES & TOYS are illustrated, French Jumeau, NUN dolls, old Crech dolls, Mammy and Mose, very rare papier mache "negro" doll found in Maine; a huge collection of BABY DOLLS, .and so much more the seasoned doll collector will just thrill to see! ILLUSTRATED WITH PHOTOGRAPHS OF MORE THAN 450 DOLLS!

 Charles Scribner's Sons, 
out of Print 

Price: 44.59 USD