Dolls - Clothes Costume Accessories 1740-1925 / Scarce Book

Description

A collector’s item in itself, this early out-of-print book is a pictorial guide to “dolls, costumes and hats 1740 through 1925.”  Lavishly illustrated in color and black-and-white, this text is an invaluable reference for dressing period dolls.
DOLL CHAPEAUX
by Lillian Hope Mansfield, privately published, 1978.
The author writes, “Having had so much pleasure in costuming the many dolls for my own museum, I want to share with you one facet of the work that I found to be extremely fascinating, the joy and satisfaction of truly completing the beautiful costumes by adding their very own stylized chapeaux.  After many hours of diligent research, I made the following chapeaux in different time periods for your convenience.  This should save the reader many hours of tedious research, searching for the right picture for the time era involved.”  Approximately 100 costumed dolls are pictured in this fascinating book.  This is a must-buy book for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique dolls.
8.5” x 11” softback in very good condition.  62 pages.
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