2,200 ea Antique German Dolls (1800-1939) - Types Makers Marks Etc. / Rare Book

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2,200 ea Antique German Dolls (1800-1939) - Types Makers Marks Etc. / Rare Book:
$129.95

Pictured in color and black-and-white are over 2,200 antique German dolls with in-depth identifying captions including information on makers, marks and dates.. GERMAN DOLL ENCYCLOPEDIA 1800-1939 Marks – Dates - Facts by Jurgen and Marianne Cieslik,Hobby House Press, Inc., MY,1984. Written in ENGLISH, this early out-of-print text “is undeniably the most ambitious study of German dolls and the German doll industry ever produced. Presented in a large and luxurious format, it is ideally designed for detailed study. Alphabetically organized but chronologically listed within each entry, and with hundreds of specific dates given, are pages from original company catalogs illustrating the numerous dolls they produced (many in color), augmented by illustrated advertisements from old trade journals and magazines which will enable collectors to identify many of their dolls for the first time. Makers of doll parts, wigs, clothing and mechanical devices that enabled a doll to sleep, walk, talk, and even sing and dance, are enumerated along with the various patented techniques and designs registered by their inventors.”Several hundred marks that were one enigma to collectors are illustrated and identified. The names of previously unknown German doll manufacturers are listed here in alphabetical order with all the existing information about these firms included. There are also comprehensive sections about those better known doll manufacturers, like J.D. Kestner, Simon & Halbig, Armand Marseille, the Heubachs and Maragarete Steiff, to which the Ciesliks have added considerably more previously unknown facts. Their reports of intimate family and business relationships explain why some dolls bear the identification marks of two or more makers. All the confusion of who, where and when is wafted away, and the full German doll industry story reveled for the first time. This is a wide-angle, kaleidoscope view of the German doll industry, full of the color of the period, woven into fascinating history that will make German doll collecting more pleasurable and profitable to collectors. No collector, dealer or museum curator should be without this all-encompassing research tool.”Oversize 12.5” x 11.5” hardback with dust cover in very good condition (previous owner\'s penned inscription on first blank page). 364 pages. Please note that this oversize book did not fit the scanner, thus the partial image of the dust cover.FREE media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States. Rates vary for international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNT and FREE shipping within the 48 United States.
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