They Were Ragtime

They Were Ragtime by Warren Forma. Published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York, NY, 1976. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardbound. Paper DJ. Size 4to (up to 12'' tall). Condition: VG in Torn & Taped DJ. Top outside corner on half title page torn off. 245 Pgs. ISBN 0448125536. LCCN 76-23487. A storehouse of workable methods and step-by-step directions for the doll collector and hobbyist. Illustrations on all phases of doll restoration including: setting stationary and sleep eyes, restring, refurbishing old wigs and making new ones, repairing ball-jointed bodies, cleaning and repairing kid bodies, making cloth bodies, mending chips and cracks, replacing missing fingers and toes, and coping with just about every other kind of damage. A special chapter tells how to distinguish between a legitimate replica doll and a fake made with the intention to deceive; another chapter tells how to determine whether a doll has been mended, even if the repair is so skillfully done that it is not readily apparent. Description text copyright 2017 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 32142.