| DOLLS Pleasures and Treasures Hardback book with Dust Jacket by Antonia Fraser G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS, NEW YORK Printed in Germany © 1963 by Antonia Fraser " IN THIS CONCISE and attractive form, Antonia Fraser has told the story of dolls of all ages and in many countries. She writes: Any woman left alone to amuse a baby may find herself fashioning a primitive toy out of a handkerchief, a rag or a piece of paper.
Thus we find doll-like objects among the relics of the earliest ages, and while dolls have assumed the most elaborate forms at different periods of history, the motive has remained unchanged- the affection of children for miniature replicas of themselves.
Even the poorest children fashion playthings out of the materials at their command. " " This book is international in its scope.
Dutch dolls, Japanese dolls, American Pennywoods, Peg dolls, the European fashion dolls of the seventeenth century, German and Italian doll-makers and Queen Victorias own collection of dolls, all find their places in these pages.
Particular attention is paid to the materials from which dolls have been made (wood, paper, wax, papier mâché, china, paste, bisque, rubber, celluloid, cloth and plastic), the clothes in which they have been dressed, and the mechanical devices by which head and limbs have been attached to the body, culminating in the inspired automata of the last three centuries. " " The illustrations, many of them in colour, provide a delightful panorama of the subject.
The majority have been specially photographed for this book in museums and private collections in Europe and the United States. " Summary of Contents includes: " CHAPTER ONE EARLY HISTORY CHAPTER TWO THE WOODEN DOLL CHAPTER THREE FASHION DOLLS AND PEDLARS CHAPTER FOUR WAX, PAPIER-MÂCHÉ AND COMPOSITION CHAPTER FIVE CHINA, PARIAN AND BISQUE CHAPTER SIX AUTOMATA CHAPTER SEVEN THE MODERN DOLL " This book is in very nice condition with some edgewear to the cover, but the dust jacket is very worn and torn plus has the inside corner flap clipped off.
No torn or ripped pages.
No markings or writing. | 
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