All Bisque and Half Bisque Dolls

U S A: Schiffer Publishing. Good/Good. 1981. 5th Printing. Cloth. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo 0916838390 Hardback Hardback. All-Bisque and Half-Bisque Dolls. Ex-library with ex-library markings. Very slight shelf wear to edge of D/J. The author here assembles the first information exclusively about all-bisque and half-bisque dolls. She describes the wide variety of types from the miniaturre immobiles to the larger jointed all-bisques, from the widely-known Kewpies to the unusual and rarely seen. Answering many questions about origin and identifying the size and style markings of numerous dolls, the author provides valuable information for both the novice and the experienced collector. Lavishly illustrated from major collections, this bopok shows many dolls never before pjotographed.Added to the vast fund of information is the author's delightful commentary on the dolls and her nostalgic evocation of the childhood joy of finally buying a coveted specimen with carefully saved pennies. The author explains the process of making bisque and also gives other relevant background material on the manufacture, such as the methods used to make similar dolls in various sizes, the reasons for wide ranges of quality in otherwise look-alike dolls, and information on the most prominently dollmakers of Europe who supplied the American market. As a survey of all-bisque and half-bisque dolls, this book covers all periods from the very early up through presrent-day makers of originals and reproductions. There is also helpful information on care and a chapter on suggestions for record keeping. Illustrated. 357 pp. Plastic protective covering. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Academic Literature.) .