American Costume Dolls - How to Make and Dress ThemPaperback, 30 July 2010

This vintage book is a guide to American costume dolls, being a manual on how to make and dress them. With simple, helpful diagrams and step-by-step instructions, this volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in antique dolls, and will be of considerable utility to readers with an interest in making and maintaining them. Contents include: "Making the Dolls", "Dressing the Dolls", "Priscilla--1620", "Jonathan--1776", "Dolly--1776", "Josephine--1800", "Ann--1820", "Amy--1850", "Lucinda--1862", "Mac--1862", "Louisa--1887", "Edith--1910", "Barbara--Of Today", "Baby Doll", "Accessories", and "A Doll's Doll". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.