Row Q Doll and Toy Patterns and Books: all prices include U.S. shipping.
1) Woman's Day Book of Best-Loved Toys & Dolls, compiled and edited by Julie Houston, Sedgewood Press, New York, 1982, 191 pages, hardcover with dj, 10" x 7". Complete step-by-step instructions for a wonderful grouping of 115 toys and dolls appropriate for infants through young children. Included are many knitted and sewn animals and dolls, plus music box crib pillow, bath splashers, balloon and airplane mobiles, marionette, shoe bank, pull toys, finger puppets, teaching boards, foam blocks, kites, hobby horse, novelty pillows, rocking horse, toy chests, seesaw table, Noah's Ark cradle, supercity for action figures, outer space station, portable dollhouse, more. Projects are designed for minimal skills and low-cost materials. Book appears unused, $13 including shipping;
2) Costume Cameos II, Hazel Ulseth & Helen Shannon, Hobby House Press Inc. Cumberland, MD, 16 pages, ISBN 087588- 201 3, heavy paper covers, 1983. Contains paper patterns for a Victorian dress, bonnet, petticoat and drawers for a 19” doll, (taken from an 1886 Delineator magazine) plus patterns for two pairs of shoes, a bow, two little teddy bears, and a paper doll strip. There are also two pages of fashion illustrations for dolls from 19th century publications. Patterns are uncut, booklet is vg, $22 including shipping;
3) Still More About Dolls, Janet Pagter Johl, H.L. Lindquist Publications, New York, 1950 first edition, 300 pages, hardcover. A survey of a wide range of doll types from antiquity to 1950, written in an entertaining narrative style with much of the text information supplied to the author by doll collectors, some collectors are cited as references. Chapters include: early religious dolls, early English dolls, wax dolls, wooden dolls, fine old dolls, automatons and mechanical dolls, mechanical dolls in individual collections, talking/singing/walking dolls, unusual dolls, doll markings, boy and men dolls, large dolls, Uncle Sam and other war-inspired dolls, additional data on war dolls sent home by those in service, dolls as ambassadors of good will. Dozens of b/w photos. An entertaining read on dolls! Book is in very good minus condition, light wear to cover edges, a bit of cover fading, some older page corner turndowns, spine is tight. $17 including shipping;
4) Dressing Dolls, Charlene Davis Roth, Crown Publishers Inc, New York, 1976 - 3rd printing 1978, 112 pages, pictorial softcover, ISBN 0 517 52394 9. A book of doll clothing patterns for rag, baby, toddler, older action, and fashion dolls, plus many other dolls. All patterns are full-size and there are step-by-step instructions for creating each outfit, along with materials requirements and cutting and sewing instructions. Also includes directions for making, altering, and interpreting patterns, taking measurements, and techniques, tools, and fabrics. This is an excellent doll clothing pattern book for anyone who collects or sews for a wide range of different dolls. Color and b/w photos and illustrations. Very good condition. $16 including media shipping;
5) The Collection of Stuffed Dolls From A Fancy World, Kyoko Yoneyama, Ondorisha Publishers Ltd, Tokyo, Japan, 1976, pictorial hardcover, 156 pages, 10.25" x 7.5", ISBN 0 87040 401 6. A pattern book for stuffed and soft dolls, with patterns and complete directions for making at last two dozen different dolls from fairy tales and movies (Alice in Wonderland, Little Women, Mother Goose, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, more), several different hug-dolls, dolls of the fancy world (Rhapnzuel, Lilliputians, angels, prince, witch, princess, many more), mascotts, marionettes, and a doll with several wardrobe changes. Each completed doll is shown with a full page color photo. Also demonstrated, with color photos and text, are how to make patterns, sew the various parts, cover the base of the face with skin fabrics, attach eyes and nose and mouth, make hands, sew and put on shoes, sew each body section, to sew and attach clothes, to sew on hair. Patterns for each doll are full-size. Some cover storage scuffing, otherwise vg condition, appears little used. $20 including shipping;
6) Antique Collector's Dolls, First Series, Patricia R. Smith, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, 1975, 305 pages, pictorial hardcover, no dj, 11.25 x 8.75. A pictorial reference for the serious doll collector, organized by manufacturer and by type of doll. There are pictures with descriptive text of a wide range of European and American dolls, including bisque, china, cloth, cartoon character, boudoir, papier mache, parian, rag, wood, rubber, celluloid, etc., plus a letters/symbols index. I also have the Second Series by Smith, with similar content but different dolls. Light shelf wear, otherwise vg, $22 including shipping, discount for both volumes;
7) Antique Collector's Dolls, Second Series, Patricia R. Smith, Collector Books, Paducah, KY, 1976, 248 pages, hardcover with dj, 11.25 x 8.75. A pictorial reference for the serious doll collector, organized by manufacturer and by type of doll. This is a continuation of the First Series by Smith and features different European and American dolls. Profusely illustrated with b/w photos of each doll, with notes beneath each picture regarding maker, construction, size, materials, illustration of markings, and other specifics. Includes a number/symbols index plus 1975 prices. Includes European and American dolls of all varieties. Book is in very good condition, appears little used, interior pages clean and unmarked, $24 including shipping. I also have the First Series by Smith, discount for both volumes. |