Antique French Doll Fashions & Accessories - Dresses & Ensembles / Scarce Book

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Antique French Doll Fashions & Accessories - Dresses & Ensembles / Scarce Book:
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refbooklady Store Increase traffic to your listing with Auctiva\'s FREE Scrolling Gallery.THE PARISCOLLECTION – French Doll Fashions and Accessories by Sylvia Mac Neil, Hobby House Press, MD,1992.A collector’s item in itself, this comprehensivepictorial guide “is a concise and wonderfully thorough presentation of theclothing and accessories of French ‘fashion dolls,’ the elegantpoupees of mid to late 19th century. THE PARISCOLLECTION is a detailedstudy of doll dresses and full ensembles including gloves, hats, purses, boots,jewelry, even ivory-handled parasols.These particular dolls, chosen for their variety of body-types and facesas well as for their matchless beauty, are each shown in the specific apparelworn at the distinguished and fashionable places of Paris during the period,the Tuileries, the Bois de Boulogne, the Luxembourge Gardens and the ParisOpera House. Sylvia Mac Neil is able tostunningly capture both the élan and the evocative styles that the dollsembody.””Superbly illustrated with 60 color photographsand line drawings, this book has significant value to all doll collectors,cultural historians and to those who wish to reproduce authentic fashions, aspatterns are included of every dress featured in the collection….The book alsoalso includes a rare selected listing, never before compiled, from commercial directoriesidentifying the prominent doll shops and manufacturers in Paris between 1860and 1880 which specialized in clothes and accessories forpoupees.8.5” x 11” hardback with dust cover in near-newcondition. 191 pages.FREEmedia mail shipping and handling for deliverieswithin the 50 United States. Rates varyfor international mailings. MULTIPLE BOOK PURCHASEDISCOUNTS AVAILABLE: Buy 3-5 books and receive a 10% DISCOUNTand FREE shipping within the 48 United States.
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