A three-dimensional, two-story Edwardian doll house includes a family of six press-out dolls and such exquisite details as ceiling murals, decorative rugs, period paintings, and dormer windows.
A three-dimensional book that opens to reveal two stories and eight rooms of a Victorian home, with decorative details, pop-up furniture, and press-out pieces. Covers can be tied with attached ribbons to allow the book to stand on its own.
Open all four sections, tie back the two blue ribbons, and a fully constructed eight-room dollhouse emerges from between the two slim covers. An affordable taste of the Victorian era, A Victorian Dollhouse is perfect for anyone who cherishes Victorian ephemera.
Albert and Lucinda from the beloved The Enchanted Dolls' House have pled their troth (Victorian for "got engaged!"). It is a happy time for everyone in the Enchanted Dolls' House. All the dollsfrom the servant dolls to the toy dolls, even the resident dog and cat dollsenthusiastically join together to celebrate a joyous wedding with all the fashionable and tasteful accoutrement of the Edwardian, Regency and Victorian eras available to them. Four masterfully conceived and constructed pop-up buldings amaze with historical accuracy and bustle with activity: Shop for wedding finery in an Edwardian department store. See the toiletries, accessories, hair styles, and beautiful wedding clothes from which the dolls choose. Attend a wedding breakfast, complete with musicians, favors, and a glorious cake garnished with marzipan pearls, pendants and bows. Peek through windows and doors of a Victorian Manor Dolls' House and a Regency Dolls' House to see the dolls observe their elegant way of life. And finally, attend a breathtakingly beautiful wedding in a Victorian Chapel. Overflowing with doll lore and loving rendered details of wedding gifts, food, and flowers, readers of all ages will attend the wedding of their dreams!
Drawn from the paper doll collection of the Boston Children's Museum, this volume reproduces in full-color two historic cut-out paper dolls and 30 authentic and exquisite costumes. The dolls and outfits were originally published in the Boston Herald's Sunday supplements during 1895?96.
From attic to basement, from drawing room to dining room, from library to kitchen, and from bathroom to bedroom, this sourcebook is an illustrated exploration of a world of miniature possibilities. It ranges from rare collectors' pieces to painstaking modern recreations of the past, showing doll's houses representing every style and period, complete with authentic interior details and furnishings. There is a comprehensive list of international suppliers and specialists.
Some ate cores,Some ate peelings,Some ate applesFrom the ceiling.Soon the applesWere no more We'd gobbled up ourWhole great store.A timeless classic, loved by a generation, reissued to be enjoyed by today's children. This beautifully illustrated tale of an apple tree that grows too many apples is delightfully told in rhyme.A little girl finds a withered apple tree surrounded by rubbish. To stop the tree being chopped down for firewood, she clears the rubbish to help the poor tree grow. When Spring arrives, the tree bursts into blossom and produces a glut of apples. But as the little girl's family try to eat, cook and hide the apples in rugs, blankets, wagons and jugs, the apples continue to grow! There is only one answer: an apple feast!A wonderful tale published in time for Apple Day, its charming illustrations and story will amuse and educate a new generation, giving them an appreciation of nature's bounty and the importance of sharing.The book includes a guide to making your own 'apple pig' (a fruit sculpture that looks just like a pig!).
Brutal Battles of Vietnam: America's Deadliest Days, 1965-1972 is VFW's contribution to the 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War. This 480-page book covering some 100 military actions is an outgrowth of VFW's award-winning magazine series called Vietnam's Deadliest Battles. Running over seven years, its excellence was recognized with 13 national magazine awards. Genuinely a one-of-a-kind work, it provides the most comprehensive battle history of the war yet published in a single volume. Brimming with compelling stories, the book focuses exclusively on the perspective of the fighting man. Virtually all of the deadliest engagements are covered concisely. The high drama of the battlefield is felt through fast-paced personal accounts, some 700 pictures, battle maps and war statistics.
This ingenious, fold-out doll's house is strong enough to hold additional free-standing furniture. The house contains a master bedroom, nursery, hallway, living room, dining room, conservatory, kitchen and luxury bathroom.