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Author: Colette Mansell
Publisher: New Cavendish Books Dist
Published: 2002-02
Total Pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781872727547
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA reprint of a very popular title. Written by an acknowledged expert on the subject of British dolls. Sure to appeal to all those interested not only in British dolls, but also in fashion and design.
Author: Susan Brewer
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2009-06-25
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 1781598568
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPhotos, descriptions, and fascinating history for dedicated doll collectors. In the 1950s, a new material—plastic—revolutionized the doll trade and made dolls affordable for people of all classes. This book focuses specifically on British dolls of that decade, offering not only useful information for collectors but a glimpse into the history and culture that surrounded these cherished toys. Along with photos and descriptions, this unique guide covers: doll manufacturers must-buy dolls what to spot when buying dolls how to avoid buying fakes a where-to-buy directory doll hospitals specialist museums
Author: Susan Brewer
Publisher: Remember When
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781844680566
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first book to be published on the popular area of British dolls of the 1960s which explores what's worth collecting and why and focuses on outside events such as the growth of the pop scene and how dolls were aimed at the newly created 'teenagers', not just children. These toy and pop dolls are now very collectable, partly because of the nostalgia element as many of the collectors would have grown up with them or desiring them and appeals to other types of collectors e.g. social historians, fashion and pop collectors. The book focuses on the doll manufacturers, including must-buy dolls, what to spot when buying dolls, how to avoid buying fakes, safe cleaning and includes a directory of doll hospitals and specialist museums. The first book, British Dolls of the 1950s was also written by Susan Brewer.
Author: Susan Brewer
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2013-08-19
Total Pages: 403
ISBN-13: 1783376228
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPart of the popular Famous series, Famous Dolls celebrates dolls in film, TV, cartoons, books, comics and comic strips, as well as toys such as Hamble in Playschool. It also explores the world of celebrity dolls including stars such as Shirley Temple and Mae West, pop star dolls including Michael Jackson and Cher, and dolls representing royalty. Written by leading doll expert, Susan Brewer, the author of British Dolls in the 1950s and British Dolls in the 1960s, the book starts with a series of essays setting dolls in context and exploring their role in popular culture. The main part of the book is an impressive A-Z of famous dolls, with symbols to show in which field they became famous (e.g. cartoons, toys or comic strips). The stories behind each of the dolls are told, including the tragic tale of Raggedy Ann and how a little girl inspired one of the most iconic character dolls of all time. A must-buy book for everyone who has ever own or collected dolls or is interested in popular culture.Did you know? The author of Raggedy Ann, Johnny Gruelle, was a vehement anti-vaccination campaigner after his young daughter died when she was vaccinated at school without his consent Angela Rippon created the Victoria Plum doll series based on a plum tree in her garden Holly Hobbie is an author and illustrator who named the famous patchwork-wearing little girl after her. It became a popular doll in the 1970s
Author: Arthur Killer Kane
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 2009-08
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 156976297X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the New York Dolls' bassist died suddenly at age 55 in 2004, he left behind not only their timeless music--and many thousands of fans and friends--but a memoir of the Dolls' early years. This distinctive and extroverted voice of an undisciplined showman is presented with an introduction and epilogue by his widow, Barbara. This up close and personal perspective of the band's early days and late nights--including an instance where he locks himself out of the studio in full drag while tripping on LSD--chronicles the glorious, glamorous era of high times, high drama, and low comedy that captures the music, the style, and the life of the all-too-brief existence of the New York Dolls.
Author: Miriam Forster
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2013-02-05
Total Pages: 222
ISBN-13: 0062121316
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe girl with no past, and no future, may be the only one who can save their lives. Nisha was abandoned at the gates of the City of a Thousand Dolls when she was just a little girl. Now sixteen, she lives on the grounds of the isolated estate, where orphan girls apprentice as musicians, healers, courtesans, and, if the rumors are true, assassins. She makes her way as Matron's errand girl, her closest companions the mysterious cats that trail her shadow. Only when she begins a forbidden flirtation with the city's handsome young courier does she let herself imagine a life outside the walls. Until one by one, girls around her start to die. Before she becomes the next victim, Nisha decides to uncover the secrets that surround the girls' deaths. But by getting involved, Nisha jeopardizes not only her own future in the City of a Thousand Dolls—but also her life.
Author: Ona Zoe Oli
Publisher:
Published: 2020-05-20
Total Pages: 26
ISBN-13: 9781734557213
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Colette Mansell
Publisher:
Published: 2002-10-31
Total Pages: 408
ISBN-13: 9780709073444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEstablished over many years as the definitive book on the subject, Colette Mansell's monumental work is now available in paperback for the first time. Tracing the history of doll-making in Britain from 1920 to the present day, this book gives detailed information on the dolls produced by large factories and well-known companies, as well as those made by small concerns, cottage industries and individual doll-makers. The innovative and realistic fabric dolls made by Chad Valley, Farnell, Dean's Rag Book Company, Norah Wellings and others during the 1920s and 1930s are great favourites with collectors, and extensive research has been carried out by the author. Sections on doll's-house dolls, costume dolls, unidentified and miscellaneous dolls, and the valuation of dolls are included, along with a fascinating chapter devoted to the now highly collectable dolls of the Royal Family. This book is intended not only for those beginning a collection but also for the experienced and discerning collector.
Author: D. E. White
Publisher: Detective Dove Milson
Published: 2021-09-07
Total Pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781789319446
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDetective Dove Milson is called out to a chilling murder scene by the coast. A teenage girl is found murdered, encased in glass. The murder is a replica of the work of a serial killer known as the Glass Doll murderer. He would be the prime suspect but . . . he's already dead. Time is running out. Dove must race to catch a killer before it
Author: Connie Rose Porter
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Published: 1993-09
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780780725683
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBefore they can make the attempt, Master Stevens decides to sell some of his slaves and the family is separated. American Girls Collection/Addy #1.
