Antique Toys and Dolls by King, Constance E

New York: Rizzoli, 1979. HC. very good+ w/very good dustjacket (hardcover). B&W and color illustrations. ISBN 0847802787 Following an introductory chapter on early toys and dolls, there are full and meticulously researched chapters on: the Toy Horse; Tin Toys; Optical Toys and the Model Theater; Dolls in Adult Form; Child-like dolls; Soft toys and the Miniature World; Board Games and Jigsaw Puzzels; Toy Animals and their Settings. Useful appendix. 256pp.

New York: Rizzoli, 1979. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First am. Fine in very good dustwrapper. Hardcover is a nice clean copy, almost new. Dustwrapper rubbed with light wear on edges, price clipped. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

London: Cassell, 1979. Hardcover in unclipped dust jacket, very good condition. Jacket has light edgewear and a 3 cm piece missing from spine head. Boards bumped along front edges; page block and page edges tanned. FEP has stamps from Bethnal Green Museum and V&A National Art Library, plus inked date. Page block faintly marked. Fully illustrated and clean throughout. AD. Hardcover. Very Good. Used.

London: Studio Vista Christie's. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover with dust jacket. Profusely illustrated with colour and black & white photographs. Fine green cloth hard back with near fine unclipped dust jacket. Not inscribed or marked. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 256 pages .

London England: Studio Vista/Christies, 1979. With the collector, whatever the size of his pocket, constantly in mind, this book provides a wealth of invaluable information about each of the main collecting categories. The main emphasis - coinciding with the interests of most collectors - is on the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, but the discussion is often extended, as in the case of tin toys, to cover collectable items of the twentieth century. British, French, German and American makers of toys and dolls are all given detailed consideration, and attention is paid to historical antecedents. Following an introductory chapter on early toys and dolls, there are full and meticulously researched chapters on the following topics - the Toy Horse, Tin Toys, Optical Toys and the Model Theatre, Dolls in Adult Form, Child-Like Dolls, Soft Toys, the Minature World, Board Games and Jigsaw Puzzles, Toy Animals and their Settings. An appendix contains useful hints for collectors. Illustrated.. First Edition.… Read More