Cavalcade of Dolls
Author | : Ruth Sunderlin Freeman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780872820012 |
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Author | : Ruth Sunderlin Freeman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 380 |
Release | : 1978 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 9780872820012 |
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 44 |
Release | : 1966* |
Genre | : Dolls |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Ruth Sunderlin Freeman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1942 |
Genre | : Toys |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Clara Hallard Fawcett |
Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2016-12-19 |
Genre | : Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | : 1473346894 |
This vintage book contains comprehensive guide to collecting dolls, containing information on the history of dolls, buying and selling, restoration, and a much more. Profusely illustrated and full of interesting information, "Dolls - A Guide for Collectors" constitutes a timeless resource for doll enthusiasts and is not to be missed by modern collectors. Contents include: "What is a Doll", "On Collecting Dolls-Where to Buy, What to Pay, and Dolls Worth Collecting", "Early Toy Dolls", "Dolls of the Nineteenth Century", "China-Headed Dolls and their Marks", "Bidque Dolls and their Marks", "Dolls of Papier Mache and Composition", "Hand-made Dolls", "The Christmas Crib", "The Cloth Doll", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on dolls.
Author | : Karal Ann Marling |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2001-12-20 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0674006798 |
Christmas wouldn't be the same without the "things". This book examines why the trees, cards, wrapping paper, toy villages and Macy's holiday parade play such an important role in the festivities. Through the medium of mass culture, Christmas is here primarily defined as a secular celebration.
Author | : Lois R. Kuznets |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 280 |
Release | : 1994-01-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9780300056457 |
In this work the author studies the role of toy characters in works ranging from older classics such as Pinocchio and Winnie the Pooh to modern texts such as The Mouse and his Child and the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes science fiction with robots and cyborgs.
Author | : Clara Hallard Fawcett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 214 |
Release | : 1947 |
Genre | : Dolls |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Gary Cross |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1999-11-15 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780674030077 |
To sort out who's who and what's what in the enchanting, vexing world of Barbies(R) and Ninja Turtles(R), Tinkertoys(R) and teddy bears, is to begin to see what's become of childhood in America. It is this changing world, and what it unveils about our values, that Gary Cross explores in Kids' Stuff, a revealing look into the meaning of American toys through this century. Early in the 1900s toys reflected parents' ideas about children and their futures. Erector sets introduced boys to a realm of business and technology, while baby dolls anticipated motherhood and building blocks honed the fine motor skills of the youngest children. Kids' Stuff chronicles the transformation that occurred as the interests and intentions of parents, children, and the toy industry gradually diverged--starting in the 1930s when toymakers, marketing playthings inspired by popular favorites like Shirley Temple and Buck Rogers, began to appeal directly to the young. TV advertising, blockbuster films like Star Wars(R), and Saturday morning cartoons exploited their youthful audience in new and audacious ways. Meanwhile, powerful social and economic forces were transforming the nature of play in American society. Cross offers a richly textured account of a culture in which erector sets and baby dolls are no longer alone in preparing children for the future, and in which the toys that now crowd the racks are as perplexing for parents as they are beguiling for little boys and girls. Whether we want our children to be high achievers in a competitive world or playful and free from the worries of adult life, the toy store confronts us with many choices. What does the endless array of action figures and fashion dolls mean? Are children--or parents--the dupes of the film, television, and toy industries, with their latest fads and fantasies? What does this say about our time, and what does it bode for our future? Tapping a vein of rich cultural history, Kids' Stuff exposes the serious business behind a century of playthings.
Author | : Library of Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1032 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : Subject catalogs |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Lisa See |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 473 |
Release | : 2014-06-03 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1408853264 |
It's 1938 and the exclusive Oriental nightclub in San Francisco's Forbidden City is holding auditions for showgirls. In the dark, scandalous glamour of the club, three girls from very different backgrounds stumble into each other lives. All the girls have secrets. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl, has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family which has deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. Then, in a heartbeat, everything changes. The Japanese attack Pearl Harbor and paranoia, suspicion, and a shocking act of betrayal, threaten to destroy their lives.