The Big Book Of Dolls

New York: The Dial Press, 1976. Stated First Printing 1976, Dial Press indication of First Edition at that time. Book Condition: Fair to Good. Covers fair due to edge wear, nips, on boards and tape stains from cover taped to boards. Typical library stamps, stickers, part of pocket removed leaving some on flyleaf. The creases of endsheets have been repaired with tape. 191 b/w and color photo and illustrated pages. Pages have a few dogeared corners, creases, tears, light wear, but mostly clean and bright white pages, still a nice reference copy. Dust Jacket inside library protective plastic cover, taped to boards. Tape a bit tanned. Inside front flap corner clipped. White flaps, color illustrated front & back covers. Photos by Gina Harris, Line Drawings by Janine Kirwan. Synopsis: Book includes templates, ideas, and patterns for a large selection of soft dolls, wire dolls, puppets, dolls from fairy stories and nursery rhymes, diff. shape dolls, games with dolls, novelty dolls, and nativity. Introduction includes hints for making, materials, and stitch instructions. Overall book has some wear but still pages bright and clean with 191 pages full of great ideas to inspire the imagination. Illustrated. by Kirwan, Janine. Ex Library.