European and American Dolls

1982, oversize hardcover edition (of a work first published in the U.K. in 1966), Crescent Books, NY, 274 pages. 353 photos taken from 56 collections from Europe and the U.S. Includes illustrations, drawings, details of manufacture and dress. Includes an elongated section of marks, maker's monograms, trade names, maker's names, and a detailed glossary. An authoritative title, written by an expert on dolls, whose writings began in 1928. "For the collector, museum official, or dealer, this book provides the facts necessary to the correct attribution and dating of any historic doll."