Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
Cavalcade of Dolls
Author: Ruth Sunderlin FreemanPublisher:
ISBN: 9780872820012
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Cavalcade of Dolls
Author: Cavalcade of Toys
Author: Ruth Sunderlin FreemanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Toys
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Dolls - A Guide for Collectors
Author: Clara Hallard FawcettPublisher: Read Books Ltd
ISBN: 1473346894
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
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.
Merry Christmas!
Author: Karal Ann MarlingPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674006798
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 459
Book Description
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.
When Toys Come Alive
Author: Lois R. KuznetsPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 9780300056457
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
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.
Dolls
Author: Clara Hallard FawcettPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dolls
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Kids' Stuff
Author: Gary CrossPublisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 9780674030077
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
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.
Subject Catalog
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1032
Book Description
China Dolls
Author: Lisa SeePublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1408853264
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 473
Book Description
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.