Collectors Book of Dolls Clothes

by Dorothy S. Coleman and Elizabeth Ann Coleman

"This book is a historical survey of the original clothes worn by the dolls made in France, Germany, and the English-speaking countries from 1700 to 1929, a documented chronological record, almost a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517520311
• ISBN13: 9780517520314
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Length: 794 Pages
• Weight: 5.20 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Well researched

Incredible, lengthy review of doll costuming. Small font, well referenced, museum curator style. Scattered black and white images with a few in color. An appendix of scaleable pattern pieces (without instructions). I have successfully used to create a doll 1860’s dress.

Great for historians and doll costumers

I love this book! Anyone wanting to clothe vintage-type dolls in appropriate clothing will get an in-depth understanding of fashions as they were on the dolls sold at the time. Extensive photos and also illustrations that were used in periodicals, trade magazines, and pattern jackets. Also, drawings of patterns from over the years are in a section at the back and serve as a guideline to the proper dimensions of a particular fashion. The author also often gives a general idea of the makeup of a number of crocheted doll items. My only complaint is that the book doesn't always list the particular issue during a year that the illustrations were in. Highly recommended.