Antique Vintage Paper Toys and Dolls – Makers Dates Examples Etc. / Scarce Book

Description

295 black-and-white photographs complement a rich text which reviews the history and collecting of
PAPER TOYS OF THE WORLD
by Blair Whitton, Hobby House Press, MD, 1986.
This scarce out-of-print book “is a detailed coverage of paper toys from the earliest times to the present-day offerings by museum gift shops and large publishing houses.  It meets the needs of both the longtime collector and those people whose interest in paper toys has become sparked by the revival of the Pop-up Books and paper craft books.  Included in this extensive treatise are paper theaters, paper dolls, changeable books, paper houses, paper trains, ships and soldiers, and flip books….The art of making paper toys reached it zenith in Europe during the late 18th  and early 19th centuries, and spread over the world rapidly….European and American firms such as Perelin in France, Raphael Tuck & Sons of England, and McLoughlin Brothers in America vied for this in both rural and urban communities.  Story books became animated, card and board games featured everything from how to succeed in business to how to succeed in love.”   Of nearly 300 illustrations, 55 are in gorgeous color.  This is an in-depth, lively treatment of the subject and will make a wonderful addition to the permanent reference library of the collector or would-be collector of paper toys.
10.5” x 8.5”  hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  240  pages.
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