Talking dolls, walking dolls, swimming dolls, suckling dolls, drinking dolls, eating dolls, musical dolls, mechanical dolls, "phonograph" dolls or simply animated dolls prove that the existence of dolls is closely linked with automatons. This is demonstrated in the following selection of old books about dolls.

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144 pages
60 photos and engravings
in white and black
48 color photos

"Poupées" (Dolls)
by Robert CAPIA

Reference :
POUP-10
(In french)

Price : € 45.00

212 pages
45 black and white illustrations
8 color photos

"Les poupées françaises"(The French dolls)
by Robert Capia

The history of the industry which created the dolls is kept secret behind their great dreaming eyes. Robert Capia, antique dealer and expert, guides us into the strange universe of this fascinating object.
The various manufacturers are studied, the invention patents are analyzed, their production is described.. So the reader can follow the succeeding evolutions of dolls: she has been able to speak since 1824, swimm since 1876 and make a long speech since 1893.
Amateurs and specialists will find in this book the answers to the frequently asked questions : identification and expertise, museums and collection, and so on.... as well as selection advice and warning against the copies of antique dolls.

Reference :
POUP-40
(In french)

Price : € 30.00



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80 pages
141 color photos

"Poupées"(Dolls)
Collection of antiques and objets d'art
by Marco Tosa

SUMMARY :
- Dolls in history
Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, from the 17th to the19th century .
- The golden age of dolls
The old materials, physiognomy, the great industry, the French manufactures ( Jumeau, Bru and Steiner), the German, English manufactures, mechanisms and inventions.
- The 20th century
The new physiognomies : the featured baby, the new materials, the Lenci dolls, the manufacturing stages, the plastic era, the manufacturers' list.

Reference :
POUP-50
(In french)

Price : € 30.00

 

 

64 pages
95 color photos

"Le charme des vieilles poupées"(The charming antique dolls)
by Edith Mannoni

This book essentially deals with the history and manufacturing of antique dolls through a wide range of pictures.

Reference :
POUP-20
(In french)

Price: € 40.00

AVAILABILITY:
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128 pages, 300
black and white, and color photos

"Les poupées"(Dolls)
by Antonia Fraser

SUMMARY
The origins- The wooden doll-Fashion dolls and pedlar dolls-Wax, cardboard and composite materials- Porcelain and biscuit - Automatons (history of the automatons in parallel with dolls, music boxes, phonograph dolls, talking dolls, mechanical dolls). The modern doll.

Attention : this book has a defect on the edge.

Reference :
POUP-30
(In french)

Price : € 25.00

 

AVAILABILITY:
OUT OF STOCK