The CollectorÕs Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls by Marion, Frieda & Norma Werner - 1979

Paducah, KY/NY: Collector Books/Crown. Near Fine/VG+. 1979. 1st. hardcover. 4to . 608pp . NO INTERNATIONAL OR PRIORITY. Laid in is a 19 page booklet price guide from 1979. .

Crown Publishers, 1979 Brown cloth boards very good, dust jacket very good, not price clipped, inch tear at the bottom of the front of the dust jacket. Inside pages clean and unmarked. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall 0-89145-082-9

New York: Crown Publishers, Inc., (1979). First Edition. Quarto, brown cloth (hardcover), gilt letters, 608 pp. Good+, with speckling to covers and light foxing (age darkened spotting) to endpapers; in a Very Good dust jacket with light edgewear. Includes The Collector’s Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls Price Guide: Quarto, paperbound (stapled self wrappers), 19 pp. Very Good, with a few pages dog-eared. From dust jacket: Here at last is the definitive book about china half-figures, those nostalgic reminders of the days when tea-cosies, boudoir lamps, perfum bottles and pincushions were topped with porcelain figures representing theupper portion of the human form. The authors have illustrated, described and coded hundreds of models of half-dolls, some found today in antique shops and flea markets, and others in private collections and museums. The book can be enjoyed on many levels, as a delightful picture book for the novice, a valuable reference for the collector,or a useful working tool for… Read More

New York: Crown Publishers. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. The Collector's Encyclopedia of Half-Dolls price guide pamphlet laid in. "Here at last is the definitive book about china half-figures, those nostalgic reminders of the days when tea-cosies, boudoir lamps, perfume bottles and pin-cushions were topped with porcelain figures representing the upper portion of the human form." Ships same or next business day. Spine is slightly skewed and loose. Minor edge wear. Tiny bumps on spine ends. Faint soiling to fore-edge. Overall, pages are tight, bright, and clean. Dust jacket has moderate edge and shelf wear. Faded on spine. Tiny creases and tears on corners and spine ends. ; B&W Photographs; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 608 pages .

New York: Crown Publishers, 1979. 608 pages. Over a thousand models of china half-figures, each with photo and a short description. Most photos in black and white; a few in color. A very nice, tight copy with price guide laid in. Dust jacket is sunned at spine; chipped at corners and top of spine. In mylar.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Collectible-Very Good/Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Hard Cover.

crown publishers, 1979 hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine.