1932 1ST Ed 'Children's Toys of Yesterday' DJ, Lithograph Art - Antique Toys, Dolls, History,

Fascinating history of antique toys and dolls from museum collections, royalty's homes and private collections throughout Europe.

Edited by C. Geoffrey Holme. Publisher: London: The Studio Limited, Studio Publications NY, Copyright, 1932. No isbn. Not ex-library.

Twelve GORGEOUS full page lithograph color plates; exquisite works of art. Over 200 magnificent black & white photographs. Photos do not fully capture vibrant colors hues and photos; wait until you see up close. Wow!

Historical Toys featured from Ancient Greece, Rome, the Middle Ages, Louis XIV, days of Queen Victoria and more.

CHAPTERS:

Primitive Toys, Mechanical Toys,

Dolls, Doll Houses, Furniture,

Wooden Toys, Soldiers and Vehicles,

Shops and more.

Dolls from all over the world in fabulous period costumes. Church Marionettes & English Nineteen Century Doll. English, French, Hungarian, Danish and German Doll houses. London Horse Omnibus featured color plate and more.

TOYS:

Jack-in-the-Box, English Noahs Ark, Toy Chariot, Pair Toy Horses, Tin,

Model-Gulliver among Lilliputians, Paper Horse, Foot Soldiers, Wood & more.

Oversize hardcover, magenta pink illustrated DJ, toy man & horse, tweed cloth boards & green spine titles, 11" x 8", 128 glossy pages. Excellent vintage condition.

Cover excellent/bright/clean/light shelfwear-spine lettering little concave spot. Pages excellent/bright/clean-fbep light wear-light foxing-2 spots title pp/light buckling some back pp.

Binding tight-very few pp light pull-not detached. DJ front very good+/bright/clean-light shelfwear. Back more shelfwear-spine-some spotting-light soiling-tears-bumped edges-corners-1 large tear & top binding tear.

Do not pass up this rare masterpiece; a must have for all collector's!!

Item ID: BK2048