BABY DOLLS~2 BOOKS~1~2~MILDRED SEELEY VINTAGE~ 1978
~THE DOLL MAKERS WORKBOOK
~BABY DOLLS~VOLUME I
-1st PRINTING 1978~2ND PRINTING 1983

~THE DOLL MAKERS WORKBOOK
~BABY DOLLS~VOLUME II
~1ST PRINTING 1978~ 3RD PRINTING`1984

~BOTH BOOKS BY MILDRED SEELEY
~NEW BOOKS~ NEVER USED

~BOOK 1~
BOTH BOOKS ARE BY MILDRED SEELEY
who is very well known in the doll world. Her works and knowledge is unsurpassed.
~Book includes the flange neck babies,
cloth bodied, pouring instructions,
setting sleep eyes, body patterns and
color plates.
ALSO INCLUDED
~General Instructions for both books.
~Equipment, Tools. supplies, pouring the molds, cutting greenware for eyes, beginner looks at China Paint, setting sleep eyes, making eye rockers and much more.

~THE DOLL MAKERS WORKBOOK
Baby Dolls, Volume II, by Mildred Seeley

THESE BOOKS ARE BEING SOLD AS A SET
VOLUMES I AND II

TO SEE MORE PICTURES OF VOLUME I ~ SEE LISTING FOR 35 ~DOLLS VOLUME I
Circa: 1978
Publisher: SEELEY'S CERAMIC SEVICE  

VINTAGE~1977 ~DOLLS AND DOLLS HOUSES~BOOK VINTAGE ~~ OOP 1977
DOLLS AND DOLLS HOUSES
by CONSTANCE EILEEN KING

THIS GORGEOUS, LARGE, BOOK
HARDBACK WITH DUSTJACKET-
1977
~DOLLS AND DOLLS' HOUSES ~
BY CONSTANCE EILEEN KING
PUBLISHED BY 'HAMLYN'
PRINTED IN GREAT BRITAIN .....
PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED THROUGHOUT
BEAUTIFUL FULL-COLOR
AND BLACK and WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS
256 PERFECT, BEAUTIFUL PAGES ABSOLUTELY NO WRITINGS, TEARS OR STAINS !!
LIGHT GREEN HARDBACK WITH GOLD LETTERING ON SPINE
THE MOST PROFOUND BOOK,
ILLUSTRATED BOOK ON DOLLS
THAT I HAVE SEEN
SIMPLY ~
A MUST HAVE BOOK FOR ANY DOLL COLLECTOR

Manufacturer: HAMLYN  

VINTAGE~MAKING REPRODUCTION DOLLS4 PROFIT VINTAGE 1979 OOP
~MAKING REPRODUCTION DOLLS FOR PROFIT ~BY MILDRED SEELEY
~~Home methods for
Production and Marketing
of Antique Doll Copies
~COVER by JAY and DUBIE SEELEY
~ALL DOLLS are from the SEELEY COLLECTION

MAKING REPRODUCTION DOLLS FOR PROFIT ~
by Mildred Seeley

This book is from 1979 provides
home methods for the production and marketing of antique doll copies.
The instructions are step-by-step
and there are plenty of black & white photos.
Some knowledge of ceramics is assumed and the contents are:

• Introduction

• Doll production for profit

• Setting up the Studio

• Selecting a doll or dolls to reproduce

• Production casting

• Wet trimming

• Preparation of dry greenware

• Porcelain firing

• Warpage and other firing problems

• Preparation of bisque for china paint

• China painting, production method

• China firing doll parts

• Equipment care

• Setting glass eyes

• Doll assembly

• Pates and wigs

• Special techniques and hints

• Address for doll neccessities

• Pricing dolls

• Selling dolls

• Boxing, packing, shipping

• Doll maker - Doll factory

Almost all of the above chapters
have additional information.

Condition~this is a softcover book.
~ The cover is fair with some general wear.
~ The inside is in good condition.
~Publisher~~
Seeley's Ceramic Service,
USA,
1979 revised edition of 1974 original.
Size~ 8½ by 11 inches.
~88 Pages


Manufacturer: SEELEY'S  

VINTAGE~A TREASURY OF BEAUTIFUL DOLLS~OOP VINTAGE~ 1971 OOP
A TREASURY OF BEAUTIFUL DOLLS
by JOHN NOBLE

BOOK IS 11 BY 8 1/2 inches
210 PAGES WITH COLORFUL PICTURES
THROUGH OUT THE BOOK.

A TREASURY OF BEAUTIFUL DOLLS BY JOHN NOBLE.

COLOR PLATES BY PETER REINSTORF

JOHN NOBLE PRESENTS A SENSITIVE AND ESQUISITE STUDY OF HIS LIFELONG FASINATION WITH DOLLS.
PARTICULARLY THOSE OF THE EIGHTEENTH NINETEENTH AND EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURIES.
MR. NOBLE POINTS OUT THAT DOLLS VALUABLE AS VITAL HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS, AS WELL AS BEING ASETHETICALLY ENCHANTING.
VINTAGE~ OOP 1971
~A TREASURY OF BEAUTIFUL DOLLS~ OOP
by JOHN NOBLE
A BEAUTIFUL FOREWARD BY
DOROTHY, ELIZABETH and EVELYN COLEMAN

210 PAGES OF COLORFUL PHOTO'S OF BEAUTIFUL DOLLS MADE IN AMERICA AND EUROPE DURING THE 18TH & 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES.
~THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, THE DUST JACKET IS COVERED IN PLASTIC AND HAS MINOR SHELF WEAR.
THIS 1971 HARDCOVER BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION.

This out-of-print book is a former library book and bears the appropriate stampings.
Manufacturer: HAWTHORN BOOKS  

ANTIQUE DOLL BOOK~THE TREASURY OF GERMAN DO ANTIQUE DOLL BOOK ~ ALBUM 1 1984
- THE TREASURY OF GERMAN DOLLS
EXCELLENT REFERENCE BOOK
BY ~LYDIA RICHTER_

THE TREASURY OF GERMAN DOLLS
FIRST US PUBLICATION,
WAS ORIGINALLY GERMAN PUBLICATION

HP BOOKS US PUBLICATION...
WAS ORIGINALLY GERMAN PUBLICATION... DEUTSCHE PORZELLANPUPPEN
PUPPEN ALBUM 1

THE FIRST TWO PICTURES ARE THE DUST JACKET~
THE OTHER PICTURES ARE FROM THE BOOK.
THE BOOK IS FILLED WITH WONDERFUL
PICTURES~THAT I COULD ONLY TAKE A FEW

~CHAPTERS
1-JOY OF COLLECTING
2-DOLL ALBUMis CONCEIVED
3-DOLL as an IMAGE of MAN
4-CHINA, PARIAN AND BISQUE
5-ANATOMY OF A DOLL
6-DOLL BODIES
7-DOLL CLOTHES
8-GERMAN DOLL MAKERS
9-WALTERHAUSEN, THE HOMELAND OF DOLLS
10-CHARACTER DOLLS
11-CHINA-HEAD DOLLS
12-CHINA AND PARIAN BATH DOLLS
13-PARIAN DOLLS
14-DOLLS IN THE VICTORIANSTYLE
15-BISQUE SHOULDER-HEAD DOLLS
16-BISQUE SWIVEL-HEAD DOLLS
17-BISQUE CHARACTER DOLLS
18-ORIENTAL AND EXOTIC BISQUE DOLLS
19-BISQUE BABY DOLLS
20-MECHANICAL, SEMIAUTOMATIC AND
AUTOMATIC DOLLS
21-BISQUE DOLLHOUSE DOLLS
22-HALF-DOLLS AND KNICKKNACK DOLLS
23-DOLL SCENES IN COLOR PRINTS
24-DOLLS IN PHOTOGRAPHY
25-DOLL SCENES ON POST CARDS AND
COLLECTORS CARDS
26-POEMS AND STORIES
INDEX

THIS BOOK IS FROM MY OWN COLLECTION~
WE MOVED TO A CONDO AND I HAD TO DOWNSIZE

RESEARCHS DOLL MARKS,MATERIALS, TECHNICAL DETAILS OF

MANUFACTURING AND COLLECTION CRITERIA
BEAUTIFUL PHOTOGRAPHS OF DOLLS

BOOK IN FINE CONDITION
HAS DUST COVER
NO MARKS,TORN OR MISSING PAGES....

159 PAGES OF COLOR PHOTOS
AND HELPFUL INFORMATION ABOUT DOLL MARKS, MATERIALS, TECHNICAL DETAILS
OF MANUFACTURING AND IMPORTANT COLLECTING CRITERIA.

I ALSO HAVE THE COMPANION BOOK
FRENCH DOLLS ~ VOLUME TWO 2 LISTED
WITH THIS NUMBER GERDOLLS2

 

VINTAGE~BEAUTIFUL DOLLS MADE EASY~SCHAEFFER VINTAGE 1994
~FIRST EDITION
~BEAUTIFUL DOLLS MADE EASY
~HELEN SCHAEFFER
~THE COMPLETE BOOK on PORCELAIN DOLLMAKING

~HELEN SCHAEFFER is an Award-winning porcelain artist.
~She leads you through the entire
dollmaking process with the ease of an expert teacher who loves her work.
~Gentle humor and good-natured encouragement
are the hallmarks of good teaching:
~Learn from Helenn Schaeffer that
~BEAUTIFUL DOLLS ARE EASY TO MAKE~


~74 pages many in color and complete
instructions from beginning to end making three bonny dolls.
~ She is an award winning artist and is an excellent teacher.

~Starting with the making of porcelain clay
and begriming history of dolls.
~ Following with mold selection and care,
actually pouring the slip, removing
and trimming the casting, the kiln and
firing, cones to use, loading the kiln, using china paint and waterbase
techniques, using the correct brushes,
firing for each application , choosing and
setting eyes, body assembly, both stringing,composition and porcelain bodies,
a cloth body pattern [is also in book]


Circa: 1994
Manufacturer: SEELEY'S CERAMIC  

CHERISHED DOLLS TO MAKE FOR FUN Better Homes and Gardens OOP 1984
Cherished Dolls to Make for Fun

CRAFTS, DOLLMAKING
Better Homes and Gardens
Cherished Dolls to Make for Fun
Authors~
Laura Holtorf and Nancy Nowiszewski
The Doll's Dressmaker

The Complete Pattern Book

In EXCELLENT condition.
Contains over 120 patterns both vintage and modern. 192 pages.
Patterns for all dolls 11"-25"
Hat, bag and shoes patterns too~all sizes.



1984
8-5/8 x 11-3/8 inches
80 pages
Hardcover

Chapters include the following
1-DOLL MAKERS WORKSHOP
2-PLAYTIME PALS
3-VERY SMALL FOLK
4-HOW TO MAKE AND DRESS A PERFECT DOLL
5-BROTHERS AND SISTERS
6-FANCIFUL DOLLS WITH SPECIAL USES
7-REALLY CUTE DOLLS TO MAKE
Book Contents (chapters):
1-DOLL MAKERS WORKSHOP
Doll-Maker's Workshop - the art of the craft
2-PLAYTIME PALS
Playtime Pals - Best-Friend Doll to Dress, Ballerinas and Cowboys - Appliqued Characters, Sweet-as-Cream Country Rag Doll, Huggable Mop Top, Ragbag Circus Clown
3-VERY SMALL FOLK
Very Small Folk - Down-Home Dollhouse Family, Sweet Sculptured Cherubs, Baby Doll to Sign with Love, Nut-Head Country Folk, String Dolls - Roped and Tied
4-HOW TO MAKE AND DRESS A PERFECT DOLL
How to Make and Dress a Perfect Doll
5-BROTHERS AND SISTERS
Brothers and Sisters - Kid-Size Knitted Pals, Ready-for-Play Felt Friends, All-American Little Leaguers, Easy-to-Make Yarn Dolls, Stitch-and-Stuff Homebody Twins, Patchwork Playmates to Machine-Applique
6-FANCIFUL DOLLS WITH SPECIAL USES
Fanciful Dolls with special uses - Spoon-Doll Party Favors, Old-World Tea-Cozy Hostess, Pincushion Peddler to Whittle and Stitch, Satin-and-Velvet Jumping Jack, Storybook Pajama-Bag Pal, Bride-and-Groom Sachet Dolls
7-REALLY CUTE DOLLS TO MAKE



This book is full of color illustrations and patterns!
PATTERNS - DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS - FULL-COLOR PHOTOS
DESCRIPTION ~from Introduction~
In the chapters following, you'll find dozens of dolls for children to play with and for you to use and display in your home.
The dolls are crafted of fabric, yarn, clay, and wood, plus plenty of imagination.
You will also find expert tips on everything from doll dressing to stuffing tiny fingers and toes.
In all, this book offers an extraordinary collection of dolls,
with extra details to help make
each doll truly your own.
Illustrated with patterns and full-color photographs.
This book is from my own collection
but never used it - I had to downsize
-we moved to a condo

Contents

Victorian lady - to treasure always
Country girl - a child's favorite
Bluejeaned pal - rough and ready
Best friended doll - to dress
Appliqued characters- ballerinas and cowboys
Country rag doll - sweet-as-cream
Mop top - huggable
Circus clown - ragbag
Doll house family - girl, grandmother,boy, Mother and father
Sulptured cherubs - sweet
Baby doll - to sign with love
Country folk - nut-head
String dolls - roped and tied
How to make and dress a perfect doll
Knitted pals - brothers and sisters
Felt friends - ready for play
Little leaguers - all-american guy and gal
Yarn dolls - easy to make
Homebody twins -stitch and stuff boy and girl
Patchwork playmates - to machine applique
Party favors - spoon doll
Tea cozy hostess - old world
Pincushion peddler - to whittle & stitch
Jumping jack - satin & velvet strings
Pajama bag pal - storybook
Sachet dolls - bride and groom
 

VINTAGE~SEELEY~GERMAN CHILDREN DOLLS~OOP VINTAGE 1979 OOP
~SIGNED
~AUTHOR:. Mildred Seeley
~COPYRIGHT:. 1979
PUBLISHER:. Seeley's Ceramic Service
CONDITION:
The 81 pages and soft cover are clean, bright, and unmarked
~ Binding is excellent.

CONTENTS INCLUDE
~ Children Dolls, the dollmaker's workbook of German dolls.
~ Detailed instructions, color pictures
and more.
~Chapters include dolls for study and
painting details, Kammer & Reinhardt,
Simon & Halbig, Cuno & Otto Dressel,
Horseman, Bruno Schmidt, Jensen,
doll heads, bodies, eyes, hair styles,
costumes, shoes,
~The business of dollmaking, exhibiting
and more.
Circa: 1979
Publisher: SEELEY'S`  

VINTAGE~COLLECTING GERMAN DOLLS~1983 VINTAGE~ OOP 1983
COLLECTING GERMAN DOLLS
by JEAN BACH

RARE--HTF

This hardbound book is by Jean Bach
She has compiled a visual and documentary record of the treasures, rare and common available today to collectors of German made dolls.
~ There are 250 illustrations, 40 which are in full color.
~ If you are a collector of German dolls or actually any dolls ~
then this is a must have book.

Book is in very good condition
No marks
THe dust jacket is in plastic to protect it.
The plastic does have shelf wear.

I have to downsize because of a
move to a condo





Manufacturer: A MAIN STREET PRESS  

VINTAGE~COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF DOLLS~OOP VINTAGE~
COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF DOLLS
by Brenda Gerwat-Clark

COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF DOLLS by Brenda Gerwat-Clark


Dolls through the Ages:
Where to Buy Them and What to Look For

THE COLLECTOR'S BOOK OF DOLLS -
~ Dolls through the ages:
~ Where to buy them and what to look for by Brenda Gerwat-Clark, 1988.

Hardbound book with dust cover
128 pages filled with color photos. Contents:
A· Wooden Dolls

B· China Dolls

C· Persian Dolls

D· Wax Dolls

E· Paper Mache Dolls

F· Mechanical Dolls and Automatatic

G· Cloth Dolls

H· Celluloid Dolls

I· English Dolls

J· American Dolls

K· German Dolls

L· French Dolls

M· The Era of the Modern Doll


Excellent condition.

Manufacturer: CHARTWELL  

Contemporary Artist Doll~Collector's Guide~ Collector's Guide 1986
to Contemporary Artist Dolls
by Susanna Oroyan and
Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh

~This fascinating book explores in depth the fabulous world of the Artist Doll, a heretofore untold story.
The authors present these stories and the technique used by forty-one (41) doll artists, accompanied by numerous illustrations in brilliant color and crisp black-and-white.~

~These frank and open discussions with the artists about their dolls and how they make them is unique in many ways, especially in a world where trade secrets are so zealously hidden and guarded.~

Over 500 dolls are pictured and described in-depth in this most informative text.
Covered by chapter are:
~Seeing Ourselves
-The Interpretive Figure:
Elizabeth Brandon, Christine Adams, Helen Kish, Sonja Bryer, Kezi,
Nancy Villasenor, Edna Daly,
Robert Raikes, Rebecca Iverson, Patricia Ryan Brooks, Susan Wakeen
Kenneth von Essen, , Cathleen O'Rork, Ruth Ann Eckersley, Mary Ann Oldenburg, Debbie Anderson, and Margaret Hickson
~Moments in Time
- The Portrait Figure: Charlotte Zeepvat, Marilyn Stauber,
Cecilia Rothman, Gillian Charleson, Don Anderson, Paul Crees, Ann Parker, Sheila Wallace, June Glae,
Margaret Glover, Michael Langton

~Flights of Fancy
- The Character Figure
Edna Shaw, Ellen Turner, Wiliam Arthur Wiley, Julia Hills, Tuck Dolls,
Robert Keene McKinley, Jean Heighton, Lisa Lictenfels, Beverly Port,
Blythe Collins-Kretschmer, Nerissa, Susanna Oroyan, and Van Craig;

~Beginnings-
Prototype;
A Collectors Guide
Learning More
Sources and Supplies
Directory of Artists
and About the Artists.
This is a must-buy book for the permanent library of the serious collector or dealer of contemporary artist dolls.

Pictures include the front and back covers and some of my favorite pages or items.
This book has great pictures and is sure to please


Contemporary Artist Dolls
A Collector’s Guide
by Susanna Oroyan and
Carol-Lynn Rossel Waugh
Hobby House Press, Inc.
Cumberland, Maryland 1986
Hardback book with glossy pictorial boards
248 pages
Over 425 illustrations –
some in full color.
Approximately 8 ¾ inches wide and 11 ¼ inches high.
NEW


Manufacturer: Hobby House Press Inc  

1984~COSTUME CAMEOS~4~BONNET PATTERNS~OOP VINTAGE 1984 OOP
~COSTUME CAMEOS
~BY HAZEL ULSETH
and HELEN SHANNON
~16 PAGE
~HOBBY HOUSE PRESS
~ISBN-0875882323

~BOOK INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING

~ COSTUME CAMEOS 4 ~
by Hazel Ulseth & Helen Shannon

~This is a Hobby House press book published in Matyland
~1984
~The book that contains patterns for
two different bonnets for dolls
as well as information on ribbon trim
techniques.
~There is a Victorian bonnet in two
sizes
(to fit a 22½ inch (57.2cm) doll
with a 12 inch (30.5cm)
head circumference and a 24 inch (61cm) doll with a 14½ inch (36.9cm) head circumference)
~Also a Normandy bonnet in two sizes (to fit a 22 inch (55.9cm) doll with a 13 inch (33cm) head circumference
and a 24 inch (61cm) doll with a 14½
inch (36.9cm) head circumference). ~There are helpful hints for selecting
and placing flowers as trim on the
bonnets as well as ribbon trim
techniques.
~There are also instructions for making
a Melon Seed and Bead Bag (Reticule)
dating from the 1850s.

Book is in very good ~ unused condition
Circa: 1984
Publisher: HOBBY HOUSE PRESS  

VINTAGE~DRESSING DOLLS~MILDRED SEELEY~OOP VINTAGE 1984 OOP
~DOLL COSTUMING
~HOW TO COSTUME FRENCH & GERMAN
BISQUE DOLLS
~BY MILDRED AND COLLEEN SEELEY
~SOFT COVER
~USED IN GOOD CONDITION

~ 1984 HP BOOKS
~ 160 SLICK PAPER PAGES

~TABLE OF CONTENTS

~COSTUMING DOLLS

~PRESERVING DOLL HERITAGE

~FRENCH DOLL COSTUMES

~GERMAN DOLL COSTUMES

~GETTING THE DOLL READY TO COSTUME

~PATTERNS AND COLOR

~DOLL WIGS AND STYLES

~HATS AND BONNETS

~SHOE, STOCKINGS AND UNDERWEAR

~COMPLETEING THE COSTUME

~CROCHET BABY DOLL PATTERN

~Over 200 beautiful photos and
illustrations show costumes,
underclothing, hats, shoes and
accessories.
~ Includes costumes for dolls made
by Jumeau, Bru, Steinerm Schmitt,
Marque and more.
~ Detail information for doll
collectors and costumers

~Preserving costumes
~Shoe Patterns for French and
German Dolls ~8 patterns
~Correct Hairstyles for Wigs
~Preparing and Repairing Dolls
before Costuming
~Accessories for Completing a Costume.

~A GREAT BOOK FOR ANY DOLL MAKER OR
DOLL SEAMSTRESS



Manufacturer: HP BOOKS`  

Dolls A New Guide for Collectors~by FAWCETT Dolls A New Guide for Collectors OOP
by Clara Hallard Fawcett

1964
282 PAGES

Copyright 1964
Charles T. Branford Co
282 pages
6 x 9INCHES
HARDCOVER , {no DJ]
Contents
Covers the fundamentals of doll collecting, history of dolls,
and tells of the different types
of dolls

CHAPTERS INCLUDE
1-ANCESTORS OF THE MODERN DOLL
2-ON COLLECTING DOLLS
3-EARLY TOY DOLLS
4-DOLLS OF THE NINETEETH CENTURY
5-MORE ABOUT MECHANICAL DOLLS
6-CHINA-HEADED DOLLS AND THEIR MARKS
7-BISQUE-HEADED DOLL AND THEIR MARKS
8-MORE ABOUT FRENCH DOLLS
9-FINE GERMAN BISQUE DOLLS
10-MORE ABOUT PARIAN TYPE DOLLS
11-DOLLS OF PAPER-MACHE',COMPOSITION AND PLASTIC
12-ORIENTAL DOLLS
13-HAND-MADE DOLLS
14-AMERICAN PORTRAIT DOLLS
15-THE CHRISTMAS CRIBS
16-THE CLOTH DOLL
17-WOODEN DOLLS
18-THE WAX DOLL
19-METAL DOLLS
20-LEATHER DOLLS
21-RUBBER DOLLS
22-CELLULOID DOLLS
23-OLD PAPER DOLLS
24-EARLY DOLL CARRIAGES
25-PUPPETS AND HOW THEY ARE MADE
26-EXHIBITING DOLLS FOR FUN AND PROFIT
27-RESTORING THE OLD DOLL
LIST OF COLLECTORS DOLLS PATENTED IN AMERICA
LIST OF DOLL MUSEUMS IN AMERICA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
PUPPETS AND MARIONETTES
MUSIC COMPOSED FOR DOLLS
INDEX

THIS IS A HARD COVER BOOK WITH SHELF WEAR.
INSIDE THE FRONT COVER IS TAPED AN ARTICLE ABOUT A DOLL COLLECTOR FROM 1970. I BELIEVE IT IS FROM AN INDIANAPOLIS NEWSPAPER. IT REALLY IS QUITE INTERESTING.
OTHER THAN THE PAGES FADED EDGES - THE BOOK IS IN GREAT CONDITION FOR ITS AGE.

 

Dolls and Doll Houses Book by Kay Desmonde Dolls and Doll Houses
Book by Kay Desmonde
FULL COLOR
80 Pages
HARD COVER with DUST JACKET

Doll identification book. Has full color photos on almost every page.