Bru French Fashion Dolls - Patents Types incl. Reproductions / Scarce Book

Description

BRU DOLLS – MAGNIFICENT FRENCH DOLLS
by Lydia and Joachim Richter, Hobby House Press, Maryland, 1986.
Lavishly illustrated with color captioned photographs, this scarce out-of-print book is a classic reference and a collector’s item in itself. “A wide variety of dolls are presented, from the most loved Bru Jne and Circle Dot Bru to the
Bebe Teteur
with his open mouth for a bottle, the
Bebe Brevete
, the Oriental Bru and many others.  A precise description of the dolls, details of the firm’s history and reproduction of the informative patent drawings form the core of this book.”
This comprehensive pictorial guide covers by chapter:  The “High Praise” of Bru Dolls; The History of the House of Bru; Patents and Doll Types; A Table of the Periodic Classification of Popular Bru Dolls; Bru Heads – “Thousand-and-One Faces”;  Bru With a Fully Articulated, Fully-jointed Wooden Body; Bru with a Jointed Body; The Size Classification in Numbers and Inches (cm) is Impossible; Bru Quality or Bru Ingenuity?; Dolls and Fashion; Ch. 1 – Bru Lady Dolls; Ch. 2 – Bru Surprise Doll; Ch. 3 – Bru Bebe Brevete; Ch. 4 – Circle Dot Bru; Ch. 5 – Bru Bebe Teteur – Bru Bebe Gourmand; Ch. 6 – Bru Jne – Bru Jne R; Bru Dolls Made from Hard Rubber (Ebonite); Anatomical Details; Reproductions – Fakes; and Index.  Whether a collector, dealer, or historian of antique French dolls, one will find this book an invaluable reference.
Oversize 9” x 11.6” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  104 pages.
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