The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration A Storehouse of Workable Methods and Step-by-Step Directions for the Doll Collector and Hobbyist

Westfall, Marty

ISBN 10: 0517538423 / ISBN 13: 9780517538425

Published by Crown, New York, 1979

About this Item

Slight edge rubbing, light foxing on top page edges, in like DJ. Now protected in a mylar jacket. Drawings throughout text, and a color photo section. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 282 pages.

Seller Inventory # 50538

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration A Storehouse of Workable Methods and Step-by-Step Directions for the Doll Collector and Hobbyist
• Publisher: Crown, New York
• Publication Date: 1979
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517538423
• ISBN 13: 9780517538425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good+
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+

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Synopsis

Nearly two hundred color and blackand-white photographs and diagrams augment detailed, step-by-step directions for all types of doll care and repair

From the Inside Flap

ndbook of Doll Repair and Restoration was a first when it was published in 1979. It is still a first--in its completeness and detail. This is a responsible book, subscribing to the view of true doll collectors: Do nothing to an antique doll that will compromise the authenticity and reduce its value. Whether a doll is a museum rarity, one of many common antique dolls, or a collectible, Marty Westfall's book will lead you through procedures to restore it. The exquisitely detailed step-by-step directions make it possible for collectors, dealers, even those who own just one or two treasured dolls, to make necessary repairs without reducing value.

The techniques that author Marty Westfall used from 1973 to 1979 and set down in this book are just as practical today. Her aim was to help the beginning restoration artist, and the information is just as valuable to even the most sophisticated collector. In easy-to-follow directions The Handbook describes how to set stationary and slee