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COLLECTOR'S GUIDE TO RAPHAEL TUCK & SONS

by Blair Whitton; Margaret Whitton

Published by Hobby House Press. 1st. 1991

Very good condition in a good dustwrapper. Paper Dolls, Paper Toys, & Children's Books. Fascinating facts about the rise, fall and triumphant return of the world's most beloved paper toy company! Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. 173 pages plus index.

Spine and corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Dustwrapper is worn and torn with evidence of removal of a label to front panel.

ISBN: 0875883702
Stock no. 1331001

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Contents

  • Dedication
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Suggested Structure for Dating the Objects of Raphael Tuck & Sons Ltd
  • CHAPTER I.
  • The Reign of Queen Victoria
  • Part I. The Early Years and Growth of a Great Publishing Company
  • Part II. Those Intriguing Early Paper Toys
  • Part III. Victorian Paper Dolls and Their Fashionable Costumes
  • CHAPTER II.
  • The Reign of King Edward and Queen Alexandra, 1901-1910
  • Part I. Puzzles, Postcards, Valentines and Children's Books
  • Part II. Paper Toys of the Edwardian Period
  • Part III. Stylish Paper Dolls of the Edwardian Period
  • CHAPTER III. The Reign of King George V and Queen Mary, 1910-1936
  • Part I. Production before and After World War I.
  • Part II. Paper Toys Before and After World War I.
  • Part III. Paper Dolls before and After World War I.
  • CHAPTER IV. The Reign of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth
  • Part I. The Demise of a Great Publishing Firm
  • PART II. Paper Toys - Odds and Ends and Late Arrivals
  • PART III. Tuck's Latest Paper Dolls
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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