POLLOCK’S HISTORY OF ENGLISH DOLLS and TOYS by Kenneth and Marguerite Fawdry, Pollock’s Toy Museum, England, 1979. 

Over 200 black-and-white photographs supplement a fascinating text which reviews the history of antique toy.  This book follows the evolution of design of dolls of all types including wax and wooden dolls to the more sophisticated porcelain and bisque dolls.  Mechanical toys of all types are also followed. Toy soldiers, stuffed animals, cars, trucks, and plains are but a few of the items reviewed.  The book covers toys of the following periods:  1950-1975; 192501950; 1900-1925; 1800-1900; 1700-1800; and prior.  There’s a wealth of information in this scholarly text which will appeal to the collector, dealer, or historian of antique toys.   

8.75” x 11.2” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  214 pages. 

FREE  media mail shipping and handling for deliveries within the 50 United States.  Rates vary for international mailings.