As an illustrated social history of the American doll industry this book describes how dolls and doll play changed over time from Gilded Age fashion dolls which inculcated formal social rituals, to the realistic baby dolls of the 1920s fostering girls' maternal impulses.
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Miriam Formanek-Brunell is visiting research scholar at the Center for Research on Women at Wellesley College.
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0300050720-11-1-29
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Seller: Willis Monie-Books, ABAA, Cooperstown, NY, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Dust jacket has minor edge wear. Seller Inventory # 25788
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hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Condition Notes: Clean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders. Seller Inventory # 1779407
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Seller: Riverow Bookshop, Owego, NY, U.S.A.
Cloth w/DJ. Condition: G/G. Black & White Photographs (illustrator). First Edition. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. G/G. (1993). First Edition. Cloth w/DJ. Sm 4to., 233 pp., DJ rubbed, frayed, tears, cover bumped, edges faded, . Seller Inventory # BOOKS304567
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. Very Good. Gently used and in excellent condition. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and unmarked. May have a limited amount of writing inside the cover, or a personal stamp or sticker. All orders shipped securely in a bubble envelope or box/hard mailer. Seller Inventory # 00015588