Antique Doll Marks - Identifying Numbers found in Marks / Scarce Book + Values

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This early out-of-print book is an invaluable resource reference work.  Privately published, this text provides comprehensive information on antique doll identification including relative values [1975].
DOLL MARK CLUES:  NUMBERS IN ANTIQUE DOLL MARKS, Volume 3
by Ralph A. Shea, self-published, Ridgefield, NJ,  1975.
“The idea behind this book of antique doll marks is to treat each doll as a separate entity, detailing its unique features rather than considering all dolls of the same mold number as of equal importance to each other.  When a collector is contemplating the purchase of a doll from an ad in a magazine or directly from a dealer in his shop and the exact mark is not available, she can take that numerical part of the mark that she does have and run it down in the CLUE column of the book.  Again, sometimes a doll has a mark that is too faintly incised or it is hidden by the glued-on wig or the kid of the body, or the mark may have omissions by the maker.  In these instances Doll Mark Clues can help identify and price the doll.  Strange marks are frequently found on dolls,  Many of these mystery marks are in this book.”  This unique approach will be appreciated by collectors who have found more generic guides to doll identification unrewarding.  This rare book is a collector’s item in itself and would make a fine addition to the permanent reference library of the serious collector or dealer of antique dolls.
6” x 9” softback in very good condition.  295 pages.
This copy is signed by author
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