Antique German Kathe-Kruse Dolls - History Types Bodies Etc. / Illustrated Book

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Beautifully illustrated in color, this early out-of-print book tells how to identify antique Kathe Kruse fabric dolls, including reproductions and forgeries.
TREASURY OF KATHE KRUSE DOLLS – Album 3
, by Lydia Richter, HP Books, 1984 English Edition, Fisher Publishing Co.
Over one hundred illustrations, many of them full-page, supplement a fascinating text.  “This scarce book is the result of the author’s research with Kruse’s daughter in the Kruse workshops….Richter carefully teaches the collector about types of doll heads—when they were produced and what collector criteria are important….In the biographical section, Richter discusses how Kathe Kruse made small Soldier Dolls and Doll-Room Dolls.  Another section is devoted to the Kathe Kruse Show-Window Dolls.  This book is an indispensable reference work for the collector and a charming exhibition for Kathe Kruse Doll lovers.”
8.8” x 11.2” color-imprinted hardback in very good  condition.  128 pages.
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