Selected Writings of John Darcy Noble

A collection of 35 articles on antique dolls, which originally appeared in Dolls magazine from 1982-1995 by the renowned author, artist, scholar and curator emeritus of the Toy Collection of the Museum of the City of New YorkThe selected articles cover a wide range of important antique dolls, from the very earliest, rare 17th and 18th century woodens to popular 19th century chinas, through beautiful French porcelain dolls and stunning felt Lenci dolls. Many of the examples written about are from famous museum collections and legendary private collections, all of which the author has had access to because of his own legendary status in the field of antique toys.