The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration

The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration by Marty Westfall. Published by Crown Publishers Inc, New York, NY, 1979. 1st Edition 3rd Printing. Hardbound in Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped & Taped DJ. 282 Pgs. ISBN 0517538423. LCCN 79-15479. A storehouse of workable methods and step-by-step directions for the doll collector and hobbyist. Illustrations on all phases of doll restoration including: setting stationary and sleep eyes, restring, refurbishing old wigs and making new ones, repairing ball-jointed bodies, cleaning and repairing kid bodies, making cloth bodies, mending chips and cracks, replacing missing fingers and toes, and coping with just about every other kind of damage. A special chapter tells how to distinguish between a legitimate replica doll and a fake made with the intention to deceive; another chapter tells how to determine whether a doll has been mended, even if the repair is so skillfully done that it is not readily apparent. Description text copyright 2017 www.BooksForComfort.net. Item ID 31945.