TEDDY BEARS PAST & PRESENT COLLECTOR IDENTIFICATION BOOK German & American Bears - $22 - (Carlisle, PA)

This Hard Cover book with its pictorial front and back cover is in brand new condition -- gift quality. 8-1/2 x 11-1/4", 303 pages. Published by Hobby House Press, (5th Printing) 1993. Retail price when published was $29.95. This fabulous book has been out of print for quite some time. This is our final new copy left in our inventory. Profusely and artfully illustrated in both color and black & white photos are hundreds of Teddy Bears which collectors can use to identify and date their bears. It is primarily a collector's identification guide, which contains a wealth of background information on the history of leading bear manufacturers and hundreds of the bears they produce. Among the German firms included are Steiff, Hermann, Schuco and Bing. American companies encompass Ideal, Dakin, Gund and Applause. Merrythought, Farnell, Chad Valley Deans and Canterbury are some of the British manufacturers discussed. This book is the first in-depth study of the anatomy of the Teddy Bear as a means of identification and attribution. The author has literally exposed the inner parts of Teddy Bears to show collectors what they look like, and which manufacturers used the various parts in making their bears. She also points out facial and body designs that are attributable to certain Teddy Bear makers exclusively, as well as distinguishing characteristics of bears, labels, and identification tags and buttons. This book not only makes it easy to determine the price of your favorite bears because of its visual and chronological order, but provides bear seekers valuable information on the "newer" bears the collector should be watching for. Purchase other books from our EBAY STORE and save on shipping! Payment We accept Paypal payments as well as debit or credit card payment through Paypal. Payment should be received within 10 days of close of auction, per eBay guidelines (unless arranged otherwise via E-mail). If not, we will contact you by email both personally AND through eBay's…

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