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Cherish Me Always: A Century of Dolls
by Steven Michael Wikert, Mary McMurray Wikert
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Hobby House Press (2001-11)
ISBN: 0875886035
EAN: 9780875886039
Dewey Decimal #: 688
Binding/Media: Paperback - 144 pages
SKU: DL 97
Condition: Very Good
Comments: 2001, 8.5 x 11, 144 pages, Paperback, Book is in Very Good Condition. Book is completely intact with inside pages in Excellent condition with no tears and with no notations (no pencil marks, no underlining, no highlighting, etc.) ( « if ( document.getElementById ) { document.writeln('less'); } )
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Editorial Reviews
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Product Description
Enter the timeless realm of children and their dolls in this charming volume of Cherish Me Always! 229 vintage photographs, reflecting a century of dolls and the most delightful children, surround 19 enchanting poems. The perfect gift!
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Customer Reviews
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So-so
Rating  (2)
Date: 2006-03-14
1 out of 1 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book disapointing and narrow in scope. It's a book for doll collectors who don't have other interests. There are about a hundred reproductions of photos of children with dolls, from about 1880 to the 1950s, photos reproduced from postcards, greeting cards, visiting cards, etc. The photos are poorly reproduced and poorly arranged on a beige-pink background which does nothing for them and are accompanied by uninformative comments like, "This wistful girl in elaborate costume holds what looks like a German "dolly faced" doll." Many of the photos show children who seem to be related to each other, they have these funny ears that stick out like bugles and one gets the feeling that they are from a single private collection from a region where there are problems of consanguinity. The photos are not in chronological order so you can not use it to see how doll clothing styles changed over time. There doesn't seem to be any order to them at all. There are a few schmaltzy poems and that's about it for text. This book is alright but for the price, could be so much better.
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Great for 18th & 19th Century doll & child costumes
Rating  (4)
Date: 2003-08-20
When I first borrowed this book from the library, I did so because I expected it to be a "browser" book that I'd read once, and then return. As it turned out, I was so enthralled with the variety of illustrated dolls, children, and clothing, that I ended up buying my own copy of the book. Doll restoration and preservation is my avocation, and so the book is an invaluable resource for finding real examples of how the dolls were dressed, and what the children wore. It was refreshing to see such variety, and to see that, then as now, not all dolls were "dressed to the nines." Some were simply dressed by their owners or mothers in sturdy clothes to play with. When faced with the task of replacing a doll dress on an antique doll, I am going to use this book as a reference. For me, the book is a new and valuable resource in my personal library. I don't think it would have been published for the text alone. Most of that fluffy stuff was superfluous, and some of it was just plain drivel.
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Sentimental Journey
Rating  (5)
Date: 2002-05-04
2 out of 2 customers found this reveiw helpful
The Cherish Me Always series of 4 books (3 have been published as of Spring 2002) have grown out of the authors' photograph collection. The authors share their collection of photos with the tenderness of one sharing a personal photo album. This volume is 136 pages of beautiful vintage photos with information about the photos and the subjects. Literary quotes and poetry appear occationally to maintain a nostalgic childhood memory. Although this book has a great deal of value in recording dolls and clothing from different decades (before 1950), the biggest asset of this book is its emotional value. The predominantly female subjects hold their dolls tenderly and show them off proudly. It is a sentimental journey into America's past that the reader can easily indulge in.
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Cherish Me Always - Fantastic
Rating (5)
Date: 2001-12-04
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
There is nothing like this book on the market today! It is truly an amazing book! It appeals to a large audience of readers. If you love vintage photography, children, history, dolls, or interesting non-fiction books, you must buy this book! You will not be disappointed! The photos are so endearing they will melt your heart. We need more books like this on the market with times the way they are! I hope you enjoy reading it also.
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