First American edition of The Teddy Bear Encyclopedia by Pauline Cockrill: Everything that you could want to know about the history and collecting of teddy bears.
Written by Pauline Cockrill, photography by Peter Anderson and Jim Coit. 1993, first American edition. Dorley Kindersley, publishers.
This is a wonderful book for a young person who loves teddy bears and wants to learn more, or an adult teddy bear enthusiast, or arctophile. The information is well-written and well-organized and illustrated with clear, detailed photography. A gold mine of information for collectors looking for out of print resources.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction: History of teddy bears
The Catalogue: Teddy bears by maker, including Steiff, Merrythought, Hermann, Russ Berrie.
Bear Artists: Artists who make one-of-a-kind teddy bears.
Arctophily: Collecting teddy bears.
Bear Care & Repair: Restoration, Care, Prevention, Display & Storage.
The Teddy Bear Directory: Time chart, Factory Histories, Addresses.
Glossary, Index, Acknowledgments
Condition*: Fine/Very Good. The dust jacket shows some shelf wear on the top edge and minor sunning on the inside top edge.
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