Collectible Antique Teddy Bears - History Development Types Makers / Book

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COMPLETE BOOK OF TEDDY BEARS
by  Joan Green and Ted Menten, Publications International, Ltd., IL, 1989.
Lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 color photographs, this comprehensive book “chronicles the history and evolution of teddy bears from their enormous popularity during the first decade of this century to today’s renaissance of affection for teddy bears.  While the best old-fashioned teddies were produced by large toy companies, many of today’s most beautiful teddies are made by individual bear makers, working alone or in small workshops.  The
COMPLETE BOOK OF TEDDY BEARS
introduces you to 100 of today’s most-accomplished bear makers.  In this book, you’ll find hundreds of beautiful full-color pictures of the cutest and most lovable teddies you’ve ever seen.  Some are dressed in their most-fanciful best; others need no further adornment than a ribbon bow.  But all these teddy bears look you right in the eye and say, in the silent way that teddies tell us what is in their hearts, ‘Love me!  I’ll always be your friend.”  This is an invaluable reference book for the serious collector, dealer, or historian of antique and contemporary teddy bears.
Bible-thick / heavy 9.3” x 11.1” hardback with dust cover in very good condition.  384 pages.
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