Lavishly illustrated in color, this book provides a comprehensive pictorial survey of antique teddy bears including origins, types, makers, and dates.

THE TEDDY BEAR ENCYCLOPEDIA   by Pauline Cockrill, Foreword by Paul & Rosemary Volpp, Dorling Kindersley, 1993 First American Edition.

“The largest collection of teddy bears ever featured in one single volume, this book tells the story of nearly a century of teddy bear making. Profiled are more than 500 bears – rare and familiar, classic and contemporary. Practical advice on washing and grooming teddy bears is given, together with clear, photographic step-by-step instructions that demonstrate all the methods of repairing and restoring traditional and modern bears using sympathetic material. This book also reviews the makers and their marks including Steiff, Schuco, Chad Valley Co. Ltd., Les Creations Blanchet, Aetna Toy Animal Co., Merrythought Ltd., J.K. Farnell & Co., Dean’s Rag Book Co., Ltd., Canterbeury Bears, House of Nisbet, North American Bear Co., and more. Countries of origin include Germany, France, UK, United States, Switzerland and Austria, and others. In the “Teddy Bear Directory” is a Teddy Bear Time Chart, Factory Histories, and Useful Addresses. This is an invaluable book for the collector, dealer, or historian of antique teddy bears.

Oversize / heavy 9.9” x 11.6” color imprinted hardback with dust cover in very good condition. 240 pages. (This oversize book did not fit the scanner – thus the partial image of the dust cover.)

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