Vanity Fair- Half Dolls christmas bear The long full sleeves are

The long full sleeves are captured at the wrist by double rows of lace that repeat at the neckline

French dolls from the Paris store Au Nain Belu contrast a collection of Alabama babies in this wonderful auction catalog

A wide lace-edged sash and neat pleats are stylish and authentic to the original style of the 1880's

Germany are born collectors and although their home is a veritable wonderland of carefully-chosen 19th century antiques

Divided into chapters by various decades

Vanity Fair- Half Dolls christmas bear The long full sleeves areRare Half Dolls, Powder Puff Ladies, Bathing Beauties and Other Toilette Table Fancies. More than 350 fabulous examples highlighted by the half collection of the Margaret Woodbury Strong Museum and the private collection of Vicki Lee Little. 9 x 10. Softbound. 112 pages, full color. BT 308