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By French doll and toy historian Henri Rene d'Allemagne. The heavy leather bound French language book has a color-tipped embossed cover featuring children playing with dolls and Polichinelles. The 315 page book was written and published by the noted French doll and toy historian in 1904 and contains 350 water-colored and black and white illustrations concerning the history of toys until that date, as well as informative details on the French doll industry not available in any other source. The book is considered one of the most important documents of French doll history. Superb condition.