Cherish Me Always: A Century of Dolls

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Summary: Sentimental Journey
Review: The Cherish Me Always series of 4 books (3 have been published as of Spring 2002) have grown out of the authors' photograph collection. The authors share their collection of photos with the tenderness of one sharing a personal photo album. This volume is 136 pages of beautiful vintage photos with information about the photos and the subjects. Literary quotes and poetry appear occationally to maintain a nostalgic childhood memory. Although this book has a great deal of value in recording dolls and clothing from different decades (before 1950), the biggest asset of this book is its emotional value. The predominantly female subjects hold their dolls tenderly and show them off proudly. It is a sentimental journey into America's past that the reader can easily indulge in.

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Summary: Cherish Me Always - Fantastic
Review: There is nothing like this book on the market today! It is truly an amazing book! It appeals to a large audience of readers. If you love vintage photography, children, history, dolls, or interesting non-fiction books, you must buy this book! You will not be disappointed! The photos are so endearing they will melt your heart. We need more books like this on the market with times the way they are! I hope you enjoy reading it also.

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Summary: Great for 18th & 19th Century doll & child costumes
Review: When I first borrowed this book from the library, I did so because I expected it to be a "browser" book that I'd read once, and then return. As it turned out, I was so enthralled with the variety of illustrated dolls, children, and clothing, that I ended up buying my own copy of the book. Doll restoration and preservation is my avocation, and so the book is an invaluable resource for finding real examples of how the dolls were dressed, and what the children wore. It was refreshing to see such variety, and to see that, then as now, not all dolls were "dressed to the nines." Some were simply dressed by their owners or mothers in sturdy clothes to play with. When faced with the task of replacing a doll dress on an antique doll, I am going to use this book as a reference. For me, the book is a new and valuable resource in my personal library. I don't think it would have been published for the text alone. Most of that fluffy stuff was superfluous, and some of it was just plain drivel.

Rating:
Summary: Great for 18th & 19th Century doll & child costumes
Review: When I first borrowed this book from the library, I did so because I expected it to be a "browser" book that I'd read once, and then return. As it turned out, I was so enthralled with the variety of illustrated dolls, children, and clothing, that I ended up buying my own copy of the book. Doll restoration and preservation is my avocation, and so the book is an invaluable resource for finding real examples of how the dolls were dressed, and what the children wore. It was refreshing to see such variety, and to see that, then as now, not all dolls were "dressed to the nines." Some were simply dressed by their owners or mothers in sturdy clothes to play with. When faced with the task of replacing a doll dress on an antique doll, I am going to use this book as a reference. For me, the book is a new and valuable resource in my personal library. I don't think it would have been published for the text alone. Most of that fluffy stuff was superfluous, and some of it was just plain drivel.