First edition of this charming paper doll set, complete with fashionable chromolithograph dresses and hats, in the scarce original box.
Fine in very good box.
Price: $800.00
DARLING EDITH is part of Raphael Tuck & Sons' "New Series of Dressing Dolls," something of the ancestor to modern Barbie-type dolls. Though EDITH'S friends HILDA and MURIEL were both unique in appearance, their different outfits could be mixed and matched, as they were all the same size. A lovely paper toy for fashion-forward children.
Read more: Blair and Margaret Whitton, Collector's Guide to Raphael Tuck & Sons.
London, Paris, New York: Raphael Tuck & Sons, 1894. 10'' x 6.25'' (box); 9'' x 3.5'' (doll). Original chromolithograph paper doll, complete with four dresses and four hats. In original embossed and gilt pictorial box. Box with various paper and tape repairs to edges, a few small spots of soil. One dress with fold-over tabs lacking. A vibrant survival.
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