Un-Cut Paper Doll Book Pretty as a Picture

  • Saalfield No. 2703, 1948
By Angela Tuite Price
Saalfield No. 2703, 1948. The cover of the book depicts proper young girl of yesteryear reading an album, with a die-cut frame above with a cellophane window showing portraits of the dolls on the second . The next page shows the to characters in a room scene. The costume pages show fashions of the day for young girls in the late 1940s with stylish accessories including a double locket with faux pictures and elements of charm including a "Gone with the Wind". Of note is a riding outfit with jodhpurs. A mixture of sentimental and 1940s modern. The actual punch-out dolls are on the back cover. 11 1/2" x 10 3/4". Number of Dolls: Size: 10". No of Costume Pages: 5 with a 6th page depicting the girls posing on stage.

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