| Toys and Toymaking - Being Instructions for the Home Construction of Simple Wooden Toys, and of Others That Are Moved or Driven by Weights, Clockwork, Contributor(s): Lukin, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1446007685 ISBN-13: 9781446007686 Publisher: Stoddard Press OUR PRICE: $28.49 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2010 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Toymaking - General - House & Home | Do-it-yourself - Carpentry - Crafts & Hobbies | Woodwork - General |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.81 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This vintage book is a complete and novice-friendly guide to creating your own puppets, puppet theatre, and other related equipment. With simple diagrams and clear instructions, this volume is ideal for the novice puppeteer, and would make for a fantastic addition to collections of allied literature. Contents include: "A New Beginning", "Lighting", "A Home-Made Fairyland", "The Little People", "On Marionettes", "Personalities", "The Shadow Show", "The School Stage", "Music for Marionettes", "Noises and Effects", "Dioramas and Transparencies", and "Finale". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on puppets and marionettes. |