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Informationen zum Autor Dee Hockenberry is a well known author, collector, dealer, and experienced designer of teddy bears. Klappentext A lively text and 882 beautiful color photographs present over one thousand toys produced by the Steiff toy company over a 100 year history. A menagerie of exquisite stuffed animals are displayed, including teddy bears, cats, dogs, elephants, lions, tigers, and more. Also, puppets, dolls, and wheeled toys are included, as well as large studio figures and mechanical villages filled with busy figures. Accompanying the toys is rare catalog material and the Steiff identifying marks. Values are included in the captions. This beguiling book takes you to the fantasy world the Steiff*r toy company has been busily creating for over one hundred years. In over 860 beautiful color photographs, you will discover more than one thousand toys, some as recent as yesterday and most many decades old. A menagerie of stuffed animals awaits, including the beloved teddy bears, as well as cats, dogs, birds of every sort, denizens of the forest, and wildlife from the Savannah. Puppets, dolls, and wheeled toys also grace these pages, accompanied by large studio figures and enchanting mechanical villages filled with busy figures. The book includes a preface by Susanna Steiff Pinyuh, the great grand niece of the company's founder, Margarete Steiff. Also included are catalog copy displaying many items produced by the firm, and an examination of the company's identifying marks. Values are included in the captions. This delightful book is a must for every toy collector.
