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This famous slogan is still used today in advertising pertaining to diamonds. Its a lot of fun and says a great deal about the childhood of a girl of that period. Beautifully illustrated with color plates and a profusion of text illustrations by jane allen boyer. Adult doll collectors are now using this as a wonderful reference for sewing for dolls such as schoenhuts, bisques, compositions, and others from the early years of this century. Mary francis shura primary author only author division.
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Viewing 7 posts 1 through 7 of 7 total author posts april 8, 2011 at 5. When a 36 year old school teacher from merchantville, new jersey wrote the first mary frances book in 1912, little did she know the lasting legacy she would leave and that 100 years later, her books would still be enjoyed, collected and adored. The mary frances knitting and crocheting book open library. The mary frances sewing book was originally published in 19 and recently reprinted in the late 1990s. Jane eayre fryer has books on goodreads with 557 ratings. A childrens storyinstruction sewing book with doll clothes patterns for american girl and other 18inch dolls fryer, jane eayre on. A childrens storyinstruction sewing book with doll clothes patterns for american girl and other 18inch dolls by fryer, jane eayre 2011 paperback. A childrens storyinstruction sewing book with doll clothes patterns for american girl and other. A little girl is given a doll and a trunk of cloth and sewing materialscalled thimble people who then teach her how to sew a set of doll clothes. The mary frances story book 100th anniversary edition. Black and white illustrations are included on every page.
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