The Bobbsey Twins coloring books & activity books
None of these coloring books are easy to find. I don't know which I would say is harder to find though. The 1970's one is definitely very scarce, but none show up regularly on eBay.
The 1970's activity book has a "1" in the top left hand corner, so either there were more volumes, or at least there were more volumes planned.
The 1970's activity book has a "1" in the top left hand corner, so either there were more volumes, or at least there were more volumes planned.
Yes, this illustration is about the worst thing imaginable (well, along with the 1970s one, in my opinion ;-) , but this coloring book was an official Stratemeyer Syndicate release.
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Scan courtesy of Jim McNamara
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This is another hard-to-find BT item. It is from the 1946 and was published by Perks. The only other reference I can find to BT items being published by Perks is found in the Orignal Artwork section. There is an artist proof painting that ended up being used for Goldsmith reprints, but was originally scheduled to be published by Perks.
These pictures came from a listing which was put up by a relative of Mary Perks. This is what she said:
"The Bobbsey Twins with drawings by Mary and Wallace Stover. The copyright is held by my grandfather John Sherman Bagg and it was published in 1946 by his wife Mary Perks. "
These pictures came from a listing which was put up by a relative of Mary Perks. This is what she said:
"The Bobbsey Twins with drawings by Mary and Wallace Stover. The copyright is held by my grandfather John Sherman Bagg and it was published in 1946 by his wife Mary Perks. "
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The Play Box
Collector Jim McNamara was kind enough to share these pictures of this very hard-to-find "Play Box" which includes paper dolls and coloring/activity books. Far scarcer to have paper dolls that are uncut!
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The Samuel Lowe paper doll book
This is a very hard to find book (in it's original form that is). It is now being reproduced (legally) through the link attached to the picture of the cover. Printed by Samuel Lowe originially.
The other pictures below are courtesy of an eBay auction. They show that different sets of clothing are based off of titles from the series.
The other pictures below are courtesy of an eBay auction. They show that different sets of clothing are based off of titles from the series.
An authorized reproduction of this paper doll book is available from the eBay seller linked to this picture.
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Potential Bobbsey Twins paper dolls
These were listed as Bobbsey Twins paper dolls on eBay, but I have no other confirmation.
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