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Fabrication and handling of puppets

Fabrication and handling of puppets

Ackley, Edith Flack. 1929. Marionettes: easy to make! fun to use!. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co.

Bainbridge, Cecil George. 1968. Hand puppets. London: Museum Press. (Museum Press Craftbooks)

Batchelder, Marjorie Hope. 1947. The puppet theatre handbook. New York: Harper & Bros.

Batchelder, Marjorie Hope, and Virginia Comer. 1956. Puppets and plays: a creative approach. New York: Harper.

Batchelder, Marjorie Hope, Vivian Michael, and Joint Author. 1947. Hand-and-rod puppets, a new adventure in the art of puppetry. Columbus: Ohio State University. (Ohio State University adventures in education; fine and applied arts series; no. 1)

Bauman, Richard. 1992. Folklore, cultural performances, and popular entertainments: A communications-centered handbook. New York: Oxford University Press.

Beaton, Mabel. 1948. Marionettes: a hobby for everyone. New York: T.Y. Crowell Co.

Blackham, Olive. 1960. Shadow puppets. New York: Harper.

Bodor, John J. 1967. Creating and presenting hand puppets. New York: Reinhold.

Boylan, Eleanor, and Tomie De Paola. 1970. How to be a puppeteer. New York: McCall Pub.

Bramall, Eric. 1960. Making a start with marionettes. London: G. Bell. (Bell handbooks series)

Bramall, Eric, and Christopher C. Somerville. 1966. Expert puppet technique: a manual of production for puppeteers. 1st American ed. Boston: Plays, Inc.

Coad Canada Puppets. 1970. Rod puppets. North Vancouver, B.C.: Coad Canada Puppets.

Coad, Luman. 1993. Marionette sourcebook: Theory & technique. North Vancouver, B.C: Charlemagne Press.

Coad, Luman, and Arlyn Coad. 1987. Producing for the puppet theatre. North Vancouver, B.C: Charlemagne Press.

Cole, Nancy H. 1978. Puppet theatre in performance: Everything you need to know about how to produce puppet plays. 1st ed. New York: Morrow.

Coleman, Elizabeth Jean, Rosamund Bryan, and Robert Harding. 1971. Making shadow puppets. London: Search Press. (Leisure crafts; 30)

Creegan, George, Dorothy Stevenson. 1966. Sir George's book of hand puppetry. Chicago: Follett Pub. Co.

Currell, David. 1975. The complete book of puppetry. 1st American ed. Boston: Plays, Inc.

—. 1994. Le grand livre des marionettes. Paris: Casterman.

Fettig, Hansjürgen. 1974. Hand and rod puppets: a handbook of technique. Boston: Plays, Inc.

Fling, Helen, and Charles Forbell. 1937. Marionette hobby-craft. New York, N.Y: Treasure chest publications Inc.

Flower, Cedric, and Alan Jon Fortney. 1983. Puppets, methods and materials. Worcester, Mass: Davis Publications.

French, Susan. 1964. Presenting marionettes. New York: Reinhold.

Hanford, Robert Ten Eyck. 1976. The complete book of puppets and puppeteering. New York: Drake Publishers.

Hutchings, Margaret. 1973. Making and using finger puppets. London; New York: Mills & Boon; Taplinger Pub. Co.

Hutton, Darryl. 1975. Ventriloquism: how to put on an act, use the power of suggestion, write a clever accompanying patter, and make your own dummy. New York: Sterling Pub. Co.

Inverarity, Robert Bruce. 1938. A manual of puppetry. 2d ed. Portland, Ore: Binfords & Mort.

Jackson, Sheila. 1969. Simple puppetry. London; New York: Studio Vista; Watson-Guptill Pub.

Jagendorf, M. A. 1952. Puppets for beginners. Boston: Plays, Inc.

Janitch, Valerie. 1974. Fun with puppets and soft toys. London: Kaye and Ward. (Learning with fun)

Lanchester, Waldo S. 1965. Hand puppets and string puppets. 11th ed. Leicester: Dryad Press.

Latshaw, George, and Puppetry. 2000. The complete book of puppetry. Mineola, N.Y: Dover Publications.

Lewis, Shari. 1967. Making easy puppets. 1st ed. New York: Dutton.

Luckin, Joyce, and Livia Rolandini. 1975. Easy-to-make puppets. 1st American ed. Boston: Plays, Inc.

Lynch-Watson, Janet. 1980. The shadow puppet book. New York; London: Sterling Pub. Co; Oak Tree Press Co.

Magon, Jero. 1976. Staging the puppet show. 1st ed. Miami: Miami Press.

McMahon, James. 1957. Making and playing marionettes. London: Harrap.

McPharlin, Paul. 1936. Animal marionettes. Birmingham, Mich.: Puppetry Imprints. (Puppetry imprints, handbook X)

&emdash;. 1932. Puppet hands and their making with a note on feet: Theorem and woodcuts. Detroit: Inland Press. (Puppetry handbooks; no. 2)

—. 1931. Puppet heads and their making; a theorem, with woodcuts. Detroit: Inland Press. (Puppetry handbooks)

Mérinat, Éric. 1975. Les marionnettes de papier. Montréal; Outremont: Éditions L'Étincelle; distributeur exclusif, Maison Réédition-Québec.

Merten, George. 1957. The hand puppets. Toronto: New York, T. Nelson.

—. 1957. The marionette. Toronto: T. Nelson.

—. 1979. Plays for puppet performance. Boston: Plays, Inc.

Moloney, Joan. 1973. Making puppets and puppet theatres. London: Ward Lock.

Morton, Brenda, and Juliet Renny. 1978. Sleeve puppets. New York: Taplinger Pub. Co.

Nelson, Nicholas, and James Juvenal Hayes, B. 1935. Trick marionettes. Birmingham: Mich., Puppetry imprints. (Puppetry handbook; VI)

Ontario, Dept. of Education. Community Programmes Branch. 1950. The puppet in your community: Construction, manipulation and uses. Toronto: Dept. of Education.

Seager, Donald W. 1952. Marionettes. London: New York, Studio Publications. (How to do it series; no. 43)

Valleau, Karen, and Frog Print Theatre. 1981. The one-person puppet show. Ontario: Ontario Puppetry Association.

Vandenberg, Tom. 1980s. Special effects for the puppet stage. Mississauga, Ont.: Ontario Puppetry Association.

Whanslaw, H. W. 1935. Everybody's marionette book. London: Wells, Gardner, Darton.

—. 1936. Puppetry for school & home. London; New York: T. Nelson and sons.

—. 1939. Specialised puppetry. Redhill: Surrey, W. Gardner, Darton.

—. 1948. Animal puppetry. Redhill: Surrey, W. Gardner, Darton.

—. 1951. The Bankside book of puppets. Redhill: Surrey, Wells Gardner, Darton.

—. 1951. A book of marionette plays. Redhill: Surrey, Wells Gardner, Darton.

—. 1957. A bench book of puppetry: containing useful references in alphabetical order. Redhill: Surrey, Wells Gardner, Darton.

—. 1957. Everybody's theatre and how to make it. Redhill: Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.

—. 1957. A second bench book of puppetry: containing useful references in alphabetical order. Redhill: Surrey, Wells Gardner, Darton.

Wynnychuk, Marshall. 1962. Puppetry for magicians. Calgary: Micky Hades.