The Complete Book of Puppets and Puppeteering. Illustrations by Ted Enik.
[1976] · New York
by Hanford, Robert Ten Eyck.
New York: Drake Publishers, Inc., [1976]. Octavo, red boards (hardcover), gilt letters, 157 pp. Illus. with b & w photos. Near-Fine, with light foxing (age darkened spots) to endpapers, in a Very Good dust jacket with light foxing and wrinkling to lower cover. Contents: Introduction; Puppetry: Today, Yesterday, and Tomorrow; The Tools of the Trade; Perfecting Your Technique; Tips from the Pros; Appendix: Local Puppet Guilds. “...Gives instructions to the novice puppeteer on technique, movement exercises for the hands, voice projection, writing scripts, stage building, puppet making as well as an historical account of puppeteering from ancient times to todays ‘The Muppets’ of Seasame Street fame. Accompanying photos and illustrations make this book a highly attractive and usable work.” (Inventory #: 70513s)