Paris: “Les Editions Ouvrières”, 1946. With beautifully rendered printed costumes, set against an overall decorative background, to be carefully cut out for dressing the doll whose front and back profiles could be removed from the rear or lower cover. Smaller illustrations, also on the rear cover, show the completed costumes representing folk dress from Austria, Spain, Holland, Hungary Italy, Serbia, Sweden and the Ukraine. Appeared as part of the collection “Les Farfardets” directed by Edmée Arma. The “letter” laid in is from Ziguezag, the elf in charge of dressing fairies and addressed to the young girl reader instructing her to cut out costumes for the doll and enjoy the marvels of this magical suitcase. A charmer. European Paper Dolls in Vibrant Colors. Oblong stapled booklet (21 x 26.8 cm.); text on inner cover ; printed “letter laid in + 8 full page color plates with text on inner rear cover and color illustration with two doll cut-outs on lower cover.