Download or read book Dean's Rag Books and Rag Dolls written by Peter Cope and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publishers had spent years searching for a way to make books indestructible in the hands of young children and in 1902 Henry Samuel Dean came up with the answer. This work chronicles the range of rag books published before World War II, covering topics such as A.B.Cs, object books and books on animals and transport.