My Teddy Bear Coffee Table Book

The immense popularity of the teddy bear, now in everyones home, hides a paradox: how did this ferocious, wild animal came to symbolize a lovable creature? -Three essays tracing the history of the teddy bear since its creation in 1902 -Two scientific essays by a curator and a historian, specialists in prehistory and bears -Rich iconography, featuring a number of full-page teddy bears.