Allen, C.C: Professor Presto's Paper Hat Book ©1993 C.C. Allen Softcover, saddle-stitched, 5.5x8.5", 16 pages

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Contents (from web description, numbers are not page numbers):

1 The Basic Of Hat Making
2 Basic Routine And Bits
3 Novelty Paper Tears
4 Presto’s Magic Lesson
5 The Godfrey Routine
6 The Story Of A Hat
7 Madame Mimi’s Millinery Miracle
8 Zorro The Mouse
9 The Hiawathe Hat Mystery
10 The King Of Hats
11 The Chinese Butterfly
12 The Silent Haberdasher