Hard Plastic Dolls

Hard Plastic Dolls

Author: Polly Judd

Publisher: Hobby House PressInc

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 302

ISBN-13: 9780875884097

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An indispensable identification and price guide sure to thrill collectors of hard plastic dolls everywhere! More than 600 photographs supported by detailed descriptions aide in identifying and valuing these highly collectible dolls produced from 1946 to 1959. All information completely updated for 1993.


British Hard Plastic Dolls 1946-1960

British Hard Plastic Dolls 1946-1960

Author: Frances Baird

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781872727417

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Hard plastic dolls were made by major British doll companies such as Palitoy, Pedigree, Roddy, and Rosebud for a short period after the Second World War. The new technology led also to new doll types, which were eagerly snapped up by parents and children deprived in the war. Frances Baird, an acknowledged expert in her field, provides an excellent history of this popular doll.


British Dolls of the 1950s

British Dolls of the 1950s

Author: Susan Brewer

Publisher: Pen and Sword

Published: 2009-06-25

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 1781598568

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Photos, descriptions, and fascinating history for dedicated doll collectors. In the 1950s, a new material—plastic—revolutionized the doll trade and made dolls affordable for people of all classes. This book focuses specifically on British dolls of that decade, offering not only useful information for collectors but a glimpse into the history and culture that surrounded these cherished toys. Along with photos and descriptions, this unique guide covers: doll manufacturers must-buy dolls what to spot when buying dolls how to avoid buying fakes a where-to-buy directory doll hospitals specialist museums


The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls

The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls

Author: Debbie Behan Garrett

Publisher: Debbie Behan Garrett

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780875886534

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Collectors will delight in acquiring the first and only Black dolls book that is completely published in Full Color! Author Debbie Garrett has written an extensive book of reference on vintage, modern, fashion and artist Black dolls. Featured in this book are Black dolls made from cloth, bisque, celluloid, composition, rubber, wood, and hard plastic. Fashion dolls, modern artist dolls and other doll categories are covered. This long overdue, insightful book includes a price guide and tips.


Blue Book.

Blue Book.

Author: Jan Foulke

Publisher: Hobby House Press

Published: 1989-04

Total Pages: 412

ISBN-13: 9780875883441

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The doll industry's bible has been updated with new information and more than 600 photographs, making it the most complete and up-to-date doll guide available.


The Other Russian Dolls

The Other Russian Dolls

Author: Linda Holderbaum

Publisher: Schiffer Publishing

Published: 2019-09-28

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780764357817

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As interest in Russia increases, increased value and attention are focused on its history-rich ethnic dolls, and this is the only comprehensive resource available. For those who collect, deal in, or appraise dolls from the 1920s to the 1980s, here are essential tips on identification; helpful resource documents such as rare postcards, advertising, and press photos; and over 800 photos of Russian dolls dressed in costumes representing Russian historical periods, as well as those featuring various ethnic cultures. Begins in the 1920s with antique dolls of bisque and cloth stockinette, then travels into the 1930s and 1940s for the composition dolls, and moves on to the 1960s through the 1980s, when the USSR was showcasing its fifteen republics with dolls of plastic. Also covers dolls representing various folklore characters, as well as the popular Russian tea cozy dolls.


Collectible African American Dolls

Collectible African American Dolls

Author: Yvonne H. Ellis

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781574325744

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This book showcases hundreds of African-American dolls, beginning with the early 1800s through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.


Collector's Encyclopedia of Vogue Dolls

Collector's Encyclopedia of Vogue Dolls

Author: Judith Izen

Publisher:

Published: 1997-06-01

Total Pages: 341

ISBN-13: 9780891457756

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More than 1,400 color photos of the most endearing dolls of the century are featured in this fantastic book. Besides the famous Ginny and her many outfits, there are special sections devoted to Jill, Ginnette, Jeff, Baby Dear, Toodles, and all the other Vogue dolls ever made. It also covers the design, technologies, materials, and behind-the-scenes stories of Vogue dolls. Illustrations from original catalogs will help collectors identify and price their dolls.