Antiques & Collectibles - Dolls

Take an enthralling and richly illustrated trip through the official real-world story of the Barbie(TM) doll--from groundbreaking toy to beacon of female empowerment. Created in partnership with Mattel to celebrate Barbie doll's 65th anniversary and featuring rare images from their archives, Barbie: Her Inspiration,...

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and more than 30 outfits from the years of 1800-1809. Please be...

Are you ready to embark on a whimsical journey into the world of crochet? Look no further! Introducing "How to Crochet Ragdolls: Book with 30 Whimsical Animals and Beloved Friends to Cuddle" - your ultimate guide to creating adorable crochet ragdolls that will steal...

What You Should Know About Ghosts, Objects And Places: Supernatural Guide To Paranormal Happenings And InvestigationsIn conjunction with the Ghostly Encounters Series, this book will provide more paranormal facts.This includes: haunted toys and artefacts, fourteen well-known film and television scary locations, paranormal, creepy investigations...

Are you ready to embark on a whimsical journey into the world of crochet? Introducing "Snuggle Up with Crochet Ragdolls: A Collection of 30 Adorable Animals and Friends Book" - the ultimate guide to creating your very own cuddly companions! Imagine the joy of...

In Affectionately Yours - Grace, we meet Grace Storey Putnam through her letters, in her own voice. She shares her life, wisdom, insights, and inspiration with her dear friends, Belle and John, encouraging John's business ideas and Belle's art and motherhood. Grace lived through...

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly, and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and more than 30 evening dresses.This book is a perfect gift for...

Are you interested in thrifting and flipping dolls and toys? In this guide, I will teach you how to flip collectable dolls and toys for profit and build a business. The marketing your item online section includes examples of successful listings and we discuss...

This provocative work spotlights the legal battles between behemoth Mattel and audacious MGA over incredibly successful toys and the ownership of an idea. Law professor Orly Lobel deeply researched this riveting story, interviewing those involved, to draw attention to the contentious debate over creativity...

Makes a great gift for the doll enthusiast in your life This diary contains 150 alternating blank and lined pages, perfect for sketching dolls, designing clothing, making wish lists, and keeping track of collections. What can you get the doll collector who has everything?...

Author: Jean-Yves GirardISBN-10: 164350598XISBN-13: 9781643505985Publisher: Page PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2018Pages: 360Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80d

Are you a beginner fashion doll enthusiast? Or do you already own an impressive doll collection?This cute inventory book is perfect for either the beginner or experienced collector Record all your dolls and their accessories in an easy to use and fun to fill...

"Eeeewww. Fake Barbie(R) clothes." Those four words verbalize the faint disgust yesterday's savvy kids felt when, in the midst of doll play, an inferior, generic, or "clone" dress or top suddenly surfaced from their sizable supplies of perfect Mattel doll outfits. The impostors were...

Fashion doll, Barbie(R) fan, and Steffie collector Alison Rasmussen shares her eclectic collection with untraditional color photographs in this fun reference book. While not a professional photographer, the author includes many candid photos of various dolls created between 1971 and 2011, as well as...

Our world is very complicated and moves very fast. Children want to learn. They need to be able to understand and digest what is going on around them. Some parents and families have a hard time talking about or explaining things to their young....

Fashion dolls flaunted the best in clothing designs, and this book explores the flashiest era. Barbie*r, Chrissy, and Dawn-size dolls were outfitted with colorful haute couture creations hot off the runways of Paris, from the last vestiges of the "mod" scene to the early...

When today's Barbie(R) doll collector puts together an outfit for the world's most fashionable doll, they soon find out that the bulk of the value lies in the shoes, hats, gloves, jewelry, and other important accessories. This revised and expanded, lighter edition is decked...

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and 30 outfits. With this coloring book you get to decide on...

This thesis is a cultural analysis of: a) women's idealized perception of the Barbie doll, and b) the construction of the Barbie doll image through marketing. In addition, both areas will provide a concentrated emphasis on "respectability." The analysis will be focused on Barbie's...

For the ardent collector and (or anyone who once owned a doll, here is a history of the dolls that have been made and loved in Canada.Doll collecting, a popular pursuit in Europe and the United States, has been growing rapidly in Canada. Evelyn...

Robert Keene McKinley was an extraordinary doll artist and a remarkable human being. His contributions to the world of doll art and to the National Institute of American Doll Artists (NIADA) were remarkable. In this intimate volume, Diane Hargreaves, one of Bob's biggest fans...

The Well-Bred Dolls: Or Happy Play In Grassy Places is a children's book written by Caroline Stetson Allen and published in 1913. The book tells the story of two dolls, Miss Dolly and Miss Puss, who live in a toy shop and dream of...

For more than 60 years, Barbie has reflected fashion trends and set them. Now, her iconic outfits are paired with the legendary looks from iconic designers for a fascinating celebration of the relationship between the runway and the toy aisle. Barbie has always been...

A coloring book for grown-ups, Island of Dead Dolls explores the macabre and creepy world created by Don Julian, the caretaker of Isla de las Munecas. The Island of Dolls, as it is known in English, is a real place located amongst the canals...

This beautifully illustrated revised edition of Dolls' Houses celebrates some of the best-loved dollhouses from the collection of London's Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood (or Young V&A Museum), curated by author Halina Pasierbska. Featuring specially commissioned photography detailing the astonishing skill and craftsmanship...

The Swedish toy industry has long produced vast quantities of colorful, quality wooden items that reflect Scandinavian design and craft traditions. This superbly illustrated book, including specially commissioned photography, looks at over 200 years of Swedish toys, from historic dollhouses to the latest designs...

Welcome to this Gorgeous Vintage-Style Paper Dolls Coloring and Activity Book! The features are as follows: 2 Different and diverse dolls on the back cover, for you to cut out. 16 different retro fashion costumes for you to dress up your dolls! To use...

This book is part of a four-volume series that starts with dento or traditional kokeshi (Volume 1). The first volume focuses on identifying dento/traditional kokeshi dolls. The second volume discusses the shingata movement and includes omiyage and shingata kokeshi that became popular in Japan...

This book is part of a four-volume series that starts with dento or traditional kokeshi (Volume 1). The first volume focuses on identifying dento/traditional kokeshi dolls. The second volume discusses the shingata movement and includes omiyage and shingata kokeshi that became popular in Japan...

This book is part of a four volume series that starts with dento or traditional kokeshi (Volume 1). This second volume discusses the shingata movement and includes omiyage and shingata kokeshi that became popular in Japan in the post-WWII years and continues to about...

This is a style manual to help non-Japanese speakers/readers who collect Japanese kokeshi dolls identify and learn more about their vintage traditional kokeshi dolls. This style manual walks through best practices to identify vintage traditional kokeshi dolls and assists English readers with style characteristics...

So sweet These 25 single sided coloring pages have been created using high resolution public domain images and curated in a collection of vintage and modern dolls guaranteed to melt your heart. These cuties can be colored with any dry medium, though colored pencils...

An impressive collection of 109 African dolls from the second half of the twentieth century. The author describes in detail the ritual, spiritual and healing importance of every object.Author: Frank JollesISBN-10: 3897903369ISBN-13: 9783897903364Publisher: Arnoldsche Verlagsanstalt GmbHLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/16/2011Pages: 192Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 10.00h x 6.80w...

A Collection of Best-loved, Heartfelt and Inspirational Poetry with an Album of Celebrated Sasha Dolls, Created by Swiss Artist Sasha Morgenthaler, Interpreted by Their Most Passionate Collectors.Swiss Doll Artist Sasha Morgenthaler dedicated her life to realizing the truththat lies in each soul of the...

On the Scent of a Continent: Memories of Africa-a young, recent college graduate brought up and educated in the United States finds himself travelling on his first business trips through Africa on behalf of a Swiss-based multinational fragrance corporation, encountering, and doing his best...

Four of the world's most beloved storybook characters are the focus of this delightful new book. A.A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh, Johnny Gruelle's Raggedy Ann Stories, Florence K. Upton's Golliwogg's Adventures, and Seymour Eaton's Adventures of the Roosevelt Bears have inspired related books, art...

Polly Pocket was a toy that took the big world of dolls and put it in a tiny compact. Now The Legacy of Polly Pocket takes the big world of toy making into a little book. Within its pages is the history of a...

This vintage book is a detailed guide to the Warwick Doll Museum, complete with historical information and details regarding the "Joy Robinson Collection". This fascinating book will appeal to those with a keen interest in the history of dolls in England, is not to...

Sybil's Dutch Dolls is a children's book written by F. S. Janet Burne and first published in 1887. The story follows a young girl named Sybil, who receives a set of Dutch dolls as a gift from her father. Each doll is dressed in...

If you want to learn about the history of dolls, caring for and storing your dolls, starting a collection, buying, selling, and collecting collectible dolls, doll knowledge for collectors, and joining the doll community, then check out HowExpert Guide to Doll Collecting.The first toy...

An inside look at kokeshi dolls: from the skilled woodworkers behind their design to their important cultural significance. Discover the simplicity and charm of traditional Japanese Kokeshi dolls, known for their cylindrical shape and distinctive absence of arms and legs. Originally crafted as children's...

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and more than 40 outfits in 1970s styles of fashion.This book is...

Celebrate the fairy tale life of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch in history, with this majestic paper doll collection. Two dolls capture Elizabeth as a young woman and a more mature matriarch, while dozens of royal outfits feature her stunning coronation...

With this fashion activity book, you can feel like a fashion designer. 3 paper dolls with many charming outfits wait for you to color, cut, and play dress-up with them. For adults, paper dolls may be a gateway to childhood memories but they also...

Bring the Roaring Twenties to life with this collectible paper doll book based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby. Dress the mysterious millionaire Jay Gatsby and beautiful debutante Daisy Buchanan in an elegant and glamorous wardrobe, like saucy flapper dresses and jeweled headbands...

A Hopi Indian will tell you that a kachina is a supernatural being who is impersonated by a man wearing a mask. Small wooden dolls carved in the likenesses of the various kachinas are used to help teach Hopi children the tribal religion and...

Provenance Reveals Untold Story of Old China Doll, Grace Darling Sophia's Gift is based upon the true story of a Confederate soldier's friendship with child Sophia Strauss in Culpeper, Virginia, in 1862, amid the American Civil War. Sophia and her mother, Caroline Strauss, bind...

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and more than 35 outfits. With this coloring book you get to...

Dolly Bureau is a pattern and fashion book for collectible fashion and ball-jointed dolls such as Misaki, Poppy Parker, Chip, Momoko, and 1:4 and 1:12 scale ball-jointed dolls. The book offers full color page photos of pattern designs, followed by to-scale patterns with instructions....

Meet Dolly, Polly, Holly, Lolly, Jolly and Molly, new fashion paper dolls Dollys and Friends. You can begin creating your collection of paper dolls with this book which has 3 paper dolls and more than 30 outfits in 1910s styles of fashion. This book...