Modern Collectible Dolls: Identification & Value Guide (Modern Collectible Dolls, 5th ed)

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Summary: As good as it gets for identifying Collectible dolls!
Review: Even if you already have Volume one of this book, this book is still wonderful! Each page has beautifully detailed colored pictures of Modern dolls- Alexander, Ideal, Mattel, Effanbee, etc.. Lots of popular dolls, with very few repeats from the first edition. If you sell dolls- or collect them- you will not be disappointed with this book.

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Summary: Gorgeous volume covering the modern collectible dolls.
Review: This 303 page hard cover 3rd edition identification and value guide contains nearly 800 large full color photos of every type of modern collectible doll from advertising dolls, Alexander, Barbie, to cloth, comic, Effanbee, hard plastic, Hasbro, Mattel, Storybook, etc., etc. 45 chapters of dolls in all. Each chapter provides an overview of the dolls and what to look for in that type of doll. Estimated values are shown. The pictures are superb- almost like seeing the dolls themselves. With its heavy lifetime laminated cover, the book weighs 3 pounds !! It's a keeper.

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Summary: Pretty pictures, but...
Review: This beautiful hard-cover makes a very nice coffee table book, but I don't recommend it for someone looking to do any in-depth doll research. The pictures are lovely, but details are scant. In most cases, the doll's height measurements, characteristics, year of production, etc., are not even listed. She also throws in quite a few new artist dolls and 70's fashion dolls which don't seem to fit in with the rest of the book and are of little interest to vintage doll collectors.