Antiques & Collectibles - Dolls

Are you ready to embark on a whimsical journey into the world of crafting cuteness? Look no further than "Crafting Cuteness: Inspire and Create Adorable Animal Dolls"! This enchanting book is your ultimate guide to creating the most adorable animal dolls that will melt...

More than a story about a doll, this is a memoir of a family and a tale of two women becoming entrepreneurs in an era when most women did not work outside the home. Of those who did work for pay, very few owned...

Are you ready to unlock your creativity and embark on a journey of inspiration? Look no further than "Master the Art of Crochet: Amigurumi Dolls for Inspiration and Creativity." This captivating book is your ultimate guide to the enchanting world of crochet, where you...

Dolls' houses have a long history, stretching from ancient Egypt to sixteenth-century Bavaria to modern global mass-production. Today, fine collections of houses exist, for example across Britain and America, and of course are still to be found in many homes, both as toys for...

Are you ready to embark on a delightful journey into the world of crochet? Introducing "Discover the Joy of Crochet Ragdolls: 30 Snuggly Animals and Companions," the ultimate guide to creating adorable and huggable crochet ragdolls that will bring joy to your heart and...

Are you ready to embark on a whimsical journey into the world of Amigurumi dolls? Look no further than the Book of Amigurumi Dolls: Crochet Little and Let Your Imagination Soar with 20 Patterns. This enchanting book is your key to unlocking the magic...

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,...

Author: Basak TinliISBN-10: 8874435908ISBN-13: 9798874435905Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/08/2024Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

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...

Are you ready to embark on a magical journey into the world of crochet? Introducing "Learn to Crochet Ragdolls: 30 Cuddly Animals and Friends to Embrace Book" - the ultimate guide to creating adorable and huggable ragdoll creatures that will melt your heart. Imagine...

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...

Author: Basak TinliISBN-10: 8866828211ISBN-13: 9798866828210Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/07/2023Pages: 34Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.09d

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...

Evelyn Strahlendorf has compiled a reference work that traces the development of dolls in Canada and of the industry that produces themAuthor: Evelyn Robson StrahlendorfISBN-10: 1487572123ISBN-13: 9781487572129Publisher: University of Toronto PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/15/1990Pages: 430Format: PaperbackWeight: 2.18lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.87d

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...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

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...

Dorothy Gale's adventures in the Land of Oz didn't end after that famous first one when she met the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion. "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" was followed by 38 more Oz books that introduced more than 600...

A fantastic opportunity to get up close with one of the world's best collections of dollhouses This beautifully illustrated revised edition celebrates some of the best-loved dollhouses from the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. Dolls' Houses presents specially commissioned photography detailing...

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...

Some of the greatest thinkers and writers of our age meditate on play and the mysteries of inanimate life. This unusual literary collection contains writings from Baudelaire, Kleist, Rilke, Freud, Kafka, Walter Benjamin, Bruno Schulz, Elizabeth Bishop, Dennis Silk, and Marina Warner. The essays...

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...

The beautiful diversity of Hopi Kachina dolls is pictorially presented to show past, present, and evolving styles. These carved representations of ceremonial figures taking part in celebration of the Kachina religion are highly collected by Indian and white peoples alike. This book serves to...

Pulling from interviews, anecdotes, and accounts from the people who worked on the iconic toy-line, this book is a d definitive history of the Mattel classic, Polly Pocket, a revolutionary toy-line that took the aesthetics and appeal of doll and doll-houses, and shrunk them...

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...

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...

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...