The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book

The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book
by Marcie Melillo

The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book
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Author: Marcie Melillo
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-11
ISBN: 0873413970
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Krause Publications

Book Reviews of The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book

Book Review: A Barbie Collector's MUST-HAVE!
Summary: 5 Stars

The title of the book tells it all. The book takes you back to the very first Barbie doll and shows you how you can tell if you have an authentic doll. It also goes through many of the boxed, collectible Barbies and gives a price list for the older and newer boxed dolls and their value if never removed from the box (NRFB) and if they HAVE been removed. Usually, it's a dramatic difference, so if you can handle it, leave these lovely beauties in their boxes! As the boxes get more and more modern, the box itself is going to be valuable.

I was reading in a doll magazine the other day about whether boxes really are all that important, and one collector/seller said if she just saw a box being sold alone for one of her sets at an antique shop, she'd purchase it just to complete her set!

This book was recommended to me by a very reputable Barbie doll seller who sold me my first vintage Barbie (a #5 brunette who is gorgeous!). I agreed as soon as I took a look at it. Not only does it describe Barbies, but it shows the pictures in more than 1,800 photos! A detailed index allows you to look up specific dolls without having to search through the whole book. Collectible, designer, porcelain and children's favorites are described in this 1996 book, which is well worth the price! If you have any interest in collecting Barbies, buy this book!

Summary of The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book

Complete descriptions, values, model numbers, dates, and markings for more than 1,000 dolls will assist in identification of these highly sought-after dolls. Barbie and all her friends made from 1959 through 1995 are depicted in 1,800 full-color photographs.

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