1 comments about Dolls: A Collector's Guide.

1. 176 PAGES FULL OF RICHLY ILLUSTRATED DOLLS FROM DIFFERENT CULTURES,ERAS,DEPICTING THE STYLES THEY REPRESENT IN TERMS OF MATERIALS USED, CLOTHING ETC. ALSO VERY USEFUL IS THE FACT THAT EACH DOLL HAS THE SUGGESTED VALUE ATTACHED TO IT. TRULY INSPIRING AND INFORMATIVE.

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1 comments about Teddy Tales -- Bears Repeating, Too!.

1. This is a marvelous, heartwarming book all about those loveable, adorable, teddy bears. Filled with beautiful color photos of a very wide variety of the old teddies (even miniature teddy bears are included)as well as some of your more contemporary teddy bears too. There's a total of 40 stories about bears, the teddy bear owners and related subjects. You'll also read about and see photos of irresistable topics ranging from the mechanical bears, teddy bear books, not so cute looking teddy bears and even lady bears. This book includes over 170 photographs to illustrate the talies and all the other information that is so interesting to read about. It would make a great gift to any teddy bear collector or even the beginning collector! I highly recommend this book, and guarantee you won't want to put it down.

5 comments about The Care of Favorite Dolls : Antique Bisque Conservation.

1. This is an easy book to follow. As a beginner it was wonderful to have pictures and easy to follow instruction, I am now able to set eyes, restring comp bodies and fix wigs.. if you are a beginner it is a MUST HAVE - money well spent !



2. This book is very informative and helpful to antique doll restorers,the author has a good sense of humor about the care of dolls and tells in concise detail all aspects of care and restoration.Lots of colorful and interesting pictures.This book is a must have for any antique bisque doll collector,well worth the money!



3. THIS BOOK IS FULL OF HELPFULL HINTS AND WONDERFUL STEP BY STEP DETAILS. THE PICTURES ARE GREAT AND HELP EVEN MORE. I WILL KEEP IT WITH ME AS I WORK TO BRING THESE BEAUTIES BACK TO LIFE!! A MUST HAVE FOR ANYONE TRYING THE SAME!!



4. This is a book that I will keep close at hand as I work on the Antique Bisque dolls to restore them to their original beauty! So complete in all areas of restoration with clear directions and wonderful pictures. It is just like having Mary there with you to personally guide your hands! Without hesitation, I give it 5 big stars!!!



5. I am an avid antique doll collector, and an glad to see all these practical repair tips.

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5 comments about Modern Collectible Dolls: Identification and Value Guide (Modern Collectible Dolls).

1. As a bookseller on Amazon, I want to clarify the info that the Editorial review's "Product description" stated for this item: it is NOT pertaining to this book.
   But first.. my review/comments were not accepted unless I submitted a rating so I chose something midway. I do not collect dolls nor sell them, and though I think this is a good book, please don't decide purchasing or not, based on my rating. Read other comments and then decide for yourself. Now the real reason I wrote..
   This is NOT Moyer's 3rd Edition as stated but rather her first volume of her series "Modern Collectible Dolls" (not to be confused with Smith's "Modern Collector's Dolls" series.) Also, using the word "edition," as in "third edition," is misleading because each volume is not a newer edition of the same book. Each has different dolls, not repeating dolls from another volume and just updating info or prices on them. Thanks.. and if you buy this book.. please enjoy.



2. 
   
   I own all of the Patsy Moyer Doll Identification & Value books, and I am never disappointed. The photos are always so wonderful, and the information very helpful ...(especially when Patsy identifies the more obscure collectible dolls).
   
   Also,the all the Moyer books are printed on quality paper, etc...
   
   As any Moyer fan will tell you, once you buy one volume of Patsy's books, you will want to go back and buy ALL of her other volumes!
   
   There are so many dolls out there, that truly, an author would need to compile all the information in many (many) volumes,-- which is exactly that Patsy has done, throughout her career.
   
   By the way, Patricia R. Smith was the original author to have started the trend in compiling doll information into many encyclopedic hardback "Volumes" (except that Patricia called her books "SERIES" rather than "VOLUMES"). Infact, I believe that Patricia Smith started her doll encyclopedias way back in the 1970's!
   
   Patricia Smith's very first "Series" are now hard to find , since they've been out-of-print for so long. (I was able to find all of Patricia Smith's early doll Series at a second-hand bookstore, many years ago).
   
   Anyhow, after Patricia Smith retired, that's when Patsy Moyer took over the legacy (ie: to place all the doll information into encyclopedic volumes).
   
   I believe that Patsy Moyer has done an outstanding job, since Patricia Smith has since left us, and I'm sure it was hard to fill Patricia Smith's shoes.



3. 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.



4. 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.



5. 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.