The Best Vintage Barbie Collector Books |
just my 2 cents on the books i've found most useful |
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Barbie Fashion Volume I and
Barbie Fashion Volume II
by Sarah Sink Eames are filled with useful vintage Barbie information.
Each volume features every fashion from the respective period with beautiful
color photos and detailed descriptions listing each accessory, including the
Braniff fashions. Both books also include fashion sections for Ken, Skipper,
Tutti and Francie as well as the release dates on the dolls.
These are definitely the go-to books for Barbie collectors. If you only bought
a couple of books, Sarah's Barbie Fashion volumes are all you'd ever need to
help you identify the vintage period of Barbie fashions. Photographs of
prototypes are also included.
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The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book
by Marcie Melillo, one of my absolute favorites, is a comprehensive resource for the Barbie family from 1959 into the 1990's.
It has information on manufacturing, mold copyright numbers, makeup colors, accessories
as well as manufacturing flaws. I doubt there will ever be another book with this much information
on Barbie & friends.
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Barbie Structures and Furniture
by Marl B. Davidson is a resource book of Barbie structures from 1961 to 1973. Just seeing the
delightful photos of pristine cardboard structures like Barbie's Little Theatre
set up in diorama is worth the price of this book.
Every piece of the playsets are listed and photographed.
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Barbie Doll Vinyl Cases by
Connie Craig Kaplan identifies all the colorful vintage Barbie cases we all
love and includes everything from coin purses to vinyl playset cases. The
book covers every possible size, shape, color and accessory tied to vintage Barbie "Ponytail" vinyl cases
as well as rare cases and accessories.
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