Barbie Around the World: Identification & Values, 1964-2007 [Illustrated] [Hardcover]

J Michael Augustyniak (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2007

Avid collectors of foreign Barbie® dolls have sought foreign-exclusive Barbie® dolls for over four decades. Argentina, Australia, Canada, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, and Venezuela are among the countries with unique Barbie® dolls featured in this inclusive book. A foreign 'Photo Family Tree' will delight collectors who will be introduced to foreign Barbie® friends Danbie, Eli, Ellie, Flora, Lia, Kotbie, Marie, Noel, Reina, Sophie, Stephanie, Susie, Tina, Valerie, and Viky. Readers will be surprised to learn fascinating details such as Ken being named 'Bob' in Brazil and 'Kenny' in Argentina, while the historic first 'black Barbie®' sold in the U.S. was called 'Christie' in Europe. This is the first book devoted entirely to foreign Barbie® dolls. Even Barbie® doll's tiny sister Kelly (known as 'Shelly' outside the U.S.) is well represented in this book. Featuring 1,400 foreign Barbie®-family dolls in 2,400 full color photos, with many close-ups for easy identification. 2008 values.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Barbie Around The World is an identification and value guide for those Barbies that have been made and sold in 140 different countries. It is written by J. Michael Augustyniak and published by Collector Books. It covers the period from 1964 to 2007. Barbie's face is changed to appeal to buyers in foreign countries, and today, she is as diverse as the various peoples of the world. The introduction to the book includes notes of Barbies in many different countries.

About the Author

Michael Augustyniak started collecting Barbie and Ken dolls in 1988, and has attended 11 national Barbie Collector's Conventions since 1991. He earned his Bachelor's degree from Indiana University in 1992, with a double major in English and social studies. His love of writing and photography are reflected in his books. He is considered a leading authority on Barbie.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 368 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; Ill edition (July 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574325302
• ISBN-13: 978-1574325300
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,097,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A "Must Have" for the Barbie collector., October 2, 2007

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Dolly (Central Texas) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Barbie Around the World: Identification & Values, 1964-2007 (Hardcover)

Once again, Michael Augustyniak gives us another wonderfully informative book, but this time on those very hard to find Barbie dolls from the foreign markets. Michael breaks the book down by country, and those include, Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Europe, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan and Venezuela.

As in his other books, Michael gives a picture of the doll and a close up on the face. Barbie, Ken, Skipper and Kelly, among others, are featured. The years range from 1964 to 2007 with over 350 pages and a break down of Barbie's foreign family tree and celebrity friends. With this overwhelming task of finding these obscure dolls, some lines are not complete, but this book is well worth the price for any Barbie collector.

This is a useful and fun book about Barbie dolls around the world.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Covers all kinds of Barbie collectibles, not just USA issues., November 4, 2007

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This review is from: Barbie Around the World: Identification & Values, 1964-2007 (Hardcover)

Barbie Doll Around the World: Identification & Values 1964-2007 is a top pick for any specialty Barbie collection or for lending libraries seeking to go beyond the general antiques and collectibles guides to get specific about the most collectible items. Barbie dolls are among the most highly collected types of dolls, so if you're a public lending library seeking a popular collectible guide, make it BARBIE DOLL AROUND THE WORLD: it covers all kinds of Barbie collectibles, not just USA issues.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Surely a MUST HAVE!, October 30, 2007

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Giorgia Testa "Gio1207" (Ancona, Italy) - See all my reviews
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Good job indeed! I always like Augustyniak's works as he's very accurate in his descriptions and shares also lovely pictures of dolls which are important to guide collectors within the huge world of Barbie dolls. I especially appreciated this book about international versions of dolls as I'm Italian and recognized many of them as sold in my country alone. It was also useful to know about special editions from other countries such as Japan or Philippines. Thanks Michael, as I said: a good job indeed! :-)