The Collector's Guide to Dollhouses and Dollhouse Miniatures [Hardcover]

Marian Maeve O'Brien (Author), Elinor Coyle (Photographer)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 213 pages
• Publisher: Hawthorn Books, Inc. (April 1974)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801514045
• ISBN-13: 978-0801514043
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #292,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Collector's Reference Book for the Miniaturist!!, December 20, 2011

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This review is from: The Collector's Guide to Dollhouses and Dollhouse Miniatures (Hardcover)

Here is another book I added to my miniaturist book shelf. Now, this is a book worthy of any miniaturist's bookshelf. It is full of information for those interested in collecting and those of us, like I, that enjoy admiring those that collect, as well of those that build. At over 200 pages, there is a mix of both color and black and white photos for the reader to peruse.

The book is broken into three parts: Part I covers Introduction to Dollhouses, Box Rooms and Cabinets, Foldout and Paper Houses, Corrugated Cartonia, and Dollhouse Classics and Masterpieces. Part II covers Dollhouse Miniatures, Decorating with Miniatures: Furniture, Metallics, Ceramic, Porcelain and Glass Miniatures, Art, Accessories and Oddities. Part III covers How to Start a Collection, dealers and Craftsman, etc.

Though, a lot of information is a bit dated with the book being published in 1974, the history part is a wealth of information on collecting.