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The Doll House Book [Hardcover]

Stephanie Finnegan (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)


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Book Description

November 1, 1999
The unique dimensions make this book a miniature dollhouse. The outside hard cover with the brick house opens in the center like many dollhouses to reveal the ornate interior of the book. On the pages inside, the hundreds of stunning pictures show every detail of the most amazing dollhouses from around the world. This striking package will be irresistible to collectors and dollhouse fanatics.

Covering the gamut of historical periods and international designs, each two-page spread explores a select architectural style from a medieval castle to a space-age apartment. Examples of miniature businesses and stores from bakeries to butcher shops to corporate offices offer something for every type of doll house enthusiast, young and old. Photographs showcase both the exteriors, interiors and the dolls themselves.

The book focuses on the life-like details that delight dollhouse devotees-from running faucets to cut marks on an inch-tall chopping block to leather-bound books with pages of flawlessly miniscule text. Descriptions of every house and all its hidden secrets accompany each spread.



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Fascinating and Wonderful Creations, Accurate in Every Detail--Except They're Small

For centuries, dollhouses have captivated children and grownups alike. The Dollhouse Book presents a gorgeous array of these homes, shops and castles, accurate in every detail except they're small. The dollhouse has evolved from its seventeenth-century origins as playthings for privileged youngsters into the stunning works of art that exist today. Here, Stephanie Finnegan, a lifelong doll devotee and widely published dollhouse expert, takes us on an illustrated tour through history and around the globe to view firsthand the most celebrated and intriguing works from the greatest dollhouse designers.

Selected from private collections and museums the world over, these fascinating creations come to life through hundreds of beautiful photographs, detailed description and insightful commentary examining the intricacies of every house. Running faucets that turn on and off, tables that show wear from years of family dinners, leather-bound books with pages of flawlessly miniscule text--all combine to create lifelike environments that spark the imaginations of young and old.

Perhaps most striking are the period re-creations, miniature renderings that capture the essence of an age, like the Canal House and its vision of Dutch life circa 1760, the dollhouse of Caroline Stettheimer that embodies the spirit of Jazz Age New York, or the rooms of Narcissa Thorne, virtual snapshots from the scrapbook of European history. But more than just an exploration of the architectural styles of different countries and historical periods, The Dollhouse Book revels in the fun and the fanciful. Visit the dazzling Fairy Castle of Colleen Moore. Indulge in the playful glamour of a miniature Parisian discotheque. Take a rare peek at Shillmans--an elaborate homage to the grand department stores of old that remains hidden on the bookshelves of Washington, D.C. resident Elwood Gibson.

From the White House in Miniature, to a corral from the Old West, to a re-creation of a concert at the Hollywood Bowl, The Dollhouse Book explores the big stories behind these small wonders.


Product Details

  • Hardcover: 144 pages
  • Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers (November 1, 1999)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1579120776
  • ISBN-13: 978-1579120771
  • Product Dimensions: 13.6 x 9.7 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #378,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars This book begs to be opened!, July 4, 2000
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This was a very cool book! The first thing you notice when you pick up this book is that the cover is shaped just like a house, and the book's opening is right down the middle. It feels like you are opening up the doors to a real dollhouse. Inside, there are full color illustrations of dolls, dollhouses, and furniture on nearly every page. The details are phenomenal! If you are a collector or builder of dollhouses,this is your book! I really enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading about the privately owned dollhouses and collections that are featured in this book. Some of the more unique houses shown in the book are the Kupjack rooms, the Palace of Versailles, and the Shoe House. Those of you who attend miniature shows or are a member of NAME will recognize the names Brooke Tucker, Ned Kellogg, and Marcia Backstrom as miniaturists featured between these pages. This book is a wonderful addition to the collection of minature hobbyists everywhere.
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18 of 20 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What a beautiful book!, July 2, 2000
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The intriguing shape of the book worried me a bit, so often the content doesn't measure up to a cover -- but I was in love from page one...

I have many books on dollhouses and miniatures, but this is the one I have on display, and it has inspired me to finally get on with putting all those miniatures I have been collecting into order and getting those dollhouse plans finished.

BRAVO! A must have for the dollhouse collector!

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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I spent hours with this book! The histories the author gave on the dollhouses in this book were fascinating, and the photos! WOW! Once you open it, it's hard to put down.
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A filling home-cooked meal and an efficient well-organized kitchen mattered a great deal to the hausfrau who was raising a brood of kinder and supervising a household staff in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Germany. Read the first page
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cabinet house, baby house
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Queen Mary, Colleen Moore, Fairy Castle, New York, White House, Brett House, Sir Nevile, Titania's Palace, Ploos van Amstel, Queen Anne, United States, Folk Art Center, Ann Sharp, Canal House, Cracker Jack, Thorne Rooms, Barry Kaye Museum of Miniatures, Marie Louise, New Jersey, The Tale of Two Bad Mice, African American, Constance King, Hayes Library, Los Angeles, Santa Claus
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