Customer Reviews

The Doll House Book

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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.

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!

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.

This book is utterly charming! From its delighted by-fold doors that grace its cover to the close up view of dollhouses throughout the ages, it holds the reader captivated. Women will return to their childhood days, becoming little girls again as they roam the pages rejoicing in the doll's lavish surroundings. Admirers of the world of minitures will be enthralled with the exquisite pieces displayed. All will learn much about the homes themselves, their makers, their furnishings, and their owners. The quality of the volume is without question, with glossy pages, sturdy binding, durable covers and clear text. I thoroughly recommend it to all.

The book's shape is the first eye-catcher - cleverly done! Many photos, drawings, bios and histories make this a great gift which, I can assure you, will be appreciated!

As Ned Kellogg's widow, I am happy and proud that he is one of the artisans featured in this beautiful book and that one of his creations is on the title page of same. With this book, Ned's legacy will live forever and he will never be forgotten. And, my customers in our Cold Spring Harbor shop where I have the book on display enjoy reading the book and about all of the wonderful artisans featured in it. It remains one of the best and most beautiful books written about dollhouses.
Sonia Kellogg
Kellogg's Dolls' Houses

The design of this book is enticing as it is shaped like a house. As you open the front of the house to peek into the wonderful historical dollhouses from Europe and America displayed in clear, sharp color photographs, it is like you are entering into the tiny rooms so carefully arranged and maintained for centuries in some cases. The concise commentary puts them into historical perspective. My grandchildren love the book, they play with it as if it were a toy when they visit. Even my son took a long look and said "these dollhouses are truly works of art." It makes me think of Gulliver's Travels - it is a journey into strange and mysterious lands inhabited by tiny people. I keep in on my coffee table for everyone to enjoy. For those like me who are thinking of starting a dollhouse and interested in history and art it is both daunting and inspiring.