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Effanbee A Collector's Encyclopedia 1949 - Present (Rev. Edition)

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This book consists of mostly catalogue numbers. I bought it with the intention of identifying my childhood doll. Guess what, she wasn't listed. I didn't even see a doll with a similar face pictured. It may have been there, but the pictures are in black and white and are quite small, so it's possible I just couldn't recognize her. The listings are extensive, but certainly not complete.

i just had to write after reviewing the last review. This book is good - there are many,many large pics with dolls CLEARLY visible. full page pics & 4"x3", 3"x2", 5"x4" pics & on & on. On top of that there are catolog pics with many dolls. This is the nature of books on collectible books. Authurs don't wait till every last rare & unfound item is located & photographed before they add to the pool of info by publishing! we wouldn't get anywhere with history, collecting etc. if we did that. Just to let you know I am selling my edition on this site.

Excellent information book, though Used it appeared in excellent condition. Why buy new if used is just as good and costs much less!!

This book is very informative as to the history of the company and the dolls, but I did expect it to be more like the other doll books I have purchased. I was very disappointed that the pictures were not of actual dolls from people's collections done in color. The black and white photos of past brochures and salesmen's photos at the time was a big disappointment to me. I love to see dolls pictured in their original costumes and in color. That is something most of us love to see in a doll book. If I had run across this book in a book store and could have thumbed throught it, I probably would not have purchased it. Other than the photo aspect, the book is nicely done.