Encyclopedia of Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls: Identification & Values, Vol. 2 [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Elaine M. Pardee (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 27, 2009

In the first volume about these dolls, Encyclopedia of Bisque Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls, 1936-1947, Pardee and her co-author Jackie Robertson cataloged the hundreds of bisque storybook dolls made by the company. In Volume 2, Pardee has enlisted the knowledge of Deanna Bardfield, Anne Lien, Lynne Neagle, Ray Radley, and Lillian Roth to showcase this company's variety of dolls and their costumes. The book includes 'the charming small storybook baby dolls that started Nancy Ann on her road to a successful doll,' an extensive plastic storybook section, a photographic delight of the lovely Style Show dolls, and the matching wardrobes of Muffie and Debbie, the playtime dolls, along with Lori-Ann. Pardee gives the reader an opportunity to learn about the vinyl Baby Sue Sue, a large baby with a wardrobe of her own, and offers a never-before-seen catalog of the extensive wardrobe of the vinyl Miss Nancy Ann and Little Miss Nancy Ann high-heel dolls of the 1950s. There is no other research book on the market that covers these dolls so extensively. 2009 values.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...I've been a collector of Nancy Ann dolls for more than 20 years, and also collect and repair many other types of dolls, both vintage and modern. I think I must have just about every doll collector's reference book ever published! But this one is easily the best I have ever seen. It is HUGE. The sheer weight of it lets you know, before you even open the cover, that this is a book jam-packed with wonderful information....-Kathleen Creighton

About the Author

Having had Nancy Ann Storybook dolls in her childhood, Elaine Pardee discovered her love for them once again in 1974 at a local doll show, where she met co-author Jackie Robertson. She presents seminars, workshops, and slide programs on the various dolls by the Nancy Ann Storybook Doll Company, paper dolls, and other related topics at UFDC conventions and conferences.

Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books; 1 edition (May 27, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1574326090
• ISBN-13: 978-1574326093
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars In a Word: WOW!, June 18, 2009

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Kathleen Creighton "Kat" (Upstate South Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Encyclopedia of Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls: Identification & Values, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

This book, Volume 2 of the "Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls Identification and Price Guides" compiled by Elaine Pardee and others, has been a long time coming, but it is more than worth the wait. The first book, which Ms. Pardee also compiled along with Jackie Robertson, covers the bisque era of Nancy Ann dolls, and is also fabulous. This book includes everything the first one did not, including babies, both bisque and plastic, and all the dolls produced by Nancy Ann from the beginning of the plastic era onward. I've been a collector of Nancy Ann dolls for more than 20 years, and also collect and repair many other types of dolls, both vintage and modern. I think I must have just about every doll collector's reference book ever published! But this one is easily the best I have ever seen. It is HUGE. The sheer weight of it lets you know, before you even open the cover, that this is a book jam-packed with wonderful information. Needless to say, I now understand why it has taken so long to put it together! The scope of this book is mind-boggling, the photos simply breath-taking. If you collect dolls from the 1950's and 1960's--and even if you don't--you won't want to be without this book. Along with Volume 1, this book is a "must-have" for all doll lovers.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Packed With Details and Color Pictures, September 8, 2009

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls: Identification & Values, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

I do not know much about Nancy Ann dolls and this book offers an amazing amount of detail and pictures. I just wish I had bought the first book when it firt came out. This is a must have for all doll dealers and collectors with an interest in Nancy Ann dolls.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Book, August 25, 2009

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This review is from: Encyclopedia of Nancy Ann Storybook Dolls: Identification & Values, Vol. 2 (Paperback)

A great followup to the first Encyclopedia of Nancy Ann dolls. This one focuses on the plastic dolls, and the early bisque babies, with additions to the history of the company. I've been a collector for many years, and Elaine Pardee, her collaborators, and other mentioned collectors have done a ton of research and photography to make this book a delight to read and reread. So much has been learned since the late Marge Miller's book, and so many have shared their findings to help create this book. If you never read Elaine and Jackie Robertson's first Encyclopedia, get that one too.