A companion volume to BOYS' TOYS OF THE 70's & 80's, this new edition features the best girls' toys and dolls from the Sears Christmas "Wishbooks" 1970 through 1989. This thick, 192 page book is jammed with authorized reprints of the rare original Sears catalog pages. Organized by year, includes such classic (and now rare) toys as Barbie, Cabbage Patch Kids, Breyer horses, board games, make-up sets, dollhouses, Star Wars and much more. A "Must Have" for all collectors and perfect for everyone else who wants to relive these delightful childhood memories!
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27 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
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Girls' Toys of the 70's and 80's,
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This review is from: Girls' Toys of the 70's & 80's: Toy Pages From the Legendary Sears Christmas Wishbooks 1970-1989 (Paperback)
I received this book as a gift. I had the book less than 5 minutes and wanted to return it. The book contains only a few pages from each catalog, so if you're looking for a particular type of toy, you are not assured of it being one of the ones chosen for that year. In addition, even though the original catalogs were in color, the pages in this book are an inferior quality of paper with black and white pictures...VERY disappointing. I have similar books in the same price range, all of which contain thick, full-color glossies. Overall, content and quality make me give this 1 star.
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Some Sears Christmas "WISHBOOK" photos:1970-80's,
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It is true, as the previous commentator said, that if you are looking for a specific 1979-80's toy or doll book, then this may (or may not) be a book for you. This book only covers a few of the 1000's of toys offered by SEARS, during the 1970's to 1980's. The Sears re-prints in this book are only from the Sears' Christmas catalogs. I still enjoyed the book for it's historical value. I liked looking through the pages of the 1970 SEARS WISHBOOKS, especially the photos that are no longer in print.(Note: not all the photos are in color, since many SEARS catalog photos from that Era were not in color). Some of the early Mod-Era SEARS catalogs are so hard to find now, so it was nice to find a Toy book with some (not all) of the toys from that Era-----though mostly from the Christmas seasons.
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Disappointing quality.,
By Kathleen (Northwest Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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The quality of the photocopied-like pages in this book are very dis-appointing. I bought this for a gift. I found an old actual 1980's JCPenney catalog for the husband, and this new book for the wife. I am a little embarrased to give her this new book due to the low quality of the photo-copied pages and the lightness of the printing in this book.
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As the turbulent decade of the Sixties ended, the role of women in America had changed drastically. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rooted hair, instructions incl, combable hair, soft vinyl head, plastic digital watch, bendable legs, vinyl doll, vinyl body, standard viewer, order package, jointed arms, cloth body, yarn hair, plastic furniture, painted eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sesame Street, Miss America, Strawberry Shortcake, Big Bird, Christmas Book, Star Wars, Friend Ship, Madame Alexander, Golden Girl, Wonder Woman, Family Affair, Farrah Fawcett, High School, Texas Instruments, United Airlines, Bedroom Case, Daddy Warbucks, Dolly Shpg, Fun Buggy, Peter Rabbit, Phantom Cards, Pop Bottle Trick, Wish Book New!
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As the turbulent decade of the Sixties ended, the role of women in America had changed drastically. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rooted hair, instructions incl, combable hair, soft vinyl head, plastic digital watch, bendable legs, vinyl doll, vinyl body, standard viewer, order package, jointed arms, cloth body, yarn hair, plastic furniture, painted eyes Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sesame Street, Miss America, Strawberry Shortcake, Big Bird, Christmas Book, Star Wars, Friend Ship, Madame Alexander, Golden Girl, Wonder Woman, Family Affair, Farrah Fawcett, High School, Texas Instruments, United Airlines, Bedroom Case, Daddy Warbucks, Dolly Shpg, Fun Buggy, Peter Rabbit, Phantom Cards, Pop Bottle Trick, Wish Book New!
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