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Jan Foulke's Guide to Dolls: A Definitive Identification & Price Guide

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Any collector who works with dolls knows there's a wealth of guides for specific types and brands on the market and not a few general guides, but JAN FOULKE'S GUIDE TO DOLLS is better than most: it packs in one of the most comprehensive coverages we've seen, including an antique and modern section of details, covering composition and factors influencing collectible prices, and including histories and even doll clothing prices. It's billed as a 'definitive collection and price guide' and doesn't miss its mark, packing in the details essential to proper pricing and identification.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch

Each author and each doll book has a personality of its own....... I found this specific book very helpful, very realistic, and prices and values leaning a bit towards the lower range value in many cases, which is a good thing... I recommend this book. My sister is now rapidly becoming a doll collector and has a good eye for quality dolls.. She will find this book very helpful and will be surprised at Christmas when she opens this gift......... I also found new doll makers in this book mentioned.

A must have for collectors. Foulke is well-known in the doll world. This latest guide is clearly organized and contains information on a variety of collectible dolls.

Whether you have an antique china head doll or a vintage GI Joe, this Guide to Dolls is an identification and price guide that's worth having. It seems to replace the Blue Book of Doll Values that Jan Foulke has become known for. (Her last Blue Book was the 16th edition.)However, don't let the name of the book fool you, it is just as comprehensive as the Blue Books and is still packed with a lot of photos to help you identify your existing dolls (or those you may be considering purchasing). The first few pages cover doll collecting in general -- what to look for. Ms. Foulke then provides a few brief suggestions for buying and selling dolls at auction before getting into the meat of the book--the price guide.

The book lists dolls by manufacturer and by mold number in case that's all you have to go by. Each doll or type of doll includes a reported price or price range for a doll in good condition.

Whether you are an avid doll collector or someone just trying to clean out the attic, you may want Jan Foulke at your side before buying or selling your dolls.

As one who sells dolls on eBay, I was eagerly awaiting this latest Jan Foulke guide. Unfortunately, it no longer reflects the current market prices. It's format makes it much more difficult to read than the old blue book format. The doll descriptions are briefer. A disappointment.

Anyone who is a collector, dealer, appraiser, seller, lover of dolls will find this bible of dolls useful and interesting. We hope for updated editions in the future

I was very pleased with Jan Foulk's latest book, "A Guide To Dolls", her first identification and price guide since the last Blue Book she and her husband edited. She is so talented, and our Doll Club, locally, always looked forward to the Blue Books. I have them all in my library.

Also, I am so pleased we have Amazon to help in our searches on any subject.

Black book is the lastest publication of doll values. Glad I bought this book - soft cover.

This is a very good reference guide for the true doll collector. It deals mainly with antique dolls and provides very useful information about antique dolls. However, I was disappointed that it failed to provide more information on more modern collectible dolls and vintage dolls. For those who deal mainly in the world of the high priced antique dolls, this is a good guide. But, for those who are also interested in more modern dolls, in my opinion, this guide is a big disappointment since the more modern dolls are really not covered. That being said, if one is looking for a good guide pertaining to antique dolls, this book meets that criteria. So, based on ones area of interest, this book may be very useful, or of little use. The title of this book is pretty misleading.

When I pulled up the title for the book Amazon indicated they had a number of new copies in stock so I ordered two copies thinking by new they would be the 2011 edition. The two copies I received turned out to be 2006 editions. They were new books but not new editions. I didn't discover this until after I had given a copy to a friend and she noticed it was an older copy. So far I have been unable to contact customer service to obtain a possible resolution! Please pass it on.