Vogue Dolls: Identification and Values (Collector's Guide to) [Hardcover]

Judith Izen (Author), Carol Stover (Author)

Book Description

Series: Collector's Guide to | Publication Date: June 1997

This new edition features 200 additional photos, for a total of 1,600 shots, along with updated doll information and collector values. It is truly the most complete and organized book on Ginny and Vogue dolls on the market. Besides the famous Ginny and her many outfits, there are special sections devoted to Jill, Ginnette, Jan, Jeff, Baby Dear, Brikette, Toodles, Wee Imp, Li'l Imp, and all the other Vogue dolls ever made, along with their outfits and accessories. This fantastic book also covers the design, technologies, materials, and behind-the-scenes stories of Vogue dolls. A chronological list of Vogue dolls and fashion production locations are two helpful features. Illustrations from original catalogs will help collectors identify and price their dolls. 2005 values.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

This book contains many rare dolls and never before published photographs as well as new and updated information about Vogue dolls. Collectors will also find the enlarged photos easy to view and more helpful for identifying the dolls' costumes. The book covers all dolls made by the Vogue Doll Company, including Ginny and her family, her predecessors, and the dolls that were produced concurrently with Ginny. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Judith Izen, a doll historian, is the author of the acclaimed Collector’s Guide to Ideal Dolls, 2nd Edition , as well as the definitive Collector’s Encyclopedia of Vogue Dolls (co-authored with Carol Stover). Her over 50 articles covering all types of dolls have appeared in Antiques and Collecting Hobbies, Contemporary Doll, Doll Reader , and many other publications. She has also written for web-based publications and is the former doll columnist for Toy Shop magazine. Ms. Izen also lectures and teaches on the topic of dolls. She has been a guest curator of dolls at museums and a featured speaker at doll conventions. Ms. Izen holds the B.S. degree from Boston University and a M.S. degree from the Harvard School of Public Health. She worked in medical research for over ten years and has transferred her research skills into her hobby of doll collecting.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Collector Books (June 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0891457755
• ISBN-13: 978-0891457756
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,087,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

ABOUT JUDITH IZEN
Judith Izen is a doll historian and toy industry researcher. She is a noted authority on dolls of the Baby Boomers. In addition to her COLLECTOR'S ENCYCLOPEDIA OF VOGUE DOLLS: IDENTIFICATION AND VALUES, coauthored with Carol Stover, she has authored books on AMERICAN CHARACTER DOLLS and IDEAL DOLLS.

She is a columnist for Doll Collector Magazine and her articles have appeared in publications including Doll News and New England Antiques Journal. She also lectures on a variety of doll subjects.

A former medical researcher, she has degrees from Boston University and the Harvard School of Public Health. She always welcomes new information about dolls. You may reach her via her website: dollsofourchildhood.com.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just Fabulous!, July 5, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Vogue Dolls: Identification and Values (Collector's Guide to) (Hardcover)

I have needed this book for years as a longtime Vogue doll collector. Thank you to Ms Izen and Ms Stover for putting all the info in one place! We collectors owe it to these ladies for making collecting easy for us! It is a hefty book; almost too heavy to carry around to shows, but I admit, I do keep it in my car for reference. The color photos are beautiful, there is so much information for collectors about each and every doll and all the accessories. There are prices for everything pictured, with descriptions on all. I just don't know how I lived without this book!

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL BOOK FOR THE VOGUE GINNY COLLECTOR, March 8, 2002

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Wendy Ann "Wendy" (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vogue Dolls: Identification and Values (Collector's Guide to) (Hardcover)

This Book is great and is written so the reader can find about everything that is necessary to start a Vogue Doll collection!!! There are a couple important things I want to mention to eveyone about this book that are very helpful..The way the dolls are put in YEAR ORDER and when a doll is not pictured in this book the Authors make sure it is mentioned with the NAME OF THE DOLL and in detail what she should be wearing for that year, No doll is left out. PHOTO'S ARE GREAT!!
This Vogue book is a must for the Vogue doll collector with a wealth of information. I learned so much with this book and could not be without it! It has all you need to help you in your quest for Vogue doll collecting.

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent source for the Vogue collector, May 23, 1998

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sivin (Southern California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vogue Dolls: Identification and Values (Collector's Guide to) (Hardcover)

As a casual collector of Vogue's Ginny and Jill dolls, I'm always looking for information about their development, costumes, and history. It is easy enough to open any good doll book and find a page to two devoted to them, but to discover a source with this much information is a treat!

This handsome 300+ hardcover volume covers such topics as Vogue's incorporation, early dolls and toys made by the company, clothing tags and identifying marks, and the evolution of Ginny. A very large portion of the book is dedicated to the Ginny Doll Family.

It is a delight to browse through this book. It is well written and beautifully illustrated with a large majority of the photographs in color. Values are given and a table of contents and index are provided.

I highly recommend it.