Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) [Paperback]

Paul Kennedy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873496272 | ISBN-13: 978-0873496278 | Publication Date: April 2003 | Edition: 1

Perfect for Barbie[registered] doll collectors on the go, this reference provides vast amounts of information in an easy-to-carry guide. More than 1,500 Barbie[registered] dolls and accessories are covered, allowing collectors to easily identify and value their collections and potential purchases. This handy book contains photos and values for one of America's favuorite dolls made from 1959 to present. Listings are presented in a checklist format, so it's easy to inventory collections and create wish lists.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dan Stearns is the editor of various toy books at Krause Publications, including Standard Catalog of[registered] Farm Toys and Standard Catalog of[registered] Die-Cast Vehicles, as well as co-editor of 2003 Toys & Prices.

Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 1 edition (April 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873496272
• ISBN-13: 978-0873496278
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,333,201 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great things come in small packages, May 16, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

What a wonderful book! The Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide is packed with useful information and great color photographs. And all at a super affordable price. I'm impressed. The book is designed as a take-along pocket guide, yet it's amazingly complete and thorough. It covers six decades of Barbie dolls, provides several hundred color photographs, a history of Barbie, critical identification information, -- including how to identify Barbie No. 1 -- fashion sets, designer dolls and a price guide to more than 1,500 dolls. It's perfect for a gift or for yourself, or even as a gift for yourself. I have several Barbie books on my shelves, and that's where they stay. But this little dynamo is never going to leave my side.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Size makes this book handy., April 30, 2004

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Melissa(Vintage Barbie Collector) (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

This books size makes it convenient to carry around to garage sales or toy shows. But the content could be better, some dolls are depicted with inaccurate prices and some vintage doll's aren't pictured in their proper outfits with proper accessories. So this can become confusing for the beginner collector. However there are "warnings" listed with some vintage outfits stating that Mattel has made a reproduction (these are worth far less) of it. This is a great feature if you are not a Barbie expert.

A good book for the beginner, but I recommend using this guide along with a larger more detailed Barbie book.

14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's so small, May 7, 2003

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S. Keslensky "Aspiring Barbie Expert" (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide: Values and Identification (Warman's Field Guides) (Paperback)

First thought upon getting this, it's tiny! I've been waiting at least two months for this book to come out and I was a tad upset that the price guide is not up-to-date. NOTHING that came out in 2002 is in there, nor are any non-collector dolls listed.

If you need a pocket guide to carry to conventions, it's perfect. If you want something to help you figure out how much to bid on E-Bay, it's perfect. Otherwise, just get it for the vibrant color pictures (No black & white) , which strangly have dolls that haven't even been released yet.