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The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide of Dolls & Accessories (Barbie Doll Years, 4th ed.) (Paperback)

by Patrick C. Olds (Author), Joyce L. Olds (Author) "The Barbie doll family is broken down into three sections: Barbie doll's family, friends, and pets..." (more)
Key Phrases: bai bic, painted panties, bendable leg, Best Buys, University Barbie, Dolls of the World (more...)

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Barbie has been news for decades and just about equal to her legend is the latest and sixth edition of The Barbie Years. The book amassed by Patrick and Joyce Olds lacks the glitter of many other Barbie doll books. However, it is stunningly wide-ranging for the collector. Included in the coverage are 3,600 different listings for Barbie dolls alone. It extends to her family and friends. There are another 2,500 listings for cases, pets. vehicles and such extraneous items. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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This all-new fourth edition of the ever-popular Barbie Doll Years makes cataloging a collection a snap. Every Barbie doll, her friends, and accessories are listed alphabetically by name, by stock number, and by year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you know only the item number.

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: Collector Books; 4th edition (October 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1574321854
ISBN-13: 978-1574321852
Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,515,304 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Best Buys, University Barbie, Dolls of the World, Fashion Collectibles, Wholesale Clubs, Dressed Boxed Dolls, Fashion Favorites, Department Store, Fashion Fantasy, Fashion Fun, Designer Collection, White Top, Bob Mackie, Blue Pants, Hollywood Legends, Active Fashions, Short Dress, Fashion Originals, Li'l Friends of Kelly, Barbie Millicent Roberts, Print Top, White Pants, Anniversary Barbie, Pink Top, Russell Stover

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best guide to Baribe, October 24, 1999

By	Angel Lee "Liocorno Amethyst Moonstone" (Cleveland, OH United States) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide of Dolls & Accessories (Barbie Doll Years, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

This is a great reference for the Barbie collector. The main part of the book is a listing including number issued, date, value and source store (where applicable) for each item issued from 1959-1998.

Items listed include Barbie and Ken dolls, friends (Francie, Skipper, etc.) dolls, doll outfits, accessories and Barbie collectibles. Most items are listed in alphabetical, stock # and year order.

There are nearly 50 pages of color photos of a wide variety of Barbies, friends and accessories. I especially enjoyed the section on Enesco ceramic collectibles.

This is the best guide to Barbie collectibles that I have seen. The organization and multiple listings make everything easy to find and a pleasure to use.

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1.0 out of 5 stars ONLY AN UNREAL PRICE LIST, November 9, 2002

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This review is from: The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide Ofdolls & Accessories (Paperback)

This book has a couple of pictures in the front. And the rest are complete and extense lists (vintage & modern dolls and accesories). But the prices are usually not accurate. And to be honest there is no actual good price list to apply to the second market barbie. You pay what you want and can afford. So, it is completely useless to have this book, since 1- It only contains names (no pictures) so it is hard to identify something unless it is NRFB - (in which case you don't need to because it says what it is on the box). 2- The prices are unrealistic.

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3.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTED, March 25, 2000

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This review is from: The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide of Dolls & Accessories (Barbie Doll Years, 3rd ed) (Paperback)

I purchased this book to help with my collection values and was disappointed to find most of the 98 and 99 Barbies not listed..I have some older ones and couldn't find a lot of them..If you are going to put out a book to cover up to 1999 it should have the 99 dolls and accessories listed..If not then don't put a book out that doesn't cover the items the company makes...and prices were not consistent with todays market...

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