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Books, Publications and Printed Information

These items have been our reference material purchased from many sources and used over the past 50 years during our collecting and 25 years plus of operating our museum displays.  Most of the books are about dolls or about the history of fashion and/or costume over the years.  Some have personal signatures when purchased directly from the author.

Where possible, we have listed items by the name of the author(s) or editor(s) in alphabetical order. We have included Publishers' information and date of release when known. We have indicated whether the publication's illustrations and photographs are all in black and white, or with only a few coloured pages or is predominantly in full colour. We have also indicated whether the item has a solid hard cover, or has a soft cover or a paperback presentation which is a smaller soft cover item. We have also listed whether the item has a dust jacket which is usually in good condition unless stated otherwise.  Please note that any of the books that give advice on prices will have information that is out-of-date.

Unless otherwise indicated, there is only one copy of the listed item.  Please note that many of the books are large with many pages and could be expensive to post.  Please ask questions if you need more information.

Anderton, Johana Gast

$30

More Twentieth Century Dolls from Bisque to Vinyl

Signed by author.  Hard cover book with dust jacket. Black and White with some colour pages.  1191 pages.

Athena Publishing Co,  1974.  USA

Anderton, Johana Gast

$15

Twentieth Century Dolls from Bisque to Vinyl

Hard cover with dust jacket. Black and white.  The Trojan Press.   1972

Armstrong, Peggy and Jackson, Denise

$10

Toys of Early New Zealand 1990

Soft cover Grantham House Illustrated History,  Black and White and colour.  A page has been torn out of the front of the book.

Arnold, Janet

$39

Patterns of Fashion I - English Women's Dresses and Their Construction 1660-1860

Soft cover.  Macmillan Publishing  1972.

Axe, John

$20

The Encyclopedia of Celebrity Dolls

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Hard cover with damaged dust cover.  Black & White plus 4 pages colour.  Signed by Author.  Hobby House Press USA  1983.  Heavy book.  420 pages.

Baird, Frances

$23

British Hard Plastic Dolls of the 1940s & 1950s  -  1946-1960 Including Composition and Vinyl

Hard cover.  Mostly colour.  The Cavendish Books. London.  1998

Baird, Frances

$49

British Teenage Dolls 1956-1984

Hard cover.  Colour.  New Cavendish Books London.  2004

Ball, Kazz & Janitch, Valerie

$5

Hand Painted Textiles for the House

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and white and Colour.

David & Charles Craft Book. UK. 1991

Baten, Lea

$15

The Image and the Motif - Japanese Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and White and Colour.  Shufunofomo Co Japan  1986

Baten, Lea

$30

Identifying Japanese Dolls - Notes on Ningyo

Hard cover.  Mostly colour.  Hotei Publishing. The Netherlands  2000

Bell, Peter G.

$10

The Reproduction of Antique Dolls. Complete Instructions from Casting to Stringing.

Soft cover. Colour. Bell Ceramics USA 1982.

Bernstein, Aline

$12

Masterpieces of Women's Costume of the 18th and 19th Centuries.
Soft cover.  Black and white with a few colour pages.  Dover Publications. USA. 2001

Billy Boy

$18

Barbie Her Life & Times

Soft cover.  Mostly colour.  Bantam Books. 1987

Bradford, Nancy

$23

Costume in Detail 1730-1930

Soft cover.  Black and white.  Costume & Fashion Press.  1997. Reprinted 2007.

Breathnach, Sarah Ban

$10

The Victorian Nursery Companion - A Posy for Parents. A Keepsake for Baby.

Hard cover.  Colour.  Simon & Schuster.  1992

Brewer, Susan

$25

Famous Character Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Colour.  Remember When Press. Pen and Sword Books.  2013

Brewer, Susan

$20

British Dolls of the 1950s

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and White and Colour.  Remember When. 2009  British Collectable Toy Series.  Pen & Sword Books.

Brooke, Iris

$10

English Costume of the Early Middle Ages - The Tenth to the Thirteenth Centuries

Hard cover.  Mostly black and white with a few colour pages.  Adam and Charles Black Publishers. 

Busch, Gladys

$10

The Australian Historical Doll Collection

Soft cover.  Colour.  Boolarong Publications, Qld.  1988

Cassin-Scott, Jack

$10

Making Historical Costume Dolls

Soft cover.  Black and white.  B.T. Batsford.  1987

Chin, Oliver

$10

The Year of the Ox. Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Colour  Immedium USA. 2021

Christopher, Catherine

$10

The Complete Book of Doll Making and Collecting

Soft cover.  Black and white.  Dover Publications   2nd Revised Edition 1971

(2 copies available)

Clark, Debra

$10

Troll - Identification & Price Guide

Paperback.  Hobby House Press.  Colour.  1993.

Cockrill, Pauline

$20

The Ultimate Teddy Bear Book. The Complete Guide to Life-History, Anatomy and Character

Hard cover with dust jacket. Colour.   RD Press  Readers Digest (Australia) 1991

Coleman, Dorothy S., Elizabeth A., Evelyn J.

$50 for 2 Volumes

The Collector's Encyclopedia of Dolls - The most complete guide to dolls, their makers, materials, clothing, and all other pertinent information 

Hard covers with dust covers.  Mostly black and white with a few colour pages. Crown Publishers New York. 

Volume 1 - 1968 - 697 pages.  Volume 2 - 1986 - 1266 pages (A companion volume to the other volume)

Please note that these are very large and heavy publications.

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Cook, Carolyn

$20

Gene First Edition

Hard cover.  Colour.  Hobby House Press USA.  1998.

Cook, Carolyn

$24

Gene 3rd Edition

Hard cover.  Colour  Hobby House Press. USA.  2001.

Cope, Peter and Dawn

$100

Very Rare Dean's Rag Books & Rag Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Mostly colour.  Dean's Rag Book Co.  New Cavendish Books London UK  256 pages (very heavy book). 2009

Cunnington, C. Willett

$20

English Women's Clothing in the Nineteenth Century - A Comprehensive Guide with 1,117 Illustrations

Soft cover.  Black and white.  Dover Publications.  1990. 460 pages

Desmonde, Kay

$8

All Colour Book of Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Colour   Octopus Books.  1974

Dodge, Venus

$10

Making Collector's Dolls

Hard cover with dust cover.  Mostly Black and White with some colour pages.

The Macmillan Co. Australia. 1983.

Dodge, Venus A.

$10

Making Old-Fashioned Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and white with a few colour pages.  David & Charles, London.  1986

Dodge, Venus A.

$10

The Dolls Dressmaker - The Complete Pattern Book

Over 120 designs with actual-size patterns.

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Mostly black and white with some colour.  Greenhouse Publications Australia 1987

Dodge, Venus and Martin

$5

The Dolls' House Do-It-Yourself Book. 12th Reprint 1993

Soft cover (a piece has been cut out of first page). Mostly Black & White.  c 1082

Doll Reader December 1978/January 1979

$8

Collector's Guide to Dolls & Miniatures with Special Lenci Photographs

 

Dolls Spring 1984

$8

Dolls The Collector's Magazine - Antique Wax Dolls

 

Douet, Valerie Jackson

$14

World Guide to Dolls

Hard cover.  Colour.  New Berlington Books.  1991

Douet, Valerie Jackson

$10

DollHouses The Collector's Guide

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Colour.  Bison Group. London UK 1994

Downing, Brownie and Mansfield, John

$15

Tinker and His Friends by Brownie Downing and John Mansfield

Thomas Nelson.  Hard cover.  Illustrated Story.  1960 Reprinted 1969

Earnshaw, Noro

$14

Collecting Dolls (with Rarity Guide)

Hard cover.  Justin Knowles Publishing UK. 1987

Eaton, Faith

$5

Dolls in Colour

Hard coer with dust jacket.  Colour.  Macmillan Publishing New York.  1976

Eaton, Faith

$5

The Miniature House

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and white with colour.  Weidenfeld & Nicolson. UK. 1990

Edison, Judith

$14

Dolls - From Kewpie to Barbie and Beyond

Hard cover.  Some colour.  Brompton Books 1994.

Ellowyne Wilde Catalogues

$30 for set of 5

Ellowyne Wilde Catalogues

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Ellowyne Wilde Catalogue Wilde Imagination 2014

$5

Ellowyne Wilde Catalogue - Wilde Imagination 2014

 

Enchanted Fairy Tales

$15 for the set

Carry Me With You - Enchanted Fairy Tales  1995

4 soft cover large books in a carry box (faded a little on front of box).  Gruppo EdiCart Italy

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Fainges, Marjory

$22

Australian Costume 1788-1988 For Teen Dolls

Soft cover.  Black and white with a few pages of colour.  Kangaroo Press.  1987

Fainges, Marjory

$18

The Encyclopedia of Regional Dolls of the World

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Hard cover with damaged dust cover.  Kangaroo Press (Australia)  1994.  Mixed colour and Black and White.  Has a little notes written inside.

Fainges, Marjory

$22

Celluloid Dolls of the World

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black & White and Colour.  2000. Kangaroo Press (Australia).

Fawdry, Kenneth & Marguerite

$13

Pollock's History of English Dolls and Toys

Hard cover.  Black and White. Pollocks Toy Museum. 1979. Republished 1993. (2 copies available)

Fennick, Janine

$20

The Collectible Barbie Doll An Illustrated Guide to Her Dreamy World

Hard cover with dust jacket (bends on edges).  Colour. Sandstone Books.  1996

Foulke, Jan

$14

9th Blue Book Dolls & Values

Paperback.  Colour. Hobby House Press.  1989.

Foulke, Jan

$14

11th Blue Book Dolls & Values

Paperback.  Colour.  Hobby House Press.  1993.

Goebel, Sylvia and Martin, Rosemary

$10

Mattel Dolls The 60s

Soft cover.  Black and white.  Pixie Press USA  1979 Reprint 1982.

Goodfellow, Caroline

$20

The Ultimate Doll Book

Hard cover with dust cover with small tears.

A Dorling Kindersley Book RD Press Australia 1993.

Gordon & Gotch

$5

Yesterday's Fashions - 40 Years of Fabulous Fashion

Soft cover.  Colour.  Topmill Pty Ltd NSW. 

 

Gorsline, Douglas

$19

What People Wore - A Visual History of Dress from Ancient Times to the 20th Century 

Hard cover with torn dust cover.  Orbis Publishing UK. 1978.

Greenhowe, Jean

$10

Dolls in National and Folk Costumes

Hard cover with plastic covered dust jacket (with cancelled library stamps inside).  Mostly Black and white Charles T Branford Co UK  1978

Greenwood, Marie et al

$19

Barbie A Visual Guide to the Ultimate Fashion Doll

Hard cover.  Colour.  DK Dorling Kindersley Book. 2000

Hamilton, Caroline

$8

Decorative Dolls' House Original Interiors for Twenty Five Houses

Soft cover.  Colour.  Ebury Press London.  Random House 1990

Harris, Kristina

$15

Authentic Victorian Fashion Patterns. A Complete Lady's Wardrobe

Soft cover  Black and white.  Dove4r Publications USA. 1999.

Harris, Kristina

$12

Collector's Guide to Vintage Fashions Identification and Values

Soft cover.  Colour.  Collector Books. 1999

Hillier, Mary (Editor)

$20

Pollock's Dictionary of English Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Crown Publishers. NY.  1982. Black and White.  223 pages.

Hollywood Spotlight

$10

The Ultimate Guide to Barbie - Barbie Movie Hollywood Spotlight Issue

Soft cover.  Colour  2023

Horne, Caroline

$5

Fashion Crochet for Your Doll

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Mills & Boon. London. 1970

Black and white with a couple of colour plates.

Izen, Judith

SOLD

Collector's Guide to Ideal Dolls - Identification & Values 2nd Edition

Soft cover.  Mostly colour, some black & white.  Collector Books USA  1999

Janitch, Valerie

$5

Storybook Dolls

Soft cover.  Black and white with some colour.  Faber & Faber. 1979

Jensen, Don

$20

Collector's Guide to Horsman Dolls 1865-1950 Identification & Values

Hard cover.  Colour and Black and White.  Collector Books USA. 2002

Johnson, Audrey

$8 each

How to Repair and Dress Old Dolls

Paperback.  Black and white.  Bell & Hyman London 1967  Reprinted 1982

Johnston, Lucy

$35

V&A Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail

Soft cover.  Colour.  V&A Publishing UK.  2009

Jones, G.P.

$10

Easy-To-Make Dolls with Nineteenth-Century Costumes

Soft cover.  Black and White with a couple of colour pages.  Dover Publications.  1977.

Jones, G.P.

$10

Easy-To-Make Godey Dolls with Instructions and Ready-to-Use Patterns for a Complete Wardrobe

Soft cover.  Black and White with a couple of colour pages.  Dover Publications.  1978

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

Compo Dolls Volume II 1909-1928 Identification and Price Guide

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Hobby House Press.  1994

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

Hard Plastic Dolls - Identification & Price Guide

Paperback.  Black and White.  Hobby House Press USA 1985.  3rd printing 1988

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

Hard Plastic Dolls II - Identification and Price Guide

Paper back.  Black and white with a few coloured pages.  Hobby House Press USA  1989.

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

Glamour Dolls of the 1950s & 1960s Identification & Values

Paper back.  Black and white with a few colour pages.  Hobby House Press.  1988

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

European Costumed Dolls - Identification & Price Guide - Antique to Contemporary - 1st in Series

Paperback  Colour. Hobby House Press USA. 1994.

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

African and Asian Costumed Dolls Price Guide - Second in Series

Paperback. Colour.  Hobby House Press USA. 1995

Judd, Polly and Pam

$10

Americas, Australia & Pacific Islands Costumed Dolls - 3rd in Series

Paperback.  Colour.  Hobby House Press. 1997.

Karl, Michele

$20

Composition & Wood Dolls and Toys - A Collector's Reference Guide

Soft cover.  Antique Trader Books. 1998. USA  Mostly colour.  239 pages.

 

Kennedy, Paul (Editor)

$10

Warman's Barbie Doll Field Guide Values & Identification

Soft cover. Colour. Krause Publications  USA. 2003

4" (11cm) wide x 5" (13cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) deep

King, Constance Eileen

$30

Antique Toys and Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket. Mostly black and white with several colour pages. Studio Vista's Christies Book.  256 pages

King, Constance Eileen

$30

The Collector's History of Dolls

Hard cover with torn dust cover  Black and White.  St Martin's Press, New York  Robert Hale Ltd, London  608 pages.  1977

This is a quite large and heavy book.

King, Constance Eileen

$10

Dolls and Dolls' Houses 

Hard cover with dust jacket. Black and White and Colour. 256 pages.

Chartwell Books 1989

King, Patricia

$5

Making Dolls' House Furniture

Soft cover (piece cut out of first page).  Mostly Black & White.  Guild of Craftsman Publications. UK. 1991

Kitahara, Teruhisa

$14

Yesterday's Toys - Celluloid Dolls, Clowns and Animals

Soft cover.  Colour.  Chronicle Books. Japan 1988

Koval, Barbara

$20

How to Repair & Restore Dolls

Hard cover.  Black and white with several colour pages.  Kangaroo Press.  1991

Laver, James

$12

Costume & Fashion - A Concise History

Paperback.  Black and White with quite a few colour pages.  Thames & Hudson, GB.  1982

Lindberg, Carol

$29

All About Doll Repair & Care. A Guide to Restoring Well-loved Dolls

Soft cover.  Mostly colour.  Signed by Author.  Leathers Publishing USA  c 2004  Reprint 2006.

Little Golden Books

$15 for the set

Barbie Little Golden Books - colour

Barbie and the Savenger Hunt 1996 (scuffed corners)

Barbie in the Spotlight 1998 (worn)

Barbie The Special Sleepover 1997 (scuffed corners)

Barbie Thumbelina 2003 (Good condition)

MacPherson, Bruce and June

$20

The Lost Koala - A delightful story of the Australian Bush "An Adventure with Jenny and Sue in the Australian Bush"

True Australian Series.  Howitz Group Books.  Hard cover. 1962

Two dolls (Pedigree?) as main characters and used in photographs.

Mandeville, A. Glenn

SOLD

40 Years of the Best Contemporary Doll Stars Featuring Barbie, Alexander, Celebrity

Soft cover.  Mostly black and white with some colour.  Hobby House Press.

Mandeville, A. Glenn

$10

Doll Fashion Anthology Price Guide Featuring Barbie and Other Fashion Dolls

Paperback.  Hobby House Press  USA 2nd Printing 1990

Mandeville, A. Glenn

$10

Madame Alexander Dolls Value Guide

Paperback.  Colour.  Hobby House Press USA  

Mansell, Colette

$25

The Collector's Guide to British Dolls Since 1920

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Hard cover with damaged dust cover.  Mostly Black and White.  Robert Hale. London.  Well used.  1983. 390 pages.

Mattel

$50 for 2 Volumes

Barbie Fact Files 2 Binders 

Atlas Editions Mattel 1999

Binder 1 - Barbie's Hobbies / Barbie & Friends / Barbie & Nature / Crafts With Barbie

Binder 2 - Barbie At Work / Travel With Barbie / Barbie's Beauty Tips / Barbie's Kitchen

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Mertz, Ursula R.

$25

Collector's Encyclopedia of American Composition Dolls 1900-1950 Identification and Values

Hard cover.  Colour.  Signed by author.  Collector Books USA  1999. 392 pages

Monday, Anne

$45

Gene Dolls, Outfits & Accessories First Edition

Hard cover.  477 pages. JP Media  2017 

Monday, Anne

$50

Gene - Dolls, Outfits & Accessories, The Complete Collection. 2nd Edition. 

Signed by both the author and Mel Odom.  Produced by JP Media, Dolls Magazine.

Hard cover.  509 pages.  Colour.

Moran, Paul

$8

50 Character Dolls to Make at Home. Full Size Patterns

Soft cover.  Black and white with some colour.  A David & Charles Craft Book.  1991

Morgan, Mary H

$5

How to Dress and Old Fashioned Doll

Soft cover. Black and White. Dover Publications NY. 

Moyer, Patsy

$20

Modern Collectible Dolls Identification & Value Guide Volume 1

Hard cover.  Signed by author.  Collector Books 1997

Moyer, Patsy

$20

Modern Collectible Dolls Identification & Value Guide Volume 3

Hard cover.  Signed by author.  Collector Books. 1999.

Moyer, Patsy

$15

Doll Values Antique to Modern Second Edition

Paperback.  Signed by author.  Colour.  Collector Books USA.  1998

Moyer, Patsy

$15

Doll Values Antique to Modern Third Edition

Paperback.  Signed by author.  Colour.  Collector Books USA.  1999

Muyskons Pursley, Joan and Bischoff, Karen

$20

The World's Most Beautiful Dolls

These authors were the Editors of "Doll" Magazine.

Hard cover with dust cover.  Colour.  Konecky & Konecky USA  1994

Naiura

$12

Tales of my Grandmother's Dreamtime 2002

Authentic Aboriginal fables as told to the author's grandmother.  Hard cover.  Colour.  Gazena.

Nickolls, Brian

$5

Making Dolls' Houses in 1/12 Scale

Hard cover with dust jacket. David & Charles. UK. 1991

Nicol, Gwynne

$5

Doll Making for Pleasure and Profit

Hard cover.  Black and white.  A.H. & A.W. Reed New Zealand. 1972

Nisbet, Peggy M.B.E.

$20

The Peggy Nisbet Story

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Mixed Black and White and Colur.  Hobby House Dress USA  1998

Norris, Herbert and Curtis, Oswald

$10

Nineteenth Century Costume and Fashion

Paperback.  Black and white with a few colour pages.  Dover Publications USA.  1998

Obenchain, Mabel (Editor)

$9

Dolls Old and New - How to Dress Them... How to Make Them

Soft cover  Black and white.

Odom, Mel and Sommers, Michael

$20

Gene Marshall - Girl Show

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Hyperion.  Colour.  2000  190 pages

Pastimes First Edition

$10

Pastimes First Edition

Collectors Magazine

Patterns Paton Penelope Villawool Sirdar Checkheaton

$30 for lot

Knitting or Crochet Patterns

Book155a.jpg Patons Doll Clothes 23 designs C38 $8

Book155b.jpg Penelope Dolls Clothes in Double Knitting N56 $7

Book155c2.jpg Patons Big Sizes 14 Lady/Man Designs 595 $6

Book155d.jpg Villawool Crochet Book No.1 $5

Book155e.jpg Sirdar 3 ply & 4 ply Teenage Doll Clothes 2369 $3

Book155f.jpg Sirdar 10/16" Dolls 5548 DK. $3

Book155g.jpg Cleckheaton Lincoln Multi Knits No.84 knit-crochet $3

Pedigree UK

$5

Barbie Annual 2013

Hard cover.  2012  Pedigree Books  Childish scribble in places.

Perkins, Myla

$15

Black Dolls An Identification and Value Guide 1820-1991

Soft cover.  Collector Books.  1993 Updated 1995.

Perkins, Myla

$20

Black Dolls An Identification and Value Guide Book II

Soft cover.  Black and White.  Collector Books. USA.  1995.  447pages. (Heavy book)

Phillips, Becky and Estenssoro, Becky

$20

Beanie Mania II The Complete Collector's Guide 1st Edition

Soft cover.  Colour.  Royal Communications Group USA.  1998

Phipps, Linda

$12

Eras of Elegance Fashionable Clothing 1880-1935

Soft cover.  Colour.  Theriault's Gold House Publishing.  1995

Rait, Lila

$25

Through the Nursery Window A History of Antique and Collectable Dolls in Australia 1788-1950

Hard cover with dusk cover.  Mostly black and white with some colour.  Oxford University Press Melbourne. 1989

This is a very large book.

Rana, Margo

$20

Disney Dolls Identification & Price Guide featuring Mattel dolls

Hard cover.  Colour.  Hobby House Press USA, 1999

Rawnsley, Janet

$22

A Pictorial History of the Lines Brothers Tri-Ang Pedigree Doll Pram

Soft cover.  Colour.  Signed by author.  Jeremy Hills Publishing UK.  2015

Richter, Lydia

$12

Treasury of German Dolls Album 1

Hard cover. Colour.  HP Books  1984

Richter, Lydia

$12

Treasury of French Dolls Album 2

Hard cover.  Colour.  HP Books. 1984

Richter, Lydia

$12

Treasury of Kathe Kruse Dolls Album 3

Hard cover.  Colour.  HP Books.  1984

Robins, Cynthia

$10

Barbie Thirty Years of America's Doll 1959-1988 by Cynthia Robins

Mattel  Soft cover. Contemporary Books NY 1989

Roeder Romy

$20

Who Is My Doll? Australia's First Guide to Identifying and Valuing Antique and Old Dolls

Kangaroo Press Australia. Soft cover  1985

Roeder, Romy

$18

Celluloid Dolls  - Diddums, Kewpie and Other Cuties - includes Trade Marks for Doll Makers

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Mostly Black & White, some colour.  Kangaroo Press (Australia)  1986.

Rondon, Nayda

$20

Marie Osmond's Collector Dolls. The First Ten Years

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Hard cover with torn dust cover.  Colour  Portfolio Press USA. 2001

Rothwell, Jo

$5

My Aussie Ocean Adventure

Hard cover.  Australian Children's Book illustrated.  Victoria

Rothwell, Jo

$10

Penelope Plume

Hard cover.  Australian Children's Illustrated Book. Rothwell Publishing Victoria. 2014

Sabulis, Cindy & Weglewski, Susan

$40 HOLD

Collector's Guide to Tammy - Identification & Values - The Ideal Teen

Soft cover.  Collector Books.  1997

Rupp, Rebecca Ann

$16 HOLD

Treasury of Barbie Doll Accessories 1961-95  Features Cars,  Boats, Dollhouses, Paper Dolls & More... Price Guide

Soft cover.  Colour.  Hobby House Press USA.  1996.

Santelmo, Vincent

$20

The Complete Encyclopedia to GI Joe 2nd Edition

Soft cover Kranse Publications USA 1997

Black and White with 16 colour pages.

Schweitzer, John C.

$10

The ABC's of Doll Collecting

Soft cover.  Black and white.  Sterling Publishing Co. USA. 1981

Seeley, Mildred

$10

How to Make Money With Dolls

Soft cover.  Colour.  HP Books USA  1986

Smith, Patricia

$12

Doll Values - Antique to Modern - Seventh Series

Paperback.  Colour.  Collector Books. 1991

Smith, Patricia

$10

Patricia Smith's Doll Values Antique to Modern - Eleventh Edition

Paperback.  Colour.  Collector Books.  1995

Smith, Patricia

$10

Modern Collector's Dolls Identification and Value Guide - 1st Series

Hard cover. Black and white. Collector Books.  1973 Updated 1989

Smith, Patricia

$10

Modern Collector's Dolls Identification and Value Guide - 2nd Series

Soft cover.  Black and white. Collector Books. 1975 Updated 1991

Smith, Patricia

$10

Modern Collector's Dolls Identification and Value Guide - 3rd Series

Hard cover. Black and white. Collector Books. 1976

Smith, Patricia

$10

Modern Collector's Dolls Identification and Value Guide - 4th Series

Soft cover.  Black and white. Collector Books.  1979 Updated 1991

Smith, Patricia

$10

Modern Collector's Dolls Identification and Value Guide - 5th Series

Hard cover.  Black and white.  Collector Books. 1984 Updated 1989

Smith, Patricia

$15

Modern Collector's Dolls - 6th Series

Hard cover.  Colour.  Collector Books. 1994

Smith, Patricia

$15

Modern Collector's Dolls - 7th Series

Hard cover.  Colour.  Collector Books.  1995

Smith, Patricia

$15

Modern Collector's Dolls - 8th Series

Hard cover.  Colour.  Collector Books.  1996

Snyder-Haug, Diane

$12

Antique & Vintage Clothing A Guide to Dating & Valuation of Women's Clothing 1850-1940

Soft cover.  Collector Books USA. 1997

Strahlendorf, Evelyn Robson

$20

Dolls of Canada - A Reference Guide

Hard cover with dust jacket (damaged). Black and White. University of Toronto Press.  c 1986 2nd Print 1990.

Taylor, Jean

$5

Childhood Memorabilia Valuation Guide

Paperback.  Mainly black and white with a little colour.  Crown Castleton Publishers Australia 1994

Taylor, Kerry

$15

The Collector's Guide to Dolls

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Colour.  Braken Books Random House UK. 1995 Reprinted 1996

Taylor, Kerry

$15

Dollmaking - Seven Handmade Dolls by a Master Dollmaker For each one: step-by-step instructions, detailed illustrations, and an exquisite full colour photographs.

Soft cover.  Aurum Press UK. 1987

Time Special Edition

$10

Barbie Time Special Edition

31 October 2023 Magazine USA

Tong, Willabel

$20

15" (30cm) A Three Dimensional Victorian Doll House Pop Up Book with Accessories

The Book Workshop 1998

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Tonner Effanbee Catalogues 2006

$8

Tonner Effanbee Catalogues 2006

Flip the catalogue over to find either Tonner or Effanbee information

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Tonner Effanbee Catalogues 2007

$8

Tonner and Effanbee Catalogues 2007

Flip over the catalogue to find each one.

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Tosa, Marco

$20

Dolls (translated)

Hard cover with torn dust jacket.  B.T. Bradford Ltd London 1989. 272 pages.

This is a heavy book.

Trihey, Helen

$14

Porcelain Dollmaking in Australia and New Zealand

Hard cover.  Black and white with some colour at the back of the book. Heinemann Publishing Australia. First printing1984. 

Trihey, Helen

$14

Porcelain Dollmaking in Australia and New Zealand - 3rd Printing

Hard cover.  Black and white with some colour at back of book.  Hamlyn Australia. 1984

Trihey, Helen

$14

Dressing Classic Dolls in Australia and New Zealand - First Printing

William Heinemann Publishing. 1986

Ulseth, Hazel and Shannon, Helen

$15

Victorian Fashions Volume I  1880-1890 Patterns for Victorian Frock, Fur-Trimmed Cloak, Matching Bonnet and Muff

Soft cover.  Black and white with some colour pages.  Hobby House Press 1991.

Ulseth, Hazel and Shannon, Helen

$15

Victorian Fashions Volume II 1890-1905 Patterns for Child's Russian Dress for 28" Doll and 16-1/2" doll, Matching Child's Hat for 28" doll

Soft cover.  Black and white with some colour pages.  Hobby House Press 1994

Veart, David

$40

Hello Girls & Boys - A New Zealand Toy Story

Hard cover. Black and White plus colour  Aukland University Press.  NZ  334 pages. 2014

Waring, Philippe

$14

In Praise of Teddy Bears Collector's Edition

Soft cover.  Black and White.  Souvenir Press  1997

Weiner, Alice D.

$12

The Complete Dollmaker

Soft cover.  Black and white with a few colour pages.  Sterling Publishing Co.  1985

Westernhouser, Kitturah B.

$24

The Story of Barbie

Hard cover.  Colour  Collector Books. 1994

Westfall, Marty

$20

The Handbook of Doll Repair and Restoration - A storehouse of workable methods and step-by-step directions for the doll collector and hobbyist.

Hard cover with dust jacket.  Black and white with some colour pages.  Crown Publications.  1979

Whitton, Margaret

$10

The Jumeau Doll

Soft cover.  Colour.  Dover Publications USA. 1980

Woggon, Bill

$10

Katy Keene Paper Doll Book 1940-1950 (uncut)  2 original paper dolls plus cut out fashions of 1940-1950

1988

Wood, Joan

$10

Cuddly Teddies and Soft Dolls - 47 doll and clothes patterns

Hard cover.  Mostly black and white with a few colour photos.  Little Hills Press 1995

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