A display of doll reference books featuring German Doll Encyclopedia 1800–1939 by Jürgen and Marianne Cieslik, showing an array of antique dolls against a gothic cathedral backdrop. Beneath it are three volumes by Johana Gast Anderton titled More Twentieth Century Dolls and Twentieth Century Dolls in brown, maroon, and blue hardcovers.
A tall stack of brightly colored hardcover doll collector books, mostly by Patricia R. Smith. Titles include Antique Collector’s Dolls, Madame Alexander Dolls 1965–1990, and multiple volumes of Modern Collector’s Dolls, each in different colored bindings such as gold, white, blue, red, and green.
The front cover of German Dolls: Identification & Values by Patricia Smith. A bisque doll dressed in a formal military uniform stands in a lush garden with red geraniums. The cover is a bold red with ornamental black corner designs framing the image.
From bisque dolls of the 1800s to iconic faces from the 1990s, our shelves are stacked with guides for collectors and curious readers alike.
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