Black Dolls A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating Collecting and Experiencing the Passion
By: by Debbie Behan Garrett.
Publisher: Debbie Behan Garrett  http://blackdollcollecting.wix.com/dbg2
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Dallas, Texas
Language: eng
Format: Softcover
Number of pages: 449
ISBN-13: 9780615242026
Subjects: Black dolls -- Reference.; Black dolls -- Collectors and collecting -- United States.
Genres: Reference.
First sentence: First and foremost, I give thanks to my heavenly father, Jehovah, for His continued mercy and grace upon me.
Description: Collectors and non-collectors will experience the passion for collecting dolls in Ms. Garrett’s second black-doll reference book, which is a comprehensive celebration of over 1000 vintage-to-modern black dolls.  Doll genres referenced and valued include early dolls and memorabilia, cloth, fashion, manufactured, artist, one-of-a-kind, celebrity, and paper dolls.  ‘A to Z Tips on Collecting,’ ‘Doll Creativity,’ and ‘Added Extras’ will entertain, enlighten, and encourage the most discriminating collector.  Black Dolls:  A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting, and Experiencing the Passion is an informative reference for any doll collector’s library.

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Notes: Contains full color illustrations, references, and values for over 1000 black dolls.  Chapters 1-7 provide extensive doll reference; Chapters 8 and 9 illustrate doll creativity, exhibits, profiles, and a wealth of additional doll-related information.  Contains an Index, Bibliography, and About the Author.
Table of contents: title: Acknowledgements; title: How and Why I Wrote The Definitive Guide to Collecting Black Dolls ... and its followup; title: Preface; title: Black Dolls Defined; title: How to Use This Book; title: A to Z Tips on Collecting; title: Chapter 1 Eary Dolls, Pre-1960s; title: Chapter 2 Modern Cloth Dolls; title: Chapter 3 Fashion Dolls; title: Chapter 4 Manufactured Dolls; title: Chapter 5 Artist Dolls; title: Chapter 6 Celebrity, Personality, and Historical Dolls; title: Chapter 7 Paper Dolls; title: Chapter 8 Doll Creativity and More; title: Chapter 9 Added Extras