Barbie, the First 30 Years: 1959 Through 1989 and Beyond: Identification and Value Guide

by Stefanie Deutsch

Back by popular demand, Barbie?, The First 30 Years is back in an outstanding 2nd edition. This book chronicles Barbie? as she changed over the first 30 years of her production, 1959 through 1989 -... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574323164
• ISBN13: 9781574323160
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Collector Books
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 2.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 8.7" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

This was purchased as a gift for my wife. She was very pleased with it. Thanks.

This was purchased as a gift for my wife. She was very pleased with it. The book arrived in great condition. Thanks.

A good starting point.

This book is a good starting point for collectors. With information on vintage dolls and even some newer dolls too. This book explains How to use the price guide, since most dolls found are not truly mint or mint in the box. It also has lots of color photographs, to make identification of a doll easy. The layout of this book is nice too, there are different sections for dolls, outfits, cases and so on. Dolls are listed by year, making a particular Barbie or Friend fairly easy to find. This book is not as in depth as some other Barbie doll books on the market, you will not be able to find specific markings for each doll as well as a complete list of accessories - exactly what booklet, shoes, wrist tag, box (and so on) each doll came with. Also some of the photographs are fairly small, but that said, this is still a good book.I would also like to add that this book features many foreign dolls and accessories, Not sold in the US. (Lot's of Barbie stuff that were exclusive to Canadian and European, as well as other markets.)