16th Blue Book: Dolls and Values

It met more expectations than I thought it would. A little outdated for true values but help with identification of dolls was excellent.

Didn't have all the dolls in that time period I was looking for. Not enough photos.

There's not another book on the market that is better or more reliable for finding doll values than Jan Foulke's newest edition of the Blue Book of Dolls & Values. I research dozens of dolls every week and rare is the instance that I don't find exactly what I need in this little book. It is not meant to be an identification guide any more than a car blue book is meant to identify the make of a vehicle. Dolls are most easily identified not by appearance, but by markings. Dollmakers and Marks by Herlocher is a superb reference for identification and a must in every collector's and dealer's library. What Foulke's book will do is give the insurance or book value for the mint condition of most any doll you may run across once you've identified the manufacturer, and also includes basic information to help the reader understand what lowers the value from mint condition. I've painstakingly assembled a collection of all 16 volumes of this series because even though the prices in the older books are no longer accurate, different dolls are pictured in each, building a nice little reference library that I use extensively. My personal library includes well over 100 doll books, but if I were forced to choose only 2 that I could keep, it would be an easy decision for me - Jan Foulke's 16th Blue Book and Dawn Herlocher's Dollmakers and Marks!

They need to update it.

No dislikes at all. It's hard to find these books. Not many of them around to purchase, except on Amazon.

excellent antique doll reference book with good pix

Great resource book for doll collectors with lots of color pictures.

This little book is full of great information! It is exactly what I needed.

pleased with book

Habe etwas länger als erwartet auf dieses Buch gewartet. Bin nun jedoch sehr zufrieden. Das Buch ist eine gute Ergänzung zu meiner Fachliteratur.

Excellent

Un livre très intéressant ! Les fabricants , les moules, les tailles, plein de photos et des cotes. Même si les prix ont baissé depuis cette version, ça donne tout de même une idée.

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