In my possession, click on the red ball to see a photo of the cover!Barbie booklist
In my possession, click on the red ball to see a photo of the cover!
| TITLE | AUTHOR | YEAR | LANGUAGE | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Story of Barbie |
K.B. Westenhouser | 1994 | English | 0-89145-595-7 |
| Good chapters about identifying and prototypes * 183 pages, color illustrated | ||||
Barbie, vom Kinder- zum Sammlertraum |
K.H. Gessat | 1993 | German - Dutch | 3-8170-1012-5 |
| Good book to start with. Also in English and Dutch (Cantecleer - Barbie, het Verzamelboek) * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
The Collectible Barbiedoll |
J. Fennick | 1996 | English | 1-85076-676-2 |
| A illustrated guide to her dreamy world! Nicely illustrated book. Available at the local V&D. * 140 pages, color illustrated | ||||
Voor altijd, je Barbie |
M.G. Lord | 1996 | Dutch, also in English: Forever Barbie | 90-417-0051-X |
| Rainbow Pocketbook with Barbies story seen through the eyes of a journalist * 387 pages, few b/w illustrated | ||||
Doll Fashion Anthology & Price Guide |
A.G. Mandeville | 1996 | English | 0-87588-413-X |
| Barbiedolls and fashion in chronological order, overview of trends in these three decades * 200 pages, b/w and color illustrated | ||||
Barbie Fashion Vol. I 1959-1967 |
S.S. Eames | 1990, updated in 1995 | English | 0-89145-418-7 |
| The complete history of the wardrobes of Barbie doll, her friends and family, pictures of complete outfits * 255 pages color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie Fashion Vol II | S.S. Eames | - | - | - |
| Covers 1968-1974, will be in the shops in April 1997 | ||||
The Barbie Doll Years 1959-1995 |
P.C. Olds | 1996, second edition 1997 | English | 0-89145-709-7 second edition 089 1457 593 |
| A comprehensive listing & value guide of dolls and collectibles, not all mentioned articles are valued, values are American prices * 290 pages, some color illustrated | ||||
| The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book | M. Melillo | 1996 | English | - |
| Information about American Barbies with values * 256 pages, lots of color pictures | ||||
Barbie and Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World of Fashion |
J. Blitman | 1996 | English | - |
| Fashion for Barbie in the mod-period 1967-1972 * 224 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Francie and Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World of Fashion | J. Blitman | 1996 | English | - |
| Idem fashion for Francie * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie Doll Boom, Identification and Values | J. M. Augustyniak | 1996 | English | - |
| Period 1986-1995 with values * 400 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Exclusives & More Identification & Values | J.M. Augustyniak | 1997 (spring?) | English | 089 157 933 |
| - | ||||
| Barbie, The First 30 Years | S. Deutsch | 1995 | English | - |
| Identification and value guide of dolls, outfits and accessories * 288 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie Exclusives Book I | M. Rana | 1995 | English | - |
| Identification & Values, from 1978 until 1995 * 157 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie Exclusives Book II | M. Rana | 1996 | English | - |
| Identification & Values of newer collectible Barbies, also Store Exclusives * 176 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Treasury of Barbie Doll Accessories 1961-1995 | R.A. Rupp | 1996 | English | - |
| Information on accessories, with values * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Contemporary Barbie | J. Sarasohn-Kahn | 1996 | English | - |
| Barbiedolls from 1980 and beyond, with values * 200 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| A Decade of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles | B. Summers | 1996 | English | - |
| Identification & Values 1981-1991 * color illustrated | ||||
| Miller's Annual Pocket | - | latest: 1995? | English | - |
| A complete price guide to Barbie, family & friends, their fashions and accessories, published every year, with recent information and values of new and vintage dolls * 64 pages | ||||
| Barbie Bazaar Special Edition | - | - | English | - |
| Reprint of all the little Mattel booklets and (Christmas)catalogs from 1969-1972 * 138 pages, color reprints | ||||
| Barbie Bazaar Special Edition II | - | 1994 | English | - |
| Idem for the period 1959-1965 * 266 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie in Fashion | - | 1994 | English | - |
| Booklet with about 300 outfits from 1959-1989 * 325 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie, Her Life & Times | B. Boy | 1987 | English | - |
| About Billy Boy Dolls * 192 pages, b/w and color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie | S. Deutsch | 1993 | German | - |
| With values from Battenberg Sammler Katalog * b/w and some color illustrated | ||||
| The Collectors Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles | S. DeWein | 1993 | English | - |
| With values (from 1993!) * 305 pages, b/w illustrated | ||||
The Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles |
S. DeWein and J. Ashabraner | 1996 | English | 0-89145-052-1 |
| Very nice and complete book, however, not much about the period after 1977, values updated in 1996 * 305 pages, mostly b/w illustrated | ||||
| Collectible Barbie Dolls | S. St John Dewein | - | English | 80-81327 |
| Continuation of 'The Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles, dolls, accessories etc 1977-1979 * only purchasable from S. DeWein (1699 Valley Road, Clarksville TN 37043 USA, phone: 1-615-648-0345 | ||||
| Fashion Doll Makeover | J. Faraone | 1996 | English | - |
| Not exclusively Barbie dolls * 112 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Fashion Doll Makeover II - East meets West | J. Faraone | 1997 | English | - |
| Barbies from the international scene, available in spring 97 from Hobby House Press | ||||
| Fashion Doll Makeover III | J. Faraone | 1998 | English | - |
| Not the official name known yet, has something to do with the National Barbie Convention, available in 1998 from Hobby House Press | ||||
| Barbie, eine Puppe macht Geschichte | J. Fennich | 1996 | German | - |
| With values, also for accessories and with information about hairstyles * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie und Ihre Freunden, Ciesliks Preisfuhrer | G. Gertz | 1992 | German | - |
| * 196 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie, Het Verzamelboek | K.H. Gessat | 1994 | Dutch | - |
| Dolls in chronological order * 144 pages, b/w and color illustrated | ||||
| Dream Doll, the Ruth Handler Story | R. Handler | 1994 | English | - |
| About the woman who invented Barbie, biographical * 230 pages | ||||
| Barbie, What a Doll! | L. Jacobs | 1994 | English | 0-89660-050-5 |
| Summary of the history from Barbie and Barbie fashion, 'autobiographical!' * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie in Japan | S. Kimura Shibano | 1994 | English | - |
| About Barbies produced in Japan between 1959 and 1972 * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| The Barbie Syndrome 1959-1996 | Futaba Nakamura | 1997? | Japanese! | 4-87366-137-4 |
| Purchasable from Hobby House Press, published by Neko Publishing Co. Ltd * color illustrated | ||||
| 40 Years of the Best Contemporary Doll Stars | A.G. Mandeville | 1992 | English | - |
| Featuring fashion dolls: Barbie, Alexander and Celebrity * 192 pages, b/w and color illustrated | ||||
| The world of Barbie Dolls | P. Manos | 1990 | English | - |
| With related items, illustrated value guide * 144 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| The wonder of Barbie | P. Manos | 1987 | English | - |
| Dolls and accessories 1976-1986 * 133 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie Sammler-handbuch | Schwatlo & Yeskey | 1996 | German | - |
| Paperback with pictures and values from about 500 dolls etc. for 1996/1997, special attention for international Barbies, Bob Mackie, porcelain Barbies, store specials, special models and limited Barbies * color illustrated | ||||
| La mode des annees 60 vue par la poupee Barbie | F. Theimer | - | French | - |
| * 24 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie et al Mode des Années 70 "Les Années Françaises 1963-1969" | F. Themer | - | - | - |
| Barbie and fashions in the seventies (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Barbie Rarities | F. Theriault | 1992 | English | - |
| Dolls, fashion and miscellany, identification and priceguide * 216 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie I.D. Guide | F. Theriault | 1993 | English | - |
| How to recognize the early Barbie models from 1959-1972 with a key to their values and extra-value features you might not notice * 32 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie 1959-1976 | F. Theriault | 1990 | English | - |
| * 128 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Barbie in Wandel der Jarhzehnte | D. Warnecke | 1995 | German | - |
| Handbook with the total history of Barbie * 242 pages, color illustrated | ||||
Barbie |
- | 1994 | German | - |
| Catalog from museum in Berlin, 90 artists design for Barbie - Publisher Wunderlich (now bargain at 'De Slegte'!) * 250 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| The Art of Barbie | C. Yoe | 1994 | English | - |
| Artists celebrate the world's favorite doll * 118 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Theriault presents Barbie | F. Theriault | - | English | - |
| (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Ken's Fashions 1961-1976 | - | - | - | - |
| - | ||||
| S. Bryan | - | English | - | - |
| A detailed photo, list, and value guide (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Skipper Fashion Value Guide 1964-1976 | L. Pilkenton | - | English | - |
| (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Barbie The Eyelash Era Fashion 1967-1972 | S. Bryan | - | English | - |
| A detailed photo, list, and value guide (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Vive La Francie | J. Blitman | - | - | - |
| (available in the Netherlands?) | ||||
| Skipper-Barbie's Little Sister | S. Arend, K. Holzerland, T. Kent | 1997 | English | - |
| Information about Skipper, the dolls, fashions, friends, giftsets and accessories (1964-1976) * color illustrated by B. Sturgill | ||||
| Fashion Doll Exclusively International | R. Gardner | 1997 (spring?) | English | 0-87588-476-8 |
| Barbie dolls and other fashion around the world, descriptions of the costume, year produced, serial numbers and detailed close-ups of the face and costumes for each doll * 192 pages, color illustrated | ||||
| Collector's Guide to Barbie Doll Paper Doll Identification & Values | L. Miezala | 1997 (spring?) | English | 089 1457 712 |
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| Barbie Doll Exclusively for Timeless Creations | M. Rana (Margo484@aol.com) | 1997 (March?) | English | 0-87588-474-1 |
| Information about Timeless Creations and store specialties, can be preordered from the author | ||||
| Barbie Doll Collector's Handbook | - | 1997 (spring?) | English | 0-87588-480-6 |
| The ultimate Barbie collectors book? Tips on what to look for, how to accurately identify dolls, where to buy and sell and how to protect your collection * 96 pages, color illustrated | ||||
Barbie, het Modelmeisje |
none | 1968-1972? | Dutch | - |
| Dutch cartoonbook. Several mistakes in the coloring of the pictures show that more then one painter worked on this book! | ||||
Barbie, her life and times |
Billyboy | 1987 | Englisch | 0-517-59063-8 |
| About old, as well as new dolls, well decorated with color pictures | ||||
Barbie Magazines and other stuff
| MAGAZINE | PERIOD | LANGUAGE | COMMENTS |
|---|---|---|---|
Barbie Bazaar |
6 issues each year | English | One of the well known Barbie magazines |
Barbie Magazine voor Verzamelaars |
6 issues each year | Dutch | Dutch magazine, for more information see 'Barbie in Holland' on Internet |
Burda Special Barbie |
not regular | Dutch | Sewing patterns, also some articles about Barbie's history |
| Miller's Market Report | each month | English | Recent values |
| Miller's Barbie Collector Magazine | 4 issues each year | English | Glossy magazine with extraordinary information |
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The best specialized shop I know of in the
Netherlands is: 'Van de Moosdijk bv' in Someren (The Netherlands). Download the booklist in Word (85 Kb)! Or download the booklist in zipped format. (26 Kb and zipped
with pkzip) If your have any questions, additions or comments, please sent an e-mail to Carla Please note: This is a non-commercial page. Barbie, Ken Skipper, Midge, Christie etc. are registered trademarks of Mattel, Inc. I am neither affiliated with or representative of, Mattel, Inc. Material Provided on this page does not in any way reflect the opinions of Mattel, Inc. I also don't have any connection to bookstores mentioned. |