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Here are a few of my favorite reference books for small vintage dolls. Most can be purchased through your local bookstore or online through Amazon.com or Barnes & Nobel.

Small Dolls of the 40’s & 50’s – Identification & Value Guide
By: Carol J. Stover

This is my TOP PICK for collectors looking for a comprehensive book about the hard plastic small dolls of the 40’s and 50’s. Full of wonderful color photos and descriptions of the wide variety of dolls available with listings alphabetically by company from A to Z. Also includes a great section on comparisons of the “look alike” dolls. A must have!

Collector’s Encyclopedia of VOGUE DOLLS – Identification & Values
By: Judith Izen and Carol Stover

An excellent comprehensive reference on the many dolls produced by the Vogue Doll Company from it’s beginning to present. Includes the history of the company and a large section dedicated to Ginny. P.S. Check out page 14…my parents are in the bottom photo!

hi! I’m Ginny
By: Cynthia Gaskell
A great little book featuring wonderful color photos of Ginny dolls with descriptions from the 1940’s to 1960’s in staged settings - simply delightful!

The Ginny Doll Encyclopedia -Revised Edition© 2004
by Sue Nettleingham Roberts & Dorothy Bunker
This is a wonderful reference guide to Ginny dolls with over 350+ full-color photographs, chronicling the history of Ginny dolls from 1940's to today. Included is an identification guide of Ginny dolls and tags through the years.

The Muffie Puzzle – New Pieces
By Lillian Roth and Heather Browning Maciak

This is a must have for any Muffie collector! Lillian Roth is a co-author and distributor of this comprehensive reference book that includes many colorful photos, detailed descriptions and identification comparisons. The book can be ordered directly from Lillian @ lbgmr@earthlink.net

Madame Alexander Dolls – An American Legend
By: Stephanie Finnegan and Lia Sargent

A gorgeous book that shares the history of the Madame Alexander Doll Company, with many full color pages chronicling the beautiful dolls manufactured from the earliest days to present.

Cissette: A Complete Guide to the Vintage Alexander Dolls
By: Marjorie E. Merod, M.D.

A wonderful new book, published in celebration of Cissette's fiftieth anniversary, is devoted to the Alexander Doll Company's 10-inch doll. Longtime collector and expert Marjorie Merod has photographed her renowned collection of mint vintage dolls and accessories to match the photos in the Alexander Doll Company's original brochures and catalogs that introduced the doll during each year of her production, from 1957-1963.

The Official Price Guide to Dolls (Paperback)
By: Denise Van Patten
A guide to antique, vintage, and modern dolls. Denise Van Patten is a long-time collector of dolls and a dealer of modern, vintage and antique dolls and the Guide to Doll Collecting at About.com. She provides a practical and unique guide covering antique dolls (1800–1925) vintage dolls (1925–1980), and modern dolls (1980 to the present).

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