Collectible Dolls 1946-1965 - Alexander Ideal Vogues Etc. / Illustrated Book

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This book is a treat for all baby boomers who loved dolls when they were children.  Pictured in glorious color are all of the favorite dolls which were popular from 1946 to 1965, with special emphasis placed on the dolls which were made during the 1950s.
THE GOLDEN AGE OF COLLECTIBLE DOLLS 1945-1965
by A. Glenn Mandeville, Hobby House Press, Maryland, 1989.
The author “discusses ‘The luckiest Generation,’ – the Baby Boomers – and the wide variety of toys available to them in the first segment of the book.  The second segment deals entirely with the most desirable dolls of the period and showcases them in colorful photographs.  The magic of such important companies as Madame Alexander, Ideal, American Character, Mattel, Vogue and other great manufacturers are conveyed through the variety of dolls pictured.”  This is an invaluable reference for the collector or dealer or vintage dolls.
8.5” x 11.1” hardback book with dust cover in very good condition.  142 pages.
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