Book Description
The definitive guide to antique, vintage, and modern dolls.
Doll collecting is the second-largest collectibles market today, with over $650 million per year spent on the hobby and over 400,000 readers of three major doll magazines. Denise Van Patten, a recognized authority on collecting dolls, provides us with this practical and unique guide covering antique dolls (1800–1925) vintage dolls (1925–1980), and modern dolls (1980 to the present and never before priced). This new book features:

• Both dealer and Internet prices
• How to determine the condition of a doll
• Restoration and conservation of dolls
• Hundreds of photographs and doll marks

About the Author
Denise Van Patten is a long-time collector of dolls and a dealer of modern, vintage and antique dolls through her doll shop Katherine's Cottage. She has been the Guide to Doll Collecting at About.com (the world’s largest information web site for doll collectors) for over five years and was the editor of the Doll Reader magazine web site from 2001-2002. Her articles on dolls have been featured in many magazines. Look for Denise’s schedule of doll lectures and appearances at .