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1	Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll more books like this by M G Lord add to wishlist Far from a toy designed by men to enslave women, Barbie was a toy invented by women for women to teach them what - for better or worse - was expected of them. Controversial cultural critic and investigative journalist M. G. Lord, herself a first-generation Barbie owner, positions the doll as an international marketing phenomenon, an early model of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Exclusives 1972-2004: Identification & Values more books like this by J Michael Augustyniak add to wishlist From AAFES to Zeller's, this is the only book collectors will ever need to identify and value their retailer-exclusive Barbie dolls. Over 500 dolls not shown in previous editions have been added to this volume, along with 60 new fashions. see all copies from $12.73! new only from $23.16! \| SVS
3	The Barbie Doll Years: A Comprehensive Listing & Value Guide of Dolls & Accessories more books like this by Patrick C Olds add to wishlist This all-new fourth edition of the ever-popular "Barbie Doll Years" makes cataloging a collection a snap. Every Barbie doll, her friends, and accessories are listed alphabetically by name, stock number, and year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you know only the item number. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.97! \| first editions
4	Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Doll Exclusives and More: Identification & Values more books like this by J Michael Augustyniak add to wishlist Barbie "Exclusives" are the prestigious Mattel-produced dolls and designs made solely for a company and not sold in any other establishment--making them one of the most sought-after categories around. This complete guide to these dolls features virtually every exclusive produced to date--in full color and described in detail. 300+ color photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $29.69!
5	Barbie and Ruth: The Story of the World's Most Famous Doll and the Woman Who Created Her more books like this by Robin Gerber add to wishlist Robin Gerber, a noted author and speaker on women and leadership, skillfully entwines the stories of two exceptional women. There's Barbie: the diminutive yet arrestingly voluptuous doll unveiled at the 1959 Toy Fair to the disdain of the male buyers. She transcended her strange beginnings as the improbable offspring of 1950s American paper dolls ... see all copies from $7.50! new only from $12.50! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Barbie, the First 30 Years: 1959 Through 1989 and Beyond: Identification and Value Guide more books like this by Stefanie Deutsch add to wishlist For more than 30 years, Barbie has mirrored the fashion, lifestyles, and beauty ideals of her time. Collectors have been enchanted by her as flower child, disco queen, rock star, and career woman. This book chronicles the first three decades of this popular collectible, showing a complete, year-by-year line of over 800 U.S. and foreign Barbies, ... see all copies from $5.38! new only from $23.16! \| SVS
7	Barbie, the First 30 Years: 1959 Through 1989: An Identification and Value Guide more books like this by Stefanie Deutsch add to wishlist For more than 30 years, Barbie has mirrored the fashion, lifestyles, and beauty ideals of her time. Collectors have been enchanted by her as flower child, disco queen, rock star, and career woman. This book chronicles the first three decades of this popular collectible, showing a complete, year-by-year line of over 800 U.S. and foreign Barbies, ... see all copies from $2.57! new only from $54.81! \| first editions
8	Barbie: Four Decades of Fashion, Fantasy, and Fun more books like this by Marco Tosa add to wishlist The billionth Barbie doll was sold in Octobe r 1997. Marco Tosa explains the cultural ethos of this uniqu e phenomenon and the changes that have taken place over the decades as both doll and the fashion industry reflect new st yles of dress and behaviour ' see all copies from $1.99! new only from $40.18! \| first editions
9	The Ultimate Barbie Doll Book more books like this by Marcie Melillo add to wishlist Complete descriptions, values, model numbers, dates and markings for more than 1,000 dolls will assist you in identification of these highly sought after dolls. Barbie and all her friends issued in 1959 through 1995 are photographed in 1,800 full color photographs. see all copies from $9.85! new only from $13.80! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Story of Barbie more books like this by Kitturah Westenhouser add to wishlist Still a top selling item after more than 30 years and avidly collected, the fashion doll Barbie originated in 1946 with an idea by Ruth Handler. Informative text and more than 300 color photographs, many never before published, convey the insights and innovations that have made Barbie what she is today. see all copies from $2.56! new only from $7.00! \| first editions
11 view cover	The Collector's Encyclopedia of Barbie Dolls and Collectibles more books like this by Sibyl Dewein, Sybil Dewein, Joan Ashabrane add to wishlist This informative book has become the classic reference on Barbie doll and her family and friends. With hundreds of photos and informative text, this comprehensive book contains information gained from years of intensive research. A detailed and enjoyable publication for all Barbie collectors. see all copies from $2.54! new only from $56.40! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Barbie: Visual Guide to the Ultimate Fashion Doll more books like this by Cynthia O'Neill (Editor), Dorling Kindersley Publishing add to wishlist Trace the history of Barbie from her beginning in 1959 through her metoric rise in popularity to her place on the world stage as a jet-setting multicultural fashion icon. Beautifully illustrated, this book follows Barbie through five decades of changing styles. Full color. see all copies from $2.13! new only from $54.97! \| first editions
13 view cover	Barbie Millicent Roberts: An Original more books like this by David Levinthal (Photographer), Ms. Valerie Steele (Text by) add to wishlist The early and rare Barbie--in 75 ravishing photographs! Here is Barbie as she was meant to be seen and celebrated, clothed in Mattel's now impossible-to-find ensembles that have been copied from the original designs of the great couturiers--Chanel, Balenciaga, and Dior, among others--and photographed by the foremost photographer of toys at work ... see all copies from $3.80! new only from $29.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Barbie Doll Fashions 1959-1967 more books like this by Sarah Sink Eames add to wishlist This beautiful, entertaining book features hundreds of full-color photos of Barbie doll fashions, detailed descriptions, and current values. A stylebook of fashions complete with all accessories. 2006 values. see all copies from $42.70! new only from $99.00!
15 view cover	Barbie Doll Fashion 1975-1979 more books like this by Sarah Sink Eames add to wishlist With no repeats from the other two Barbie Doll volumes, Volume III features more than 600 full color photos of fashions, detailed descriptions, and current values. see all copies from $8.09! new only from $8.45! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Barbie exclusives : identification & values more books like this by Margo Rana add to wishlist Barbie Exclusives are the prestigious Mattel-produced dolls and designs made solely for a company and not sold in any other establishment. This brand-new book is a complete look at truly harder-to-find dolls. With well over 300 color photos of Barbie Exclusives, it was created to help collectors of customized Barbie dolls to really zero in on ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.95! \| first editions
17 view cover	Barbie Boom: Identification and Values more books like this by J Michael Augustyniak add to wishlist The Barbie Boom features information on virtually every U.S. Barbie and a sampling of the most popular foreign dolls beginning in 1986, the year Mattel released the first doll especially for adult collectors. More than 400 full-color photos showcase over 800 dolls. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $36.64! \| first editions
18 view cover	The Barbie Doll Years more books like this by Patrick C Olds, Joyce L Olds add to wishlist Every Barbie doll, her friends, and their accessories are listed alphabetically by name, by stock number, and by year, making it possible to locate a specific doll even if you only know one of these details. Over 30,000 listings are at your fingertips, featured in a way that makes identification of one or 100 dolls easy. Cases, furniture, houses, ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $36.00!
19	Dream Doll: The Ruth Handler Story more books like this by Ruth Handler, Jacqueline Shannon add to wishlist The remarkable true story of "Barbie's Mom", Ruth Handler--who, 35 years ago, battled sexism and scorn to design and launch the most popular toy in history. Handler candidly relates how, at the height of her success, she was struck by breast cancer and returned to the business world to market her personally designed breast prosthesis. see all copies from $31.79! new only from $99.00! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The collectible Barbie doll more books like this by Janine Fennick add to wishlist This is a guide to the doll world's amazing phenomenon - Barbie. Since her birth in 1959, she has successfully changed with the times and kept up with the latest fashions. This book follows her transformation, from her origins as "stock #850" to the latest Barbie dolls and her rebirth as an artist's icon. It also sets Barbie off against changes in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $34.50! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Collectible Barbie Doll: An Illustrated Guide to Her Dreamy World more books like this by Janine Fennick add to wishlist This guide to Barbie dolls charts the development of Barbie and provides details on her wardrobe, on Ken, her boyfriend, and her other friends. It also includes advice for collectors, price details, and information about conventions and clubs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00!
22 view cover	Barbie: What a Doll! more books like this by Laura Jacobs add to wishlist Over 700 million Barbie dolls have been sold since 1959 and each day, somewhere in the world, two Barbie dolls are bought each second. Barbie is the quintessential beauty and a potent reminder of childhood. She's slim, leggy, confident, cheerful, smart, and accomplished; her resume lists careers as an astronaut, cowgirl, veterinarian, executive, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.30! \| first editions
23 view cover	Barbie Culture more books like this by Ms. Mary F Rogers add to wishlist This book uses one of the most popular accessories of childhood, the Barbie doll, to explain key aspects of cultural meaning. Some readings would see Barbie as reproducing ethnicity and gender in a particularly coarse and damaging way - a cultural icon of racism and sexism. Rogers develops a broader, more challenging picture. She shows how the ... see all copies from $2.50! new only from $41.45! \| SVS
24 view cover	Mondo Barbie more books like this by Lucinda Ebersole (Editor), Richard Peabody (Editor) add to wishlist Barbie is an American icon. But Barbie becomes a problem when the adult fantasy collides with the child's fantasy? All that misplaced Barbie angst of our youth, all the childhood conditioning, and the adult results are revealed at last in Mondo Barbie. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Kinky more books like this by Denise Duhamel add to wishlist see all copies from $6.79! new only from $31.58! \| signed copies \| first editions

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