Black Dolls:A Comprehensive Guide to Celebrating, Collecting, and Experiencing the Passion
Author: Debbie Behan Garrett
ISBN: 9780615242026 (10-digit ISBN: 0615242022)
Publisher: Debbie Behan Garrett
Pub's Item #: 1474741
Size: 5.59 x 8.27 inches
Print: Full Color
Pages: 449
Photos: 936 (some illustrations include multiple dolls)
Cover: Paperback
Retail Price: $34.95 (U.S.)
Publication Date: September 2008
To better serve the doll collecting community, particularly avid black-doll enthusiasts, Ms. Garrett has published her second black-doll reference book. With full control over the project, maintenance of all rights, and zero restrictions with reference to words, pages, and/or illustrations, the book far exceeds the scope of her first book, containing 500 more illustrations and 273 more pages of information.
The five-year process of compiling information on vintage-to-modern black dolls using her personal collection and those of fellow collectors, manufacturers, and renowned doll artists, resulted in a 449-page book with over 1000 references to black dolls.
The book's more compact size, 5.59 x 8.27 inches, allows for more affordable, FULL COLOR (not black and white, but FULL COLOR) printing. Size-wise, it can conveniently accompany collectors to doll shows for at-a-glance doll identification and value reference!
As a result of tremendous support from black doll lovers, the book is officially out of print. Thank you for your support! Pre-publication copies* which include a CD of Chapter 4 are still available at the following URL:http://www.blackdollcollecting.com/store/index.html.
Peace and blessings.
*Prepublication copies are the first run of the book (limited edition) which contain approximately 10 pages of image/text discrepancies in chapter 4. For this reason, a CD of chapter 4 with corrections, viewable with an Adobe Reader, will accompany the prepublication copy.