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TABLE OF CONTENTS

  • Dedication
  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1: Humble Beginnings
  • Chapter 2: The Lady Behind the Doll
  • Chapter 3: Which is Which?
  • Chapter 4: Changing Faces
  • Chapter 5: Fashions Galore
  • Chapter 6: Barbie Footwear
  • Chapter 7: The Hair Has It
  • Chapter 8: What is a Prototype?
  • Chapter 9: Ken
  • Chapter 10: Midge
  • Chapter 11: Sisters
  • Chapter 12: Tutti and Todd
  • Chapter 13: Friends
  • Chapter 14: Developing the Bends
  • Chapter 15: Fantasy Foldouts
  • Chapter 16: Eyelash Era
  • Chapter 17: Sensations of the '70s
  • Chapter 18: Elegance of the '80s
  • Chapter 19: International Developments
  • Chapter 20: Ethnic Creations
  • Chapter 21: Porcelain Splendor
  • Chapter 22: Special Issues
  • Chapter 23: Barbie Around the Globe
  • Chapter 24: Cleaning and Revitalizing
  • Chapter 25: Buyers Caution
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliography

Title: The Story of Barbie
Author: Kitturah B. Westenhouser
Publication Date: HC:1994
Publisher: Collector Books, Paducah, KY
Page Count: 184
Book Dimensions(ht. x w.): 11" x 8 1/2"
ISBN: None

SUMMARY- This is another book on the history of Barbie, with more history and fewer pictures than a couple of the other history books I've seen. It has a useful chapter on how to spot fakes.



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