Barbie Doll: A Rare Beauty

Certain to generate vast interest among collectors and Barbie doll enthusiasts, this book showcases the collection of renowned Barbie expert Sandi Holder, Union City, CA. This full-colour, hardcover book focuses on some of the finest and most rare Barbie dolls ever created in the past fifty years. The book includes vintage dolls, classic fashion sets, prototypes, one-of-a-kind rarities, Japanese fashions, samples, store displays, licensed products and many never-before-seen items. Mattel estimates that more than 1 billion Barbie dolls have been sold in as many as 150 countries. First introduced as a teenage fashion model, Barbie has enjoyed more than 80 careers in the past five decades. She's been everything from an astronaut to a paleontologist to a presidential candidate.