Collectibly Yours Barbie Doll 1980-1990 by Margo Rana (1998, Hardcover)

Chock full of full-color photos, descriptions and values, this latest book from Hobby House Press is a great reference for any Barbie collector. Covering the years 1980-1990, author Margo Rana has described each doll in detail, depicting each with clear color photos, often several to a page. Boxes and fashions are also pictured. This is a book no serious Barbie collector will want to be without.

This is a beautiful book with nice, large pictures. There are excellent descriptions of the dolls clothing and accessories. There are close ups of their faces. I wish that their eye color was listed. Most Barbies have blue eyes, but a few have lavender eyes. Sometimes the color is hard to distinguish in photos. This book lists all of the dolls together by year with Barbie and her friends which is very helpful. Some books have different chapters for different charactors. This is one of the best.