02554nam 22005894a 450 991045129290332120200520144314.01-135-94495-41-280-05987-70-203-50504-2(CKB)1000000000251486(EBL)182827(OCoLC)437055986(SSID)ssj0000301743(PQKBManifestationID)11261533(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000301743(PQKBWorkID)10264086(PQKB)10525188(MiAaPQ)EBC182827(Au-PeEL)EBL182827(CaPaEBR)ebr10100476(CaONFJC)MIL5987(EXLCZ)99100000000025148620030428d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrLife like dolls[electronic resource] the collector doll phenomenon and the lives of the women who love them /A.F. RobertsonNew York Routledge20041 online resource (298 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-94450-3 0-415-94451-1 Includes bibliographical references (p, 267-276) and index.Introduction -- The commodity -- The collection just grows and grows -- The doll that needs you -- Dollification -- More than real -- Forever young -- Innocence and fear.Since the 1980s there has been a growing billion dollar business producing porcelain collectible dolls. Avertised in Sunday newspapers and mailbox fliers, even Marie Osmond, an avid collector herself, is now promoting her own line of dolls on the Home Shopping Network and sales are soaring. With average price tags of 100 -- and 500 or more for a handcrafted or limited edition doll -- these dolls strike a chord in the hearts of middle-aged and older women, their core buyers, some of whom create ""nurseries"" devoted to collections that number in the hundreds.Each doll has its own nameDollsCollectors and collectingPsychological aspectsWomenUnited StatesPsychologyElectronic books.DollsCollectors and collectingPsychological aspects.WomenPsychology.688.7/221/075Robertson A. F14501MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451292903321Life like dolls2067637UNINA