a good little read
Updated: Oct 23, 2018
A friend and fellow miniature enthusiast recently asked if I still have all the dollhouse and miniature books that I've been collecting for so many years. That started me thinking that for most of today's collectors, since just about anything that one would ever want to know is available online, purchasing books for the purpose of reading about miniatures isn't likely. Which is unfortunate, because there's so much great material out there... and most of the photography in these books is gorgeous! Whether your passion is dollhouses, miniatures, or both, and whether you're a new collector or a seasoned expert, if you would like to explore some great books that are available, I highly recommend the following -
American Period Interiors in Miniature
Kate Dordan Klavan
Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1984
The Art of Miniature
Jane Freeman
Watson-Guptill, New York, 2002
The Art of Making Furniture in Miniature
Harry W. Smith
E.P. Dutton, Inc., New York 1982
The Big Book of a Miniature House
Christine-Léa Frisoni
Originally published in 2008 in France as Le Grand Livre de la Maison Miniature. Reprinted in English in 2014 by Guild of Master Craftsman Publication, Ltd. East Sussex, UK
Contemporary Miniature Rooms & Settings
Helen Ruthburg
Chilton Book Co., Radnor, Pennsylvania, 1980
Creative and Collectible Miniatures
Lillian Baker
Collector Books, Paducah, Kentucky, 1984
Decorate a Doll's House
Michael Morse
The Lyon Press, New York, 2000
The Decorated Doll House
Jessica Ridley
Grove Press, New York, 1990
Decorative Dollhouses
Caroline Hamilton
Clarkson Potter, Inc. New York, 1990
Dollhouse Decor
Nick and Esther Porder
Watson-Guptill, New York, 2001
Dollhouses
Valerie Jackson
Quintet Publishong, Ltd., London 1992
Courage Books, Philadelphia, PA 1992
Dolls' House Details
Kathy Dalmeny
David & Charles Publishing, 1999
The Dollhouse Book
Stephanie Finnegan
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishing, New York, 1999
The Dolls' House Gardener
Lionel Barnard & Michael Hinchcliffe
David & Charles Publishing, 1999
Joan McElroy's Dolls' House Furniture Book
J. McElroy
Random House Canada, Ltd, Toronto, 1976
Magnificent Miniatures
Kevin Mulvany and Susie Rogers
Batsford Publishers, London, 2008
US & Canada distribution by Sterling Publishing Co., New York 2008
Make & Furnish Your Own Miniature Rooms
Mariane Maeve O'Brien
Greenwich House, New York, 1976
Miniature Shops: How to Design & Make Them
Margaret B. Duda
A.S. Barnes & Co., Cranbury, New Jersey, 1977
Queen Mary's Dolls' House
Mary Stewart-Wilson
Abbeville Press, New York, 1988
The Thorne Rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago
Bruce Hatton Boyer
Cross River Press, Ltd. Chicago, Illinois, 1983
The Ultimate Dollhouse Book
Faith Eaton
Dorling Kindersley Ltd., UK, 1994
Please feel free to reach out if you have questions about the contents of any of the books on the list. I would be happy to chat with you.
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