Shopping for a children's and dolls' dish collection guide often means choosing between a broad written survey and a richly illustrated album. Children's Glass Dishes, China and Furniture Book (ISBN 978-0891452256) leans clearly toward the first. It combines 216 pages of collector-focused text with an attached 21-page value guide inside the back cover. At USD 18.00, it reads as a practical study tool rather than a glossy table book.
Quick verdict
If you want one general source on children's and dolls' china, glass and wood accessories, this book is a solid research package for the price. It comes in Like New condition and packs a dense amount of historical context into a single reference work. The content is weighted toward written explanation, so expect to spend time reading rather than just flipping through images.
Who it suits
This guide suits collectors who appreciate concise style, quality, and historical significance for each miniature. It is also a sensible pick for anyone building a reference shelf and wanting more than a picture-only survey. If your reference habit is to skim mostly visual catalogs, you may find the text-forward approach slower going.
What stands out from the listed details
Doris Anderson Lechler organized the book around short entries that describe each miniature's style, quality and historical significance. The majority of items covered are dishware, with glass and wood accessories plus some furnishings included. The hardcover binding, illustrated dust jacket, and paper pages suggest a volume built for steady handling. The text is in English, which keeps it accessible for English-speaking collectors.
Meaningful trade-offs
The most obvious trade-off is the photography: pictures appear on most pages, but most are black and white, with only some color, so color-sensitive identification is limited. Scope also leans heavily toward dishware, which means glass and wood accessories get coverage but are not the main focus. Finally, this is a research volume, not a set of collectible dishes; it cannot serve as display miniature tableware.
Bottom line
At USD 18.00, Children's Glass Dishes, China and Furniture Book is a practical purchase for collectors who want historical background, concise descriptions, and a value guide in one hardcover volume. The strongest fit is someone building a reference library around children's and dolls' dishware. If full-color photography is essential to your research, this guide will feel more like reading than browsing.
Children's Glass Dishes, China and Furniture Book 978-0891452256 ISBN B11211310
The strongest reason to choose this reference is the dense package: 216 pages of collector-oriented text plus a separate 21-page value guide. The limiting factor is that most photos are black and white, which reduces its usefulness for color-based identification. For collectors who value context over gloss, the book earns its place.
