In a Nutshell…

The Complete Reference Guide to Ideal’s 1964 and 1965 Petite Princess and Princess Patti Dollhouse Furniture is a comprehensive guide to Ideal’s Petite Princess and Princess Patti Dollhouse Furniture collections, featuring information and pictures on these exquisite dollhouse furniture lines. This all-inclusive reference guide shares historical insights into the marketing of Ideal’s Petite Princess and Princess Patti pieces, theory on the demise of the Ideal Toy Corporation, commentaries and collections of present-day “princesses,” identification tips, full-color inventory sections on Ideal’s Petite Princess and Princess Patti Furniture lines, and tips on how to find these pieces in mint condition. The Second Edition of The Complete Reference Guide includes timelines of Ideal’s 1964 Petite Princess and 1965 Princess Patti Furniture lines and over 500 color photographs. This book is a must for any dollhouse furniture collector or aficionado of the Petite Princess and Princess Patti Furniture lines.

The Story Behind the Pages

I co-authored this book with Linda Gant, owner of Petite Princess Collectibles. We met online when I purchased a green Salon Chair from her website. Before we knew it, we decided to collaborate on a comprehensive book about the dollhouse furniture we both cherished from our youth.

The entire First Edition was written without us ever meeting in person. In fact, we didn’t meet until 2009, just before releasing the book for sale. In 2019, we expanded the original 206 pages to 274 full-color, glossy pages for the Second Edition.

There are no plans for a Third Edition, but you never know…