1,000 DOLLS’ HOUSES A history and collector’s guide

(Amberley £14.99) ISBN 9781-4456-53457

Aterrific book which should grace the shelves of all toy collectors. The variety of dolls’ houses is amazing and the photos are wonderful. Whether bespoke or off the production line, each house has a unique story and a recent early-18th century example on Antiques Roadshow is expected to fetch a huge sum at auction.

If you owned one — perhaps you still do — then you may remember some of the major manufacturers of dolls’ houses which included Bliss, Tri-ang, Lundby, Hobbies, Hobby, Amersham, Barton, Moritz Gottschalk, Dolls House Emporium, Silber & Fleming, and Real Good Toys. (96pp, paperback)