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An independent guide to golliwogs, including golliwogg history, golly dolls, gollie books, and gollywog collectables

Golliwog Books

The first ever Golliwog (or Golliwogg) books are the books of verse written by Bertha Upton and illustrated by her daughter Florence with large, full page, colour illustrations. The mother and daughter worked together on thirteen illustrated books, all featuring the gallant little character and his adventures travelling to such exotic destinations as Africa and the North Pole, accompanied by his friends, the Dutch Dolls:

Enid Blyton, one of the most prolific European writers, included the Golliwogs in many stories, but she only wrote three books primarily about Golliwogs: "The Three Golliwogs" (1944), "The Proud Golliwog" (1951), and "The Golliwog Grumbled" (1953). In the early 1980s, revised editions of Enid Blyton's Noddy books replaced Mr Golly, the Golliwog proprietor of the Toytown garage, with Mr Sparks.

To dispel the many theories about the origin of the Golliwogg and his name, as well as learning about the life of the young woman who created this lovable character, one only need to read the book "A Lark Ascends: Florence Kate Upton, Artist and Illustrator". This fascinating history, which was thoroughly researched by the author, Norma S. Davis and published by The Scarecrow Press, is an absolute must for the fan of the Golliwogg.

Another useful reference work is "Collecting Golliwoggs - Teddy Bear's Best Friends" by Dee Hockenberry and published by Schiffer Publications Ltd. in 2003. As is "Buy Golly!" by well known actor and singer Clinton Derricks, who has been been collecting golliwogs and black memorabilia for over twenty years.

While many Golliwog books are no longer available as new, a good source of rare, vintage and second-hand Golliwog books is the Internet auction site eBay.

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Click here to visit the Golliwogg Book Shop	If you are interested in buying rare first or new editions of Florence Upton's Golliwogg books please visit the Golliwogg Shop, where you will find an exclusive selection of Florence Upton's books, which are now highly collectable and sought after.