Debra Clark - Book, Autograph, and Knickerbocker Troll

This is one of my favorite parts of my collection. I've been looking forward to sharing this with everyone. This post contains several pictures that all come together as one great piece of troll memorabilia.

The troll identification book was written by Debra Clark in 1993. Within its pages, on page 120 to be exact, is her very own Terry Knickerbocker Hand Puppet Troll c1964.

I have that troll! Can you believe it? Yeah, I can't either. The troll in the picture above is her troll in the price guide - and it belongs to me now. And, to make it even better, I have a tag that came with the troll not only signed by her but with a written message assuring it is indeed the same exact troll pictured in her book. The back of the tag has a troll stamp "of approval".

Take a look...

Troll Identification Book and Other Troll Books

Here are some more troll books.

The one on the left is a troll crochet pattern book.

The one in the middle is a Norway Troll book written by Arthur Stavig. It is autographed by the author - see additional pictures. And, no, I'm not Jim. That was the previous owner or possibly one of the many owners of this book. I can't understand why an autographed book made out to someone ended up being sold, my guess is it's a lost book. What a shame, but my gain.

The one on the right is yet another identification guide book written by Susan Miller. This one contains all black and white pictures.

Troll Identification & Price Guides

These two books contain pictures as well as estimated "worth" of trolls. I think they are a great resource for collector's because they provide pictures of rare trolls which will help you to spot them on your troll hunting adventures. It's also fun to see new trolls and these books will show you just that. However, I do not believe you can truly go by these prices. They are outdated and now versus the 90s, there are even more resources available to find the older trolls. Of course, it was easy to get the Russ and Ace types in department stores back then so the 90s certainly had it's advantage - and was so much fun too! But, who can put a "price" on trolls? Certainly not true troll collector's. I'd rather buy a troll that catches my eye and I know "I" love than to buy one because a price guide says it's rare. I'm not saying I don't like rare trolls, some are beautiful and very unique looking, however, I have passed on "rare" trolls before for a troll that isn't gonna make me rich so to speak, but instead melted my heart and I just couldn't pass on. I have also found some trolls that I consider "rare" that are not listed in any troll guide ever made. I consider them rare because I've never seen another like them, not even one.


The green book on the left was written by Pat Peterson. This particular troll book costs the most nowadays. I put a pretty penny on it to get a copy.


The black book on the right is written by Jan Lindenberger. It's easier to find and most people try to sell it for a lot but if you wait for a bargain you can obtain it at a reasonable cost.