Q: This fantastic 14-inch vinyl and hard plastic doll was standing in a booth at an antiques mall. She did not have the box but did have the wrist tag. She is all original and in mint condition. Please help me date and further identify this doll.

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A: I am glad to hear there are still great dolls to be found in many venues! Your 14-inch doll is part of the Scarlett Jubilee II series, made in 1989 by Madame Alexander. The doll depicts the character of Bonnie Blue Butler from the 1939 classic movie “Gone with the Wind.” As you may recall, Bonnie Blue was the daughter of Rhett and Scarlett, who died after her horse failed to make a jump over a fence.

The Scarlett Jubilee II series is harder find than the first set from the year before. Oth­er characters in this group were a 14-inch Scarlett in the flowered long dress and straw hat; 11-inch versions of Melanie Hamilton and another Scarlett in the long burgundy dress, complete with the cream-colored scarf she made for Ashley when he was home from the war for Christmas; and 8-inch dolls of Rhett, Scarlett in the green velvet dress made from the curtains, and Mammy with the red petticoat Rhett brought back from Paris for her.

Naturally there will be those who would think that if the dolls had their boxes, they would be worth double the price. However, during that period the boxes are all the same except for a stamp denoting what is inside the box.

Still, the dolls should be protected from sunlight, dust, extreme tempera­tures, and pets! I would value your doll, in today’s market, at $75 and up, and if mint in the box with tissue pa­per and neck brace, at $125 and up. I love this series of dolls inspired by the classic film and think that they are a wonderful addition to a doll collection, especially the Bonnie Blue doll, which is the hardest to find.

A. Glenn Mandeville is the author of numerous books on dolls and doll collecting and writes his Curious Collector column for each issue of DOLLS magazine. Send your queries about vintage and modern dolls, with photos, to Curious Collector