I recently came across this Madame Alexander ballerina doll. What is the difference between the composition version and the hard plastic one?

Q: I had a chance to buy this Madame Alexander Mary Martin doll recently and wondered what you can tell me about her, plus a value?

I have been helping my mother organize her doll collection and among them is this Vogue Ginny doll with a banner that says, “Miss 1930s.”

I was able to purchase a large group of Madame Alexan­der dolls recently. Among them was this beautiful 8-inch bend-knee doll in the original box.

I purchased this doll at a show and was surprised to find that the doll came in a plastic picture frame and with bottles of cosmetics.