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The Brothers Grimm and other Best Traditional Fairy Stories.

By Lorine Ledge-hodge.  Illustrated by Ronald Embleton.

Contents include:

• The Three Bears
• The Three Little Pigs
• Jack and the Beanstalk
• Beauty and the Beast
• Idle Jack
• The Gingerbread ManThe Real Princess
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
• The Four Musicians of Bremen
• The Elves and the Shoemaker
• The Frog Prince
• Rumpelstiltskin
• The hare and the hedgehog

Copyright 1983 The Hamlyn Publishing Group.

Hardcover book measuring about 9 1/4 x 12 inches. Approximately 100 pages.

Good used condition with some wear and light soiling to the covers. Pages are clean. Binding is tight. Former owners name written inside front cover.

Cute color illustrations all throughout this book.

The Bug Book.  Vintage A Golden Shape Book for children. Copyright 1965.  Written by William Dugan. No. 5925.

Softcover book with 24 pages.

Includes pages for:
Ladybugs
Beetles
Ants
Katydid and Grasshopper
Dragonflies
Praying Mantis
Honeybees
Caterpillars
Butterflies
Moths
Fireflies

Book measures 8 inches wide x 8 1/4 inches tall.   All illustrations are color.

Very good condition with some mild signs of handling.  Mostly wear around the edges of the front and back cover.

A sweet vintage children's book!

Vintage Whitman Hardcover Top Top Tales Children’s book number 2467.

The Busy ABC.

Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin.

Book measures about 6 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1950.

Book is used with wear to the covers.

Former owners name written inside front cover.

Interior pages are clean with no markings or tears.

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Really cute illustrations.

The Call of the Wild by Jack London. Vintage 1970s Paperback Children's Book number T 350. Original copyright 1963. This is the ninth printing issued in January 1970 by Scholastic Magazines, Inc. Softcover children's chapter book measuring about 4.25 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall, with 172 pages. Condition is very good with some wear and light soiling to covers. Age toning to pages and previous owners name written inside front cover in pencil. Nice tight binding.

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The Cat that would be King

Vintage Saalfield Softcover Children’s book number 527.

Book measures about 6 x 5 1/4 inches and has 12 pages including the front and back covers.

Copyright date of 1964.

Book is used with some wear and light soiling to the covers.

Interior pages are clean with no markings or tears. Former owners name written inside front cover.

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Cute cat illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Hardcover Top Top Tales Children’s book number 2460.

Authorized Hanna-Barbera Edition of The Flintstones and Dino.

By Kay Rausch Patrinos.

Illustrated by Peter Alvarado, Robert Hefner and William Lorencz.

Book measures about 6 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1961.

Book is used with wear and light soiling to the covers.

Former owners name written inside front cover.

Interior pages are clean with no markings or tears.

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Cute illustrations.

Vintage 1950Hardcover children's chapter book by Paul Hutchens.

The Green Tent Mystery at Sugar Creek.

Book measures 8 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide and 93 pages.

Condition is good with wear to covers. The thin plastic coating on the covers is starting to lift in a few spots (check last 2 photos).  Also some light soiling and age toning to pages.

Nice book.

The How and Why Wonder Book of Rockets and Missiles by Clayton Knight.

1969 Softcover book measuring 8 1/8 inches wide x 11 inches long with 36 pages. Copyright 1960, 1962, 1967, 1969 by Grosset & Dunlop, Inc.

Questions include

• How Old is the Rocket Principle?
• When were Rockets First Used in Modern Warfare?
• Were Many Rockets Fired in World War II?
• Is the Rocket Missile Replacing Artillery?
• What Types of Rockets are Shot From Planes?
• Are Rockets Superior to Guns as Antiaircraft Weapons?
• Are Rockets Used to Drive Target Drones?
• How Do Rockets Boost Jet-Propelled Missiles on Their Way to a Target?
• How Does the United States Navy Use Rockets?
• How Does the United States Navy Plan to Use Rockets in Undersea Warfare?
• In What New Ways Will Rockets Be Used?
• How is Fuel Conserved in Launching Probe Rockets?
• How Will Permanent Missile Bases Be Constructed For Instant Use Against Enemy Attack?
• How Are Missiles Launched Where There Are No Permanent Bases?
• What Records Were Made With America's First Rocket Planes?
• Must Pilotless Missiles Be Assisted Off The Ground?

Color and black and white illustrations throughout. 

Book is in very good condition with some corner and edge wear to the covers and a white streak on the back cover.  Please click on photos for a close up view.  Interior pages are very nice with no marks or tears.

Vintage Little Golden Book.

The Little Red Caboose

Original copyright 1953 by Western Publishing Company. This edition is 1994. 

Hardcover book measuring about 6 3/4” wide x 8” long.

Book is in used condition with cover wear and tear and scuffing. Pages are clean other than a small soiled spot on the opening page (see all photos).

Adorable book!

The Naughty Puppy.

Vintage Saalfield Softcover Children’s book number 523.

Book measures about 6 x 5 1/4 inches and has 12 pages including the front and back covers.

Copyright date of 1964.

Book is used with some wear and light soiling to the covers.

Interior pages are clean with no markings or tears.

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Sweet illustrations.

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book.

The Runaway Kangaroos, by Eliza Lewis. Illustrated by Eve Rockwell.

Book number 8004.

Book measures about 4 7/8 x 6 3/8  inches. 

Copyright date of 1959. Original price printed on cover 15c. 

Condition is used with scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover. Heavy wear to the top and bottom of the spine.

No rips or markings on pages.  They do have age toning.

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Super cute collectible book!

Vintage patriotic hardcover children's book.  The Star Spangled Banner written by Francis Scott Key during the attack on Fort McHenry, September 13 and 14, 1814.  Pictured by Ingri & Edgar Parin d'Aulaire. 

Copyright 1942 by Doubleday, Doran & Co. 

First Edition.

Book measures 9 1/2 inches wide x 12 1/4 inches long.  I count 40 pages total.

No dust jacket.

Condition is good with wear to the covers, and separation inside the cover along the spine.  A few pencil scribbles, and a few soiled pages.  Pages are still firmly attached.

Nice colorful illustrations!

The Sugar Creek Gang Goes Camping.

Vintage Hardcover children's chapter book by Paul Hutchens.

Copyright 1941, this edition printed in 1945. Fourth book in the series.

Book measures 8 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide and 95 pages.

Condition is good with wear to covers.

Previous owners name written inside front cover in pencil. Pages have age toning and some soiled spots.

Nice book.

The Sugar Creek Gang in Chicago.

Vintage Hardcover children's chapter book by Paul Hutchens.

Copyright 1941, this is the fourth edition printed in 1944. Fifth book in the series.

Book measures 8 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide and 88 pages.

Condition is very good with wear to covers and spine, owners name written inside cover in pencil, and age toning to the pages.

Nice book.

The Sugar Plum Tree Vintage Hardcover Children's Book by Eugene Field.

Copyright 1929 Whitman Publishing Company.

Measures about 9” wide x 11” long, with 12 pages.

Very good condition with some wear along the spine and to the covers.  Interior pages are very nice with some age toning. 

All pages are shown in the product photos.

Adorable book.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter.  Retold for Little Children to Read by Edna Aldredge and Jessie McKee. 

A Mary Perks Book. The American Crayon Co. Sandusky, Ohio.  Copyright 1931, by Harter Publishing Company.  Copyright 1943, by John Sherman Bagg. 

Six full page adorable color illustrations by Fern Bisel Peat.

Softcover book measuring a little over 9 3/4  inches wide x just under 13 inches long.  16 pages including the front and back covers.

Has a linen like feel to the paper.

Nice used condition with a light crease running diagonally from the upper center front, down to the lower right edge.  This affects all the pages in the book. 

Interior pages are very good with no marks or tears. 

Super sweet classic children's book!

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

The Three Bears.  Pictures by Helen Rowland.

Book measures about 5 5/8 x 6 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1952.

Condition is used with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover and wear to the spine.  

Interior pages are very good with no tears or marks. There is age toning to the pages.

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Really cute illustrations.

The True to Life ABC Book Including Numbers.

Illustrated by Johan Polak. 

Copyright 1952, by Grosset & Dunlop, Inc.

Hardcover book measuring about 9 1/4 x 11 1/2 inches. Approximately 30 pages.

Good used condition with some overall wear. Pages are clean. Split along the lower 5 inches on the inside of the back spine.

Cute color illustrations all throughout this book.

Vintage Whitman Hardcover Childrens Book. Timber Trail Riders, The Texas Tenderfoot. A Dave Talbot Story. Copyright 1963. Written by Michael Murray. Illustrated by Arnie Kohn and Robert Meyers.

Book measures 5.5 inches x 7.75 inches, with 282 pages. Book is in good used condition with owners name and dates written inside front cover. Covers show some light wear with plastic over coating starting to peel in spots. Pages are clean with some age toning.

Tom and Jerry and The Toy Circus. Story adapted by Samuel Armstrong and Tom Ray. Pictures by M-G-M Cartoons, Inc.

Copyright 1953 by Loew's Incorporated.

Vintage hardcover children's book measuring just over 5 1/2 inches wide x 6 3/8 inches long with 28 pages.

Cute color illustrations throughout.

Condition is very good with bumps to corners, edge wear, and some light scuffing to covers.  Pages are clean with no marks or tears.  Binding is tight.

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Super cute book for your collection!

Tom and Jerry in Tom’s Happy Birthday.

Drawings by M-G-M Cartoons, Inc.

Adopted by Harvey Eisenberg and Gene Wolfe.

1955 hardcover Whitman Tell a Tale book.

Book measures about 5 1/2 x 6 3/8 inches. 

Condition is used with wear to the cover edges and spine. 

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Really cute illustrations.

Trixie Belden and the Red Trailer Mystery. Hardcover Whitman book, with pictorial cover. Published in 1954. Written by Julie Campbell. Illustrated by Mary Stevens.

Book measures 5.5 inches x 7.75 inches, with 282 pages. No dust jacket. Book is in good used condition. Covers show wear, especially at the corners and along the spine. Binding is starting to give way.

Tweety and Sylvester Picnic Problems. Story by Betty Biesterveld. Illustrated by Leon Jason Studio.

Copyright Warner Brothers Inc. Produced in U.S.A. by Western Publishing Co.

A Tell-A-Tale book by Whitman Publishing Co. Copyright 1970. 28 pages.

Vintage hardcover children's book measuring approx. 5 1/2" x 6 3/8".

Cute color illustrations throughout.

Condition is very good with bumps to corners and some light scuffing to covers.  Pages are clean with no marks or tears.  Former owners name written inside front cover in pencil.

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Super cute book for your collection!

Vintage Whitman Hardcover Top Top Tales Children’s book number 2477.

Twinkles and Sanford’s Boat.

The story of Twinkles the elephant and Sanford the parrot.

Written by Leo Dorfman.

Illustrated by Mel Crawford.

Book measures about 6 3/8 x 7 1/2 inches. 

Copyright date of 1962.

Book is used with wear to the covers.

Former owners name written inside front cover.

Interior pages are clean with no markings or tears.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Cute illustrations.