Vintage Books

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.

Hans Christian Andersen and other Best Known Fairy Stories.

Retold by Lornie Ledge-hodge.  Illustrated by Ronald Embleton.

Contents include:

• Puss in Boots
• Sleeping Beauty
• The Fairy
• Cinderella
• The Ridiculous Wishes
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Idle Jack
• The Emperor’s New Clothes
• The Real Princess
• The Ugly Duckling
• It’s Perfectly True
• The Tinderbox
• The Little Fir Tree

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 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.

ABC Book of Children’s Rhymes and Verse.

Illustrated by Janet & Anne Grahame Johnston.

Contents include:

• ABC Apple Pie
• ABC Nursery Rhymes
• Nursery Rhymes Old & New
• The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Published by Playmore Inc., Publishers

Copyright Dean & Son Ltd., London, England.

No publication or copyright date. Dates to circa 1970s.

Hardcover book measuring about 8 1/2x 11 1/8 inches, with 176 pages.

Good used condition with some wear and light soiling to the covers. Pages are very good with a few very small tears along a page edge.  Binding is tight.

Adorable color illustrations all throughout this book.

Andersen’s Fairy Tales by Hans Christian Andersen.

Junior Deluxe Editions.

1956 Hardcover Children’s Book.

Illustrated by Leonard Weisgard.

Hardcover book measuring about 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, with 215 pages.

Very good used condition with inscription written on title page.

Mr. Grabbit The Rabbit. Story by Virginia Hoffman.

Vintage Childrens Whitman Tell a Tale book.

The story of a greedy rabbit that learns a lesson on sharing.

Pictures by Charlie.

Copyright 1952 by Whitman Publishing Company.

Adorable color illustrations throughout the book.

Hardcover book measuring 5 5/8 inches x 6 5/8 inches.

Condition is used with wear to covers, and major wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Pages are age toned. Binding is tight.

Cute collectable children's book. 

Vintage Little Golden Book.

Santa’s Surprise Book by Joan Potter Elwart. Illustrated by Florence Sarah Winship. 

Original copyright 1966 by Western Publishing Company. This book is Ninth Edition, 1979. 

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. Last page has a 1” tear at the center bottom. Last few pages have a light vertical crease (please see all photos).

Adorable book!

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!

Vintage Little Golden Book.

Raggedy Ann and Andy Help Santa Claus.

Fourth Printing, 1980.

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 thank a small soiled spots on the opening page (see all photos).

Really cute kids book!

Mother Goose Rhymes.

Vintage Platt & Munk Company Children's Book No. 852.  Board book with red cloth spine and blue cloth page binding.

Copyright 1939.

Adorable color illustrations throughout the book.

Hardcover book measuring about 6 1/2 x 8 inches.

Condition is used with some wear to covers, and split to the binding between pages 7 and 8. 10 pages total (please view all photos).

Super cute collectable children's book. 

The Night Before Christmas by Clement C Moore.

Vintage Childrens Whitman Tell a Tale Book 2517.

Illustrations by Florence Sarah Winship.

Copyright 1963 and 1969 by Western Publishing Company, Inc.

Adorable color illustrations throughout the book.

Hardcover book measuring 5 5/8 inches x 6 3/8 inches.

Condition is used with some wear to covers, and more on the spine.

Interior pages are good with 10 soiled pages at the center (please view all photos).

Super cute collectable children's book. 

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.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Super cute collectible book!

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book.

Little Raccoon, by Mabel Watts. Illustrated by Jean Tamburine.

Book number 8081.

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

Copyright date of 1961. Original price printed on cover 19c. 

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.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Super cute collectible book!

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Puffy, by Georgiana. Illustrated by Genevieve Porter.

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 major wear to the spine.  

Pages are very good with no tears or marks. 

Click on photos for a close up view.

illustrations are adorable.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Too Many Kittens, by Mabel Watts. Illustrated by Suzanne.

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

Copyright date of 1963.

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

Pages are very good with no tears or marks. 

Click on photos for a close up view.

illustrations are adorable.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Roy Rogers’ Bullet Leads the Way.  Story by Frances Wood.  Illustrated by Bart Doe.

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

Copyright date of 1953.

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 some age toning to the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

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.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Walter Lantz Woody Woodpecker’s Peck of Trouble.  Pictures by Walter Lantz Studio

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

Copyright date of 1951.

Condition is good 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.  There is age toning to the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tales Children’s book.

Uncle Wiggily and the Alligator.  Created by Howard R. Garis. Story by Gil Turner. Illustrations by William Weaver. 

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

Copyright date of 1953.

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

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

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Whitman Tell A Tale Children’s book.

Walt Disney’s Water Birds. Pictures by Marjorie Hartwell.

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

Copyright date of 1955.

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

Interior pages are very good with no tears.  Someone did right a page number at the bottom of each page.

Click on photos for a close up view.

Really cute illustrations.

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book, The Animals at the Seashore by Helen Wing. Illustrated by Ramey Helps. Book number 8125.

Book measures about 4 7/8 x 6 3/8  inches.  Copyright date of 1966. Original price printed on cover 15c.

Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover.  And some age toning to the pages along with a hole poked through one of the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

A cute collectible book!

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book, The Animals’ Boat Ride by Helen Wing. Illustrated by Ramey Helps. Book number 8124.

Book measures about 4 7/8 x 6 3/8  inches.  Copyright date of 1966. Original price printed on cover 19c.

Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover.  And aome age toning to the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

A cute collectible book!

Vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf book, Let’s Read About Rocks by Iris Tracy Comfort. Illustrated by Seymour Fleishman. Book number 8165.

Book measures about 4 7/8 x 6 3/8  inches.  Copyright date of 1969. Original price printed on cover 19c.

Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover.  Former owners name written inside front cover. And aome age toning to the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

A cute collectible book!

Vintage Rand McNally Elf book #8332.

My Happy Day. A Word Book.

Copyright 1951.

Hardcover book measuring about 6 5/8” wide x 8 1/4” long.

Used condition with some cover wear. Interior pages are good with age toning and a few small soiled spots.

Really cute kids book!