Vintage Books

Peggy Brown and the Secret Treasure. The Better Little Book.  Number 1423.

This book is in fair condition with wear to the corners and the top and bottom of the spine, which includes a small tear. Binding is tight.

There is no title page or publisher information.  Though no evidence of missing pages.  I'm unsure if this is how the book was made, or if the first couple pages are missing. Starts in at page number 5, which is the beginning of chapter 1.

Still a nice collectible children's book!

Vintage Children's Book, Roy Rogers and the Gopher Creek Gunman. An original story featuring Roy Rogers, famous motion picture star as the hero.  By Don Middleton.  Illustrated by Erwin L. Hess. Authorized Edition.

Hardcover Whitman book copyright 1945.

Book measures 5.5 inches x 8 inches with 248 pages.

Book is in good used condition.  Cover is nice with bumped corners and some wear at the top and bottom of the spine. Pages are clean with some age toning and a few pages with a wrinkle near the top right edge.  There is also a round 1/2 inch long hole running through the lower right corner of pages 225 - 248.

Overall a nice clean book!

Choo Choo The Little Switch Engine by Wallace Wadsworth. Illustrated by Mary Jane Chase.

Rand McNally Elf book number 8394. Copyright date of 1954. Original price printed on cover 25c.

Book measures about 6 5/8 inches wide x a little over 8 1/4 inches long with 20 pages.  Condition is good with wear to cover corners and edges, and some scuffing. Also has the 23 stamped on the front cover and an ink scribble starting at the train's eyes down through the bottom of the book. 

Interior pages are good with inscription written inside front cover in ink, name written on title page in black crayon, and a letter T written at the top of the third page in ink. Last page has a small vertical crease along the right edge, along with a tiny tear near the bottom of the crease.

Color illustrations throughout.

Very cute children's story book for your collection!

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!

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!

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!

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.

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!

Lot of 2 vintage softcover children's books. 

Rumpelstiltzkin, copyright circa 1940 by The Saalfield Publishing Co. This is a softcover, linen like book, that measures 7 1/8 inches wide x 8 1/4 inches tall.  Twelve pages including front and back covers.  Fair condition with some small tears along the page edges, and spine.  And some creased page corners.

The Three Little Pigs, copyright 1940 by The Saalfield Publishing Co. This is a softcover, linen like book, that measures 7 1/8 inches wide x 8 1/4 inches tall.  Twelve pages including front and back covers. Condition is poor for this book with some large tears.

These books would be super cute just to read, or use the pages for artwork!

Vintage Mary Perks Children's Book.  Ten Treasured Tales. 

Stories include:

1. Little Red Hen
2. Three Little Pics
3. Gingerbread Boy
4. Puss In Boots
5. The Three Bears
6. Henny Penny
7. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
8. The Tortoise and the Hare
9. The Night Before Christmas
10. The North Wind Doth Blow

Copyright 1943.  Published and distributed by The American Crayon Co. of Sandusky, Ohio.

Hardcover book measuring about 8 3/4 inches wide x 11 1/8 inches tall.

I count 44 pages including the front and back end papers.  Black and blue illustrations throughout. 

Book cover has overall wear including fading, discoloration and some soiling, with a stain along the upper and lower back cover.  Spine has an inch long split along the top (visible in the first photo). Binding is tight.

There is also an inscription with name written inside the front end paper.

Interior pages are nice, with no marks or tears.

Adorable illustrations in this book!

Vintage 1950s "Our Baby Book."  This adorable unused baby book has a hard cover with padded covers.  Front cover shows a little girl, baby in a diaper, flowers, and white birds.

This was given as a gift to new parents by area businesses.  Inside the front cover is a list of the donors. These donors are all from Fairbury, Nebraska including: Corbett's Dairy Service, Lester Jones Studio, Le Roy's Jewelry, Brown's Shoe Fit Company, The Korbel Drug Company, Bonham-Lock-Starr Insurance and Nigh Texaco Service

Cute graphics to record baby milestones, in orange, gray and black. Designed by Marion Raider. Includes 28 pages to record the story of baby including: first tooth, foot prints, outings, friends, first word, favorite toy, and up through sixth birthday.

Measures approximately 6 3/4 x 9 1/4 inches.

Condition is very good.

Super cute book for the expectant couple!

Famous Mouse Stories, including The Lion and the Mouse, Three Blind Mice, and Perez the Mouse. Vintage 1944 Children's Book.  Illustrations by Mary and Wallace Stover.

Softcover book measuring 8 3/8 x 11 inches with 24 pages.  Stapled spine.  Published by Perks Publishing of New York. A Mary Perks book number 705.

Condition is good with some wear and soiling to covers.  Interior pages are nice with no marks or tears.  There are some small soiled spots along the edges of some pages.

Cute illustrations that could be used as artwork or in craft projects.

Rand McNally Junior Elf book, "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."

Illustrated by Irma Wilde.

Book number 8028.

Copyright date of 1959.

Original price printed on cover 19c.

Book measures about 5 x 6.5 inches. 

Condition is fair with wear and soiling to covers and crayon writing to back cover.

Interior pages are very good with no marks or tears. 

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.

Vintage 1960s Hardcover Whitman book, with pictorial Cameo cover. Trixie Belden Book number 7. The Mysterious Code.

Published in 1961. Written by Kathryn Kenny. Illustrated by Paul Frame. Book measures 5.5 inches x 7.75 inches, with 282 pages. No dust jacket.

Book is in used condition with writing inside back cover. Covers show wear, including red crayon on the man's jacket. A few of the pages near the center have a small dog earred corner. Binding is tight. Pages are clean with age toning.

Thanks for looking!

Little Men. Hardcover Whitman book, with pictorial cover. Published in 1955. Written by Louisa May Alcott. Illustrated by Jill Elgin.

Book measures 5.5" x 7.75", with 263 pages. No dust jacket. Book is in good used condition. Covers are tight with crack and wear along spine.

Please check my store for more vintage books, postcards, and ephemera. Thanks for looking!

A Walk in the Zoo. 

1971 Rand McNally Start-Right Elf book by Dr. Lester E. Fisher.

Illustrated by Carl and Mary Hauge. Book number 8173.

Hardcover book measuring 4.75 inches wide x 6.5 inches tall.

Original price printed on cover 39c.

Condition is good with a lot of scuffing to covers.  Interior pages are very good with some light soiling.

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.

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 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.

We Killed a Bear! A Sugar Creek Gang story.

Vintage Hardcover children's chapter book by Paul Hutchens.

Copyright 1940, this is the fifth edition printed in 1945.

Book measures 8 inches tall x 5.5 inches wide and 72 pages.

Condition is good. 

Does have wear to covers, a few pages with tears, and owners name written inside cover in ink.

Jesus Who Helped People.

Rand McNally childrens book number 8113.

By Mary Alice Jones. Illustrated by Manning de V. Lee. 

Stories in this book:
Jesus and a Sick Child
A Man Who Was Lonesome
Helping Angry Men Understand
Friends Who Were Afraid

Copyright date of 1964.

Original price printed on cover 19c.

Condition is very good with some wear and soiling to covers and some age toning to pages.

Dr. Kildare, Assigned to Trouble. Hardcover Whitman Authorized TV Adventure Children's Book. Copyright 1963. Written by Robert C. Ackworth. Illustrated by Robert L. Jenney.

Book measures 5.5" x 8", with 212 pages. Book is in Very good used condition. Light wear/soiling to cover. Binding is tight and pages are clean with some age toning.

Nice book.