Vintage Books

Vintage Betty Crocker's Outdoor Cook Book.  1961 First Edition.

Hardcover book with metal spiral binding.

Measures 6" wide x 7 7/8" long, with 176 pages.

Lots of great recipes for picnics, grilling and camping.

Index at the back of the book.

Covers show wear and some soiling.  Inside of covers has some soiling.  Interior pages are in really nice condition.

Lots of cute graphics in this book.

Would make a great wedding or shower gift!

Vintage 1962 Washington County Kansas Car License Directory Book. Measures about 6 1/4 x 9 inches with an estimated 60 pages.

Shows wear, including soiling to the covers and small tears, some writing on the cover and title page. And some soiling, creasing, and age toning to the interior pages. Last 20 pages or so are starting to separate from the spine near the top, with the last page totally detached.

I love how this even tells what kind of vehicle people owned. Great genealogy reference book!

Vintage and original 1967 "The Little Blue" College Yearbook for Fairbury, Nebraska Junior College. This is a hardcover book measuring 8 x 10.75 inches with 84 pages.

Includes sections for:

• Activities
• Academic
• Students
• Athletics
• Advertising
• Index

Condition is very good with no marks or tears on interior pages.  There is some age toning/yellowing to the pages.  Covers shows some wear to top and bottom of the spine and along the cover edges and light soiling.

Great look at college life in the 60s!

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!

Vintage original Land of 10,000 Lakes Greeter's Guide 1928 by Hotel Greeters of America.  Official publication of Charter Thirteen.

Contains:

• Great period advertising
• Index to Advertisers
• List of HG of A Officers
• Hudson's 1928 Standard Road Map of Minnesota (fold out measuring 16 inches wide x 22 inches long).
• Fishing and Hunting Laws
• Objects and Purposes of the Greeters
• A Suggested Tour of Minneapolis
• Consolidated Map of Bus Lines (single page)
• Principal Towns and Cities in Minnesota
• Minnesota State Highways Mileage Tables
• Summer Resorts of Minnesota

Publication measures 7 5/8 inches wide x 10 3/4 inches long with 48 pages.

Condition is very good with some age toning around the edges of the cover, a small tear to the top of the fold out map, and a small edge tear to the page the map is attached to.

Remarkably wonderful condition for being 90 years old!

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!

Rand McNally Junior Elf book, The Sleeping Beauty. Illustrated by Vivienne Blake. Book number 8050.

Book measures about 5 x 6.5 inches.  Copyright date of 1951. Original price printed on cover 19c. Condition is good with  scuffing to the cover, some soiling, and wear around the edges of the cover.  No marks or tears to interior.  Some age toning to the pages.

Click on photos for a close up view.

A classic collectible book!

Radio Favorites of the Blackwood Brothers. A book of Special Songs, compiled for Radio Programs and Evangelistic Services. Compiled by Blackwood Brothers Quartet. KMA Radio, Shenandoah, Iowa.

Vintage circa 1940s softcover religious song book measuring 5 1/4 inches wide x 7 3/4 inches long with 111 pages. 

Includes:

• Photo of the Blackwood Brothers Quartet
• Hymns
• Index

Condition is good with previous owners name written on the front cover and the title page.  Cover has some soiling and general wear. Pages have some age toning.

The Service Hymnal. Compiled for general use in all religious services of the Church, School and Home. Hope Publishing Company, 1963.

Hardcover book measuring 6 1/8 inches wide x 8 1/2 inches long with 480 pages. 

Multidenominational song book.

Contents Include:

• Worship and Praise
• God the Father
• Jesus Christ The Saviour
• The Holy Spirit
• The Holy Scriptures
• The Church
• The Christian Way of Life
• The Kingdom on Earth
• Death and Immortality
• Miscellaneous Selections
• Responsive and unison Readings and Index
• Alphabetical Index of Tunes
• Metrical Index of Tunes
• Index of Authors and Composers
• Topical Index
• General Index

Condition is very good with some wear to the cover edges and spine. Also looks like a bookplate sticker may have been removed from the title page, as there is some glue reside in a rectangular shape.  Interior pages are very good with no marks or tears.

The Hymnal of The Evangelical United Brethren Church.  Published by The Board of Publication.  The Evangelical United Brethren Church of Dayton, Ohio. Copyright 1957.

Hardcover book measuring 6 inches wide x 8 5/8 inches long with 210 pages. 

Includes:

• Hymns
• Aids to Worship
• Indexes

Condition is good with previous owners name written on front end paper, along with stamped owner information.

Book does have a bit of a musty smell when opened.

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!

Dionne Quintuplets Play Mother Goose.  1938 softcover book published by Dell Publishing Company.

Each page features one or two nursery rhymes with accompanying black and white photo of the quints acting it out.  Back cover features a full page KARO Syrup advertisement that also features the quintuplets.

Book measures 9 1/2 inches wide x 10 1/2 inches long with 20 pages.

Condition is fair with the pages being somewhat somewhat brittle and having small tears, and wear, along the out edge.  The cover shows wear with corners missing,small edge tears, and edge wear. Please click on the photos for a close up view.

A nice Quintuplets collectible!

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.

All Around the Town by Phyllis McGinley. 1948 Hardcover First Edition ABC Book.  Illustrated by Helen Stone.  Published by J.B. Lippincott Company.

ABC book featuring sights and sounds around the city.  Alternating color and black and white illustrations for the letters of the alphabet.

Book measures 7 3/4 inches wide x 9 7/8 inches tall.  Unpaginated. Hardcover.  No dust jacket.

Good used condition with edge and corner wear to the front cover.  Edge and corner wear to the back cover, along with some small spots of paper loss.  Inside front cover has a couple of ink circles near the upper right corner. And the first few pages have some soiling and a pencil scribble.  Otherwise interior pages are very good with no marks or tears.

A very cute ABC book!

Football.  Vintage 1943 hardcover book with dust jacket issued by the Aviation Training Division, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, US Navy.  Book measures 6 1/4 inches wide x 9 1/4 inches tall with 244 pages.  Black and white photos and illustrations.

Condition of book is very good.  Dust jacket has major wear and tear.

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!