Childrens Books / Golden Books

Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1973. Fifth Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Greene, Hamilton. This beautifully-illustrated book for children has lots of information about horses. It includes the history of how horse got to the United States, and has pictures of all the different types of horses, and what each type does. It also includes a page of "clothes that horses wear" and includes information on the saddle, bridle, and so forth. Unpaginated, the book and illustrations are very bright. The top and bottom of the front cover are very lightly chipped in spots, the top corner more so. A great book for a youngster who likes horses! 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Golden Press, 1968. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. #573, original price .29. The book is well illustrated with farm animals such as ducks, kittens, pheasants, pigs, chicks, cows and so forth. They show the mother and their babies. Some are playing, some sleeping, some are nursing. The pages are all fine, no marks. The cover shows a calf with cows and a farm in the background. The gloss is peeling off around the edges in a few places at the top and side. The metallic spine is coming off a bit at the bottom. Minor bump at the bottom corner. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 1968. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. 1997; Cover is a cut-out around a cat's ears and face.It shows all sorts of kittens and how they behave. A great book for a young one if you are planning on getting a kitten! Binding is fine, no edge wear. A Golden Super Shape Book. Pages are fine, each illustrated with kittens playing or getting into mischief. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Whitman Publishing, 1952. Williams, Ben D.. All pages illustrated. HB, cover is torn on upper right corner, top and bottom of spine and upper left of back cover. Heavy pages fine, no markings. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1979. 46th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Walt Disney Studio. This rendition of Bambi was adapted from the Walt Disney Motion Picture "Bambi." It has less scary illustrations than some versions, but is fully illustrated with baby animals and, of course, mother deer and the old stag. Very light wear on the corners, light wear at the top and bottom boards. The cover is pulling away from the back board a small bit along the vertical edge. The foil is complete. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing Company, 1987. 3rd Printing. Soft Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Salzman, Yuri. A Golden Super Shape Book. Shaped cover has minor scuffs on the front. The cover is shaped like the hut of the Bears. Name of prior owner on inside cover. 1/8" tear on bottom of title page. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Golden Press, 1992. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Wilkin, Eloise. Reissued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Little Golden Books. This is the story of a little boy and his puppy, how the play from dawn 'til dark. The corners have some wear, and there is light scuffing at the top, a tiny bit on the bottom. At the very top of the spine the silver foil is missing. This book has the same adorable pictures as originally illustrated, all in color. No writing, 1 small repaired tear at the bottom title page. One tiny tear at the bottom in back by the spine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Golden Books Publishing Company, 1997. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Cover is fine, gold spine. Unique - shows ABC's in several different settings (usually by identifying objects). Pages are fine, uniformly wrinkled on the bottom right corner. 6.5" x 7.75" high. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1995. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Tenggren, Gustaf. Reissued on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of Golden Books." This is a cute story with wonderful illustrations. The pages are all bright and clean. There is wear to the front corners and the spine top. Minor wear to the top edge, more to the bottom edge. 22 pages, no marks or tears. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Western Publishing. 1970; HB with gold spine, #303-62. Cover is fine, no marks or wear. As new. Illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Pages are fine, no marks or tears; fully illustrated. 6.5" x 7.75" high. more information

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Golden Press. 1985; HB. Adapted from the story by Robert L. May, illustrated by Richard Scarry. Gold spine. Very slight edge wear and scuffs; inside is fine, illustrations throughout, no marks. more information

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Western Publishing, 1985. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Scarry, Richard. Gold spine, #452-11. Cover is very good, slight chips on the top, top and bottom corner of cover. Pages are fine, no marks or tears; beautifully illustrated. 6.5" x 7.75" high. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing Comany, 1995. No Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. dolce, J. Ellen. #10152-26. Chicks, piglets, ducklings and other animals populate this farm. A First Little Golden Book, for toddlers. Each page is on heavy paper and fully illustrated. Spine is tight, a clean book! 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 2001. First Edition. Hard Cover. New/Near Fine. Sokolova, Valerie. A jubilant celebration of Christmas unfurls in this superbly illustrated treasury of stories, poems, carols, and more, with selections reflecting all aspects of the season - the joyful preparing of hearts and homes, the trimming of the tree, legends of Santa Claus, and the florious miracle of the birth of Christ.Included are traditional favorites. Also waiting discovery are lesser-known classics by writers such as Louisa May Alcott and Christina Rossetti, as well as works by Robert D. San souci and other popular contemporary authors. The treasury also contains fascinating details of Christmas customs around the world, and easy-to-accomplish holiday crafts and recipies. The most beautiful part of this volume is an eight-page gatefold of the Nativity scene. Generously and superbly illustrated by Valierie Sokolova, this comprehensive treasury captures all the joy and wonder of the Christmas season. Unpaginated. The cover has a small vertical wrinkle in the glossy cover. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1992. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Tierney, Tom. Barbie is hired as a model to do a swimsuit issue on an island with two other models. One is jealous of Barbie, who is free on her first day and finds a place where she can swim with dolphins. When Barbie's shoot is over, the jealous model steals the film, so the frantic photographer goes to Dolphin Cove to find her, and shoots her playing with dolphins. The jealous models is envious that Barbie appears on the cover of the magazine. The corners have light wear, and the front top and bottom edges are lightly worn. There are two small scratches on the front, and a tiny ink mark on the back. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing, 1995. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. #105-65. 10th printing (j). Cover is very good, one small tear at top and two corners slightly bent. Remaining pages are fine, no marks or tears, and are fully illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing, 1967. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Elfreda. Each page illustrated. Cover has very slight wear; all pages are intact and in fine condition, no marks or tears noted. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 1988. 18th Printing. Hard Cover. As New/No Jacket. Chartier, Normand. The Poky Little Puppy was the very first Golden Book. They have now come out with a new book with a lot more puppies! They are all Poky's brothers and sisters, and as puppies, they are waiting for their dinner, and always looking for something to eat. Unpaginated; fully illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Whitman Publishing. 1959, 5 1/2" x 6 1/2" high; cover in very good condition, only very slight wear on corners. All pages in fine condition. more information

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New York: A Golden Book, 1986. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Walt Disney Illustrators. Mickey decides he wants to learn to fly. He concentrates on it very well, but when his friends come around to ask him to play, he just tells them he can't - he's learning to fly. In the end he not only learns to fly but takes his friends up with him! A cute story about how to concentrate on something you really want, but not to the detriment of all of your friendships. The binding has minor wear at the top and bottom corners; the top edge is a bit worn near the spine. All of the pages are bright, no marks. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: A Golden Book, 1983. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Walt Disney Illustrators. Edition "I" This is a cute adaptation of the Christmas classic. Donald Duck plays Scrooge, Mickey Mouse is Bob Cratchit. Some liberties with the story are, of course, taken; the three ghosts are there, though, and Tiny Tim is one of the MM Babies. Naturually! The binding has wear at the top front corner, and minor wear along the top and bottom edges. All of the pages are clean and bright, no marked. There is a partial price sticker on the back of the binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: Golden Press, 1988. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Walt Disney Illustrators. #10151-17, A First Little Golden Book for toddlers. Dumbo was excited - the circus was about to start. But then he saw his friend, Timothy Mouse, looking sad and decided to give him something in his favorite color. But what was his favorite? Dumbo decided to give him several things, each in a different color. He finds something in each color and asks the child to find it too. A cute book, great full-color illustrations. There is a small area in the lower right front, and lower left back, that goes through the board but does not affect the pages. It's not visible on the front. The corners and foil have minor wear. The book has a wrinkle in the back, probably from the publisher. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1958. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wilkin, Eloise. #5011 - A sense of the joy and wonder of birds is created for every child through Eloise Wilkin's sensitive illustrations and Jane Werner Watson's informative text. The songbirds in the trees, the waders of seashore and river, penguins and pigeons - over fifty birds have been simply described and vividly pictured in a way that every child will enjoy. 56 pages, the last page being a pictorial index. Moderate wear to the spine ends; the bottom corners are bumped. The prior owner's name is printed on the inside cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1986. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Watson, Wendy. Little bear got up with his mama and papa every morning, had breakfast, then stayed at home with mama while papa went fishing. Every evening papa came home with fish for dinner, and mama would have a pie ready from the berries she and baby bear picked. One day baby bear decided he should be fishing too, even though he was told he was too little. So he snuck out and went fishing. The sun was going down and he was ready to give up when suddenly he got a bite! A huge fish pulled him into the river and close to the falls; he knew he would die if he went over the falls and wished papa was there. Unpaginated, fully illustrated. The spine ends are lightly worn, the bottom front corner is rubbed and the bottom front edge has minor wear. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1975. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Goldsborough, June. #204 - The typical story of the three bears who innocently go for a walk and come back to find their home has been encroached upon by someone, whom they quickly learn is a little girl with long blond hair. The binding is very good and bright except for the bottom right corner - looks like a puppy got it. The pages are fully illustrated in bright colors, and the lower right corner is missing on all of them as well. The title page has a small tear that is repaired. the last page has a 1 1/2" tear from the top down. No marks or other tears. Includes an advertisement in the back for a set of Disney books. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1979. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. brewer, Sally King. A Tell-a-Tale book, #2423-7. The local zoo brings some of their smaller tame animals to the school to teach the children about them. The book is written in rhyme. The binding is worn at the spine corners and is cocked. There is a spot on the front that is removed, probably the result of a label. The bottom back has a spot that is pushed in, and a bit of rubbing. The pages are all brightly illustrated; no marks or tears. No writing in the book. Price was originally 49 cents. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1996. First Edition. Hard Bound, Pictorial. Fine/Fine. Brannon, Tom. A Little Golden Book #111-88. Edition "A". Loosely, very very loosely based on Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. The illustrations are bright and colorful. Miss Piggy and Kermit get caught and are left hanging upside down for a while, but things turn out fine in the end. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Western Publishing, 1980. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 1980; HB with gold spine, #456-11. The cover is good, but is a dark blue and shows scuff marks on all four sides. Illustrations by Eloise Wilkin. Pages are fine, no marks or wear, beautifully illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Western Publishing, 1950. Hard Bound. Very Good/No Jacket. Slight edge wear at corners, light scuffing. Ilustrated by the Walt Disney studio. Pages are fine, no tears or marks, brightly illustrated throughout. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1990. 6th Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Guelle. #100-63 Mickey and Minnie have plans to go to a ranch and learn how to ride horses. He wanted to be a cowboy, and she wanted to be a cowgirl. There was a rodeo at the end for prizes, and they practiced hard all week because they wanted to win! Binding has minor rubbing at the top edge and at the heel of the spine. Unpaginated, all pages illustrated in full color. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Golden Press, 1963. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Wegner, Helmuth. Edition "A" This is a fascinating book that shows, by comparison to common objects (man, for instance) just how enormous some of these creatures are. It tells how they grow, develop, and survive in their native waters. The differences between fish and sea mammals are shown, both through their skeletal structure and their fins. The blow holes of the mammals are described and explained (very interesting!) in words and illustrations. 54 pages, with an index. The pages are somewhat yellowed at the edges; several of the pages near the middle to the back have a tear at the bottom near the spine. The last page has a 1" tear at the bottom near the middle. The book is illustrated, some color, much of it in whale color (grey). On the binding there is minor wear on three of the corners, and minor wear at both ends of the spine. There is a scratch on the back cover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1977. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Robison, Jim. 456-9. Edition "N" A beautiful holiday story about baby Jesus born in a manger, set to metered sentences including several kinds of animals. A very simple book, easily read by a child, but something long remembered. Unpaginated. The binding has a scratch on the front and the silver spine has minor wear. The pages are illustrated in full color. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing, 1980. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Emrich, Sylvia. Gold spine, #455-1. Fourth printing. Cover is good, slight wear at top and sides. Pages are fine, no marks or tears; beautifully illustrated. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing Comany, 1990. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Wilburn, Kathy. #10135-18, a First Little Golden Book for toddlers. It is time for a little girl to go to sleep, but she's having a tea party with her stuffed animals. Janie is put to bed but begins to sing the "Animal Fair" song, and falls asleep dreaming of animals. Bottom right corner of cover is bumped. Small "X" on back in lower right corner. Pages are fine. The last page has the musical score and words to a song entitled "Animal Fair." Illustrations are beautiful, ever page in color. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1991. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Wilkin, Eloise. This is an adorable book to give for baby's first Christmas! The illustrations are bright, and the book shows a baby receiving all kinds of gift on it's first Christmas. A rocking horse, a book, a pail and scoop and all kinds of other toys. The best thing of all, though, was the toy box to put everything in! Unpaginated; there is moderate wear to the front corners and light wear to the edges. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Racine, Wisconsin: Western Publishing. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. #304-57. Every page has a wonderful illustration of a baby animal. All are mammals. Some are from other countries (giraffe, koala bear). The gold edge binding has some tears but do not effect the binding, which is solid. The cover is worn to white around the edges, with a small spot where there may have been a label. This book has been read, the pages are clean and tight but are no longer crisp. The last page is of an owl, and is a goodnight page. Someone put a small blue crayon-type spot on its head; this is the only mark in the book. Unable to find a publication date; last date is a copyright date of 1956, letters pq (large) rst (small). more information

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New York: Golden Press, 1969. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Williams, Garth. A Big Golden book. This book is about all of the baby animals on and around a farm; what they look like, things they like or what they do. The illustrations are wonderful in the oversized picture book. 24 pages, no marks or tears. The end papers are also decorated with baby animals. The yellow cover shows all sorts of baby animals at the farm. The top corners are worn, the bottom worn and bent. Wear at both spine ends. The boards are rubbed and have some possible water stains on the back. The spine has been bumped. Gift inscription on the front end paper. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc., 1991. No Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Williams, Garth. Going through the farm animals, they are shown as babies and given the proper name (little chicken is a chick). Dogs, cats, donkeys, sheep, pigs and other animals are shown. The illustrations are superb, as in the original. The corners have minor wear, very slight edgewear. The spine at the very top and bottom are worn, and there are two very small spots on the cover. There is a name neatly printed on the inside, no other markings. The last page has a 1" horizontal tear at the top. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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New York: Western Publishing, 1957. 16th Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Williams, Garth. Teaches the alphabet in a delightful way. A is for Alligator, M is for Mouse, Z is for Zebra. Illustrations are large and full-color, and each page has a bunny on it (even F is for Fish, it's in a boat). A wonderful book for a child just starting out. The pictorial binding has wear at the corners and at the spine ends. The picture shows bunnies practicing writing the alphabet. 24 pages, all are clean, no marks or tears. Folio - over 12" - 15" tall. more information

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Racine, WI: Western Publishing, 1985. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Nez, John. Edition "G." A Little Golden Book. This book tells children a little bit about all of the planets. Binding is very good, some scuffing. Gold foil spine. Pages are fine, no marks, except for the title page which is scribbled with a red crayon. Book #308-56. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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Western Publishing. 1962; HB with gold spine, #307-69. Cover is fine, no marks or wear. Illustrated by Lillian Obligado. Pages are fine, no marks or tears; fully illustrated. 6.5" x 7.75" high. more information

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New York: Simon & Schuster, 1946. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Malvern, Corinne. This is an edition "D." This book, complete with music to several well-known carols, is beautifully illustrated in color and black & white. The illustrations are by Corinne Malverne, who was a successful child actor. Nineteen carols are included, many with additional verses. All of the pages are bright and clean. The front cover is well-worn on the corners with shelfwear along the top and bottom.The front cover is becoming detached at the gutter, there is some scuffing and two light vertical ink lines about 1/2" near the top. There is wear and the spine ends - 1/4" of the paper wraparound is missing at the top, and 1" is missing at the bottom. The prior owner's name is written inside the front cover. 42 pages, including an index at the end. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. more information

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