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CHILDREN'S BOOKS • LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS

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One of the most popular and enduring series of children's books, the Little Golden Books line was first published in 1942. Originally published by Simon & Schuster, their interest in the line was bought out by the series printing house, Western Publishing Company in 1958. The Little Golden Books line has changed hands several times over the years, with Random House being the most recent acquirer. Due to their nostalgic demand, the look and feel of this series has changed very little since its conception; their trademark 6¾" x 8" hardcover format with gold foil spine reenforcement is immediately recosgnizable by anyone who grew up reading them. Some of the books published during its first year are still being reprinted to this day, with some titles never having been out of print during the last sixty-six years. By 2002, the line had 1200 unique titles to its credits, with over two billion books printed--enough, as some sources claim, to reach the moon.

ABC Rhymes by Carl Memling (1974) $2.00 Hardcover. Illustrated by Grace Clarke & Roland Rodegast. 24 pages. SRP: 39¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #543 [Eighth Printing] Book is Very Good. Frosty the Snow Man by Annie North Bedford (1974) $2.00 Hardcover. Illustrated by Corinne Malvern. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #142 [Twenty-Fifth Printingn] Book is Fine Minus. Land of the Lost: The Surprise Guests by Kennon Graham (1975) $3.00 Tie-in for Sid & Marty Krofft's cult science fiction series. Hardcover. Illustrated by Fred Irvin. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #136 [First Printing] Book is Very Good Plus. (Edge and corner wear, sticker resiudue on cover.) Monster! Monster! by David L. Harrison (1975) $6.00 Hardcover. Illustrated by Rosalind Fry. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #808 [First Printing] Book is Very Fine. The Pet in the Jar by Judy Stang (1975) $3.00 Hardcover. Illustrated by Judy Stang. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #801 [Second Printing] Book is Fine. Precious Moments: The Gifts of Christmas by Matt Mitter (1997) $3.00 Hardcover. Illustrated by Sam Butcher. 24 pages. Golden Books Publishing Company [First Printing] Book is Very Fine. Rin-Tin-Tin: Rin-Tin-Tin and the Outlaw by Charles Spain Verral (1957) $5.00 Tie-in for the series The Adventures of Rin-Tin-Tin starring Lee Aaker & Flame Jr. Hardcover. Illustrated by Mel Crawford. 24 pages. SRP: 25¢. Simon & Schuster #304 [First Printing] Book is Good Plus. (Several small spots of sticker damage, two deep pencil marks on cover, some rubbing, edge and corner wear.) The Road Runner: A Very Scary Lesson by Russell K. Schroeder (1974) $3.00 Tie-in for the popular Warner Brothers/Loony Tunes cartoon character. Hardcover. Illustrated by Phil de Lara & Bob Totten. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #122 [First Printing] Book is Very Fine Minus. A Treasury of Little Golden Books Edited by Ellen Lewis Buell (1972) $7.00 Hardcover. Illustrated. 156 pages. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company [Printing Unknown] Book is Very Good. (Corner wear, small spot of tape damage on the upper spine, sealed split along front hinge.) Winnie-the-Pooh: Winnie-the-Pooh Meets Gopher by A.A. Milne & George Desantis (1976) $3.00 Tie-in for the popular Warner Brothers/Loony Tunes cartoon character. Hardcover. Illustrated by Walt Disney Studios. 24 pages. SRP: 49¢. Golden Press/Western Publishing Company #D117 [Ninth Printing] Book is Fine.