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These are rare first edition Little Golden Books with blue cloth bindings. The bindings are tight. Covers are slightly chipped. Inside bright, clean, no rips or tears. Amazing full color illustrations by some of the greatest children's book illustrators of the twentieth century. These books were published during World War II when the future of our country was uncertain. Yet they survived for 80 years. Own a piece of American literary history.

First Edition. First Edition; NAP noted. A Little Golden Book. Yellow Little Golden Book ep. and spine. "U" printing; small #8 in upper right corner of front cover. Cover lightly rubbed. Owners signature in pencil verso FC. Clean tight otherwise unmarked. 100% of this purchase will support literacy programs through a nonprofit organization!

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943. 2nd Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. VG- (Very Good Minus)/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gustaf Tenggren. 2nd edition, 1st printing thus (July 1943). Glossy pictorial boards with dark blue paper over spine. Minor edgewear and soil, and a few small indentations to upper fore corners. Spine paper is solid and very nice, with only a little rubbing and bumping. Binding sound. Interior toned, with scattered minor soil from handling. Color and b/w illustrations. A few minor page creases. No writing or torn/chipped pages. No prev owner names, stickers or stamps. Not ex-library. Unpaginated.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1943. Hardcover. Second edition, first printing, July 1943. Good+ blue quarter-cloth hardcover with rubbing to the tips, an abrasion and a smear of ink (each about quarter-sized) to the back cover, child's name and "1944" penciled to the ownership space, small bookstore label to inside front cover, and one short closed tear to one page; the back staple has separated from the paste down; interior is otherwise clean and bright; lacking dj. BOOKS SHIP THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY, WRAPPED IN PADDING, IN A BOX. The story of a curious puppy, who digs holes under fences and who has to go to bed without any strawberry shortcake. The eighth Little Golden Book, first published in September 1942, and one of the bestselling picture books of all time. The copyright page lists four printings and then "First printing, this edition, July 1943;" twenty books listed on the back cover. Written by Janette Sebring Lowrey; illustrated by Gustaf Tenggren. Unpaginated [24 pages]; color and b&w illustrations throughout; 6.75 x 8 inches.

Racine, Wisconsin USA: Golden Press / Western Publishing Company, 1942. 1st Edition 5th or later Printing. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Gustaf Tenggren. 1942 publication, E printing (5th). No. 506, original price $.29. Church stamp in proper location on pastedown. No writing. No jacket (not issued). Unpaginated. No page tears. Edge and corner wear. Front cover spine foil missing. Paper tear to rear cover. Several dot dings to front cover and some fine scratches. Small bottom gutter tear on front cover.

New York: Golden Press (Simon & Schuster), 1942. 24 p. This first edition was the first of twelve books in the Simon & Schuster series Little Golden Books. 29¢ present. Pages are in perfect condition with no marks or staining. Color of illustrations have retained vibrancy throughout aging. Laminated boards are in fine condition. Oringal lamination is peeling on upper right of front cover. Missing dust jacket. Fine condition.

No Dust Jacket as issued. The Very Good- binding is staple-bound, pictorial paper over boards with a foil spine, the cover shows a little puppy in a field, rear cover is many small illustrations from golden books, the cover shows minor edge-wear. This miniature book measures 2 3/4" wide x 2 3/4" tall. Little Little Golden Books, a special miniature version of Golden's best-loved children's stories.First Edition, "A" is present on the inside of back cover.