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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.

New York: Simon and Schuster, 1943. Fourth Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good +/very good. Gustaf Tenggren. Little Golden Book #8. Tight binding. No chips, tears or scribbling on pages. With hard-to-find unclipped dust jacket. Jacket has a few tears/chips and is in a clear, removable, protective mylar cover. Smal scratch on rear coverboard and front lower right corner is bumped. Clean and bright interior. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Simon and Schuster 1946 wear at spine. Dust jacket missing front and end flap and has many tears and foxing 11th printing 42pgs Little Golden Book #8. Dust Jacketed Hardcover. Very Good/Poor.

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: Simon and Schuster, 1945. Book. Illus. by Gustaf Tenggren. Near Fine. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue 1/4 cloth, color illus. paper covered boards. Slightly rubbed edges. Short gift inscriptions inside front cover and along top edge of title page, otherwise essentiallly Fine, unmarked and fully intact. [40] pp., illus. in color, b&w. 9th ptg.: May 1945. Color illus. dust jacket slightly rubbed at corners, with mere traces of shelf wear, brilliantly intact, now in archival mylar, showing 25 cent price at bottom front flap, U.S. War Bonds promotion along top and bottom edges of rear flap, list of 27 Little Golden Library titles (this title being No. 8) on rear panel. Hard to imagine a better example of the scarce dust jacket still surviving..

Golden Books, 1999-10-22. Hardcover. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

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.