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Condition
Acceptable to Good vintage condition.
Five vintage children’s books from the 1960s with age-related wear. Covers show varying degrees of edge/corner wear, rubbing, discoloration and handling. The Gingerbread Man has heavier wear including creasing, edge wear and a small area of loss/tearing near the lower spine/cover. A Picture for Harold’s Room shows cover/page toning and general wear. Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures has corner and spine wear. Please review all photos closely for the exact condition of each book.
Description
Lot of 5 vintage 1960s children’s books. Great group for collectors of Weekly Reader, Scholastic, Wonder Books and mid-century children’s illustration.
Included:
* Just Around the Corner — Leland B. Jacobs, pictures by John E. Johnson — 1964 Weekly Reader Children’s Book Club Edition
* A Picture for Harold’s Room — Crockett Johnson — Scholastic Book Services — 2nd Printing, February 1968. Your copyright page confirms that printing; the bibliographic record matches it.
* Uncle Wiggily’s Adventures — Howard R. Garis — Wonder Books #765 — 1961, 25¢ cover
* Andy and the Runaway Horse — Jane Thayer, illustrated by Meg Wohlberg — vintage Weekly Reader-era children’s book
* The Gingerbread Man — pictures by Ed Arno — Lucky Book Club/Scholastic — 2nd Printing, February 1968, copyright 1967
All books are pre-owned vintage copies and show age/use. Expect cover wear, edge/corner wear, rubbing, age toning and other normal signs of handling. The Gingerbread Man has notably heavier wear/creasing. See photos for the actual books and condition; photos are part of the description.
