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Collecting Little Golden Books: A Collector's Identification and Price Guide
Little Golden Books[registered] are highly treasured by collectors. Now collectors can accurately determine today's value for these childhood favourites in this updated edition. The world's leading authority on Little Golden Books[registered] tracks the history and evolution of these books since their debut in September 1942. Featuring more than 3,500 photographs and current values in US dollars for Little Golden Books[registered], Golden Records, and the Big, Giant and Deluxe lines, this new comprehensive edition is certain to be a best-seller.
560 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 1998
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March 27, 2025
Here's something different!
I have numerous Little Golden Books, so this was a pleasure to go through and see 'what I have'. It evoked childhood memories flipping through the pages looking at all the books. I would say this is a must-have guide if you want to do a deep dive into those golden sealed books! This book also included everything that the company had printed like gift sets, records/books, toys, and non-English books.
It lost a star for me because the index doesn't have pages numbers just the book publishing number. The books appear to be listed in order of publishing number, but some just didn't match. (?) Anyway, the first part of the book has the wonderful Golden book publishing history. It was interesting to learn that during WWII they were in contract with the U.S. Army Map Service to produce maps for the American Soldiers in the fields.
I don't have any that are worth more than $8.00. I keep them for memories instead of worth, but if you have a blue-spine 1942 'The Poky Little Puppy' then you're looking at $50 to $200! That appeared to have the highest worth.
I have numerous Little Golden Books, so this was a pleasure to go through and see 'what I have'. It evoked childhood memories flipping through the pages looking at all the books. I would say this is a must-have guide if you want to do a deep dive into those golden sealed books! This book also included everything that the company had printed like gift sets, records/books, toys, and non-English books.
It lost a star for me because the index doesn't have pages numbers just the book publishing number. The books appear to be listed in order of publishing number, but some just didn't match. (?) Anyway, the first part of the book has the wonderful Golden book publishing history. It was interesting to learn that during WWII they were in contract with the U.S. Army Map Service to produce maps for the American Soldiers in the fields.
I don't have any that are worth more than $8.00. I keep them for memories instead of worth, but if you have a blue-spine 1942 'The Poky Little Puppy' then you're looking at $50 to $200! That appeared to have the highest worth.
July 13, 2025
a great book with lots of photos of books and prices for collectors
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