Where To Buy Golden Books?

Are Golden Books worth anything?

Little Golden Books' value ranges from $1 to $25

Mint- condition first editions of the series that was originally published in 1942 bring the highest prices. I've started collecting Little Golden Books that I read as a child.

How much does a golden book cost?

The Little Golden Book Tiny Library

Mint condition, non-Disney boxed sets often sell for $50 – $150, and

single books sell for $3 – $5

. Early mint Disney sets can sell for up to $100 – $200, with later sets selling a little less.

What is the most popular Little Golden Book?

Little Golden Books produced the top-selling children's book of the 20th century. That book would be

The Little Poky Puppy

. It has sold almost 15 million copies since its publication as one of the original 12 Little Golden Books in 1942. That is according to Lammie.

How many Golden Books have been published?

It proved an auspicious amalgam: at the imprint's three-quarter-century mark,

more than 1,400

Little Golden Books have been published, sales have topped two billion copies, and eight-million-plus books are sold annually.

How many golden book titles are there?

It is impossible to find a complete online list of Little Golden Books because there are

more than 1,200

titles. The Little Golden Book Collector website has an alphabetical list of 1,230 Little Golden Books created in 2013.

What's the rarest book in the world?

• El Ingenioso Hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha (Don Quixote) …
• De revolutionibus orbium coelestium (On the Revolutions of Heavenly Spheres) …
• Mr. …
• Birds of America. …
• The Gutenberg Bible. …
• The Tales of Beedle the Bard. …
• The abc with the Pater noster, Aue, Credo, and . …
• Codex Leicester.

How do I know if I have a rare book?

• Check for Anything Unusual and Special. …
• Look for Signatures. …
• Figure Out if It's a First Edition. …
• Look for Limited Editions. …
• Examine the Printing Date. …
• Check for Anything You Personally Collect.

What is the rarest Little Golden Book?

How do you date Little Golden Books?

Generally,

Little Golden Books have the initial publishing date printed on the copyright page

, so if the edition you have was published in 1942 but reprinted in 1992, it would still say 1942. The Little Golden Books printed through 1947 have the edition printed on the first pages.

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What was the first Golden book?

The first Little Golden Books were published in September 1942 with memorable titles such as “

Three Little Kittens

,” “The Little Red Hen” and “The Alphabet from A to Z.”

Are Little Golden Books still in print?

Average Cost: 25 cents

February 1943: After only 5 months, Little Golden Books were in their 3rd printing, with 1.5 million copies total printed. 1944: The first Walt Disney Little Golden Book, Through the Picture Frame, is published. 1945:

Most of the original 12 Little Golden Books are now in their 7th printing

.

What level are Little Golden Books?

Description. The exciting tale of Simba, a young cub who earns his place in the Circle of Life, is retold in the classic Little Golden Book format. Children ages

2-5

will roar with excitement as they read this retelling of Disney's The Lion King.

Where are Little Golden Books printed?

Western Printing and Lithographing Company in

Racine, Wisconsin

, was Simon and Schuster's partner in the Little Golden Books venture. Western handled the actual printing.

How many My Little Golden Books are there?

Little Golden Book Series (

694 Titles

)

Happy Birthday, Elbow Grease!

Who now publishes the Little Golden Books?

September 2013:

Random House Children's Books

publishes the New York Times bestseller Everything I Need to Know I Learned From a Little Golden Book by Diane Muldrow, a longtime editorial director at Golden Books. July 2013: Random House launches six Star Wars Little Golden Books with a Star Wars–themed gold spine.

What were the first Little Golden Books?

The first 12 books released were: Three Little Kittens, Bedtime Stories, The Alphabet A-Z, Mother Goose, Prayers for Children, The Little Red Hen, Nursery Songs, The Poky Little Puppy, The Golden Book of Fairy Tales, Baby's Book, The Animals of Farmer Jones and This Little Piggy.

Are Waterstones books actually signed?

Whether beautifully bound,

signed by the author

or bursting with exclusive content, these collectible editions make exquisite gifts and are the perfect adornment to any bookshelf.

What is the longest book in the world?

A la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust

contains an estimated 9,609,000 characters (each letter counts as one character. Spaces are also counted, as one character each). The title translates to “Remembrance of Things Past”.

How expensive is the most expensive book?

• The First Atlas. Original price: $3.9 million. …
• Tales of Beedle the Bard. Original price: $3.98 million. …
• The Northumberland Bestiary. Original price: $4.1 million. …
• Treatise of Fruit-Trees. Original price: $4.5 million. …
• The Gospels of Henry the Lion. …
• Mr. …
• St. …
• The Bay Psalm Book.

What is considered a vintage book?

“Vintage” is another term often associated with books, and these are typically considered books

more than 50 years old but less than 100

. “Vintage books” tends to apply to collectibles, comics and mid-century volumes prized for their nostalgic value.

What does 001 mean in a book?

That's because “first edition” means different things to collectors and to publishers.

To collectors, it refers to the very first version of the physical book to be printed

. For publishers, “first edition” may just mean the first version of the text, without significant revisions.

What old books are worth a lot of money?

• Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (1997), J.K. Rowling.
• The Cat in the Hat (1957) Dr. …
• The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), Arthur Conan Doyle.
• The Bible (1600 – 1630)
• The Jungle Book and The Second Jungle Book (1894-1895) Rudyard Kipling: