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This is a listing of children's books (most of them are older/collector's items now) some of these I already have, some I am still looking for. Some I have copies of either in newer editions or in paperback but am looking for older editions in good condition (preferably with dust covers, if they have them).
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CHILDCRAFT -- 1954 Edition
I have the complete set :) And in *great* condition!
THE BOBBSEY TWINS SERIES -- LAURA LEE HOPE
I'm collecting the older purple and white pictorial cover set without the dust jacket.
I HAVE...
The Bobbsey Twins at Lighthouse Point
The Bobbsey Twins in the Great West
The Bobbsey Twins at Pilgrim Rock
The Bobbsey Twins' Adventure in the Country
The Bobbsey Twins At The County Fair
The Bobbsey Twins on an Airplane Trip
The Bobbsey Twins and Baby May
The Bobbsey Twins Own Little Ferryboat
I DON'T HAVE...
The Bobbsey Twins of Lakeport
The Bobbsey Twins Adventure in the Country
The Bobbsey Twins The Secret at the Seashore
The Bobbsey Twins Mystery at School
The Bobbsey Twins and the Mystery at Snow Lodge
The Bobbsey Twins on a Houseboat
The Bobbsey Twins Mystery at Meadowbrook
The Bobbsey Twins Big Adventure at Home
The Bobbsey Twins Search in the Great City
The Bobbsey Twins On Blueberry Island
The Bobbsey Twins Mystery on the Deep Blue Sea
The Bobbsey Twins Adventure in Washington
The Bobbsey Twins Visit to the Great West
The Bobbsey Twins and the Cedar Camp Mystery
The Bobbsey Twins Camping Out
The Bobbsey Twins Wonderful Winter Secret
The Bobbsey Twins and the Circus Surprise
The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery
The Bobbsey Twins In the Land of Cotton
The Bobbsey Twins at Mystery Mansion
The Bobbsey Twins in Tulip Land
The Bobbsey Twins in Rainbow Valley
The Bobbsey Twins Own Little Railroad
The Bobbsey Twins At Whitesail Harbor
The Bobbsey Twins and the Horseshoe Riddle
The Bobbsey Twins at Big Bear Pond
The Bobbsey Twins Forest Adventure
The Bobbsey Twins At London Tower
The Bobbsey Twins In the Mystery Cave
The Bobbsey Twins The Goldfish Mystery
The Bobbsey Twins And the Big River Mystery
The Bobbsey Twins and the Greek Hat Mystery
The Bobbsey Twins Search for the Green Rooster
The Bobbsey Twins Mystery of the King's Puppet
The Bobbsey Twins And the Secret of Candy Castle
There may be more that I am not aware of.
THE BUNNY BROWN AND HIS SISTER SUE SERIES -- LAURA LEE HOPE
I HAVE... but am willing to sell - this is a very old series, ex-library, and rather loose. I'm not sure, even, if every book has all the pages - there may be a page or two missing out of some of them. I would not mind getting another of this set in better condition.
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Playing Circus (1916)
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At Camp Rest A While (1916)
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue In The Big Woods
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue On An Auto Tour
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue And Their Shetland Pony
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue In The Sunny South (1921)
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Keeping Store
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At A Sugar Camp (1924)
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At Shore Acres )
I DON'T HAVE...
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue On Grandpa's Farm
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At Aunt Lu's City Home
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue Giving a Show
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue At Christmas Tree Cove
Bunny Brown and His Sister Sue And Their Trick Dog
THE SIX LITTLE BUNKERS SERIES -- LAURA LEE HOPE
I HAVE... but am willing to sell - this is also a very old series, ex-library, and rather loose. I'm not sure, even, if every book has all the pages - there may be a page or two missing out of some of them. I would not mind getting another of this set in better condition.
Six Little Bunkers at Miller Ned's
Six Little Bunkers at Mammy June's
Six Little Bunkers at Farmer Joel's
Six Little Bunkers at Captain Ben's
I DON'T HAVE...
Six Little Bunkers at Grandma Bell's
Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's
Six Little Bunkers at Cousin Tom's
Six Little Bunkers at Grandpa Ford's
Six Little Bunkers at Uncle Fred's
Six Little Bunkers at Cowboy Jack's
THE MAKE BELIEVE SERIES -- LAURA LEE HOPE
I have none of these books, there are twelve titles (of which I also have none) I would love to have them all! In good shape.
THE OUTDOOR GIRLS SERIES -- LAURA LEE HOPE
I have none of these books, there are thirteen titles (of which I also have none) I would love to have them all (if in good shape)!
HONEY BUNCH -- HELEN LOUISE THORNDYKE
I HAVE...
Honey Bunch: Her First Trip on A Houseboat (1945)
I DON'T HAVE...
Honey Bunch: Just a Little Girl
Honey Bunch: Her First Trip to A Big Fair
Am starting with bits & pieces, in good condition, but a complete set would be great. I don't have all the titles by a long shot, either.
THE FIVE LITTLE PEPPERS -- MARGARET SIDNEY
I HAVE...(1930s editions)
The Five Little Peppers and How They Grew
The Five Little Peppers Midway
The Five Little Peppers Grown Up
I DON'T HAVE...
The Five Little Peppers
Phronsie Pepper
Polly Pepper's Book
The Adventures of Joel Pepper
The Five Little Peppers Abroad
The Five Little Peppers at School
The Five Little Peppers and Their Friends
Ben Pepper
Five Little Peppers in the Little Brown House
Our Davie Pepper
There may be more to this series than the titles listed, but I'm not sure. If there are, I definitely want them, too! There is a first edition printed in 1901 which I would LOVE to have a complete set of, but I will settle for other editions if they are in good condition. The edition I have copies of are from 1918.
TRIXIE BELDEN
(Whitman Publishing)
I HAVE...
2. The Red Trailer Mystery
9. The Happy Valley Mystery
I DON'T HAVE...
1. The Secret of the Mansion
3. The Gatehouse Mystery
4. The Mysterious Visitor
5. Mystery off Glen Road
6. Mystery in Arizona
7. The Mysterious Code
8. The Black Jacket Mystery
10. The Marshland Mystery
11. The Myster at Bob-White Cave
12. The Mystery of the Blinking Eye
HAPPY HOLLISTERS -- JERRY WEST
I HAVE...
The Happy Hollisters (3 copies)
The Happy Hollisters At Mystery Mountain (3 copies)
The Happy Hollisters At Snowflake Camp (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Secret Fort
The Happy Hollisters At Circus Island (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters At Lizard Cove (3 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Scarecrow Mystery (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Ice Carnival Mystery (3 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Mystery of the Little Mermaid
The Happy Hollisters And the Cowboy Mystery
The Happy Hollisters And the Old Clipper Ship
The Happy Hollisters And the Mystery at Missile Town
The Happy Hollisters And the Castle Rock Mystery
The Happy Hollisters And the Haunted House Mystery * (w/o dust jacket)
The Happy Hollisters And the Secret of the Lucky Coins * (w/o dust jacket)
The Happy Hollisters And the Mystery of the Totem Faces
The Happy Hollisters And the Punch and Judy Mystery (3 copies)
The Happy Hollisters At Sea Gull Beach (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Swiss Echo Mystery (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Indian Treasure
The Happy Hollisters And the Trading Post Mystery
The Happy Hollisters And the Whistle-Pig Mystery (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters At Pony Hill Farm (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Sea Turtle Mystery (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Cuckoo Clock Mystery
The Happy Hollisters And the Ghost Horse Mystery (2 copies)
The Happy Hollisters And the Mystery in Skyscraper City
The Happy Hollisters On A River Trip
I don't have any others, but I don't have the titles, either.
THE SUGAR CREEK GANG -- PAUL HUTCHENS
(Scripture Press)
I HAVE...
The Sugar Creek Gang (hardback, 1940)
A New Sugar Creek Mystery
Further Adventures of the Sugar Creek Gang
One Stormy Day at Sugar Creek
The Sugar Creek Gang Goes North
The Sugar Creek Gang Digs for Treasure
North Woods Manhunt (A Sugar Creek Gang Story)
The Sugar Creek Gang Goes Camping
Mystery At Sugar Creek
We Killed a Bear! (A Sugar Creek Gang Story)
Shenanigans at Sugar Creek
Watermelon Mystery at Sugar Creek (paperback, 1955)
I DON'T HAVE...
The Sugar Creek Gang in School
Adventures in an Indian Cemetery
Lost in a Sugar Creek Blizzard
Sugar Creek Gang on the Mexican Border
Green Tent Mystery at Sugar Creek
10,000 Minutes at Sugar Creek
Blue Cow at Sugar Creek
Old Stranger's Secret at Sugar Creek
The Sugar Creek Gang at Snow Goose Lodge
The Sugar Creek Gang Goes Western
We Killed a Wildcat at Sugar Creek
The Haunted House at Sugar Creek
Trap Line Thief at Sugar Creek
Down a Sugar Creek Chimney
Wild Horse Canyon Mystery
OTHER CLASSICS / MISCELLANEOUS
I HAVE...
A Dog of Flanders, The Nurnberg Stove and Other Stories, Ouida (undated)
Bambi, Felix Salten
Beautiful Joe, Marshall Saunders (1935, new/revised)
Eight Cousins, or the Aunt Hill Louisa May Alcott
Heidi, Johanna Spyri, (translator: Helen B. Dole, illustrator: William Sharp, 1945)
Heidi Grows Up, Johanna Spyri (translator: Charles Tritten, illustrator: Jean Coquillot, 1938)
Heidi's Children, Johanna Spyri (translator: Charles Tritten, illustrator: Relagie Doane, 1939)
Laddie (undated, inscribed 1928)
Little Men, Louisa May Alcott (1965 unabridged)
Little Women, Louisa May Alcott (1965, new/abridged)
My Friend Flicka, Mary O'Hara
National Velvet, Enid Bagnold (14th printing, 1965, library edition)
Nobody's Girl, Hector Malot (translator: Florence Crewe Jones, illustrator: Thelma Gooch, 1929)
Rascal, Sterling North
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm, Kate Douglas Wiggin (1903 edition!)
Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle International Collectors Library Edition
I DON'T HAVE...
Bible Stories
Black Beauty
Fifty Famous Fairy Tales
Freckles (or the other Freckles books -- I don't have the list) Marshall Saunders
Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (my paperback doesn't count)
Miss Toosey's Mission same author as Laddie
Nobody's Boy, Hector Malot
Phoebe, Louisa May Alcott
Tales of Poe Edgar Alan Poe
Tom Sawyer, Mark Twain (my paperback doesn't count)
Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson
The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Graham (my paperback doesn't count)
THE HARDY BOYS -- F.W. DIXON
I HAVE...
The Sign of the Crooked Arrow
The Hidden HarborMystery
The Short-Wave Mystery
I don't have any of the others, but am looking for the older blue hardbound editions
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I don't have any at all, but I want to get the whole series in good condition:
LAURA INGALLS WILDER
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
NANCY DREW MYSTERIES
TOM SWIFT
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I have the sets in paperback. I want to get the whole set in hard cover, First Editions. Excellent condition only. Including dust jackets.
NARNIA SERIES
C.S. LEWIS SPACE TRILOGY
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THE BLACK STALLION (SERIES) -- WALTER FARLEY
The Black Stallion (24th printing, 1941, illustrated by Keith Ward)
Son of The Black Stallion (6th printing, 1947, illustrated by Milton Menasco)
I don't have any at all :( Will start with bits & pieces, in good condition, but a complete set would be great. I don't have titles, either.
CHINCOTEAGUE SERIES -- MARGUERITE HENRY
I HAVE...
Misty of Chincoteague (hardcover, 1947)
Sea Star, Orphan of Chincoteague (hardcover, 1949, autographed copy!)
The above is a matched set.
Stormy, Misty's Foal, (paperback, illustrated by Wesley Dennis, 12th printing)
I DON'T HAVE...
Brighty of the Grand Canyon
King of the Wind
PIONEER GIRLS ADVENTURE SERIES -- BERNARD/MARJORIE PALMER
(Moody Press)
I HAVE...
Pioneer Girls and the Dutch Mill Mystery
I DON'T HAVE...
Pioneer Girls and the Mystery of the Missing Cocker
Pioneer Girls and the Strange Adventures on Tomahawk Hill
Pioneer Girls at Caribou Flats
Pioneer Girls and the Secret of the Jungle
Pioneer Girls and the Mysterious Bedouin Cave
JOY SPARTON OF PARSONAGE HILL - RUTH I. JOHNSON
(Moody Press)
I HAVE...
Joy Sparton of Parsonage Hill
Joy Sparton and the Vacation Mix-up
There may be more I am not aware of.
FELICIA CARTRIGHT - BERNARD PALMER (Moody Press)
I DON'T HAVE...
Felicia Cartright and the Case of the Missing Sideboard
Felicia Cartright and the Case of the Uncut Diamond
PEGGY (PAPERBACK SERIES) -- DOROTHY MARTIN (Moody Press)
I HAVE...
Open Doors for Peggy (paperback, 1958, signed by the author)
A Chapter Closed for Peggy (paperback, 1965)
I DON'T HAVE...
A New Life for Peggy
More Answers for Peggy
A Mystery Solved for Peggy
Hopes Fulfilled for Peggy
Heart's Surrender for Peggy
Wider Horizons for Peggy
Other Moody Press Colportage Library Books
I HAVE...
Ginny's Special Friend, Rita Puttcamp
I DON'T HAVE...
Andy's Orange House, Rita Puttcamp
Aurie's Wooden Leg, Lionel Hunt
Beanie, Susan B. Consley
By Wagon Trail to Oregon, A.J. Bueltmann
Calling Dr. Lundeen, Harriet Heine
Chipper Picks a Family, Wanda Schickling
Fighting Parson of the Old West, Bernard Palmer
Josephine's Adventures, Irene Winward
The Little Shepherd, Anna P. Wright
Molly Ann's Message, Edith H. Gunderson
Nancy Davis, Mountain Girl, Brenda Cannon
Polly and the Whispering Voice, Rita Puttcamp
Sap's Running, Margaret Epp
Saved at Sea, Mrs. O.P. Walton
**The Sign of the Tumbling T, Margaret Epp
The Ski Lodge Mystery, Ellen Jane MacLeod
Treasures For Sylvia, Dorothy Haskins
Vicki Arthur, Margaret Epp
White Water on the Yukon, Bernard Palmer
DANNY ORLIS SERIES -- BERNARD PALMER (Moody Press)
I DON'T HAVE...
.Danny Orlis and the Angle Inlet Mystery
Danny Orlis And the Strange Forest Fires
Danny Orlis And the Hunters
Danny Orlis Goes to School
Danny Orlis On Superstition Mountain
Danny Orlis Makes the Team
Danny Orlis And the Wrecked Plane
Danny Orlis And the Big Indian, and Basketball
Danny Orlis Changes Schools
Danny and Ron Orlis in the Sacred Cave
Danny Orlis and the Rocks That Talk
Danny Orlis Plays Hockey
Danny Orlis And the Point Barrow Mystery
Danny Orlis And the Boy Who Would Not Listen
Danny Orlis, Star Back
Danny Orlis And His Big Chance
Danny Orlis And the Contrary Mrs. Forester
Danny Orlis And the Man From the Past
Danny Orlis, Big Brother
Danny Orlis On The Valiant
Danny Orlis And Marilyn's Great Trial
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