Vintage & Collectible - Exodus Books

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I've always found the below introduction amusing and am loathe to get rid of it, but it doesn't really tell you our goal of this category. You'll notice many of these books are not in-stock. It's unlikely we'll ever have very many at a time, but we're building it with the intention of helping you find the information you need to collect these series and volumes. We plan to continue adding more titles primarily from the 1960s and before, pictures, copyright dates, illustrators, ISBNs (if they exist), and more, to help you track down these awesome books from the past. If you like this section and want more, we'd like to commend the Facebook group Reshelving Alexandria, where you'll find a community of people passionate about books like these!

To see ONLY books that are actually available, use the filter below to look for in-stock books!

For some, book collecting is like African big game hunting—taking down the animal is pretty satisfying, but the real excitement is in tracking the beast, following it for hours or even days, picking up sign as it melts into the horizon until finally you get it in your sights. Eli is that kind of book collector. It's the thrill of the chase that drives him; once he completes a set or finds a particular volume it's a bit of a letdown.

That's not to say Eli doesn't love books (he owns a bookstore, after all). It's just that collecting them is something different altogether from owning or reading them, something almost primitive and instinctual, drawing on skills that lie dormant in most of us. The book collector's skills are the same that help a man on safari smell his prey in an old footprint or see a clump of fur caught in the bark of a palm tree or simply see the animal in the distance.

These aren't just any kind of books we're talking about collecting. Anyone can procure each volume of their favorite new fiction, or each year's New York Times bestsellers. They're everywhere, and they don't take much effort to find. The kind of books collectors go for (especially collectors like Eli) are hard or next to impossible to find, typically old, and just plain cool.

Exactly the kind of books we've put in this category, in fact. "Vintage & Collectible" isn't just some goofy title we came up with to generate interest; although most of these books are not technically "rare," and only occasionally expensive, they aren't at every street corner bookshop and they're typically titles appealing to a very specific readership (or ownership, if we're going to be entirely accurate). There's plenty here that the more average library compilers among us will find interesting.

As you scan the titles below, imagine you're in some mahogany-lined old bookstore in an old city and that a whispy-haired old man can tell you the history of each volume in his collection. Or just look for the book you're after, it might be there. Whatever you do, give these books a good home and help us perpetuate one of the most exciting and underappreciated sports in the world.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.

	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 Paperback by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay 1987 Printing from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 6th-10th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Adventures of Tom Sawyer Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mark Twain, illustrated by Donald McKay from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Anne of Avonlea Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Clare Sieffert from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of Avonlea Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Clare Sieffert from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of Green Gables Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Jody Lee from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of Green Gables Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by L. M. Montgomery, illustrated by Jody Lee from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 5th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of the Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by L.M. Montgomery, illustrated by Mark Graham from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Anne of the Island Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by L.M. Montgomery, illustrated by Mark Graham from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Black Beauty Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Anna Sewell, illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Animal Stories (Location: FIC-ANI) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Black Beauty Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Anna Sewell, illustrated by Fritz Eichenberg from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Animal Stories for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Five Little Peppers & How They Grew Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Margaret Sidney, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Five Little Peppers & How They Grew Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Margaret Sidney, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Margaret Sidney, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Five Little Peppers and How They Grew Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Margaret Sidney, illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Hans Brinker Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mary Mapes Dodge, illustrated by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Hans Brinker Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Mary Mapes Dodge, illustrated by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-6th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Hans Brinker or The Silver Skates Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Mary Mapes Dodge, illustrated by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Hans Brinker Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Mary Mapes Dodge, illustrated by Cyrus Le Roy Baldridge from Grosset & Dunlap for 2nd-6th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Heidi Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole and illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Heidi Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole and illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Heidi Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole and illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Heidi Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole and illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Heidi Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Johanna Spyri, translated by Helen B. Dole and illustrated by William Sharp from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Jane Eyre Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Charlotte Bronte from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Romantic Fiction for 8th-12th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Jo's Boys Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Jo's Boys Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Jo's Boys Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Jo's Boys Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Little Men Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Little Men Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Little Men Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Little Men Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Douglas Gorsline from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Little Princess Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Jamichael Henterly from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 3rd-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Little Princess Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Jamichael Henterly from Grosset & Dunlap Orphan Stories for 3rd-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Little Women Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap Romantic Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Little Women Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Little Women Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap Romantic Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Little Women Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap Romantic Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC)
	Little Women Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Louisa May Alcott, illustrated by Louis Jambor from Grosset & Dunlap Romantic Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Secret Garden Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Kathy Mitchell from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Secret Garden Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Kathy Mitchell from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Fiction for 4th-9th grade in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Swiss Family Robinson Illustrated Junior Library Series 4 by Johann Wyss, translated by W.H.G. Kingston and illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Stories/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swiss Family Robinson Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Johann Wyss, translated by W.H.G. Kingston and illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swiss Family Robinson Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Johann Wyss, translated by W.H.G. Kingston and illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swiss Family Robinson Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Johann Wyss, translated by W.H.G. Kingston and illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap Realistic Stories/Adventure for 5th-9th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV)
	Swiss Family Robinson Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Johann Wyss, translated by W.H.G. Kingston and illustrated by Lynd Ward from Grosset & Dunlap for 4th-9th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Tale of Two Cities Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Rafaello Busoni from Grosset & Dunlap Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)
	Tale of Two Cities Illustrated Junior Library Series 1 by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Rafaello Busoni from Grosset & Dunlap Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Tale of Two Cities Illustrated Junior Library Series 3 by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Rafaello Busoni from Grosset & Dunlap Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in Realistic Fiction (Location: FIC-REA)
	Tale of Two Cities Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Charles Dickens, illustrated by Rafaello Busoni from Grosset & Dunlap Victorian Novel for 9th-Adult in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL)

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