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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 Jimmy Skunk by Thornton W. Burgess, illustrated by Harrison Cady 1920 Printing from Little, Brown & Company for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $16.00 (1 in stock)
	Adventures of Pinocchio Illustrated Junior Library Series 2 by Carlo Collodi, translated by M.A. Murray and illustrated by Fritz Kredel from Grosset & Dunlap for 3rd-8th grade in Illustrated Junior Library (Location: VIN-IJL) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass Windermere Readers #5 by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by Milo Winter 1954 edition from Rand McNally for 4th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, illustrated by John Tenniel from Macmillan Fantasy for 7th-Adult in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Babar's Picnic by Laurent de Brunhoff, translated by Merle Haas from Random House for Nursery-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $32.00 (1 in stock)
	Bear Circus for Our Friends the Kangaroos Bears of Koala Park and William Pene du Bois Present by William Pene du Bois from Viking Press for Kindergarten-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Best Friends for Frances by Russell & Lillian Hoban from HarperCollins Animal Fantasy for 1st-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Billy Whiskers by Frances Trego Montgomery reprint from Dover Publications in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	Black Cauldron Prydain Chronicles #2 by Lloyd Alexander from Holt, Rinehart and Winston Fantasy for 4th-8th grade 1966 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Brave Davy Coon by Laurence Hyde from Harper & Brothers for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator set from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.50 (1 in stock)
	Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Pop-Up Book by Ian Fleming, abridged by Albert G. Miller, illustrated by Gwen Gordon and Dave Chambers from Random House for Kindergarten-Adult in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $25.00 (1 in stock)
	Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens from Bantam Books for 6th-10th grade in 19th Century Literature (Location: LIT6-19) $3.95
	Dear Friends by Zhenya Gay from Harper & Brothers for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Edward, Hoppy and Joe by Robert Lawson 1972 Printing from Dell Yearling for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Fog Magic Puffin Newbery Library by Julia L. Sauer, illustrated by Lynd Ward Tenth printing, 1968 from Macmillan for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Fog Magic Puffin Newbery Library by Julia L. Sauer, illustrated by Lynd Ward 2nd printing 1944 from Macmillan for 4th-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	George and Martha Encore by James Marshall from Houghton Mifflin for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Giant John by Arnold Lobel Weekly Reader Book Club Ed. from Harper & Row for Nursery-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Good American Witch by Peggy Bacon from E.M. Hale and Company for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $65.00 (1 in stock)
	Good Knight for Dragons by Roger Bradfield from Young Scott Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $35.00 (1 in stock)
	Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Clement Hurd from Weekly Reader for Nursery-1st grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Great Big Elephant & the Very Small Elephant by Barbara Seuling from Crown Publishers for Preschool-2nd grade in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Harvey's Hideout by Russell & Lillian Hoban from Parents Magazine Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $7.50 (1 in stock)
	Herodia the Lovely Puppet by Katherine Milhous from Charles Scribner's Sons for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Incredible Detectives by Don & Joan Caufield, illustrated by Kiyo Komoda from Harper & Row for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $7.00 (1 in stock)
	Indian in the Cupboard Indian in the Cupboard #1 by Lynne Banks from Weekly Reader Fantasy for 4th-7th grade in Fantasy Fiction (Location: FIC-FAN) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Katy No-Pocket by Emmy Payne, illustrated by H. A. Rey from Weekly Reader Animal Fantasy for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Kenny's Window by Maurice Sendak Undated Reprint from HarperCrest for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $35.00 (1 in stock)
	King Arthur and His Knights A Noble and Joyous History Windermere Readers #18 by Philip Schuyler Allen, illustrated by Mead Schaeffer & John R. Neill 1954 Edition, 2nd printing from Rand McNally for 5th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (2 in stock)
	Knee-Knock Rise by Natalie Babbitt from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-8th grade 1971 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Mary Poppins from A to Z by P. L. Travers, illustrated by Mary Shepard from Harcourt, Brace & World for 4th-7th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	McBroom's Ghost by Sid Fleischman, illustrated by Robert Frankenberg from Grosset & Dunlap for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $5.00 (2 in stock)
	Merlin's Mistake by Robert Newman, illustrated by Richard Lebenson First Edition from Atheneum for 6th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	More About Paddington by Michael Bond from Houghton Mifflin for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Mountain of Truth by Dale Carlson; illustrated by Charles Robinson from Atheneum for 7th-10th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $14.00 (1 in stock)
	Mr. Pudgins by Ruth Christoffer Carlsen, illustrated by Margaret Bradfield 1973 Printing from Scholastic Book Services for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $2.50 (1 in stock)
	New Illustrated Just So Stories by Rudyard Kipling, illustrated by Nicolas Mordvinoff from Nelson Doubleday, Inc. for 4th-7th grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	One Monster After Another by Mercer Mayer 1^st edition from Golden Press for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $30.00 (1 in stock)
	Paddington Abroad by Michael Bond, illustrated by Peggy Fortnum Book Club Edition from Houghton Mifflin for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Paddington At Large by Michael Bond from Dell Publishing for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Paul Bunyan Swings His Axe and Tall Timber Tales set by Dell J. McCormick, illustrated by Lorna Livesley from Caxton Press for 2nd-5th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $15.00 (1 in stock)
	Pinocchio Windermere Readers #2 by Carlo Collodi, illustrated by Esther Friend from Rand McNally Fantasy for 3rd-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Prince Caspian Chronicles of Narnia Book 2 by C. S. Lewis 1972 Printing from Collier Books Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Raggedy Andy Stories Raggedy Ann #2 by Johnny Gruelle Book Club Edition from Bobbs-Merril Co Personification Stories for Kindergarten-3rd grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	Rosie's Walk by Pat Hutchins from Macmillan for Nursery-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Louis Darling from Morrow Junior Books for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.20 (1 in stock)
	Sea Egg by L. M. Boston, illustrated by Peter Boston from Harcourt Brace Jovanich for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Shy Stegosaurus of Cricket Creek by Evelyn Sibley Lampman from Scholastic Inc. for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.00 (1 in stock)
	Silver Chair Chronicles of Narnia Book 4 by C. S. Lewis from Macmillan Allegorical Fantasy for 3rd-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $3.50 (1 in stock)
	Story of Doctor Dolittle by Hugh Lofting from J.B. Lippincott Co. for 3rd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	String in the Harp by Nancy Bond from Atheneum for 4th-8th grade 1977 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Stuart Little by E. B. White; illustrated by Garth Williams 4th Edition from Harper & Row Animal Fantasy for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Swiftly Tilting Planet Wrinkle in Time Series #3 by Madeleine L'Engle from Farrar, Straus and Giroux Fantasy for 4th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (2 in stock)
	Tales of Mr. Pengachoosa by Caroline Rush, illustrated by Dominique M. Strandquest First Edition from Crown Publishers for 2nd-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $4.00 (1 in stock)
	Tanglewood Tales Windermere Readers #6 by Nathaniel Hawthorne, illustrated by Milo Winter from Rand McNally for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $9.00 (1 in stock)
	Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce, illustrated by Susan Einzig from J.B. Lippincott Co. for 4th-8th grade 1958 Carnegie Medal in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Twenty-One Balloons by William Pene du Bois from Viking Press for 4th-6th grade in Action & Adventure Stories (Location: FIC-ADV) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Uncle Wiggily and His Friends by Howard Garis from Grosset & Dunlap for Preschool-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $5.00 (1 in stock)
	When We Were Very Young by A. A. Milne, illustrated by Ernest H. Shepard 1961 Redesigned from E.P. Dutton & Co. Poetry for Kindergarten-4th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Wilfred the Rat by James Stevenson from Greenwillow Books for Preschool-2nd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Wind in the Willows Heritage Illustrated Library by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by Arthur Rackham from Heritage Press for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $18.00 (1 in stock)
	Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame, illustrated by David Stone from Golden Press Humorous Animal Fantasy for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Winged Colt of Casa Mia by Betsy Byars, illustrated by Richard Cuffari 1^st edition from Viking Press for 4th-8th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Wish Giver Three Tales of Coven Tree by Bill Brittain, illustrated by Andrew Glass from HarperCollins for 3rd-6th grade Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Witch of Hissing Hill by Mary Calhoun, illustrated by Janet McCaffery from William Morrow & Company for 1st-3rd grade in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC) $12.00 (1 in stock)
	Witches of Worm by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, illustrated by Alton Raible Second Printing from Atheneum for 4th-7th grade 1973 Newbery Honor Book in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $6.00 (1 in stock)
	Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $10.00 (1 in stock)
	Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle 4th printing from Farrar, Straus and Giroux for 5th-9th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $8.00 (1 in stock)
	Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer; illustrated by Maurice Sendak from Harper & Row for 3rd-6th grade in Vintage Fiction & Literature (Location: VIN-FIC) $12.00 (2 in stock)

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