Lot 50 Vintage 1940s-60s Childrens Nature Science Books Readers Unitext Ex-Lib For Sale

Fifty mid-century children's books from one family collection, 1939 to 1976 with most from the 1950s and 1960s. This box leans nature and science: animals, birds, insects, plants, seasons (the Unitext "Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall Is Here" set), Ezra Jack Keats-illustrated "How to Be a Nature Detective," the 1945 "Two Is a Team" (Beim, illustrated by Ernest Crichlow), plus classroom readers (Ginn, Alice & Jerry, SRA) and two Giant Nursery Books. Every title is listed below. Items 1–11 are not library copies; items 12 onward are former school-library copies.

THE BOOKS (title – year – binding – edition/printing as catalogued)

1. Pets Around the World – 1965 – Hard Cover – first edition
2. What Animal Is It? (Hippo Cover) – 1947 – Hard Cover – first edition
3. The Golden Picture Book of Words – 1954 – Hard Cover – Revised Edition [cover plastic torn]
4. Travelers All – 1944 – Hard Cover – first edition
5. An Aquarium – 1957 – Soft Cover – Revised Edition
6. How to be a Nature Detective – 1963 – Soft Cover – first edition
7. Trees and How They Grow – 1961 – Hard Cover – first edition
8. Let's Find Out About Summer – 1963 – Hard Cover – first edition
9. Let's Find Out About Spring – 1963 – Hard Cover – first edition
10. Morning – 1972 – Hard Cover – 3rd Printing
11. Album of North American Animals – 1966 – Hard Cover – first edition
12. Story Wagon – 1960 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
13. Come With Us (Ginn 100) – 1968 – Soft Cover – Centennial [ex-library]
14. Come With Us – 1959 – Soft Cover – Revised [ex-library]
15. Anything Can Happen (Alice & Jerry ) – 1961 – Hard Cover – 4th Printing [ex-library]
16. Kittens and Children (SRA) – 1965 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
17. Reading For Fun – 1939 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
18. Picture Stories Readiness Book 1 – 1957 – first edition [ex-library]
19. Peppermint Fence (Caravan Series) – 1966 – Hard Cover – 1966 Edition [ex-library]
20. My First Dictionary – 1964 – Hard Cover – 1964 edition [ex-library, loose spine]
21. Two is a Team – 1945 – Hard Cover – 1st edition [ex-library]
22. Numbers: A First Counting Book – 1968 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
23. Row-Peterson Arithmetic Primer – 1951 – Soft Cover – first edition [ex-library, clean]
24. Rockets (Houghton Mifflin) – 1976 – Soft Cover – 2nd Edition [ex-library]
25. Merry-Go-Round – 1960 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
26. Come To The Zoo – 1951 – Hard Cover – 13th Printing [ex-library]
27. Lost in the Zoo – 1951 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library, heavy wear]
28. Giant Nursery Book: How Things Change – 1968 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library, damaged spine]
29. Giant Nursery Book: How Things Change – 1968 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library, clean spine]
30. What Does the Sun Do? – 1967 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
31. Winter is Here (Unitext) – 1968 – Soft Cover [ex-library, slight spot]
32. Winter is Here (Unitext) – 1968 – Soft Cover [ex-library, clean cover]
33. Summer is Here (Unitext) – 1966 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
34. Fall is Here (Unitext) – 1966 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
35. The Giant Playtime Nursery Book – 1959 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
36. The Big Book of Burgess Nature Stories – 1950 – Hard Cover – Reprint Anthology [ex-library]
37. Birds in Your Back Yard (Unitext) – 1966 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
38. Six-Legged Neighbors (Unitext) – 1953 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
39. Six-Legged Neighbors (Unitext) – 1953 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
40. Useful Plants and Animals – 1955 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
41. Caterpillars – 1961 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library, book jacket torn]
42. Animals Around the World (Unitext) – 1953 – Soft Cover [ex-library]
43. What Happens Underground – 1961 – Hard Cover – British first edition [ex-library]
44. Who Was the Strongest – 1963 – Soft Cover [ex-library, torn cover]
45. Animal Stories for Beginning Readers – 1967 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library, handmarked proof]
46. The True Book of Weeds and Wildflowers – 1955 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
47. The Bird Tree – 1967 – Hard Cover – American 1st EDITION [ex-library, torn jacket]
48. What Animal Is It? (Beaver Cover) – 1950 – Hard Cover – 2nd Printing [ex-library]
49. Where Animals Live – 1958 – Hard Cover – first edition [ex-library]
50. The True Book of Birds We Know – 1954 – Hard Cover – first edition of these are former school-library copies: expect library stamps, pockets, spine labels, and taped or reinforced covers. Books flagged above with a specific note (cover damage, torn jacket, loose spine, heavy wear) are exactly that. The rest are complete, readable reading copies with shelf wear consistent with age. Editions and printings are as catalogued by the family who owned the collection and have not been independently verified against points of issue. Please see the photo of the full lot laid out and ask questions before buying.

    SHIPPING
    Ships in one box, 18 x 14 x 9 in, about 35 lb. Buyer pays actual carrier cost calculated at checkout: USPS Media Mail is the economical default; FedEx Ground Economy and UPS Ground are offered for faster delivery. Ships from Cincinnati, Ohio.

    Sold as a lot, no splits. Estate/family consignment.