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Vintage Little Golden Book, Walt Disney’s Donald Duck’s Toy Sailboat (1954, 8th Printing), Annie North Bedford | Golden Press Disney Classic, Children’s Illustrated Fiction

This is Walt Disney's Donald Duck's Toy Sailboat, a Little Golden Book told by Annie North Bedford with pictures by the Walt Disney Studio, copyright 1954, in its Eighth Printing from Golden Press.

Both covers carry stains, with edge and corner wear and a rubbed spine, while the interior pages shown are bright and readable, as the photos show.

Donald Duck spends all summer building a toy sailboat, and once it is finished, Chip and Dale see a chance for an adventure of their own. The story was adapted by Samuel Armstrong from the Disney motion picture Chips Ahoy.

Details

  • Item: Little Golden Book, hardcover picture book
  • Title: Walt Disney's Donald Duck's Toy Sailboat
  • Author: Told by Annie North Bedford
  • Illustrator: Pictures by the Walt Disney Studio, adapted by Samuel Armstrong from the motion picture Chips Ahoy
  • Publisher: Golden Press, New York (printed in U.S.A. by Western Publishing Company, Inc.)
  • Publication Year: Copyright 1954 by Walt Disney Productions. Printing year: Not confirmed from photos
  • Edition and Printing: Eighth Printing, as stated on the copyright page
  • Format and Binding: Hardcover, illustrated boards with the gold foil Little Golden Book spine
  • Dust Jacket: None
  • Genre: Children's picture book, Disney
  • Language: English
  • ISBN: None shown in the photos
  • Dimensions: 8 x 7 x 0.25 inches

Condition Grade: Good

Positives

  • Graded Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use, and every flaw is named in this listing.
  • The 39 cent cover price is printed on the front cover.
  • The This Little Golden Book belongs to box on the endpaper is blank, with no writing seen.
  • Bright full color pictures of Donald, Chip, and Dale on every page shown.
  • The last page lists other Little Golden Books titles, and the back cover keeps its Golden Books message.

Issues / Wear

  • Stains on the front and back covers.
  • Edge and corner wear and rubbing on both covers.
  • Wear and rubbing on the gold foil spine, with the most wear along the lower spine edge of the back cover.

Please view the photos. Scroll in to judge the condition. This is the actual book you will be receiving.

This Eighth Printing of Donald Duck's Toy Sailboat still shows its 39 cent cover price, and it suits a Disney Little Golden Book shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.

  • Near Fine: Close to new. Any flaw is small and named above.
  • Very Good: Light use. Every flaw is named above, and none of them get in the way of reading or display.
  • Good: Complete and usable, with clear signs of use. Every flaw is named above.
  • Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.

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