I love these vintage Rand McNally Junior Elf books, from their supersaturated Technicolor illustrations to their bright frontispieces to the 1950s and '60s slang scattered throughout the pages ("Gee golly, Ma!") They were favorites of my mom, growing up, and she found a handful in an antique store a few weeks ago and bought them for Baby Lulu.
We've got a few birthday parties coming up, so I poked around online with the idea that a bundle of these books tied up with some baker's twine would make a sweet present. Imagine my surprise when I found that some of the older books (originally about $0.29) can go for as much as $20 or even $30! Even adjusted for inflation, that's some return on investment! Kinda makes you wish you'd collected them instead of Beanie Babies, right?
Click here for a complete list of Junior Elf titles.
Whoa! Pricey! They are beautiful though.
ReplyDeleteI always use to score vintage books at a fraction of the price at estate sales. Do you know if they do those in your town/city?
They do! I've gotten some great finds--but never any vintage books.
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