Editions:

Ever look at a Little Golden book and wonder which edition it might be.  Well here is alittle information on the system used:
1. 1942-1946: Edition number will be found on the first or second page of the book.  Most books of this time period have blue spines and dust jackets.
2. 1947-1970: On the last page of the book in the lower right corner by the spine.  You will find a letter corresponding with the edition. A=first,                 B=second, throught the alphabet and then repeated, AA= twenty-seventh.
3.1971-1991: The bottom of one of the first two pages will be the alphabet, A-Z.  With each edition, a letter is removed so the letter to the fartherest        left indicates the edition.
4. 1991-2001: In addition to the copyright date, will be a printing date in Roman Numerals.  If no Roman Numerals then it is the first printing and numbers left off in error.  An 'A' before the Roman numerals indicates first edition.  'R' preceding the Roman Numerals indicates a revision.  If there is no letter before the Roman numerals, the numerals indicate when the book was printed and determining which edition can't be done.
5. 2001-present: During 2001 the Roman numerals were dropped and the standard book method was implemented....The last number to the right of the number line indicates the edition, and usually a first edition will be states.  For example: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3  2 1 , will indicate a first edition.

Changing Pricing:

1942 selling price was .24 cents
1962 selling price was .29 cents
1968 selling price was .39 cents
1974 selling price was .40 cents
1977 selling price was .59 cents
1979 selling price was .69 cents
1982 selling price was 89 cents
1986 selling price was .99 cents
Today books no longer have a price printed on the front cover.  Sometime in 2004 cover prices of $2.50-$2.99 can be found on the bottom left corner of the inside front cover and the bottom left corner of the back cover

Numbering System:
Little Golden Books were initially number 1-600 beginning in 1942.  These numbers were not always published in chronological order.  In 1971, new releases began to be numbered by going back to 105.  Books 102-104 were redone later.  In the 1970's books published in no chronological order and were given numbers in the 100,200,300 and 500.  In 1979, the numbering system changed.  For example, 101-42, the 1 indicates assortment,01 indicates category, and 42 indicates position in the category.  1997 another change orccurred with the use of 5 numbers followed by a dash followed by one or two numbers.  Most began with 9 but some started with 8.  In 2004 numbers were no longer present on the books.

Collecting Little Golden books can be fun and bring back many memories of childhood.  Have fun and remember, there are many collectible books, but none as fun as Little Golden Books