1938 Oak-Hytex Balloon Catalog by Oak Rubber Company of Ravenna, Ohio

 This is a monster, 52 pages with lots of cool balloons, including many Disney examples featuring Snow White, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and more.  Enjoy!

Photos of the Little Golden Book Exhibit at the Arkansas State Capitol

The people at the Arkansas Secretary of State have generously sent me a bunch of photos of the Little Golden Book exhibit to which I contributed images of original Golden Book Catalogs and foreign Alice in Wonderland editions.  I encourage anyone who lives nearby or is planning a trip that passes through Little Rock, AR to stop by the exhibit.

Golden Book Catalog - Fall 1949

Next in the continuing series of Golden Book catalogs comes the second catalog for 1949, the Fall edition.  Highlights of the catalog include Cinderella Puppet Show, Mr Toad Big Golden Book, first mention of the Golden Story Books including Mystery in Disneyville, lots of new Little Golden Books, Little Golden Records, books illustrated by Richard Scary, Gustaf Tenggren, and lots more.

Cover features Mickey Mouse hitching a ride from Mother Goose; one of the very few Disney covers in the batch of catalogs that I have.  Full PDF download available here (33MB).

Golden Book Catalog - Spring 1949

Second in my series of Golden Book catalogs is this one from Spring 1949, the first time the catalog was split into seasonal editions.

Cover by Richard Scary from the book Mouse's House.
Full PDF download of the catalog available here (5MB)
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1948 Golden Book Catalog

A couple of years ago I puchased a group of original catalogs issued by Simon and Schuster for their Golden Book line.  I plan to post complete catalogs here over the next several months.  First up is the 1948 catalog.  Full PDF download available here.