ITEM DESCRIPTION NOTE--this is a high grade, unused, never read copy from Whitman's own files, amazing condition!
CLICK HERE to see all my HIGH GRADE Whitman Tell A Tale file copies currently on EBAY.
PLEASE READ so you can understand the way these books were printed. An excellent resource on these books is Krause's Collecting Little Golden Books by Santi, FOURTH EDITION (covers Tell a Tale series).
ABOUT TELL A TALE BOOKS
The date they carry inside is not always accurate.Similar to dating Classics Illustrated comics, the date on these has to be determined by the titles listed on the back, rather than the date alone. I have, to the best of my ability, determined dates on these using that method. It took me many hours. Page counts vary. Also the SAME title can have different code #s depending on the date/edition.
Some other clues as to age or first edition : cover price (earliest are 15 cents and on those sometimes the price is not printed on the book at all---it's a price sticker); Authorized Edition (appears on the title pages and/or front cover of earliest editions and stopped in the early 70s as best as I can tell); size (some earlier editions of the same title are larger than later editions); Whitman logo (later editions have the child head with the "W" hat on the title pages; some VERY EARLY editions do not even have the Whitman black oval logo)
These are unused file copies from Whitman files. In most cases, I have more than 1 example so the picture represents overall condition, NOT NECESSARILY EXACT CONDITION. So if I have 5 of something, I shot an example photo of one. All are similar condition. If this bothers you, please don't buy! Also these books can be found much cheaper from other sellers on EBAY...... IF you do not care about condition. I am selling these to serious collectors looking for high grade condition examples. ==========
ITEM SPECIFICS: Whitman Tell a Tale #124 (sometimes last 2 digits indicate price like 2567:15) special info : this particular edition is unlisted in the Krause book, in fact no TAT book listed has a # of less than 800. Also this is written in Unifon alphabet which was an experimental project in the mid 1950s (Google it). The interior pages are numbered which other editions of this title are not. The original text has been lightened and reduced in size and the UNIFON characters have been overprinted. The effect is a little bizarre as it looks like you need 3-D glasses to read this. EXTREMELY RARE. dated: 1954, assumed to be correct age actual estimated date by titles on the back cover : ?---has UNIFON alphabet back cover cover price: none condition : near mint PAYMENTS- USA Various payment options will show during checkout. Contact me if you need another payment option. MISSOURI residents add 8.45% sales tax. EBAY is now charging sales tax to many other states.
Various payment options will show during checkout. Contact me if you need another payment option. SHIPPING COST ?....see "SHIPPING COSTS : Shipping-Foreign" (shown below). CUSTOMS CHARGES-- your country may charge you customs fees before you can receive the package. This is not my responsibility NOR is it part of my shipping charge. It is a fee charged by the country you live in.
SHIPPING-FOREIGN For UK, Canada,and Australia, PLEASE check with me first to make sure shipping charges EBAY has listed are correct! In the last few years, there have been HUGE increases in shipping cost outside the USA. ******There is a $2-$5 handling fee for foreign orders. ========================================================= Offered by DAVID WELCH ------ author of COLLECTING PEZ 1995 and Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers 1991. I have been a full time antique and collectibles dealer since 1989 and have been collecting since the early 1970s. I have been on EBAY since 1997.
Whitman TELL A TALE Woody Woodpecker UNIFON alphabet Test edition 1954,NM+
$185.00
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