Tight, flat, square, sharp and crisp book with owner's name on the FFEP/TOC in jacket with small chips and tears. Bright clean vinyl boards in two colors.
The ‘Best in Children’s Books’ series was released through the Doubleday Book Clubs from 1957 to the late 1960s. In total, there were 42 volumes published. The number of each volume is not indicated on the external binding, but can be found only via a very small number on the bottom right of the title page or on the back flap of the dust jacket. Each book was issued with a full color dust jacket, but the volumes are much more commonly found without the dust jacket. Each volume has a different collection of images on the spine, drawn from from some of the main stories in the volumes, to enable children to quickly select their favorite story from the shelf. Each volume contained a mix of classics, non-fiction, and also new stories.
Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen, illustrated by Colleen Browning (1-37).
Sir Francis Drake by Smith Burnham, illustrated by Ray Houlihan (38-53).
Timothy Titus by Blanche Elliott, illustrated by Ninon (54-60).
Georgie written and illustrated by Robert Bright ( 61-76).
Horse for a Prince by James Baldwin, illustrated by Don Freeman (77-83).
Feeding the Birds this Winter by Robert S. Lemmon, illustrated by Alexandroff (84-103).
War Whoop of the Wily Iroquois by Martha Keller, illustrated by Robert MacLean (104-116).
Unc’ Billy Possum by Thornton Burgess, illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky (117-123).
Henry Huggins and Ribs by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Richard Scarry (124-143).
Baker’s Daughter by Margery Williams Bianco, illustrated by Lawrence Beall Smith (144-155).
Let’s Go to Portugal illustrated with photos (156-160).