Sigh, where do you find old books of "Peanuts" cartoons?

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

I mean the really early ones, where they looked different, had bigger heads, before Snoopy became huge as a big licensing/merchandising phenomenon...

I just thought of a couple old faves from when I was a kid, and had these old books (pretty beat up even then).

In one, Lucy is reading the Georgie Porgie nursery rhyme. After "And when the boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away", Lucy says "What a neurotic HE must have been!"

Another one has to do with Charlie Brown and the little red haired girl, something like he fails to go up and talk to her once again, and he's sitting alone eating his PBJ for lunch, and makes some remark like "there's nothing that robs peanut butter of its flavor like unrequited love" LOL.

I love those early, somewhat depressed mood "Peanuts"!

[lizziegrace]

1. I've seen collections

at Barnes and Noble. I miss Charlie Brown.

[supernova]

2. Try your local flea market

There's bound to be a bookseller there.

Also, if you have a used bookshop in town, I'd try there too.

[fight4my3sons]

3. Have you looked on Ebay?

Sometimes people sell out of print and vintage books on there.

[Frank Cannon]

4. There's a box set available on Amazon for ~$32

Hardcover editions:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560976322/sr=8-4/qid=1142180012/ref=pd_bbs_4/104-6624714-7359923?%5Fencoding=UTF8

You can also try half.com or e-Bay.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

5. I'll check out the box set... I like to be able to thumb through the books

so I can see if my favorite strips are in there.

[Frank Cannon]

6. The one I linked to has ALL the strips from 1950-1954

There are other sets too. They're apparently releasing ALL the strips in the same format.

[0007]

9. ....I was just gonna say!

[Medium Baby Jesus]

7. All are available at Amazon

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/156097589X/ref=pd_sbs_b_5/104-9203068-6805503?%5Fencoding=UTF8&v=glance&n=283155

[Blue_Tires]

8. my dad had a bunch on paperback

sadly, they sorta disintegrated...

i did get a few reprints back in the 80s but i don't know where they are now

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

14. Yeah our paperback ones when I was a kid, were yellowing and falling

apart (from our reading them all the time) even back then.

[Giant Robot]

10. Not to be mean spirited

But I still have most of the original books, even back when he had the bigger head, etc. The ones from the '60's. They were my older brother's, and I always loved them so he gave them to me. I plan on keeping them and maybe sharing them with any little Giant Robots that come along.

[Mayberry Machiavelli]

13. This would be a nice treasure to keep within the family.

[leeroysphitz]

11. Nice Price used bookstore in Carborro NC had a wide selection

last time I was there. Might be a bit out of yer way tho...

[jpgray]

12. It was so outrageously innovative for its time

Hilarious in a sad, depressing kind of way. :D

[mduffy31]

15. They are going to release every comic strip ever drawn

it comes in different eras each book.

[Oeditpus Rex]

16. I have many/most of the early ones

including, off the top o' my head, "Peanuts" (the first one, from which comes the first strip you posted), "More Peanuts" and "Good Grief, More Peanuts."

Altogether, I have maybe 40 "Peanuts" paperbacks, including a truly fascinating one called "Charlie Brown and Charlie Schulz," which is about the history of the strip and its place in society (it has several strips from other countries), as well as a history of comics in general.