The blue spine would be the oldest as it once had a dust jacket, unless it is a reproduction at the 50 year anniversary.The blue spine first edition was unmarked in the book. The letter "D" in the gold spine book means it is a fourth edition. Any marks that take away from the mint condition, lower the value. On that age book it is hard to erase the pencil as thre pages were softer.
Hi - I recently purchased several Little Golden Books in an auction. In the lot are two "The New House in the Forest". One has a blue spine, the other a golden spine. From what I can tell, the one with the gold spine is a first edition? On the back page it has a letter "D". What does that mean? Also - the book is in really good physical condition. The spine is in tact and firm, however, there is pencil writing on almost all the pages. Does this hurt the value - should I try to gently erase the marks? Any education on Little Golden Books would be great!!
Thanks,
David