Peanuts First Edition guide

As proud as I am of my Peanuts Book Collectors Guide, it is not the be-all and end-all guide…. and as much as I have visions of making it so, the real life of being a father of two, the runner of a business, a make of dinners, and a generally tired dude means that is never likely to be. Lucky for me and the rest of the Peanuts collecting community, there are others looking to do their part… such as AAUGH Blog reader Lowell, who set up a website just for identifying first edition Peanuts books published by Holt, Rinehart, Winston and their progenitors. It’s got pictures and text and all that good stuff. Head on over to peanutsfirsteditions.com t0 see for yourself!

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