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- 1 2 Catalogue information for The Adventures of Tinker and Tanker. Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). OCLC 449311 – via WorldCat.
- ↑ Doubleday & Company (November 13, 1960). "When the nights begin to lengthen, it's time for Doubleday for young readers". The New York Times . p. C26.
