"Peanuts Special" books?

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When I was a kid I was an avid reader of these "Peanut Special" books, which were put out in the 1970s and the early-to-mid 1980s and were adaptions of the TV specials in comic book form. These were usually put out in hardcover editions, though soft cover and pocket size versions were also made. I've been collecting these over the past few months and have snagged quite a few of them from ebay:

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I'm probably got going to get much help here but I'm giving it a shot anyway.

Aside from eBay does anyone know where I can more of these? Aside from the books pictured I also have a paperback version of A Charlie Brown Christmas and I just purchased Life Is A Circus, Charlie Brown from a seller on eBay. The back cover of the most recently published book I own (1984) indicates It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, It's Arbor Day, Charlie Brown, It's Magic, Charlie Brown and Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown were also available at one point. I've also seen a couple of very worn paperback copies of Happy New Year, Charlie Brown on eBay.

I'm wondering if anyone knows any way to can find any of these books other than eBay. Are there any book stores out there that specialize in stuff like this? Are there any really good Peanuts forums or websites where I can go to ask this question? Did anyone here read these books back in the day? Any and all help would be appreciated.
 
Actually, I started looking at independent sellers on Amazon soon after posting this. Already found copies of It's Magic, Charlie Brown, Happy New Year, Charlie Brown and Someday You'll Find Her, Charlie Brown. No luck with Arbor Day and it appears as if Random House did do a book on Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown, but the seller is asking way too much for it.
 
While we're at it, ive also seen earlier books adapting A Charlie Brown Christmas, Its the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown's All-Stars, It was a Short Summer, and You're not Elected, but it was in a different format than those books already shown.
 
A Charlie Brown Christmas and It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown were indeed produced in the above format (I know because I used to own copies of both of them when I was a lad). However, there were no books made in this format for You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown or Charlie Brown's All-Stars. I saw a copy of It's Magic, Charlie Brown years ago in my local library.
 
I used to have What a Nightmare in a small paperback form. I also have Play It Again and used to have Short Summer, but in a horizontal hardcover format.
 
You might try looking in used bookstores for the books...

I recall reading these as a kid from my local library, though can't give any specific titles (besides maybe "It's a Mystery")...

-B.
 
I have "You're a Good Sport." My mom got it for something like 50 cents at a garage sale for me. I couldn't figure out whether the pictures were actual cels and backgrounds from the show, or just done for the book-- because the characters certainly stand out from the backgrounds, and it's the same style of background as the specials themselves, if I recall correctly.
 
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