[Big Little Book Collection
Subtitle: a variety of children's books in special formats in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division]
Contributors: Burroughs, Edgar Rice, 1875-1950.; Calkins, Dick.; Caniff, Milton Arthur, 1907-; Capp, Al, 1909-; Du Bois, Gaylord, 1899-; Forrest, Hal.; Gould, Chester.; Gray, Harold, 1894-1968.; Harman, Fred, 1902-1982.; Nowlan, Phil.; Packer, Eleanor.; Raymond, Alex, 1909-1956.; Segar, E. C. 1894-1938.; Striker, Fran, 1903-1962.; Taliaferro, Al, 1905-1969.; Vallely, Henry E.; Walt Disney Productions.; Whitman Publishing Company.; Saalfield Pub. Co.; Dell Publishing Company.; Big Little Book Collection (Library of Congress)
Published: 1932
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
Subjects: Big little books -- Specimens.; Children's literature in series.; Children's stories, American.; Popular literature -- United States.; American fiction -- 20th century.; Popular literature -- Specimens.
Genres: Specimens.
Description: A variety of children's books in special formats that were nearly all received through copyright deposit in the 1930s and the 1940s.
Notes: Title binder available in the Library of Congress Rare Book Reading Room.
Lowery, L.F.  Lowery's The collector's guide to big little books and similar books
Thomas, J.S.  Big Little Book price guide
Collection title supplied by cataloger.
Most of the books in the collection are approximately 12 cm. high, 10 cm. wide and 4 cm. deep and have a full-page ill. facing each page of text.
Organized by publisher, series, and series number or title (as applicable) and shelved in trays as follows: Whitman Pub. Co. 700 Series, Big Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 1-5; Whitman Pub. Co. first 1100 series, Big Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 6-16; Whitman Pub. Co. second 1100 series, Big Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 17-23; Whitman Pub. Co. first 1400 series, Big Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 24-33; Whitman Pub. Co. second 1400 series, Better Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 34-38; Whitman Pub. Co. third 1400 series, Better Little Book, LOCATION: Trays 39-48; Saalfield Pub. Co. 1000 and 1100 series, Little Big Book, LOCATION: Trays 49-56; Saalfield Pub. Co. 1100 series, Jumbo Book, LOCATION: Trays 57-62; Dell Pub. Co., Fast-Action Book, LOCATION: Trays 63-66; Lynn Pub. Co., Lynn Book, LOCATION: Tray 67; Whitman Pub. Co., Big Big Book, LOCATION: Tray 68; Whitman Pub. Co., Big Little Nickel Book, LOCATION: Tray 69; Whitman Pub. Co., Big Little Book Cocomalt Premium, LOCATION: Tray 70; Whitman Pub. Co., Ice Cream Cup Lid Premium, Tarzan Ice Cream, LOCATION: Tray 71; Whitman Pub. Co., Ice Cream Cup Lid Premium, Buddy Book, LOCATION: Tray 72; Whitman Pub. Co., Wee Little Books, LOCATION: Tray 73; Whitman Pub. Co., Top-Line Comics, LOCATION: Tray 74; Whitman Pub. Co., Penny Book, Fun Book 1100B, LOCATION: Tray 75; Whitman Pub. Co., Penny Book, Cowboy and Detective Story Book 1101, LOCATION: Tray 76; Whitman Pub. Co., Chubby Little Books, LOCATION: Trays 77-78; Miscellaneous, LOCATION: Tray 79.