Better Little Books
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| Big Little Books/ Better Little Books | |
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| Country/language: |  USA / English
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| Publishing company: | Whitman Publishing Co. |
| Publishing years: | 1932-1960 |
| Issues: | 1332 |
| Format: | 9×11,5 cm, b/w |
The Big Little Books (later Better Little Books) was a series of small, compact hardcover books published by Whitman Publishing Company between 1932 and 1960.
Issue overview
A Big Little Book was typically 3⅝″ wide and 4½″ high, with 212 to 432 pages making an approximate thickness of 1½″. The interior book design usually displayed full-page black-and-white illustrations on the right side, facing the pages of text on the left. Stories were often related to radio programs, comic strips, children's books, novels and movies. Later books of the series had interior color illustrations.
Big Little Books
Mandrake issues
Better Little Books
In mid-1938 Whitman changed its logo from "Big Little Book" to "Better Little Book".
Mandrake issues
