The Big Little Book Collection contains a variety of children's books in special formats that were received through copyright deposit in the 1930s and 1940s. Most numerous are the "Big Little Books" and "Better Little Books" issued by the Whitman Publishing Company, a subsidiary of the Western Printing & Lithographing Company (now Western Publishing Company) of Racine, Wisconsin. Measuring 4 1/2 by 4 by 1 3/8 inches, the Big Little Book presents stories based on comic strips, movies, radio shows, and children's classics and typically matches each page of text with a full-page, black-and-white illustration. Among the 176 "Big Little Books" and 73 Better Little Books, the collection are volumes featuring Dick Tracy, Flash Gordon, Little Orphan Annie, Mickey Mouse, Tom Mix, and Tailspin Tommie. The collection, totaling 534 items, includes editions from other American series such as the "Big Big Books" and "Chubby Little Books" as well as a few foreign publications.

This listing is for a Better Little Book from 1945 entitled Tiny Tim In The Big, Big World. The binding indicates it is based on the Famous Newspaper Strip by Stanley Link. Issue 1472.

Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, WI

Publication Date: 1945

Binding: Hardcover

Book Condition: Fair - many creases along the edges, ruffed and turned down corners and binding lists towards the left. Binding is still attached and all pages are included. Top right corner of first few pages is missing.

Edition: Stated First Edition


Dimensions:

4 1/2" x 3 1/2" x 1 1/4"