BIG LITTLE BOOKS® and BETTER LITTLE BOOKS®
1932-1949
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BOOK TITLE
VALUES
NUMBER GOOD VG FINE
GW170 1155 IN THE NAME OF THE LAW 7.50 15.00 30.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: William Engle. Artist: Henry E. Vallely. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the Whitman BLB format.
GW226 1448 INSPECTOR WADE SOLVES THE MYSTERY OF THE
RED ACES 7.50 15.00 30.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Unknown—adapted from stories created by Edgar Wallace. Artist: Lyman Anderson. Cover Artist: Hal Arbo. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The cover title is different than the title on the title page (Inspector Wade in the Mystery of the Red Aces).
SW117 1403 INVISIBLE SCARLET O'NEIL (ALL PICTURES COMICS) 20.00 40.00 80.00
Better Little Book; 1942. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages; Two flip-it features (Hold-up man goes crazy when Scarlet disappears; Scarlet helps policeman capture criminal). Author/Artist: Russell Stamm. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: First Invisible Scarlet O'Neil BLB.
SW237 1406 INVISIBLE SCARLET O'NEIL VS THE KING OF THE SLUMS 15.00 30.00 60.00
Better Little Book®; 1946. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 352 pages. Author/Artist: Russell Stamm.
GW216 1435 JACK ARMSTRONG AND THE IVORY TREASURE 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Leslie N. Daniels, Jr. Artist: Henry E. Valley. Cover Artist: Henry E. Vallely. COLLECTOR'S NOTES: First Jack Armstrong BLB. The cover title is different than the title on the title page (Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy, and the Ivory Treasure). The Jack Armstrong radio program, one of the longest running series, was first heard on CBS on July 31, 1933 and sponsored by Wheaties.
SW68 1432 JACK ARMSTRONG AND THE MYSTERY OF THE IRON KEY 8.75 17.50 35.00
Better Little Book®; 1939. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Robert Hardy Andrews. Artist: Henry E. Vallely. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The cover title is different than the title on the title page (Jack Armstrong, the All American Boy, and the Mystery of the Iron Key).
GW56 1102 JACK SWIFT AND HIS ROCKET SHIP 7.50 15.00 30.00
Big Little Book®; 1934. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 320 pages. Author: Hal Colson. Artist: Charles Farrell.
SW2 1402 JACKIE COOPER IN "GANGSTER'S BOY" 8.75 17.50 35.00
Better Little Book®; 1939. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 240 pages. Author: Karl Brown and Robert Andrews. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book contains 76 motion picture scenes from the Monogram film.
GW81a 1141 JACKIE COOPER IN "
Big Little Book®; 1934. Hard cover. Movie size, 4 5/8" x 5 1/4" x 1"; 160 pages. Author: Eleanor Packer—adapted from the work of Robert Louis Stevenson. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book contains 75 motion picture scenes from the MGM film.
GW81b ----- JACKIE COOPER IN "
Big Little Book®; Variation; 1934. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This variation is identified by a soft cover without a number on it, otherwise it is identical to GW81a. This is a RARE book.
GW7a 714 JACKIE COOPER MOVIE STAR OF "SKIPPY" AND "SOOKY" 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; First Printing; 1933. Hard cover with a paper spine. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 240 pages. Author: Eleanor Packer—adapted from film. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The first printing is identified by 3 titles in the ad at the back of the book. The film, Skippy, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture for 1930-31.
GW7b 714 JACKIE COOPER MOVIE STAR OF "SKIPPY" AND "SOOKY" 10.00 20.00 40.00
Big Little Book®; Second Printing; 1933. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The second printing is identified by 4 titles in the ad at the back of the book, otherwise it is identical to GW7a.
SW41 1498 JANE ARDEN AND THE VANISHED PRINCESS 10.00 20.00 40.00
Better Little Book®; 1938. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 300 pages. Author: Russell Ross. Artist: Monte Barrett.
SW18 1463 JANE WITHERS IN "KEEP SMILING" 12.50 25.00 50.00
Better Little Book®; 1938. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 240 pages. Author: Eleanor Packer—adapted from the screen play. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book contains 105 motion picture stills from the 20th Century Fox film.
GW116 1179 JANE WITHERS IN "THIS IS THE LIFE" 15.00 30.00 60.00
Big Little Book®; 1935. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 240 pages. Author: Eleanor Packer—adapted from the screen play and a story by Gene Towne and Graham Baker. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book has 89 motion picture stills from the 20th Century Fox film.
GW205 1424 JARAGU OF THE JUNGLE 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Rex Beach. Artist: William Mark Young.
SW80 1447 JERRY PARKER, POLICE REPORTER, AND THE CANDID CAMERA CLUE 8.75 17.50 35.00
Better Little Book®; 1941. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 300 pages. Author: Jack Wallen. Artist: Emilie Wallen. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book was written and drawn specially for the BLB format.
GW242 1456 JIM CRAIG, STATE TROOPER, AND THE KIDNAPPED GOVERNOR 9.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1938. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Steve Saxton. Artist: Herbert Anderson.
GW209 1428 JIM STARR OF THE BORDER PATROL 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Oren Arnold. Artist: H. Anderson. Cover Artist: Hal Arbo.
GW165 1143 JIMMIE ALLEN IN THE AIR MAIL ROBBERY 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1936. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Lt. Robert M. Burtt. Artist: Capt. William G. Moore. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The Air Adventures of Jimmie Allen was broadcast from Chicago from 1933 to 1936.
GW140 1105 JOE LOUIS, THE BROWN BOMBER 20.00 40.00 80.00
Big Little Book®; 1936. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 240 pages. Author: Gene Kessler. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This book is a compilation of Wide World Press Photographs.
GW70 1123 JOE PALOOKA, THE HEAVYWEIGHT BOXING CHAMP 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; 1934. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 320 pages. Author/Artist: Ham Fisher.
SW44 1402 JOHN CARTER OF MARS 30.00 60.00 120.00
Better Little Book®; 1940. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Unknown—adapted from the work of Edgar Rice Burroughs. Artist: John Coleman Burroughs. Cover Artist: John Coleman Burroughs. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: This story was originally written to be 20,000 words in length. Whitman wanted 15,000 words, so JCB shortened it and made another ending. The BLB has 209 illustrations. The 20,000 word story was published in Amazing Stories magazine and titled, John Carter and the Giant of Mars. This BLB is RARE.
GW162 1138 JUNGLE JIM 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; 1936. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author/Artist: Alex Raymond. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: First Jungle Jim BLB. The strip began in January 1934 and ended in the mid 1950s.
GW163 1139 JUNGLE JIM AND THE VAMPIRE WOMAN 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author/Artist: Alex Raymond.
GW221 1442 JUNIOR G-MEN 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Morrell Massey. Artist: Henry E. Vallely. Cover Artist: Henry E. Vallely. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The cover title is different than the title on the title page (Junior G-Men and the Counterfeiters).
SW98 1470 JUNIOR NEBB JOINS THE CIRCUS 12.50 25.00 50.00
Better Little Book®; 1939. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 300 pages. Author/Artist: Sol Hess.
GW203a 1422 JUNIOR NEBB ON THE DIAMOND BAR RANCH 15.00 25.00 45.00
Big Little Book®; First Printing; 1938. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 300 pages. Author: Sol Hess. Artist: W.A. Carlson. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The first printing is identified by the standard Big Little Book® logo on the cover and a missing page number for page 292. This printing of the book is RARE.
GW203b 1422 JUNIOR NEBB ON THE DIAMOND BAR RANCH 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; Second Printing —transition book; 1938. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The second printing is identified by an overprinted logo, otherwise it is identical to GW203a. This is a transition book published between the Big Little Books® and Better Little Books®. This printing of the book is SCARCE.
GW203c 1422 JUNIOR NEBB ON THE DIAMOND BAR RANCH 12.50 25.00 50.00
Big Little Book®; Third Printing —transition book; 1938. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The third printing is identified by the addition of a page number (page 292) and the removal of headings above the ads at the back of the book. The book retains the standard Big Little Book® logo on the cover. This printing of the book is SCARCE.
GW203d 1422 JUNIOR NEBB ON THE DIAMOND BAR RANCH 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; Fourth Printing—transition book; 1938. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The fourth printing is identified by an overprinted logo on the cover. In addition, the back ads have the headings removed on the first and third ads, but the second ad retains its BLB heading. This is a transition book published between the Big Little Books® and Better Little Books®. This printing of the book is SCARCE.
GW203e 1422 JUNIOR NEBB ON THE DIAMOND BAR RANCH 7.50 15.00 30.00
Big Little Book; Fifth Printing—transition book; 1938. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: the fifth printing is identified by an overprinted logo on the cover, otherwise it is identical to GW203c. This is a transition book published between the Big Little Books® and Better Little Books®.
GW184 1401 JUST KIDS 10.00 20.00 40.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author/Artist: Ad Carter.
GW194 1411 KAY DARCY AND THE MYSTERY HIDEOUT 10.00 20.00 40.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 300 pages. Author: Irene Ray, pen name for Margaret Sutton, author of the Judy Bolton books. Artist: Charles Mueller. COLLECTOR'S NOTES: This book was written and drawn specially for the BLB format. Book was originally planned for 424 pages but was reduced to 300 pages to cut down on expenses. Unpublished pages are in a private collection. A second book, Kay Darcy and the Secret Door, was written but not published. The author has the manuscript.
SW54 1415 KAYO AND MOON MULLINS AND THE ONE MAN GANG 10.00 20.00 40.00
Better Little Book®; 1939. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author/Artist: Frank Willard.
GW181 1180 KAYO IN THE LAND OF SUNSHINE 8.75 17.50 35.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author/Artist: Frank Willard.
GW141 1105 KAZAN IN REVENGE OF THE NORTH 10.00 20.00 40.00
Big Little Book®; 1937. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Unknown—adapted from the work of James Oliver Curwood. Artist: Henry E. Vallely. Cover Artist: Hal Arbo.
SW99 1471 KAZAN, KING OF THE PACK 8.75 17.50 35.00
Better Little Book®; 1940. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Unknown—adapted from the work of James O. Curwood. Artist: Erwin L. Hess.
SW130 1420 KEEP 'EM FLYING! U.S.A. FOR AMERICA'S DEFENSE 8.75 17.50 35.00
Better Little Book®; 1943. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages; Flip-it feature (Stunt pilot parachutes from airplane). Author: Russell R. Winterbotham. Artist: Henry E. Vallely. COLLECTOR'S NOTE: The cover title is different than the title on the title page (Keep Em Flying, U.S.A. for America's Victory). This book was written and drawn specially for the BLB format.
SW77 1442 KEN MAYNARD AND THE GUN WOLVES OF THE GILA 10.00 20.00 40.00
Better Little Book®; 1939. Hard cover. Standard size 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" x 1 1/2"; 432 pages. Author: Gaylord DuBois. Artist: Gene Baxter.
GW52a 776 KEN MAYNARD IN GUN JUSTICE &nb