Walt Disney, Snow White & Seven Dwarfs, 1938, Big Little Book, illustrated
"The Story of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Based on the Walt Disney Motion Picture" By the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Authorized Edition. Published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1938.
Illustrated hard boards [some wear], spine reinforced with black leather, 3.1/2" x 4.1/2"; the title page is damaged and loose [see photo], 281 pages + several pages with publisher's ads, many line illustrations, tight binding, a few page damages especially pages 203 through 250 [see photos], some staining, brittle paper, fair condition.
The Big Little Books, first published during 1932 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, were small, compact books designed with a captioned illustration opposite each page of text. Other publishers, notably Saalfield, adopted this format after Whitman achieved success with its early titles, priced initially at 10c each, later rising to 15c.
After the first Big Little Book, The Adventures of Dick Tracy, was published (December 1932), numerous titles were sold through Woolworth's and other retail store systems during the 1930s. With a name change to Better Little Books during 1938, the series continued into the 1960s. Variations such as Dime Action Books were produced by other publishers. A few titles were non-fiction works about famous people.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $42.50
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"The Story of Walt Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Based on the Walt Disney Motion Picture" By the Staff of the Walt Disney Studios. Authorized Edition. Published by Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, 1938.
Illustrated hard boards [some wear], spine reinforced with black leather, 3.1/2" x 4.1/2"; the title page is damaged and loose [see photo], 281 pages + several pages with publisher's ads, many line illustrations, tight binding, a few page damages especially pages 203 through 250 [see photos], some staining, brittle paper, fair condition.
The Big Little Books, first published during 1932 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin, were small, compact books designed with a captioned illustration opposite each page of text. Other publishers, notably Saalfield, adopted this format after Whitman achieved success with its early titles, priced initially at 10c each, later rising to 15c.
After the first Big Little Book, The Adventures of Dick Tracy, was published (December 1932), numerous titles were sold through Woolworth's and other retail store systems during the 1930s. With a name change to Better Little Books during 1938, the series continued into the 1960s. Variations such as Dime Action Books were produced by other publishers. A few titles were non-fiction works about famous people.
US: Priority (c.2-4 days) ------------- $12.50
Canada: 1st Class (c.2-7 weeks) ----- $28.50
World: 1st Class (c.2-10 weeks) ----- $42.50
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