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The love of books is bibliophilia, and someone who loves to read, admire, and collect books is a bibliophile. Book collecting can be easy and inexpensive: there are millions of new and used books, and thousands of bookstores. Collectors may collect works by a favorite author, first editions of modern authors, or books on a given subject. Collections may focus on a particular author or genre, a particular illustrator, bindings or book design, cover or dust jacket art, miniature books, autographed editions, or numerous other areas. The Big Little Books were first published during 1932 by the Whitman Publishing Company of Racine, Wisconsin. They were small, compact books designed with a captioned illustration opposite each page of text. They were priced initially at 10¢ each, then later 15¢.Other publishers, notably Saalfield, adopted this format. A Big Little Book was typically 3?? wide and 4½? high, with 212 to 432 pages, and about 1½? thickness. 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 (The Shadow), comic strips (The Gumps), children's books (Uncle Wiggily), novels (John Carter of Mars) and movies (Bambi). Later books of the series had interior color illustrations. In this category we have vintage and antique books, children's books, and magazines. Comic books are posted in a separate category.
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1845 Book Guide de Conversation Francais-Anglais French English

This a book titled "Guide de la conversation Francais-Anglais" written by L. Smith, edited by Charles Hingray, and published in Paris in 1845. It...

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1954 songbook sheet music Vocal Selections from The Pajama Game

This is a hard-to-find 1954 28-page sheet music songbook of Vocal Selections from The Pajama Game, starring Doris Day. It was published by Frank...

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An Island Garden Celia L. Thaxter 1988 Hardcover with slipcase

This is the 1988 Houghton Mifflin hardcover, box-cased special edition of the 1894 classic An Island Garden by Celia Thaxter. It includes color...

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Audubon's Birds of America 1950 Popular Edition 2nd Printing Mac

This is Audubon's Birds of America Popular Edition by Macmillan Company. It is the second printing of the 1950 edition hardcover. The spine cover has...

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Betty Crocker's Cooky Carnival 1957 Cookbook Gold Medal Flower

This picture cook book is titled Betty Crocker's Cooky Carnival and was produced in 1957 in collaboration with Gold Medal Flower. It is in fine...

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Book: Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry JFK Assassination File

Book by Jesse Curry, who was police chief of Dallas when JFK was assassinated. Chapters are: A Turbulent City (Why Did the President Come?), The...

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