Philosophy
Grandpa and dad probably were thrilled by the adventures of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century presented by a unique [and now valuable] presentation in what were known as Big Little Books.
Wikipedia notes...
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 10¢ each (later 15¢).
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 (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.
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.
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Philosophy
Buck Rogers and Big Little Books
Grandpa and dad probably were thrilled by the adventures of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century presented by a unique [and now valuable] presentation in what were known as Big Little Books.
Wikipedia notes...
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 10¢ each (later 15¢).
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 (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.
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.
- Novel Graphics And Graphic Novels
Gwydion asks, "Of late, the trend in superhero comic book art has been a move toward a more painterly style, as expressed best (perhaps) by Alex Ross, rather than the simpler line drawings of our youth. Why is that?"It is a reflection of a change in status...
- Physics Comics From Comic Book Plus
"7 Public Domain Physics Comics Worth Reading" June 23rd, 2014 Physics Central The Golden Age of comic books stretched from the 1930s through the 1950s and overlapped with a time of unbridled optimism about the progress of science. People wanted to know...
- Printed Books Aren't Dead
"Authors stand up for traditional books over e-books" Just a few years after the launch of the Kindle, old fashioned books are making a comeback as authors promote the joy of bookshelves and well thumbed pages over the e-book. by Louise Gray July 21st,...
- "e-book" Poll
Are you in favor of E-books? No...0 Yes...5 Sometimes...2 Well, I have to go with the "sometimes". There are distinct advantages for both. Used book stores are becoming scarce and thrift stores are looking at used books as if they were gold and charging...
- Camille Flammarion/flammarion Woodcut
Yesterday marked the birthdate of Camille Flammarion [French astronomer]. Okay, who is Camille Flammarion? Flammarion published his first book in 1862, La pluralité des mondes habités [The Plurality of Inhabited Worlds] and he went on to become the...