NoMan Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I don't know what got me to thinking of these things. Do people collect them, if so, is there a "Grail" Big-Little Book? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Tagging @Bookery and @Robot Man -bc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicparadox Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 First Mickey Mouse c.1933? I know the title has two different covers. Robot Man and Mmehdy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThothAmon Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 (edited) Big little books get no love. They’re the fools gold of the platinum/golden ages. The only collectible versions imho are the pop up books. Not even technically big little books. Edited September 4 by ThothAmon grebal, Larryw7, grendelbo and 1 other 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I’ve been buying them on impulse for most of my collecting “adventure”. Can’t say I’ve seeked out many specificaly just when they turn up cheap in high grade. I did seek out Green Hornet, Shadow, Buck Rogers, Flash Gordon, Disney title and cool pair of Betty Boop ones. Doubt I ever paid more than $25. for any. As far as scarce ones, I would say the Big Little Paint Book, and the smaller soft cover premium giveaways especially the ones given out at Pan Am Gasoline. Probably a few others. A lot are popular to specific character collectors. The Laughing Dragon of OZ comes to mind. Larryw7, Mmehdy, dickymoe74 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post batman_fan Posted September 5 Popular Post Share Posted September 5 There are no grails for big little books. All of them are basically worthless, now move along folks, move along. Dave2739, Robot Man, Cat and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Cataldo Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I have very fond memories of them as a child. The Batman, Spider-Man and especially Fantastic Four "House of Horrors" book were constant re-reads for me. I also had Disney and Warner Brothers ones...maybe 12-15 of them in total. They are wonderful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattTheDuck Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 9/4/2024 at 5:23 PM, batman_fan said: There are no grails for big little books. All of them are basically worthless, now move along folks, move along. I'm a big fan of this new strategery. batman_fan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robot Man Posted September 5 Popular Post Share Posted September 5 Back when I was a kid, Cherokee, Bond Street and Collector’s Book store were special pilgrimages. This was the “GA” of BLB collecting. Collectors had the biggest selection. I wasn’t interested in them but I witnessed a lot of interest in them. Here is a cool photo of the upstairs of Leonard Brown with just some of the store’s extensive inventory. Morganmi, crazyhips, Bookery and 9 others 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoMan Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 In hollywood? On 9/5/2024 at 8:36 AM, Robot Man said: Back when I was a kid, Cherokee, Bond Street and Collector’s Book store were special pilgrimages. This was the “GA” of BLB collecting. Collectors had the biggest selection. I wasn’t interested in them but I witnessed a lot of interest in them. Here is a cool photo of the upstairs of Leonard Brown with just some of the store’s extensive inventory. In Hollywood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookery Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 9/4/2024 at 7:09 PM, NoMan said: I don't know what got me to thinking of these things. Do people collect them, if so, is there a "Grail" Big-Little Book? Thanks in advance No Holy Grails, per se. Overstreet has always listed the first printing MM as most valuable, followed by Mother Goose and Dick Tracy (1st BLB book). But there are also some rarities nearly impossible to find in complete condition... ones that came with coloring papers and crayons, some box sets, etc. NoMan, PopKulture and crazyhips 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comics-n-ERB Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Condition plays a large factor in the value of BLB's also. Mmehdy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 9/5/2024 at 9:21 AM, NoMan said: In hollywood? In Hollywood? Yes, Yes I’m Rick Jones bitch and Mutant Manatee 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 On 9/5/2024 at 10:11 AM, Bookery said: No Holy Grails, per se. Overstreet has always listed the first printing MM as most valuable, followed by Mother Goose and Dick Tracy (1st BLB book). But there are also some rarities nearly impossible to find in complete condition... ones that came with coloring papers and crayons, some box sets, etc. Yes, the latter as well as the boxed puzzles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitrusZ28 Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 I had a whole bunch of them and my mom told me to give them to the neighbor kids when I was a teenager. Should have kept them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robot Man Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 On 9/5/2024 at 3:47 PM, CitrusZ28 said: I had a whole bunch of them and my mom told me to give them to the neighbor kids when I was a teenager. Should have kept them. Did you always do what you were told to do as a teenager? I hid what my parents thought “objectionable” up in the tree house… crazyhips 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitrusZ28 Posted September 6 Share Posted September 6 On 9/6/2024 at 8:19 AM, Robot Man said: Did you always do what you were told to do as a teenager? I hid what my parents thought “objectionable” up in the tree house… No I did not, especially when I turned 15. My objectionable things were in a locked cabinet and we had a storage room with many cubby holes to hide things. Robot Man and Larryw7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juniperpt Posted Sunday at 10:44 PM Share Posted Sunday at 10:44 PM Cleaning out my parents condo I stumbled onto this book "Mickey Mouse's Uphill Fight" published by Whitman Publishing Company in 1934. As you can see in the photo, the book is much smaller than the standard sized BLB published by Whitman. In this case "Mickey Mouse The Mail Pilot". Any ideas on what is this smaller book and how it was distributed? It's unfortuate that the cover is damaged but remarkable that it wasn't thrown out with the trash. Thanks! ADAMANTIUM, Larryw7 and Mmehdy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopKulture Posted Monday at 12:07 AM Share Posted Monday at 12:07 AM On 9/22/2024 at 6:44 PM, juniperpt said: Cleaning out my parents condo I stumbled onto this book "Mickey Mouse's Uphill Fight" published by Whitman Publishing Company in 1934. As you can see in the photo, the book is much smaller than the standard sized BLB published by Whitman. In this case "Mickey Mouse The Mail Pilot". Any ideas on what is this smaller book and how it was distributed? It's unfortuate that the cover is damaged but remarkable that it wasn't thrown out with the trash. Thanks! The lower book was part of a packaged set of Wee Little Books by Whitman. Most sets featured six books, and characters ranged from syndicated strips like Little Orphan Annie to fairy tales. juniperpt, Bookery and Robot Man 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post PopKulture Posted Monday at 12:11 AM Popular Post Share Posted Monday at 12:11 AM Here’s a picture of all six books taken from the Bay. Larryw7, royaluglydudes, Robot Man and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
