Barney Baxter in the Air with the Eagle Squadron (Big Little Book 1459) Based on the Famous Comic Strip by Miller, Frank - 1938

Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman publishing Co.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Pictorial boards. Cover corners slightly dented and cover has rubs to edges. Pages tanning. Rare in this condition. Contents very clean with no marks. Former owners name on front endpaper.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. Stories were often related to radio programs comic strips children's books, and movies Later books of the series had interior color illustrations. The name changed to Better Little Books during 1938, the series continued into the 1960s." wikipedia Item now in archival sleeve to preserve and protect condition. Our photo's/scans are of the actual item being sold, not a borrowed image! We provide tracking and ship daily or next business day!; Big Little Book; Vol. 1459; Illustrations; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall; 425 pages .