Shirley Temple set of 2 Big Little Books
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1. Shirley Temple book titled " The Story Of My Life"
Written by Grace Mack Saalfield Purblishing Company New York.
It does have tons of pictures.
This is on the front page. Pictures supplied throught the courtesy of Fox Film Corporation and Paramount Studio
This was published in 1934
This is a hard cover book 4 1/2" by 5 1/4", about 3/4" thick.
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Please don't hessitate to ask for more pictures.
We have plenty.
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2. Shirley Temple book titled " The Little Colonel
This book is entitled Shirley Temple with Lionel Barrymore in The Little Colonel . .
There are great photographs throughout, about every other page..
Copyright 1922 by Annie Fellows Johnston published by .
The Saalfield Publishing Company New York Pages in fair condition. .
The cover is worn along the edges and the side binding is missing which holds the book together, however the book is still bound together..
This is in fair condition.
This is a hard cover book 4 1/2" by 5 1/4", about 3/4" thick.
If you would like more pictures let us know..
Please be advised that this is from 1922 so it is in good shape considering the year..
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Annie Fellows Johnston, a celebrated author of children's and juvenile fiction from the 1890's until her death in 1931, is best known for her "Little Colonel" series, a semi biographical opus of 13 novels dealing with the aristocracy of old Kentucky, particularly the story of a young girl, who came to be known as "The Little ColonelThe Big Little Book® was created in 1932 when Sam Lowe conceived of a special book that would be bulky but small so that it could be easily handled and read by a young consumer. He made up three samples using cover and paper stock that would be used in the printing. He had the Art Department do black and white drawings and insert keyline text so that the dummy samples could serve as prototypes. Taking the prototypes to New York, he presented them as a ten-cent retail item, packed one dozen per title in a shipping carton. Retail buyers were intrigued with the concept and were particularly impressed with the titles. Lowe returned to Racine with more than 25,000 books pre-ordered.
