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Whitman Publishing Company, 1938. Outer spine area has short splits at top and bottom. The letters of "Tailspin Tommy" have been colored in on the cover.. Hard Cover. Fair/Pictorial Boards/No Jacket. 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall.
Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits, (Big Little Book) Based on the Famous Adventure Strip by Forrest, Hal - 1938
by Forrest, Hal
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits, (Big Little Book) Based on the Famous Adventure Strip
by Forrest, Hal
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- Hardcover
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Racine, Wisconsin: Whitman Publishing Company. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Hardcover. Man skydiving out of airplane on cover. Some rubs to edges and corners dented. Contents clean and tight, no marks. 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 (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.The name changed to Better Little Books during 1938, the series continued into the 1960s". 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!; Vol. 1454; Illustrated; 64mo 3" - 4½" tall; 425 pages .
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- Format/Binding Hardcover
- Book Condition Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Whitman Publishing Company
- Place of Publication Racine, Wisconsin
- Date Published 1938
- Keywords Comic books, better little books, Juvenile
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits
by Forrest, Hal
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- fair
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Fair
- Jacket Condition
- Pictorial Boards/No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Glencoe, California, United States
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits
by Forrest, Hal
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- good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Good
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- Hardcover
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West Columbia, South Carolina, United States
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Whitman Publishing Company, 1938. hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. 1938 edition. Big Little Book no. 1494. Illustrated paper boards are moderately rubbed and soiled, with bumped, frayed spine ends and corners. Spine is split on front and back, from top to midpoint. Despite this, binding remains intact. Pages are clean and unmarked, with toning. LO
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits [Hardcover] Forrest. Hal
by Forrest. Hal
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- very good
- Hardcover
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- Used - Very Good
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- Hardcover
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Pottstown, Pennsylvania, United States
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£12.14
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Whitman Publishing Company, 1938-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 1938 #1494 little big book solid and tight
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits
by Forrest. Hal
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - Good Only
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
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- Hardcover
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Long Beach, Washington, United States
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£21.61
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Racine: Whitman Publishing Company, 1938 Based on the adventure strip. Condition notes: 424 numbered pp +4; HB. Pages: clean, tanned, tight; textblock tanned and all edges deeply tanned, as is typical. Cover: paper over cardboard, cartoon front and spine, white-yellow titles front, red-green titles spine; substantial edge-shelfwear, extrems well worn, joints cracked. An illustrated page faces each text page. Adorable, with some condition issues.
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Tailspin Tommy and the Sky Bandits
by Forrest. Hal
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- Acceptable
- Hardcover
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- Used - Acceptable
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- Hardcover
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Whitman Publishing Company, 1938. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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