Whitman Big Little Books 1960s Bundle of 6 Lassie Tarzan Doctari Invaders Man from UNCLE

This Whitman Big Little Books bundle includes six illustrated miniature hardcovers from 1967 and 1968 featuring Lassie, Tarzan, Doctari, The Invaders, and The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

The colorful original artwork remains recognizable, but these books show substantial cover and spine wear, stains, handwritten ownership marks, and a split binding in The Calcutta Affair. All six are sold as is.

Whitman's numbered Big Little Books brought familiar television characters into compact illustrated adventures. The six different covers and numbered spines make a colorful bookshelf display for someone who remembers these 1960s television stories.

Details

• Item: Bundle of six vintage books
• Title: Six Whitman Big Little Books: Doctari Night of Terror, Lassie Adventure in Alaska, Tarzan The Mark of the Red Hyena, The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Calcutta Affair, The Invaders Alien Missile Threat, and Lassie and the Shabby Sheik
• Author: Paul S. Newman is credited on The Invaders. Authors of the other titles not confirmed from photos
• Illustrator: Not confirmed 
• Publisher: Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin
• Publication Year: 1967 and 1968. Doctari and Lassie and the Shabby Sheik are 1968; Lassie Adventure in Alaska, Tarzan, The Invaders, and The Calcutta Affair are 1967
• Edition and Printing: Whitman A Big Little Book series, numbered 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 27. The Invaders is marked Authorized Edition. Printings not confirmed 
• Format and Binding: Six small illustrated hardcover books with pictorial boards
• Dust Jacket: None
• Pages: Not confirmed   Pages appear present, but completeness is not guaranteed
• Genre: Children's Fiction, Adventure, Television Tie In Fiction, Science Fiction
• Language: English
• ISBN: None
• Dimensions: Each approximately 5 x 4 x 1/2 inches

Condition Grade: Fair

Positives

• Graded Fair: The six books have heavy visible use and one split binding. Their illustrated covers and sampled interior pages remain recognizable and readable, and they are sold as is.
• All six original covers show colorful television character and adventure artwork.
• Each spine displays its Big Little Book series number, title, and Whitman logo.
• The bundle has two different Lassie titles and four other television adventure stories.
• Doctari Night of Terror has the least cover wear of the six, with clear original graphics.
• Lassie and the Shabby Sheik retains strong red cover color and recognizable Lassie art.
• The Invaders retains its distinctive science fiction cover artwork showing a flying saucer.
• Lassie Adventure in Alaska includes a pictured color illustration showing Corey with a walkie talkie in the snow.
• Tarzan The Mark of the Red Hyena has a pictured color interior illustration and readable text.
• Photographed copyright, contents, and story pages remain legible despite yellowed paper.

Issues / Wear

• The Man from U.N.C.L.E. The Calcutta Affair has heavy front and back cover wear, markings, rubbed corners, and a split binding.
• The Invaders has rubbed edges and spine ends, worn corners, and scuffs on the illustrated cover.
• Lassie and the Shabby Sheik has stains on its front and back covers and rubbing along the edges and corners.
• Tarzan The Mark of the Red Hyena has heavy wear and scratches to its covers and spine and a previous owner's handwritten inscription dated 1970.
• Lassie Adventure in Alaska has extensive cover wear, rubbed spine edges, creasing, and a previous owner's inscription dated 1970.
• Doctari Night of Terror has scuffs, corner wear, and age toning even though its covers show less wear than the other copies.
• All six books have yellowed and darkened page edges and interior paper.
• Book board corners and spine ends show varied compression, chipping, and areas of exposed board.
• Pages appear to be present, but none of the books has been verified page by page. Completeness is not guaranteed. The six books are sold as is.

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These six numbered Whitman books still have their illustrated television adventure covers, which make an interesting display for a shelf of remembered childhood stories. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.