Golden Legacy

Golden Legacy
Author: Leonard S. Marcus
Publisher: Golden Books
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0375829962

Back in print, the fascinating history of Little Golden Books, in celebration of their 75th anniversary in 2017! With a Foreword by Eric Carle. Eminent children's historian Leonard Marcus' Golden Legacy chronicles the fascinating story of the creation, marketing, and worldwide impact of Little Golden Books, the most popular children's books of all time. Launched during the dark days of WWII, Golden Books such as The Poky Little Puppy were an instant sensation. Hallmarked by their superlative quality yet affordable to nearly all, they changed the cultural landscape and mirrored our changing postwar culture: the powerful influence of television, the post-Sputnik renaissance in American science education, and the birth of the civil rights movement. Lavishly illustrated with the iconic Golden Book covers and colorful artwork generations of children have pored over, Golden Legacy is a compelling tale of mavericks, innovators, and renowned authors and illustrators. . . a stirring celebration of the humble books in which we scrawled our names, with the cardboard cover and the shiny gold-foil spine.

Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955

Columbia Pictures Movie Series, 1926-1955
Author: Gene Blottner
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 365
Release: 2011-12-22
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0786486724

Blondie, Boston Blackie, Ellery Queen, The Lone Wolf, Gasoline Alley, Jungle Jim... There were 27 film series produced and released by Columbia Pictures from 1926 through 1955. This reference book covers the origins of the popular fictional characters featured, as well as their appearances in other media (comics, novels, radio and television). Also provided are thumbnail biographies of the actors who brought these characters to life. The films themselves are examined in detail, with release dates, cast and production credits, synopses, reviews, the author's summation, the publicity "tag lines," and the songs heard. Additionally, most of the outdoor locations used in filming such Columbia western series as Wild Bill Saunders and The Durango Kid are identified.

The Comic Art Collection Catalog

The Comic Art Collection Catalog
Author: Michigan State University. Libraries. Special Collections Division
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 1458
Release: 1993
Genre: Caricatures and cartoons
ISBN:

This is the most comprehensive dictionary available on comic art produced around the world. The catalog provides detailed information about more than 60,000 cataloged books, magazines, scrapbooks, fanzines, comic books, and other materials in the Michigan State University Libraries, America's premiere library comics collection. The catalog lists both comics and works about comics. Each book or serial is listed by title, with entries as appropriate under author, subject, and series. Besides the traditional books and magazines, significant collections of microfilm, sound recordings, vertical files, and realia (mainly T-shirts) are included. Comics and related materials are grouped by nationality (e.g., French comics) and genre (e.g., funny animal comics). Several times larger than any previously published bibliography, list, or catalog on the comic arts, this unique international dictionary catalog is indispensible for all scholars and students of comics and the broad field of popular culture.

The Vampire Book

The Vampire Book
Author: J. Gordon Melton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 914
Release: 1994
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN:

Explores the myth, lore, and representation in popular culture of vampires and vampire legends from around the globe.

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series

Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series
Author: Library of Congress. Copyright Office
Publisher: Copyright Office, Library of Congress
Total Pages: 1282
Release: 1967
Genre: Copyright
ISBN:

Includes Part 1, Number 1: Books and Pamphlets, Including Serials and Contributions to Periodicals (January - June)

Big Little Books

Big Little Books
Author: Larry Jacobs
Publisher:
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1996
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN:

Larry Jacobs has one of the largest collections of Big Little Books in the world. His easy-to-use book has over 800 items listed and photographed in full color. Also included is a detailed history, where to purchase, value, storage, and care tips.