Welcome to
Little-Blue-Books


The Website for Collectors of the Various Haldeman-Julius Series
On-line since February 21, 2009


 

The eventual aim of this website is to provide as much information as possible about the various series produced and edited by Emanuel Haldeman-Julius, one of the most important populist publishers on the 20th century.

The focus of this Website is on the collector. The ultimate goal is to see something whose depth and breadth is on the order of the Modern Library Collectors Website -- but that will take quite a while, and a lot of cooperation from collectors like you.

Unlinked items on this page that appear in bold italicized black type will likely become links to in-depth articles, tables, and/or displays. Items in bold italicized magenta type (is that magenta?) are articles/tables/displays that are being actively working on and that should be available Real Soon Now. If you have ideas for other topics, please send them to me.

Your participation is earnestly solicited!!! A project this size isn't a one-person operation. There's no Haldeman-Julius collector's guide like Henry Toledano's guide for Modern Library collectors or Terry Seymour's guide for Everyman's Library collectors (two other populist series) so this site will have to fulfill that function. Without you, I can't do it.

You really should join the Little Blue Books Discussion Group at Google Groups. It's this site's official e-mail list, and a very effective way to get into contact with other Haldeman-Julius collectors and to share information.

Direct questions, ideas, feedback, broken links [please!!!], and submissions to your managing editor, Scot Kamins.

NOTE: Everything on this Website is preliminary and likely will change.


The Various Haldeman-Julius Series

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on the series
you care about

Appeal's Pocket Series

Pocket Series

People's Pocket Series

Little Blue Books

Appeal Pocket Series

Fillers

Ten Cent Pocket Series

Critic and Guide

Five Cent Pocket Series

Big Blue Books


Articles/Tables/Lists Created or Assembled by Our Contributors

Specific articles
with detailed info

Front Cover Types

Catalogs

Back Cover Types

Determining the Original Series of an LBB Title

Illustrated Covers

Booklet Faults from the Collectors Point of View

Nearly Complete Checklist of Little Blue Books

Ways of Collecting Haldeman-Julius Booklets: A Quick-and-Dirty Guide for the H-J Newbie

Working Checklist of Big Blue Books Discontinued & Substantially Modified Booklets

 

Index of Tiles Sorted by Genre

Website MetaMatters

Material & issues concerning the website's creation & maintenance

"Will Work for Booklets..."

Ongoing Projects & How You Can Help

Updates & Additions Log - updated 09 April 2010

About the Webmaster

   

Areas of Interest From Around the Net

Background info & general areas that maythemselves have other links to bring you to specific info

Web Resources -- an annotated list of links, mostly to articles about the various series or about the life and times of Emmanuel Haldeman-Julius

Buying/Selling Haldeman-Julius Books -- A great place to buy and sell Little Blue Books and other Haldeman-Julius publications is at the Scribblemonger Book Exchange. Check it out.

Barter Your Doubles -- Create trade & want lists, and check out other folks' lists

The Making of Little Blue Books -- from the June 2, 1928 issue of the Haldeman-Julius Weekly

How the Pocket Series Are Made -- from the Appeal to Reason, April 30, 1921 Discussion Group -- takes you to this site's discussion area and mailing list. Join now!!!

 

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