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Under Cover: An Illustrated History of American Mass-Market Paperbacks by Bonn, Thomas L.; foreword by John Trebbel - 1982
by Bonn, Thomas L.; foreword by John Trebbel
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Under Cover: An Illustrated History of American Mass-Market Paperbacks
by Bonn, Thomas L.; foreword by John Trebbel
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New York: Penguin Books, 1982. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover/trade, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine 144 plus 24 pages of full colour photos, with b & w photos through out, Minor edge wear, ink name on ffep. "Follow the evolutuon of mass market publishing - cover to cover to cover - in this delightful celebration of paperback books. From the wonderfully lurid covers of the forties and fifties ( featuring "fleshy female victims of mayhem & murder") to today's specialized genre styles, this fascinating history focuses on paperback covers - the crucial factor in catching the eye & selling the book. The splendid illustrations & the odd facts, colorful anecdotes & insider's insights make Under Cover a rare treat for pop-culture buffs, designers, collectors, & book people of all kinds." Contents include: Foreword by John Tebbel / Preface / European Origins, American Roots / Tauchnitz & Albatross / Penguin Books / American Roots - The First Wave / Dime Novels / The Libraries / Little Blue Books / Boni / Other Pre-Pocket Books Imprints / Pocket Books / Balancing a List / Distributing a List / Establishment / De Graff in Retrospect / Early Childhood of an Industry / The First Competitors / Later Competitors / Challenges for an Industry / Cover Prices / Returns / Censorship / Maturity of an Industry / Changing Relationships / Trade Paperbacks / Corporate Ownership / Booksellers / The Media / Leading Publishers / Bantam Books / Dell Books / New American Library / Fawcett / Popular Library / Pocket Books / Avon / Ballantine Books / Ace / Berkley & Jove / Warner Books / Harlequin Books / Cover Art and Design / The Art Director / The Cover Artist / The Point of Sale / Evolution / Genre & Other Designs / Collecting / Approaches to Collecting / Cover Art Collecting / Other Collectible Features / Care & Condition / Future Collectible Paperbacks / Historical / Collecting / index. Check out the scans. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- ISBN 10 0140060715
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- Publisher Penguin Books
- Place of Publication New York
- Date Published 1982
- Keywords PAPERBACKS REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHIES INDEXES, -----Large format soft cover (not large print), tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine 144 plus 24 pages of full colour photos, with b & w photos through out, Minor edge wear, ink name on ffep. "
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Penguin Books, 1982. Quite a nice edition. Some tanning to the covers. Some shelf wear to the covers. A few scuff marks to the covers. Excellent photography inside. Wonderful color photography on the inside and the pages flow clearly. Book was stored carefully. Publisher remainder mark to the page edge. Just some tanning to the covers.. Paperback. Good.
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Penguin Books, 1982. Soft cover. Good/Good. Very large, squarish softcover, glossy wrappers with a light background, six color-illustrations of paperback front covers on front and back wrapper, 144 lightly browned pages, three glossy color photo sections with many front wrappers and other illustrations throughout. Creased near bottom front tip, a crease at bottom back tip. Good.
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