. This new book is a bountiful museum of over 600 brilliant covers, each of them a miniature gem that evokes the fas hions and attitudes of its era. Destined to become a classic among librarians, graphic designers, and bibliophiles alike.

Features over 600 FULL COLOR images of vintage paperback covers, a 2001 PRICE GUIDE, 320 p ages. The writer has authored more than 40 books, including science fiction & mystery novels, and is the proud owner of thousands of vintage paperback books Few realized in 1938 that a re volution was about to take place. A little book appeared in drugstores and on newsstands that would fit into the jacket pocket of an ordinary person.

There was no real binding, no dust jacket, just a colorful, laminated cover. It was an experiment, and the pocket book was born. Copies jumped off the shelves. . The publisher was encouraged to bring out more, and by the summer of 1939, people were reading them eve rywhere. Regarded by many as disposable distractions, a few people put them aside and started collections that we value today as a precious archive of American culture. From the glitt ering images of square-jawed cowboys to the gritty slum-dwellers of social realism, 'THE GREAT AMERICAN PAPERBACK' is a bountiful museum of over 600 brilliant covers, each of them a miniature gem, evoca tive of the fashi ons and attitudes of its era. This book is destined to become a classic among librarians, graphic designers, and bibliophiles alike. Includes a collectors' price guide. .