Preview
Creation Date
1955
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley.
Publisher
Avon
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
6.5 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[top left]: AVON/35¢/105; [top]: "POWERFUL...EXPLOSIVE AS/ THE BLACKBOARD JUNGLE"/says Irving Shulman, author of/THE AMBOY DUKES; [center]: JUVENILE/DELINQUENTS/(THE LOWER PART OF THE SKY; [bottom]: Lenard Kaufman/AN AVON RED AND GOLD EDITION
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); adolescents; illustrations (layout features); smoking (activity); steps