Preview
Creation Date
1950
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley.
Publisher
Bantam
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
6.5 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[top left]: A BANTAM BOOK Every Book Complete; [center]: Low-down (THE KANSAS CITY MILKMAN)*/ A NOVEL BY REYNOLDS PACKARD; [bottom right]: COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED; [bottom left]: *" Write it so a Kansas City milkman understands it", they told this reporter. But would they print what they discovered in Paris?
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); illustrations (layout features); men (male humans); women; smoking (activity); evening dresses (garments); people by activity