Preview
Creation Date
1951
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley. Illustrator of book cover: Tom Dunn
Publisher
Pocket Books
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Culture
Guyanese
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
6.5 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[emblem/logo with a kangaroo reading, for Pocket Books; top left]: POCKET BOOKS/ 25¢/ THE/ COMPLETE/ BOOK; [top]: SHADOWS WALK AMONG THEM/ EDGAR MITTELHOLZER; [bottom left]: POCKET/ BOOKS/ INC.
Keywords
pulp fiction; paperbacks; covers (gathered matter components); text (layout feature); men (male humans); women; shorts (garments); melancholy; objectification