Preview
Creation Date
1942
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley.
Publisher
Pocket Books
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
6.5 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[top]: Erle Stanley Gardner; [ image of a kangaroo, logo for Pocket Book, top left]: POCKET BOOK 643; [center]: THE CASE OF THE Drowning Duck; [bottom left]: BEAUTIFUL DAMES,/ DROWNINGDUCKS,/ BLACKMAIL SHAKEDOWNS,/ ADD UP TO AN/ EXPLOSIVE MURDER CASE!; [bottom]: COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); faces; ducks; logos; Diprotodontia; women; earrings