Preview
Creation Date
1933
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley. S.S. Van Dine is the pseudonym of Willard Huntington Wright
Publisher
Bantam Books
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
6.5 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[image of a bantam for Bantam Books, top left]: DEATH lurked in a moonlit pool!; [center]: THE DRAGON MURDER CASE/ S.S. Van Dine; [bottom left]: A BANTAM BOOK/ Complete and Unabridged
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); illustrations (layout features); bathing suits; women; dragons; fear; objectification