Preview
Creation Date
1953
Description
Gift of Richard N. Hurley.
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Young with Ballantine Books
Style/Period
Mid-twentieth century, Pulp Fiction
Culture
American
Materials/Techniques
covers (gathered matter components), paperbacks
Measurements
7 x 4.25 in.
Inscription
[top]: EARTHLY CREATURES; [square with symbol of Ballantine Books, top left]: ORIGINALS/ 35¢/ 36; [center]: CHARLES JACKSON/ Author of The Lost Weekend/ Ten remarkable/ short stories/ of people/ like the people we know; [bottom]: FARRAR, STRAUS & YOUNG/ with/ BALLANTINE BOOKS
Keywords
paperbacks; pulp fiction; text (layout feature); faces; illustrations (layout features); boys; caps (headgear); women; elderly