Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939-1959 de Schreuders, Piet - 1981

San Diego CA: Blue Dolphin, 1981. First American edn. 8vo, pp. 259. Bibliography, index, catalog. Translated from the Dutch by Josh Pachter. Illustrated in color and black and white. Paper wraps. Very slightly chipped on cover edges, o/w a nice tight copy.

New York: British Book Centre, 1954 Book. Very Good - Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 306 pp, preface, Dialogue Entre Un Pretre et un Moribond; Les 120 Journees de Sodome; Justine; Contes et Fabliaux: 1. The Mystified Magistrate; 2. Miss Henrietta Stralson; 3. Augustine de Villeblanche; 4. Retaliation. Aline et Valcour; Le Cote Oxtiern; Discours; Juliette; La philosophie Dans le Boudoir; Idee Sur Les Romans; Zoloe; Testament. Selected and Translated by Leonard de Saint-Yves. The Metaphysical Library: A Library of Modern Classics. First English Edition, 1954. "It is the intention of this translation of hitherto misinterpreted or unknown works to give contemporary readers some first-hand knowledge of one of the moset interesting and controversial minds in literature." from the jacket flap. Price clipped. Only the faintest edge wear to dj. Faintest wear to top edge spine with age-toning to text block edges and along edges of margins, else, Pristine, no… Leer más

Loeb, Amsterdam, 1981. Softcover. Good. Oorspronkelijkomslag, illustraties in kleur en z/w.; Twee kleine scheurtjes in de kaft.

Amsterdam : Loeb, 1981. Softcover. Good. Oorspronkelijkomslag, illustraties in kleur en z/w.

1981. Amsterdam, Loeb, 1981, 8°, 248 S. mit zahlr. Coverabb. etc. in s/w und in Farbe, Text: niederländisch, illustr. original Kartonage (Paperback), schönes, sauberes Exemplar (L) tolles Abbildungsmaterial von amerikanischen Taschenbüchern. Bitte beachten: Text in niederländisch. Should your order's weight exceed 1kg, we shall need to message you, to recalculate the shipping cost. (= Sollte Ihre Bestellung mehr als 1k wiegen, müssten die Portokosten angepasst werden, Sie bekämen vorab eine Anfrage per Email.)

Loeb, 1981. Very Good. Second printing, octavo softcover in jacket. Dutch language. Signed by Schreuders on jacket front panel. This printing was a limited edition run, sent as gifts. Classic text on the first 20 years of mass market paperbacks in the US, photo-illustrated in b/w/color. Published later the same year as "The Book of Paperbacks" (UK), and as "Paperbacks, U.S.A.: A Graphic History, 1939 - 1959" (US). Very Good in Very Good jacket, slight lean, light foxing, a tiny tear, faint pencil on title page, and jacket with rubbing, fading, a few small chips and tears.