UNDER COVER, An Illustrated History of American Mass Market Paperbacks
by BONN, Thomas L
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine Original Wraps
- ISBN 10
- 0140060715
- ISBN 13
- 9780140060713
- Seller
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Sherman Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
NEAR FINE condition in NEAR FINE covers. NY. Penguin. SOFTCOVER. 1982. FIRST Trade Paperback Printing. AS NEW, bound in white pictorial wraps. Square and tight, UNREAD, NO spine crease. Varying degrees of age toning to page edges and spine, from minimal to toasty. Some shelf wear to spine head and heel. Small bump to upper corner of back cover. All cover art colors bright and sharp. 'Evolution of mass market publishing--cover to cover to cover." . Soft Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine Original Wraps.
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- SCENE OF THE CRIME ® (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000116
- Title
- UNDER COVER, An Illustrated History of American Mass Market Paperbacks
- Author
- BONN, Thomas L
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine Original Wraps
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0140060715
- ISBN 13
- 9780140060713
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- SCENE OF THE CRIME
- Bookseller catalogs
- MAPBACKS; A THOUSAND WORDS; AUTHOR A~B~C;
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- Tight
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- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Pictorial Wraps
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- Mass Market
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