The Book of Paperbacks : A Visual History of the Paperback by Schreuders, Piet - 1981

London: Virgin Books, 1981. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover/trade, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, (xi) 259 pages, including full colour illustrations/painting/photos, + b & w photos & illustrations, minor edge wear, ink name on title page. "Lurid and full of pages, nobody could resist them!" Contents include: Preface / Intro / European Prelude / American Prelude / Pocket Books 1939-1959 / Avon Books 1941-1959 / Penguin Books 1941-1948 / Books in Wartime 1941-1947 / Popular Library 1943-1959 / Dell Books 1943-1959 / Bantam Books 1945-1959 / Signet books 1948-1959 / Graphic, Checker, Pyramid, Lion, Fawcett, Ballantine, Ace and Berkley / The Distribution of Paperbacks in America / Paperback Covers: A Few Generalizations; A Few Particulars; Art Directors; How Are Covers Produced?; Artistic Influences; Recognition of Cover Artists; The Artists Speak / Appendices: Year by Year; Overview of American Paperback Publishers; The First Hundred; From Avati to Zuckerberg: Whos's Who in Cover Art; Collecting Paperbacks / Bibliography / index / Advertisements. Check out the scans. . 1st Virgin Edition 1st Printing. Soft Cover. Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.