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Over My Dead Body: The Sensational Age of the American Paperpack 1945-1955
by Server, Lee
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0811805506
- ISBN 13
- 9780811805506
- Seller
-
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco, California, U.S.A.: Chronicle Books Llc, 1994. -----The scan you see is the book you get. Large soft cover/trade, french flaps clipped, 108 pages, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names. "The twenty-five-cent paperbacks of the late 40's and early 50's led readers on a raucous dive through America's dark & sleazy world of drugs, sex, & violince. Over My Dead Body by Leed Server, author of Danger Is My Business: An Illustrated History of the Fabulous Pulp Magazines: 1896-1953, takes us back in time to rediscover this wonderfully lurid era of American pop fiction. Complete with over 100 colorful photographs of rare covers, plus tips on how to collect vintage paperbacks, Over My dead Body is not only a great read, but also a useful resource for collectors & lovers of American pop culture." Contents include: Introduction / Shot in the Dark / Love for Sale / Cover Story / Paperback Beat / 1,000,000 Delinquents / Collecting Paperbacks / Epilogue / Bibliography / index. Check out the scans. . First Edition 1st Printing. Soft Cover with French Flaps. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall30..
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- Bookseller
- Nessa Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005233
- Title
- Over My Dead Body: The Sensational Age of the American Paperpack 1945-1955
- Author
- Server, Lee
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0811805506
- ISBN 13
- 9780811805506
- Publisher
- Chronicle Books Llc
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Keywords
- BOOKS READING PAPERBACKS POPULAR LITERATURE, -----Large format soft cover (not large print), french flaps clipped, 108 pages, tight square and clean, flat uncreased spine, no names. "The twenty-five-cent paperbacks of the late 40's and early 50&#
- Bookseller catalogs
- Vintage Paperbacks; Art & Artists; Good Girl Art ...GGA;
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Nessa Books
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Nessa Books
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Hamilton, Ontario
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
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- First Edition
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