Pocket Books 737, 1950
End Paper with "Gertrude" the Kangaroo
The Pocket Books logo was designed by Frank J. Lieberman for a fee of $50. The original kangaroo wore glasses while reading a book. She was called Gertrude. "For some reason or another," says Lieberman, "I named her after my mother-in-law".
-- from The Book of Paperbacks by Piet Schreuders
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Pocket Books - Endpapers
A Genuine Pocket Book
1948
The Pocket Books logo was designed by Frank J. Lieberman for a fee of $50. The original kangaroo wore glasses while reading a book. She was called Gertrude. "For some reason or another," says Lieberman, "I named her after my mother-in-law".
-- from The Book of Paperbacks by Piet Schreuders
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Mystery - Eyeball
Romance - Heart
Adventure - Steamer
Western - Cattle skull
Not shown is the Inkpot and Quill for Historical Fiction.
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The first 41 Avon titles were not numbered. First editions of the first dozen or so have front and rear endpapers with an illustration of a globe. These editions are very collectable.
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Geoffrey Homes - Finders Keepers
Bantam Books 89, 1947
Artist: Alexander
Trouble! Trouble!! Trouble!!!
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