The Book of Paperbacks – A Visual History of the Paperback [Book]. Translated from the Dutch by Josh Pachter.

Contents: Preface; Preface to the English Edition; Introduction; The History of the Paperback (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: Who's Who in Cover Art; Collecting Paperbacks); Bibliography; Index; Advertisements.