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This book draws on Ray Walters' column "Paperback Talk" which ran in the New York Times Book Review from 1939 to 1984. It provides an invaluable account of how the trade is carried on -- by writers, agents, editors, sales and promotion people, wholesalers, distributors and booksellers -- and readers.
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Gathers essays and articles about the paperback publishing industry, looks at how it has changed over the past twenty-three years and discusses trends, publishers, and authors.
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Paperback Talk
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Academy Chicago Publishers, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
ISBN 10: 0897331087
ISBN 13: 9780897331081
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine dust jacket. NOT a library discard (illustrator). First Edition. Chicago, Illinois: Academy Chicago Publishers, 1985. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. NOT price clipped ($19.95). NO chips, tears, creases, or fading. Square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. Introduction by Ian and Betty Ballantine. A few illustrations. Index. Bound in the original gilt-stamped dark brown cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From the publisher: "This book draws on Ray Walters' column "Paperback Talk" which ran in the New York Times Book Review from 1939 to 1984. It provides an invaluable account of how the trade is carried on -- by writers, agents, editors, sales and promotion people, wholesalers, distributors and booksellers -- and readers.". First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. x, 329pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # 030682